AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE THIRD TERM EXAMINATION JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS JSS 1 (BASIC 7) EXAM QUESTIONS VOLUME 2

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES

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

1. ________ is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for man use.

(a) Agriculture

(b) Agrarian

(c) Ager

(d) Agronomy

 

2. ________ is not an employment opportunity in agriculture.

(a) Teaching

(b) Processing

(c) Road construction

(d) Resource

 

3. The percentage by volume of water in a soil consumption is ________.

(a) 25

(b) 35

(c) 45

(d) 50

 

4. ________ is the process by which green plant manufacture their food.

(a) Pollination

(b) Photosynthesis

(c) Respiration

(d) Locomotion

 

5. ________ is the uppermost part of the earth crust where agricultural activities are taking place.

(a) Soil

(b) Water

(c) Air

(d) Sky

 

6. The best soil for agriculture is ________.

(a) clay

(b) loamy

(c) rock

(d) sandy

 

7. Farmers need water for their crops to ________.

(a) grow

(b) cook

(c) drink

(d) wash

 

8. Good water must be colourless, odourless and ________.

(a) bitter

(b) sweet

(c) sour

(d) tasteless

 

9. ________ is an endoparasite.

(a) Lice

(b) Tapeworm

(c) Bedbug

(d) Rat

 

10. The reproductive part of the plant is ________.

(a) stem

(b) leaves

(c) root

(d) flower

 

11. The reward of land is ________.

(a) interest

(b) rent

(c) profit

(d) wages

 

12. A capital used up during production is called ________.

(a) fixed

(b) money

(c) working capital

(d) short term capital

 

13. An insect whose with part consist of mandisles, maxillac,lasiono and labrum are called ________ insect.

(a) biting and chewing

(b) chewing

(c) boring

(d) piercing and sucking

 

14. Young ones of goat are known as ________.

(a) calf

(b) lamb

(c) kitten

(d) kid

 

15. A free of nature is ________.

(a) land

(b) fertilizer

(c) lime

(d) manure

 

16. An example of an insect pest is ________.

(a) millipede

(b) aphids

(c) earth worm

(d) centipede

 

17. The major relevance of agriculture to the society is the provision of ________.

(a) foreign exchange

(b) employment

(c) income to farmer

(d) transportation for man

 

18. The practice of rearing snails is termed ________.

(a) heliculture

(b) aquaculture

(c) horticulture

(d) API culture

 

19. Which of the following involve the keeping of bees?

(a) Heliculture

(b) Aquaculture

(c) API culture

(d) Basiculture

 

20. Crop which complete their life cycle in one year is called ________.

(a) perennial

(b) annual

(c) biennial

(d) ephemeral

 

SECTION B – FILL IN THE GAPS

21. ________ is only plant that grow where it is not wanted.

22. Panicum maximum is a botanical name of ________.

23. ________ is refers to all economic activities which result in the goods and services

24. Another name for entrepreneur is ________.

25. Goat is a ________ animal.

26. ________ is an example of work animal.

27. Both plants and animals are eaten by ________.

28. ________ is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for man use.

29. The study of plant disease is called ________.

30. Entomology is the study of ________.

 

SECTION C – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt 3 ( THREE ) questions

QUESTION 1

A. Define agriculture.

B. State 5 importance of agriculture.

C. Mention 5 branches of agriculture.

 

QUESTION 2

A. State 3 classification of crop based on life cycle.

B. List 5 fruit you know.

C. Who is a farmer?

 

QUESTION 3

A. Mention 5 simple tools and one function each.

B. State 5 ways of maintaining simple farm tools.

 

QUESTION 4

A. Define production.

B. Mention 5 factors of production.

C. State 4 problem of farm manager.

 

QUESTION 5

A. Define weed.

B. Outline 4 benefits of weed.

C. Mention 4 types of weed.

 

QUESTION 6

A. Define pest.

B. List 3 types of pest.

C. Mention 5 pests.