AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE THIRD TERM EXAMINATION JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS JSS 1 (BASIC 7) EXAM QUESTIONS VOLUME 1

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES

INSTRUCTION – CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE OPTIONS A – D. 

1 Agriculture means _______.

(a) growing of crops

(b) rearing of animals

(c) cultivation of crops

(d) all of the above

2 Importance of Agriculture to man include all except _______.

(a) food

(b) employment

(c) shelter

(d) clothing

3 Forms of Agriculture include all except _______.

(a) crop farming

(b) shifting cultivation

(c) horticulture

(d) livestock farming

4 Bee farming means _______.

(a) keeping and maintaining bees and their hives

(b) producing honey

(c) harvesting bee

(d) making honey

5 One benefit of agriculture to government is _______.

(a) source of food

(b) source of raw materials

(c) source of income

(d) source of employment

6 Fish is a/an _______ animal.

(a) aquatic

(b) ruminant

(c) none of the above

(d) all of the above

7 Tomato is _______.

(a) vegetable

(b) fruit

(c) food crop

(d) oil crop

8 Dairy farming is _______.

(a) production of milk

(b) production of meat

(d) production of oil

(d) production of animals

9 Work animals include all but _______.

(a) oxen

(b) goat

(c) cow

(d) bull

10 Poultry is _______.

(a) production of eggs

(b) production of meat

(c) all of the above

(d) none of the above

11 Pet animals include all but _______.

(a) dog

(b) goat

(c) cat

(d) parrots

12. Poultry animals include all but _______.

(a) turkey

(b) duck

(c) parrot

(d) chicken

13. There are _______ factors of production.

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

SECTION B – FILL IN THE GAPS

14. A weed is _______.

15 Land means _______.

16. The reward for capital is _______.

17. There are _______ types of labour.

18. Two types of capital are _______ and _______.

19. Farm manager is _______.

20. One of the importance of farm animal is _______.

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SECTION C – THEORY

Answer four (4) questions. 

QUESTION 1

A. Explain briefly four importance of agriculture to the nation’s economy.

B. State three foreign exchange gotten from agriculture.

QUESTION 2

A. Define shifting cultivation.

B. Explain briefly four benefits of 2a above.

QUESTION 3

A.Distinguish weed from weeding.

B. Briefly explain five ways of controlling weed.

QUESTION 4

A. Briefly explain four factors of production

B. Highlight five characteristics of land as production factor,

QUESTION 5

A. Distinguish brown collar job from white collar job.

B. State five problems of farm manager

C. Mention two functions of 5b above.