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Agric JSS 1

The document contains 40 multiple choice questions related to agriculture. It covers topics like the definition of agriculture, agricultural tools, crops, livestock, soil science, fisheries, forestry and more. It also includes short theory questions about fisheries, afforestation, factors for setting up a fish pond, cartilaginous fishes, and bush burning.

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Agric JSS 1

The document contains 40 multiple choice questions related to agriculture. It covers topics like the definition of agriculture, agricultural tools, crops, livestock, soil science, fisheries, forestry and more. It also includes short theory questions about fisheries, afforestation, factors for setting up a fish pond, cartilaginous fishes, and bush burning.

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1 which of the following is the correct definition of Agriculture?

(a)the production of farm animals only


(b)the production of crops only(c)the science and art of producing crops and animals for man use.

2 Chemicale fit controlling weeds are known as ____(a)herbicides (b)fungicide (c)drugs (d) pesticides.

3 Methods for acquiring lands for Agriculture included the following EXCEPT(a) Purchasing (b)rentage (c)
Inheritance (d) Fallowing.

4 A biotic factor influencing Agricultural production is____(a)rainfall (b) predators (c) temperature
(d)word .

5 The alternate heating and cooling of rock will result in (a) molten magma(b) sublimation (c)
solidification (d) disintegration.

6 All things are simple farm tools EXCEPT__(a)shovel (b) plough (c) watering can (d)axe.

7 The green colouring matter present in the leaf of a plant(a) anther(b) cholorophyll (c) cytoplasm
(d)vacuole

8 Government plays important role in the development of Agriculture through the following means
EXCEPT__(a) provision of subsides (b) training of farmer's children (c) establishment of PinAgricultural
development programmes.(d) establishment of farm settlement.

9 Agriculture contributes to the economy of west africa countries through the following means
EXCEPT---(a) reduction of porverty through job creation (b) supply of ornament for territorial defense.

10 Which of the following factors does not influence the distribution of cattle in nigeria? .(a) Pasture (b)
light (c)disease (d) rainfall.

11 Which of the following has a fibrous root system? (a)cotten (b)cowpea (c) coffee (d)sugarcane

12 Pineapple is widely propagated using____(a)seeds (b) suckers (c)slips (d) cuttings

13 Which of the following insects transmit swollen shoot disease of cocoa ?(a)stem borer (b)meal bug
(c)whitefly (d)scale insect.

14 yellow colouration of the lower leaves of a growing maize plants may be due to deficiency in __(a)
potassium (b) phosphorus (c)zinc (d) nitrogen.

15 A regulatory control of disease in crop production is ____(a) roughing (b) quarantine (c)crop rotation
(d)soil tillage .

16 In animal husbandry,the act of giving birth is normally referred to as ___(a) weaning (b) gestation (c)
parturition (d) rearing.

17 The organic matter deposited in a pit or barn and allowed to rot is called___(a)farm yard
manure(b)chemical fertilizer (c) inorganic manure(d)compost.
18 Which of the following is Not an advantage of farm mechanization?(a)timely operations (b)High
operating cost(c) improvement of yeild (d)Rapid land cleaning.

19 Dicotyledon plants have___(a)five seed leaves (b)two seed leaves (c) three seed leaves (d)one seed
leaf.

20 ____is an example of cereal crops.(a)cowpea (b)maize(c)okra(d) cocoa.

21 Animals that live on land are called___(a) aquatic animals (b) terrestrial animals (c) arboreal animals
(d) ruminant animals.

22 Farm animals that have complex stomach and he chew the cud are called___(a)mono gastric (b)poly
gastric (c)aquatic (d)non -ruminant

23 Rice blight is caused by___(a) bacteria (b) nematode (c)fungi (d)virus.

24 A source of carbohydrates in livestock feed is ___(a) millet (b)cowpea(c) soyabean (d) blood meal.

25 Factors of production include the following EXCEPT_____(a)subsidy(b)labour(c) capital (d)land

26 The earliest men lived by___(a) begging for food(b) planting and harvesting (c) hunting and gathering
(d) hunting.

27 Which of the following is not a contribution of science and technology to Agriculture____(a) fertilizer
(b)soil survey and mapping (c) Agricultural credit (d) vaccines.

28 A drop of iodine to the surface of a piece of yam turns it___(a)yellow (b)red (c) green (d)blue.

29 Which of the following does not belong to a poultry?(a)pullets(b)duck(c) stud (d)goose.

30 Coccidiosis is a disease of___(a) cattle (b)pig (c) poultry (d)dog.

31 Crops produced essentially for animal consumption are called___ crops (a)annual (b)forage (c)field
(d)chain

32 Hay and spillage are examples of___(a)cuntrate feed(b) supplement feed(c)roughage feed(d)basal
feed..

33 A seed that has been lying in the ground without germination is said to be ___(a) sleeping (b) resting
(c) dormant (d)dead.

34 Which of the following farming system is most suitable in a school farm where there is no enough
land for Agriculture.?(a)crop rotation (b)mixed farming (c)mixed cropping (d)shift cultivation.

35 The botanical name for maize is___(a)oryza stiva (b)citries app(c) hibiscus app(d)zea-mays.

36 Evaporation from the surface of the soil can reduced by___(a)mono cropping (b) planting over
crops(c)continuous cropping (d)zero tillage.
37 The vertical section through the soil to the underlying solid rock is callrd___(a) profile (b) texture (c)
structure (d)consistency.

38 Vegetation method of propagation is used for the production of_____(a)maize (b) cowpea (c)cassava
(d)rice.

39 The production and maintenance of economic trees is known as ____(a) horticulture (b) agronomy (c)
botany (d) silviculture.

40 An example of cartilaginous fish is____(a) tilapia (b)titus (c)salmon (d)dog fish.

THEORY

1 What Is Fishery?

1b What are the classes of Fishery?

1c Explain the uses of fish.

2 What is afforestation?

2b list the four types of forest

3 List four factors to be considered in setting up a fish pond.

3b Draw a fish pond.

4 Explain cartilaginous fishes

4b Draw four types of cartilaginous fishes.

5 what is bush burning?.

5b List five effects of bush burning in the soil.

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