2024 FIRST TERM EXAMINATION ON AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FOR SS1

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Welcome to your 2024 FIRST TERM EXAMINATION ON AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FOR SS1

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Olericulture is the production of -------

2. ----------- involves the process of carrying out information from research stations to farmers in the rural areas

3. -------- type of agriculture requires unskilled labour

4. Agrochemicals include all except

5. Specialization is highly needed in ----------

6. Fertilizers ,herbicides and seeds are called ---------

7. ADP is an abbreviation for

8. Cereals are raw materials for ------- industries

9. Which of the following is an edaphic factor

10. -------- is not a system of land ownership

11. Which of the following features is not associated with subsistence farming?

12. A major disadvantage of land tenure system by inheritance is that the land is -------

13. Which aspect of agriculture focuses on cultivation of fruits , flowers and vegetables?

14. A land is said to be on lease to a farmer when the land is ------

15. Subsistence farmers mostly practice-------

16.Which climatic factor can lead to heat stress in animals?

17 The study of insect pests that attack our crops is called ------

18. The following are sources of foreign exchange earnings in Nigeria except

19. Climatic factors include all the following except -------

20. The agriculture that is practiced for the production of food and cash crops in large quantity is --------

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Another name for bee farming is ----------

2. The study of crop diseases is referred to as--------

3. ---------- is another name for snail farming

4. Control of pests is difficult in ----------- type of agriculture

5. Which type of farming system employs mechanization

6. OFN means ---------------

7. What is the meaning of WARDA

8. Which type of land tenure system involves high land fragmentation

9. -------- and ------- are biotic factors affecting agricultural production

10. Autoecology means ----------

THEORY QUESTIONS (ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS ONLY)

1. Differentiate in four ways between subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture

B. Suggest two possible solutions to the following agricultural problems

2. Differentiate between Agricultural subsidy and Agricultural credit

B. Outline three roles of government in Agricultural development

3. List three non governmental organization and discuss their roles towards agricultural development

B. Briefly explain any three types of land tenure system you know stating two advantages and disadvantages of each type

4. Mention two biotic factors and two abiotic factors in farm ecosystem

B. Differentiate between autotrophs and heterotrophs giving an example of each

5. Discuss the interaction between the biotic and abiotic component in the following

6. Discuss how the following affects Agricultural production

B. Outline three edaphic factors you know

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