Julie grace royal academy

SUBJECT: AGRIC.SCIENCE TIME: 1HR

30MINS
CLASS: JSS 2
1. ____________aresimpleerectionsthatare constructed on the farm site
to make farming activities easier. (a) farm buildings (b) farm
structures (c) farm land (d) farm site
2. The following are production structure except (a) fish pond (b)
cassava mill (b) rabbit hutch (d) poultry battery cage
3. ThefollowingarestorageStructuresEXCEPT(a) crib (b) boreholes
(c)silos (d) barn
4. Farmbuildingsareusuallymadeof__________(a) wood (b) concretes
(c) glass (d) none of the above
5. Administrativebuildingisalsocalled___________ (a) farm office (b)
farm workshop (c) farm shop (d) farm shelter
6. Big,elaborateandpermanenterectionsonthe farm are called_____ (a)
farm structures (b) farm house (c) farm buildings (d) farm store
7. ________isnotawayofmaintainingfarm structures and building
____(a) regular cleaning (b) painting (c)regular neglect (d)regular
inspection and repair.
8. _________isnotanimportantfactortobe considered in siting of farm
structures (a) topography (b) soil fertility (c) illumination (d) age of
farmer
9. Woodingpartsoffarmstructuresandbuildings should be painted with
insecticides to prevent damaged by _________ (a) bee (b) termites
(c) rats (d) air
10. Metalpartsoffarmstructuresandbuildingshould be painted or
coated to prevent ____________ (a) rusting (b) melting (c) breaking
(d) floating
11. A_____________isanareaoflandwheresmall seeds and fragile
planting materials are first grown and tended till the seedling are
strong enough to be planted out in their permanent beds or fields. (a)
nursery (b) primary (c) field (d) farm
12. The following are pre- planting operations except __________
(a) site selection (b) land clearing (c) mulching (d) plotting
13. Which of the following cannot be used for stumping? ______
(a) axe (b) pick axe(c) mechanical stumper (d) ridger
14. ___isnotusedforweedscontrol?(a) chemicals(b) hand pulling
(c)hoe (d)watering can
15. Theprocessofmakingseedbedisknownas(a) Ploughing (b)
stumping (c) ridging (d) plotting
17._________referstotheliftingofseedlingsfrom the nursery and
planting them out in their permanent plot or field. (a) nursery (b)
sowing (c) seed rate (d) transplanting
18.Thereplacementofseedsthatfailtogerminateis called _________ (a)
supplying (b) thinning (c) mulching (d) weeding
19. Theamountorquantityofplantingmaterials required for planting one
hectare of land is called _______ (a) staking (b) pruning (c)
trimming (d) seed rate
20. The distance between one plant and another on different ridges or
rows is called __________ spacing (a) intra row (b) inter row (c)
among row (d) none of the above
21. Another name for intra row spacing is ___ row spacing(a) within
(b) between (c) among (d) upside
22. Inter row spacing is also called ____ row spacing(a) within (b)
between (c) among (d) along
23. The following are types of nursery except __________ (a) seed
bed (b)seed tray (c) polytene bags (d) spoon bed
24. ___________isalsoknownassolecropping(a) mixed cropping (b)
mono cropping (c) multiple cropping (d) continuous cropping
25. Whichofthefollowingfarmproduceisstoredina barn? (a) yam (b)
cowpea (c) groundnut (d) maize
26. Growing different crops in an orderly or sequential way on a piece
of land is called ___________(a) land rotation (b) crop rotation (c)
ranching (d)pastoral farming
27. Mr.Samuel raises sheep and goat as well grows cassava and
maize. He practice ___________(a)mixed farming (b) mixed
cropping (c) animal cropping (d) pastoral farming
28. Whichofthefollowingpracticesleadstolossof soil fertility? (a)
continuous cropping (b) cover cropping (c) mixed cropping (d)
crop rotation
29. Which of the following is not a post- planting operation? (a)
plotting (b) thinning (c) supplying (d) weeding
30. Thining is done to prevent the following except __________
(a)overcrowding (b) competition for space (c) competition for
nutrients (d) to avoid rainfall
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INSTRUCTION: Answer any three questions.
1a. What are farm structure
? 2mks
1b. Mention and state uses of any four farm structures 4mks
1c. Mention any four storage structures and their uses.. 4mks
2a. what are farm buildings?
2mks
2b. mention and briefly explain any three (3) factors to be considered
when siting farm structures and buildings 3mks
2c. mention any three (3) importance of proper siting of farm
structures and
buildings
3mks
2d. mention any two (2) maintenance practices for farm buildings.
2mks
3a.what are pre-planting
operations? 2mks
3b. mention and briefly explain any three (3) pre- planting operations
3mks
3c. mention any three (3) post planting operations 3mks
3d. Differentiate between intra- row spacing and inter- row spacing.
2mks.
4a. define the term “farming
system” 2mks
4b. explain the term mono-
cropping. 2mks
4c. mention any two advantages and two dis-
advantages of mono farming
4d. what is mixed farming system?
5a. what is crop rotation?
2mks
4mks
5b. design a standard and appropriate five years crop rotatio.
6mks
5c. Mention any two disadvantages of shifting cultivation. 2mks