Agricultural Science Examination Questions For Junior Secondary School

Agricultural Science Examination Questions For Junior Secondary School

These Agricultural Science Examination Questions have been properly prepared to assist every students in their  preparation for any upcoming  examination; Primarily Compiled and assembled to serve as a reference material to help teachers draw up test and exam questions faster.

CLASS: JSS 1 

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions in Section A and any three in Section B

 Section A: Objective

1. One of the following is not a crop pest (a) birds (b) rodents (c) insects (d) earthworm.
2. A crop growing where it is not planted or wanted is called (a) crop (b) a grain (c) a weed (d) a parasite.
3. A chemical used in controlling weed is known as (a) pesticide (b) herbicide (c) fungicide (d) insecticide.
4. Ornamental crops are crops planted to (a) beautify our environment (b) scatter our environment (c) clean our environment (d) all of the above.
5. Weeds compete with crops in (a) production (b) food, space and water (c) harvesting (d) none of the above.
6. The word “Agriculture” is coined from two Latin words (a) Agio and culture (b) ager and cultura (c) Argio and culture (d) agrarian and cultural.
7. Simple farms tools are those tools used in (a) cooking (b) teaching (c) farming operation (d) weeding.
8. Farm animals are used for (a) food (b) work (c) building (d) sports and guard.
9. A crop plant whose seed contains two seed leaves or cotyledons is called_________ (a) monocotyledon (b) unicellular (b) dicotyledon (d) multicellular.
10. _________ method of pest control is backed up by legislation (a) chemical method (b) biological method (c) prohibition (d) quarantine.

SECTION B

1a.        Define the term weed?   b.         State the two characteristics of weed.

2a.        Mention the four (4) methods of weed control

1. Explain two (2) of the methods mentioned in 2(a).

3a.        Define the term “Economic Empowerment” as it relates to Agriculture.

1. List four (4) ways of marking money through agriculture and briefly explain them.

4a.        Define the term “Marketing” as it relates to Agriculture.

1. State three (3) types of Agricultural market.

CLASS: JSS 2           

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions in Section A and any three in Section B

 Section A: Objective

1. Animal droppings are used as_______ to improve the soil fertility (a) food (b) manure (c) plant (d) tools.
2. Foot and mouth disease is caused by____ (a) sickness (b) rain (c) virus (d) discomfort.
3. All these are animal feeds except? (a) basal (b) supplements (c) concentrate (d) chemical.
4. ____ can be referred to as the field where animals graze (a) field (b) straw (c) pasture (d) hay.
5. ____ protect the animals from rain and heat of the sun (a) housing (b) capital (c) labour (d) exercise.
6. Animal diseases are classified into____ (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2.
7. Viral diseases are diseases caused by (a) bacteria (b) animal (c) virus (d) malaria.
8. In____ system less capital is required (a) intensive (b) extensive (c) battery cage (d) housing.
9. The food components that give energy to the animal body is___ (a) protein (b) tissue (c) carbohydrate (d) water.
10. Animals are kept by farmers for the following reasons except (a) meat (b) milk (c) egg (d) garri.

THEORY

1a.       Define farm animal husbandry

(b)       List three methods of farm animal husbandry.

2a.       What is hygiene in animal farm

(b)        List four conditions in maintaining good hygiene.

3a.       Mention four measures of preventing or controlling diseases.

1. List five symptoms of viral disease in farm animals.
2. Write short note on two of the following: (i) mono cropping (ii) continuous cropping (iii) monoculture (iv) crop rotation.