ST.

THERESA MINOR SEMINARY, OKE ARE, IBADAN

THIRD TERM 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSION EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CLASS: JSS1
DURATION: 1HR, 30 MINUTES
SECTION:A
Answer all questions

1. Ruminant animals possess ----------------stomachs (a)4(b3)(c)5(d)1

2. ---------- crops are also called pulses (a)cereals (b)grain(c)cowpea(d)legumes
3. Apiculture deals with the study of -----------(a)insect(b)bees(c)snail(d)grass cutter
4. One of the following aquatic animal is fish (a)crab(b)shark (c)prawn(d)lobster
5. Talinum Triangulare is the scientific name for --------------(a)stubborn grass(b)water
leaf(c)guinea grass(d)carpet grass
6. Cotton is an example of --------- crop(a)latex(b)fiber(c)beverage(d)spice
7. Crops can be classified based on the following except-----------(a)uses(b)morphology or
structure(c)soil(d)life cycle
8. Farm animals can be classified based on the following criteria -------------(a)products
(b)habit(c)stomach(d)uses
9. Which of the following classes of crops is not based on uses?
(a)annuals(b)fiber(c)latex(d)spice
10. The following crops belong to the spice group except ----------(a)carrot(b)garlic(c)hot
pepper (d)onion
11. Farm animals are useful for the following except-------------------
(a)clothing(b)herbs(c)medicine(d)manure
12. -------------is the male part of a plant (a)style(b)pistil(c)stamen(d)ovary
13. Rubber is an example of ------------- crop (a)fruit(b)oils(c)latex(d)fiber
14. The following are the part of a shoot system of a crop except -----------(a)root(b)leaves
(c)branches(d)bud
15. One of the following is an annual crop(a)cassava(b)cocoyam(c)cotton(d)carrot
16. Aquatic animal lives in /on -------------(a)home (b)soil(c)trees(d)land
17. ------------- crops helps in land scaping and beautifying our environment
(a)forage(b)stimulant(c)ornament(d)fiber
18. The best method of weed control is the ------------------ method
(a)chemical(b)mechanical(c)physical(d)biological
19. All these animals are ruminant except---------------- (a)goat(b)cattle(c)pig(d)sheep
20. A crop that grows and produces fruits during its first year is referred to as -------------
(a)annual(b)biennial(c)cereal(c)ephemeral
20marks
 SECTIONB
Answer all questions

1. In the table below, list two examples each for the following crops
2. Cereals
3. Legumes
4. Root and tuber
5. Ornament
6. Beverages
7. Fruits
8. Spices
9. Vegetables
10. Fibers
11. Forage

INSTRUCTION:C
Answer all questions in this section
1a. State four ways of classifying crops 2marks
1bi.What is pollination? 1mark
1biiDescribe the two types of pollination 2marks
1c. Outline the four components of the ruminant animal’s stomach 2marks
1d. Itemize and describe any three ways of classifying farm animals 3marks
2a. Mention five economic importance of weed 5marks
2b. Describe the following with two examples each
Annual, Biennials, Perennials 5marks

3a.complete the table bellow

Anima male female
Cattle
Sheep
pig

3marks
3b. List the agent of weed dispersal 2marks
State and describe five(5) farm animals
 ST. THERESA MINOR SEMINARY, OKE ARE, IBADAN
THIRD TERM 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSION EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CLASS: JSS2
DURATION: 1HR, 30 MINUTES
SECTION:A
Answer all questions

1. An okro plant found in a maize plant is termed as (a)crop (b)flower (c)forage(d)weed

2. Weeds compete with crops for the following except ----------(a)nutrient(b)space(c)water
(d)stone
3. Which of the soil components occupy 50/0 of a soil type?(a)soil air(b)soil water (c)organic
matter(d)soil mineral matter
4. Which of the following is not a farm structure? (a)crib(b)office(c)padlock(d)silo
5. Olericulture deals with the study of --------(a)grain(b)flower(c)fruit(d)vegetable
6. Which of the following aquatic animal is a fish? (a)(b)(c)(d)
7. Cotton is an example of ---------- (a)beverage(b)cereal(c)fiber(d)latex
8. A practice where by ungerminated seeds are replanted is known as ---------- (a)inerter -
planting(b)reseeding(c)thinning(d)supplying
9. One of the following farm animal does not feed on hay(a)cattle(b)poultry(c)horse(d)sheep
10. Which of these is a pre-planting operation?(a)land clearing(b)pest control(c)seed
rate(d)weeding
11. Beds are suitable for growing-------(a)pasture(bpulses)(c)spices(d)vegetable
12. -------is a crop which require the process of stalking during growth and development
(a)cassava(b)yam(c)groundnut(d)rice
13. ------- is the male part of a plant (a)pistil(b)bud(c)flower(d )stamen
14. Combined harvest is used to harvest---------(a)fiber(b)fruit(c)cereals(d)tuber
15. Tillage operation include the following except---------------
(a)mulching(b)ploughing(c)harrowing(d)ridging
16. ------------ is a process of testing the viability of seeds before planting (a)seed
fermentation(b)seed socking(c)seed testing(d)seed breaking
17. Diary cattle is primarily reared for ----------(a)meat(b)milk(c)skin(d)meal
18. Which of the following is a succulent feed stuff?(a) (b)(c)(d)
19. Hutches is referred to the housing units for (a)pig(b)rabbit(c)goat(d) grass cutter
20. Cocoa beans is raw material for the production of ------------(a)cooking oil(b)margarine
(c)soap(d)chocolate

