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SUBJECT AGRICULTURAL SCINECE CLASS: S. S. S 2 DURATION 2HR

fertilizer (a) improves soil structure (b)

1. Which of the following statements is not a releases nutrients to the soil faster (c)
reason for providing tractor-hiring services reduces leaching of soil nutrients (d)
to farmers? To (a) encourage farm improves soil water holding capacity.
mechanization (b) increase the area of land 10. Which of the following statements describe
to be cultivated (c) increase the cost of an advantage of underground drainage? it
production (d) boost food production (a) allows for free movement of farm
2. The land tenure system which involves the machinery (b) checks the growth of weeds
outright purchase of land is (a) leasehold (c) improves soil texture (d) increases
(b) communal (c) freehold (d) inheritance organic matter content of soil
3. Which of the following devices is not a 11. Which of the following crops is usually
tractor – coupled implement? (a) plough (b) classified as a vegetable? (a) Lycopersicon
Sheller (c) ridger (d) harrow esculentum (b) Ananas sativa (c) Hevea
4. Which of the following statements is not Brasiliensis (d) Theobroma Cacao.
true of electrical power? it (a) can be 12. A groundnut variety produces a steady seed
generated from solar energy (b) is the yield of 350kg per hectare. What will be the
cleanest source of farm power (c) can yield of the variety on a 10-hectare farm?
perform farm work on its own (d) is capital (a) 35kg (b) 350kg (c) 3.500kg (d) 7.000kg
intensive 13. Which of the following plants is not a
5. The survey equipment used for measuring pasture grass? (a) Pennisetum purpureum
angular distance is (a) offset staff (b) (b) Axonopus compressus (c) stylosanthes
measuring tape (c) ranging pole (d) gracilis (d) Panicum maximum.
prismatic compass 14. One advantage of cross breeding is that the
6. which of the following is an example of (a) offspring resemble the recessive parent
igneous rock (a) basalt (b) dolomite (c) (b) yield of the offspring may not be
limestone (d) Marble comparable to those of the parents (c)
7. The chemical composition of soil is mostly offspring perform better that the average
influenced by (a) climate (b) time (c) of the parents (d) offspring cannot survive
topography (d) Parent material adverse environmental conditions.
8. Which of the following practices does not 15. Ornamental plants are commonly used for
replenish lost soil nutrients? (a) crop the following purposes except (a) for
rotation (b) fallowing (c) liming (d) bush exterior decorations (b) as sources of
burning perfumes (c) provision of shade (d) as
9. The use of inorganic fertilizer is preferable bedding materials for animals
to organic manure because inorganic
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16. Hibiscus and croton are example of (a) (c) changing of engine oil (d) cleaning after
ground covers (b) hedge plants (c) lawn use
plants (d) avenue trees. 26. Farm mechanization does not (a) involve
17. A disadvantage of vegetative propagation the use of motorized equipment (b) require
is the (a) plants are true to type (b) fruits much capital (c) promote employment (d)
are small in size (c) plants take a long time involve the use of heavy equipment
to mature (d) diseases are easily 27. Farm surveying equipment include the
transferred to offspring following except (a) Abney level (b)
18. An effective method of preventing viral compass (c) gunter’s chain (d)spade
diseases in crops by (a) treating the seeds 28. Organisms which may be beneficial to
with fungicides (b) practicing crop rotation crops include (a) nematodes (b) bacteria
(c) regular spraying of crops (d) planting (c) viruses (d) protozoa
resistant varieties 29. Soil profile is important in agriculture
19. A groundnut plant showing stunted growth because it (a) determine the soil catena (b)
with yellow or mottled leaves is likely to determines the type of land tenure system
be infected with (a) blight (b) tikka (c) (c) given indication of the type of crops to
rosette (d) anthracnose grow (d) promotes the weathering of rocks
20. A cultural method used in controlling 30. A soil sample with a PH of 4.5 is said to
chewing illustrated is insect pest is (a) be (a) acidic (b) alkaline (c) natural (d)
spraying with insecticides (b) hand fertile.
pulling of weeds (c) fumigation of store 31. If a farmer continuity applies sulphate of
(d) early planting ammonia to his farmland for many years.
21. Vitamin K is deficiency in farm animals The resultant soil solution is most likely
causes (a) night blindness (b) sterility in to (a) leave blue litmus paper unchanged
both sexes (c) delayed blood clothing (d) (b) change blue litmus paper to red (c)
delayed ovulation change red litmus paper to blue (d) be
22. Complete eradication of tsetse flies will be rick in soil microbes
an effective control measures for (a) 32. Application of water to the subsoil
