CLASS: SS 2 SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TIME: 2 HOURS

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions
1. The sign of approaching parturition include the following except _____________
2. Preparation of nest by the dam (b) Mounting of other animals (c) Loss of appetite (d) Swelling of the
values
3. The practice by which the farmer keeps only grazing livestock is known as _________ (a) Mixed
farming (b) Pastoral farming (c) Livestock farming (d) Crop rotation
4. Lactation is the process of ________________________ (a) Production and secretion of milk by the
mammary gland (b) Formation of blood in the developing foetus (c) Formation of amniotic fluid around
the developing of nests by the dam (d) Formation of sperms and ova in the reproductive system
5. Control of weeds can be carried out by the following methods except __________(a) Cutting (b)
Burning (c) Grazing (d) Use of herbicide
6. The characteristics of range land include the following except _______________(a) Large land area (b)
Low rain fall (c) Mixture of grasses and shrubs (d) Predominant ever tress
7. Which of the following is not a part of the digestive system of ruminants? (a) Duodenum (b)
Proventriculus (c) Omasun (d) Reticulum
8. Mating in poultry is referred to as __________________ (a) Treading (b) Laying (c) Topping
9. Which of the following is the sources used by green plants for photosynthesis (a) Electricity (b) win (c)
Sun (d) Water
10. The following conditions will favours taungy farming except ________________ (a) Intensive
establishment of industries (b) A situation of land scarcity (c) Availability of large area of cultivated
land (d) Overpopulation on the available land
11. Selective exploitation means _______ (a) Random felling of trees (b) Feeling of trees which meet
desired specification (c) gradual removal of forest trees (d) Felling of forest trees on selective days
12. The side of effects of the various preventive and control measures of pest and disease of crop include the
following except (a) Environment pollution (b) Poisoning of wild life (c) Improvement in the quality of
farm produce (d) exposure of the farmer to health hazards
13. The damage cause by pests on crop result in the following except ___________ ___ (a) Defoliation of
crops (b) Transmission of diseases (c) Destruction of leaves (d) Increase in photosynthesis rate
14. The main side effect of the biological method of controlling pests is ____________ (a) Rotating of roots
(b) Scorching of leaves (c) Imbalance in ecosystem (d) Yielding of crop
15. Which of the following crop is tolerant to both poor rich friable soils? (a) Onion (b) cassava (c) cocoa
(d) rice
16. In the process of recycling carbon in nature, carbon dioxide is used by crops during _______ (a)
respiration (b) photosynthesis (c) fruiting (d) burning
17. Which of the following statement is not correct about Micro— Nutrients? They _______(a) are required
in small quantities by plants (b) are harmful when present in large quantities in a soil (c) are derived
from the parent focus (d) are the most abundant element in plant leaves
18. When a crop is planted in-situ, it means that the (a) Crop is planted in a place away from the house (b)
Crop is planted in a place situated near the house (c) Seed is not raised in the nursery but planted direct
into held (d) Seed in raised in pre-nursery and later transplanted to the held
19. A horticulturist who wishes to shade his ear lawn with an ornamental tree will choose a/an (a) Acalypha
(b) Ashoka (c) Almond tree (d) Neem (e) Royal Palm
20. A florist who intends to grow marigold on commercial purpose should plant its (a) Leaves directly in the
held (b) Stem in polythene bags (c) Seeds in horticultural (d) Rhizome in demonstration farm (e) Seeds
in horticultural plots
21. Which of these is not a reason for producing ornamental plant in Nigeria (a) Control of desertification
(b) Provision of employment (c) Control of erosion (d) Earning of foreign exchange (e) Landscaping of
employment
22. The following are pest of cocoa except (a) Aphids (b) Capsids (c) Leaf worms (d) Stem borers (e) Spider
mites
23. Which of the following is best used to control mosaic disease ofyam (a) Destroying infected yams (b)
Growing resistant varieties (c) Practicing bush burning (d) Treating with fungicides (e) Early planting of
stems
24. The following are control measures for damping-o disease of cowpea except by (a) Burning infected
plants (b) Dressing seed with fungicides (c) Practicing crop rotation (d) Spraying insecticides (e) Using
resistant varieties
25. The botanical name for guinea grass is (a) Centrosema pubescens(b) Imperata cylindrical (c) panicum
maximum (d) Compatibility of the species (e) Direction of prevailing wind
26. The selection of seedlings from nursery bed for transplanting is based on (a) colour of leaves (b)
Number of branches (c) Size of leaves (d) Vigor of the plant (e) Number of roots
27. Which of these groups of sources of farm power has proved to be most unreliable in supply (a) Animals
and human (b) Biogas and machines (c) Electricity and water (d) Machines and electricity (e) Sun and
Wind
28. Which of the following vegetation zones is not suitable for nomadic farming (a) Fresh water (b)
Mangrove (c) Rainforest (d) Savannah (e) Swamp Forest?
29. Which of the following factors affect the productivity of pasture?
I Soil fertility
II Climate
III Weeds
(a) I and II only (b) I and III only (c) II and III only (d) I, II and III
30. Pasture crops are best used in preparing silage when they (a) Have produced (b) Are lignified (c) Are yet
to produce lowers (d) Are producing lowers
31. Forages harvested before lowering and conserved are characterized by (a) High breed (b) High protein
(c) Low energy (d) Low vitamins
32. Pastures could be improved through (a) Fertilizer application and irrigation (b) Rational grazing and
uncontrolled burning (d) Pad docking and overgrazing
33. Which of the following plants is a pasture legume (a) Panicummaximum (b) Andropogen gayams (c)
Pueraria phaseoloides (d) Axonopus Compressus?
34. In animals’ production, disease causing organisms are generallycalled (a) Parasites (b) Pathogens (c)
Pests (d) Vectors
35. The most important contribution of agriculture to mankind is the provision of A. shelter B. employment
C. foreign exchange D. food
36. An advantage of commercial agriculture is that it A. requires small space B. requires skilled labour C.
produces high returns D. involves low
37. Which of the following statements about communal land tenure system is true? A. It gives the owner
complete freedom on the land B. The land can be used as collateral for loans
C. The land can be shared by the owners children D. Mechanized agriculture can be profitably practiced
38. Agricultural land use is negatively affected A. type of soil B. climate factors C. increase in population
D. increase in soil macro-organism
39. The practice of growing both food and forage crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called
A. pastoral farming B. lay farming C. crop rotation D. continuous cropping
40. The use of land for agricultural purpose involves the following EXCEPT A. livestock grazing B. fish
farming C. road construction D. crop rotation
41. The natural grassland of West Africa is general located in the A. rain forest B. guinea savannah C.
mangroves D. equatorial
42. A farmstead should be located close to a source of water because of the following reasons except A.
reduction of overhead cost B. operation of efficient irrigation system C. processing of farm produce D.
erosion of farm structures
43. The following processes in soil formation are caused by biotic factors EXCEPT A. bacterial
decomposition of plants B. soil mixing and turning by earthworms C. burrowing of rodents D. soil
disintegration by dehydration
 44. Which of the following rocks is not formed from pre-existing rocks? A. limestone B. granite C. shale D.
marble
45. Chemical weathering is fastest in A. cool weather B. hot weather C. high altitudes D. low altitudes
46. Which of the following does not influence the distribution of cattle in West Africa? (a) Pastures (b)
Light (c) diseases (d) Rainfall
47. Soil water that is available for root absorption at held capacity is (a) capillary water (b) hygroscopic
water (c) gravitational water (d) superiors water
48. The main sources of farm power in West Africa is A. wind, solar and mechanical B. human, animal and
mechanical C. mechanical, solar and human D. electrical, mechanical and solar
49. The objectives of farm mechanization include the following except A. obtain higher farm yield B. carry
out farm mechanization quickly C. improve the quality of farm produce D. produce disease-resistant
crop varieties
50. The survey instrument used for measuring horizontal and vertical angles on the field is the A. theodolite
B. prismatic compass C. offset staff D. arrow