Answer all questions in this section

1. Explain the following
2. Ruminant animal
3. Manure
 4. Weed
5. Cultural practice
6. Herbicides
7. Farm structure
8. Tillage operation
9. Crop rotation
10. Soil organic matter
11. Stalking

Section c
Answer all questions in this section
Explain the following term and give three example of each
1ai Pre-planting operation
1aii Planting operation
1aiii Post planting operation

b. what is pollination?
c. List and describe the soil components

2a. what is animal nutrition.?

2b. List and describe the classes of feedstuff
2c. With the aid of diagram describe PH scale
2d. What is manure?
2e. List and describe the type of manure

3a. What is crop propagation?

3b. list and describe the two methods of propagating agricultural crops
3c. outline five signs of ill health in animals
3d. describe the following types of diseases
I. Pandemic
ii. Endemic
iii. Epidemic
 ST. THERESA MINOR SEMINARY, OKE ARE, IBADAN
THIRD TERM 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSION EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CLASS: SS2
DURATION: 1HR, 30 MINUTES
SECTION:A
Answer all questions

1. A hutch is used to describe the housing of a -----------------(a)cow(b)goat(c)sheep(d)rabbit

2. Adlibetum feeding means making food available to animals (a)only in the morning(b)twice a
day(c)all the time(d)without water
3. Which of the following ingredient is required for the formation of egg shell in the poultry?
(a)bone meal(b)blood meal s(c)maize meal(d)groundnut cake
4. The breed of cattle indigenous to to Nigeria is ----------------
(a)Ndama(b)Keketu(c)Muturu(d)Jersey
5. Forage which has been cut fresh and preserved in a silo or pit is referred to as -----
(a)hay(b)silage(c)soilage(d)compost
6. The quantity of food supply to an animal per day is described as ------ (a)succulent(b)ratio(c
silage)(d portion)
7. In Agricultural Enterprise, Capital include all the following except
(a)revenue(b)labour(c)farm machinery(d)seed and fertilizer
8. The following are functions of a farm manager except (a)planning the farm program of
work(b)coordinating the farm activities(c)organizing sale of farm product(d)controlling work
9. Which of the parasite lives inside the body of its host(a)mite(b)tick(c)lice(d)ascaris
10. The average gestation period in pig is -------------(a)120days(b)114days(c)159days(d)208days
11. A soil sample with a PH of 4.5is sais to be ---------(a)neutral(b)acidic(c)fertile(d)alkaline
12. Piercing and sucking insect pest posses----------
(a)maxillae(b)mandible(c)labrums(d)proboscis
13. If the spacing of maize is 0.9 am and one seed is sown per stand, what what will be the
population of the maize on the hectare of land farm land
(a)74.074(b)54.000(c)37.037(d)27000
14. Subsistence farmers practice mainly -------------(a)mon-culture(b)mono cropping(c)mixed
cropping(d)crop rotation
15. Ornamental crops are mainly used the following purposes except-------------(a)land scaping
(b)interior decoration(c)symbol of love(d)its folder
16. The common name for andropogon gayanus is --------------- (a)elephant grass(b)northern
gamber grass(c)guinea grass(d) giant star grass
17. Fowls are debeaked in order to-------------(a)make them grow fester(b)reduce feed
intake(c)reduce cannibalism(d)check spread of diseases
 18. Cultural control of crop diseases include the following practice except -------------
(a)practicing crop rotation(b)planting diseas resistant varieties(c)using
insecticide(d)fallowing of land
19. Casual organism of diseases in crop production do not include -----------
(a)viruses(b)bacteria(c)fungi(d)protozoa
20. A bag of fertiler has a ratio of 0.010writen on PH, this means that the fertilizer is
-----------------------(a)line fertilizer(b)nitrogenous fertilizer(c)phosphate
fertlizer(c)potassium fertilizer
Complete the table with scientific name of the following crops

Crop scientific name

Groundnut
Oil palm
Banana
Coconut
Orange
Maize
Rice
Yam
Cassava
Cowpea

Section B
Answer all questions in this section

1a.What is floriculture?
ii. State the importance of ornamental plants
iii.What is crop pest?
b.Describe the following classification of insect pests with one example of the pest under each
I biting and chewing insect
Ii Piercing and sucking insect
Iii Burrowing /boring insect
2a. In a tabular form state or describe the following under maize smut diseases in maize
Name of disease Causal organism Method of Symptoms and economic Prevention and
transmission importance control measure

2b. What is weed?

c. Describe any five ways of classifying farm animals
3a. differentiate between credit and subsidy
b. state four function of a farm manager
4. describe the following classes of feed stuff
Roughages
Concentration
Succulents
supplement