aspergillosis (b) trypanosomiasis (c) fowl through perforated pipes is known as (a)
pox (d) swine fever. flooding irrigation (b) subsurface
23. Which of the following farm documents is irrigation (c) sprinkler irrigation (d)
usually prepared at the end of the year? (a) overhead irrigation
farm budget (b) labour record (c) farm 33. Tobacco belongs to the group of crops
inventory (d) profit and loss account called (a) fibres (b) beverages (c)
24. Which of the following equipment is a stimulants (d) cereals
farm implement (a) dryer (b) sheller (c) 34. The Following crops require shade trees at
mower (d) mistblower the seedling stage except (a) Theobroma
25. A periodic maintenance activity carried out cacao (b) coffea spp (c) elaeis guimeensis
on the farm tractor is (a) checking for (d) Oryza Satina
radiator water (b) checking of tyre pressure
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35. Crops which are primarily grown to spp (c) puccinia polysora (d) phytophthora
provide food for farm animals are (a) palmivora
legumes (b) weeds (c) forages (d) grasses 44. Bacterial leaf blight of cassava is mainly
36. Crop selection is advantages because (a) transmitted by (a) insects and through
seeds are collected from stands with the soil (b) rain splash and infected
desirable traits (b) expertise is required in planting material (c) insects and the
carrying out process (c) the breeder’s wind (d) rodents and insects
patience is being tasked (d) the process is 45. Aphids are (a) biting and sucking
time consuming insects (b) boring insects (c) piercing
37. A fungus known as phytophthora and sucking insects (d) biting and
Palmivora is responsible for (a) panama chewing insects
disease of banana (b) blackarm disease of 46. A weeds which possesses hooks that aid
Kola (c) blackpod disease of Cocoa (d) its dispersal is (a) boerhavia diffusa (b)
Blossom-end rot of tomato. ageratum conizoides (c)
38. Viral Diseases of crops can best be acanthospernum hispidum (d) euphorbia
controlled through (a) vector control (b) hirta
planting resistant varieties (c) spraying 47. Which of the following plants is not
insecticide (d) sterilizing farm equipment generally regarded as a weed in
39. Piercing and sucking insect pests possess agriculture? (a) euphorbia heterophylla
(a) maxillae (b) mandibles (c) labrums (d) (b) amaranthus spinosus (c) ageratum
proboscis conyzoides (d) hibiscus esculentus
40. The digestive function of the rumen is 48. Weeds which produces seeds covered
ruminant nutrition is enhanced by the (a) with sticky materials would most likely
absorption of water (b) presence of micro be dispersed by (a) wind (b) water (c)
– organisms (c) absorption of food insect (d) animal
nutrients (d) retention of unwanted fireigo 49. The plant breeder who produces a plant
materials variety that is tolerant to extreme
41. Grasses are important in pastures because conditions of heat and cold is aiming at
they (a) make seeding and reseeding (a) adaptation of the variety to adverse
unnecessary (b) improve the quality of climatic conditions (b) enhancing the
pastures (c) add nitrogen to the soil (d) resistance of the variety to diseases and
check the growth of pasture weeds pests (c) meeting the needs of the
42. Which of the following combinations of consumers (d) early maturity of the
grass and legume is most common in plant
cultivated pasture? (a) giant star grass and 50. The atmospheric conditions that will
centrosema (b) spear grass and mucuna (c) cause the greatest increase in water
gamba grass and stylosanthes (d) guinea make by farm animals is (a) low
grass and soya bean temperature and high relative humidity
43. Which of the following organisms causes (b) high temperature and low relative
maize smut? (a) ustilago zea (b) piricularia humidity (c) low temperature and low
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 atmospheric pressure (d) low
temperature and low relative humidity.

THEORY: INSTRUCTION: ANSWER

THREE QUESTION FROM THIS
SECTION
1. List five grasses and five legumes and
their botanical names
b. State five economic importance of grass.
C. What is Crop improvement.
2. State three methods of crop
improvement.
b. Explain each method state in 2a c.State
the Law of Demand
3. Enumerate five applications of Demand
and supply on Agricultural Production.
b. What is Demand? c. State five
factors affecting Demand
4. State five farm record and their function.
b. Prepare a profit and loss account for a
farm from the following information.
Maize seeds for planting 25,000.00
Fertilizer Used 14,800.00
Pesticides 20,000.00
Purchase of see yam 50,000.00
Tractor Hire 60,000.00
Tractor Cost 10,000.00
Worker’s Wages 40,000.00
Sale of Maize 250,000.00
Yam tuber sold 200,000.00
Opening valuation 440,000.00
Closing Valuation 200,000.00
c. Explain the following terms.
I. appreciation (ii) depreciation
(iii) salvage value
5. Explain the following: (i) hay (ii) straw
(iii) soiplage (iv) protein concentrate (v)
basal/energy feed