Prevocational Studies (Agricultural Science ) JSS 1 Third Term Examination

Third Term Examination

Class : JSS 1

Subject : Prevocational Studies

Section A : Agricultural Science

Instruction : Answer all questions correctly in part 1 and two questions from part 2.

Part 1 : Objective Questions

1. Land in agriculture is defined as ________.  (a) the uppermost layer of the earth crust where Agricultural and non-Agricultural activities are carried out   (b) free gift of nature  (c) the structure molded to make blocks  (d) the structure where mining operations are carried out.

2. The factors of production include the following Except _________.  (a) Marketing  (b) Labour  (c) Capital  (d) Management

3. Which of the following is the reward for capital?  (a) Rent  (b) Profit  (c) Subsidy  (d) Interest

4. Which of the following is economic importance of weed?   (a) Increase the value of farmland  (b) Competes with crops for nutrient (c) Does not Harbour pests  (d) Improves health of farm animals

5. The branch of Agriculture which study the soil is called _________.  (a) Soil therapy  (b) Land scrapping  (c) Soil Science  (d) Crop science

6. The reward for labour is _________.  (a) Wages  (b) Profit   (c) Interest  (d) Rent

7. Which of the following is an economic importance of weed?  (a) Increase the value of farmland  (b) Competes with crops for nutrients  (c) Does not Harbour pest  (d) Improves health of the farm animals

8. Land is often different from other factors of production because it __________.  (a) Is a free gift of nature  (b) has different grades  (c) Is owned by individual  (d) Constitutes One- third of the entire world.

9. The kind of labour used by commercial farmers is called __________.  (a) School labour  (b) Hired labour  (c) Family labour  (d) Factory labour

10. The following are vertebrate pest Except __________  (a) Weevil  (b) Goat  (c) Rodents  (d) Birds

11. The Simple farm tool that is used for trimming hedges of young flowers AND shrubs is _________.   (a) Mallet  (b) Prunning saw  (c) Shears  (d) Bradawl

12. The following are breeds of pigs Except _________.  (a) Duroc  (b) Large white  (c) Flemish giant  (d) Hampshire

13. The process of giving birth to young  ones in farm animals is known as _________.  (a) Paturition  (b) Gestation  (c) Lactation  (d) Heat period

14. Animals that give birth to young ones alive and feed their young ones with milk from the mammary gland are called _________.  (a) Ruminants  (b) Non-ruminants  (c) Mammals  (d) Herbivores

15. Which of the following plants is NOT a monocotyledonous plants?  (a) Rice  (b) Oil palm  (c) Maize  (d) Cowpea

16. Monocotyledonous plants have the following characteristics Except ___________.  (a) one seed leaf  (b) tap root  (c) Fibrous root  (d) Narrow leaves

17. Horticulture deals with growing of ________.  (a) Arable crops  (b) Annual crops  (c) Ornamental crops  (d) Permanent crops

18. The stomach of a ruminant animal possesses _________ chambers.  (a) 2  (b) 3  (c) 4  (d) 5

19. The chemicals that are used to control weeds on the farm are called _________.  (a) Pesticides  (b) Herbicides  (c) Fungicides  (d) Bactericides

20. All these are simple farm tools Except __________.  (a) Sickle  (b) Cutlass  (c) Shears  (d) Chalk

21. Which of the following does not belong to poultry?  (a) Pullets  (b) Duck  (c) Pig  (d) Goose

22. The process by which green plant manufactures it’s food is known as ________.  (a) Chlorophyll  (b) Photosynthesis  (c) Photo Periodism  (d) Photo chlorophyll

23. When a farmer plants only one type of crop and harvests it before planting another on the same plot of land, he is practicing __________. (a) Ley cropping  (b) Crop rotation  (c) Mixed farming  (d) Mono cropping

24. __________ and __________ are the types of Agriculture.  (a) Subsistence and Commercial farming  (b) Animal Science and livestock Farming  (c) Forestry and Crop Science  (d) Geology and Civil engineering

25. The farm tools used to gather rubbish and leveling of soil surface is called ________.  (a) Rake  (b) Hand trowel  (c) Garden shears  (d) Watering can

26. Rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum are the parts of stomach of a _________.  (a) Fowl  (b) Cattle  (c) Rabbit  (d) Pig

27. The following are features of a dicotyledonous plant Except ______________ .  (a) Leaves with net vein  (a) Leaves with petiole  (c) One sees leaf  (d) Tap root system

28. Factor of production include the following Except _________.  (a) Subsidy  (b) Labour  (c) Capital (d) Land

29. The ideal farm tool for weeding, ploughing and ridging is ________.  (a) Hoe  (b)Hand trowel  (c) Shovel  (d) Pick axe

30. The branch of Agriculture that deals with the study, prevention and control of pests and diseases of livestock is __________.  (a) Veterinary medicine  (b) Animal Science  (c) Pest and disease control  (d) Animal management

 

Part II : Theory

Answer any two (2) questions from this part.

1a. Define the term Land in Agriculture.

1b. State five characteristics features of Land in Agriculture.

1c. State one function each of the following farm tools :

i. Hoe     ii. Cutlass    iii. Shears    iv. Rake

v. Sickle

2a. Define Agriculture

2b. State five branches of Agriculture.

2c. State three (3) methods of weed control.

3a. Explain the following terms in Agriculture:

i. Aquatic animals     ii. Terrestrial animals

iii. Mammals   iv. Herbivores  v. Apiculture

3b. State six (6) uses of Farm Animals.

3c.