SECTION B: THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer Five (5) Questions

1(ai). What is sandy soil?

(ii). State four (4) characteristics of sandy soil
(bi). State three (3) methods of improving sandy soil
(ii). State the economic important of sandy soil

2(ai). What is clay soil?

(ii). State four (4) characteristics of clay soil
(bi). State three (3) methods of improving clay soil
(ii). State the economic important of clay soil

3(ai). State the composition of soil

(ii). State four (4) characteristics of loamy soil
(bi). State five (5) factors affecting soil formation
(ii). List and explain the elements of climate

4(ai). Highlight five (5) ways biotic factors helps in soil formation
(ii). Highlight three (3) ways time helps in soil formation
(bi). What is weathering?
(ii). List and explain the three (3) agent of physical weathering

5(ai). Enumerate the agents of chemical weathering

(ii). What is chemical weathering?
(bi). What is biological weathering?
(ii). State the four (4) importance of soil structure

6(ai). List the four (4) types of soil structure

(ii). State four (4) method of determining of soil texture
(bi). State five (5) importance of soil temperature to crop growth
(ii). What is farm machinery?

7(ai). State five (5) importance of tractors

(ii). State four (4) uses of bulldozers
(bi). List five (5) disadvantages of using bulldozer in bush clearing
(ii). State four (4) uses of harvesters