SS1 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

1.) The Latin word “Ager” in Agriculture means __________?

(a) Field (b) Field Cultivation (c) Cultivation (d) Preservation
2.) The Latin word “Cultura” in Agriculture means________?
(a) Field (b) Field Cultivation (c) Cultivation (d) Preservation
3.) The process or deliberate effort made by man to till, preserve and cultivate
crops and rear animals for food and other purposes is called_________?
(a) Fishery (b) Agriculture (c) Land management (d) Land preservation
4.) The two types of Agriculture are known as _________ & _________?
(a) Commercial and Economical Agriculture (b) Subsistence and Commercial
agriculture (c) Subsistence and Economical Agriculture (d) Economical and
Environmental Agriculture
5.) Which of the following types of agriculture involves the farmer producing food
for himself and his family?
(a) Commercial (b) Subsistence (c) Economical (d) Environmental
6.) Which of these are NOT problems associated with Agricultural development in
West African Countries?
(a) Lack of storage facilities (b) Bad roads/Poor transportation networks (c)
Lack of proper farming tools and equipments (d) Adequate support from
the Government and N.G.O’s
7.) Which one of these are solutions to the problems associated with Agricultural
development in West Africa?
(a) Lack of storage facilities (b) Bad roads/Poor transportation networks (c)
Lack of proper farming tools and equipments (d) Adequate support from
the Government and N.G.O’s
8.) Science and Technology helps to improve Agriculture in the following ways
EXCEPT______?
(a) Development of farm tools and equipment (b) The study and prediction
of weather and their effects on crop produce (c) Pest and disease control
(Insecticides produced by companies) (d) Buying Television for farmers.
9.) Good transportation and road network can act as a step forward in Agricultural
development. ____________ True/False.
10.) Agro-Allied industries act as a link to the _______________ sector and
industrial sector for sourcing raw materials from farm produce. (a) Economical
sector (b) Agricultural sector (c) Financial sector (d) Commercial sector.
11.) The following materials can be gotten from Agriculture EXCEPT________
(a) Soap (b) Cotton and Textiles (c) Paper and Timber (d) Copper wire.
12.) ___________ is a system of Land ownership or the act of owning a land
acquired by legal means such as buying, gifting, inheritance by oneself, the
government or family for personal use. (a) Land conservation (b) Land Tenure
(c) Land management (d) Land preservation.
13.) The following are types of Land Tenure system EXCEPT ____________
(a) Communal Land Tenure (b) Inheritance (c) Land by free gift (d) Land by
stealing.
14.) The type of Land Tenure system where the land is NOT owned by an
individual but a whole community is called ___________
(a) Communal Land Tenure (b) Inheritance (c) Land by free gift (d) Land by
stealing.
15.) The Federal Government of Nigeria, in 1978 during the reign of
_____________ Introduced the Land Use Decree.
(a) General Ibrahim Babangida (b) General Olusegun Obasanjo (c) Dr Nnamdi
Azikiwe (d) General Muhammad Buhari.
16.) One of the aim of the land use decree was to ______________
(a) Help stop the misuse of Land in Nigeria (b) Promote the misuse of land (c)
Have all the land to the government (d) Give land out to foreigners.
17.) In what year was the Land use act introduced? (a) 1980 (b) 1978 (c) 1979
(d) 1977.
18.) __________ is a type of farming that involves the farmer producing cash
crops for sale and making profit. (a) Subsistence (b) Commercial (c) Economical
(d) Horticulture.
19.) Annual crops take ___________ amount of year(s) to grow. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
(d) 4
20.) Biennial crops take ____________ amount of year(s) to grow. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c)
3 (d) 4
21.) The following are Non-agricultural uses of Land EXCEPT
___________________. (a) Mining (b) Recreation (c) Urban development (d) Farming
22.) The following are Agricultural uses of Land EXCEPT ___________________.
(a) Mining (b) Crop production (c) Animal production (d) Agricultural research.
23.) Agriculture aids Economical development. True/False
24.) The following are advantages of Communal Land Tenure system EXCEPT
_________.(a) Every member of the community have access (b) It is cheap to
acquire because of the community (c) it is ideal for large scale farming (d) it is
owned by one person
25.) The following are advantages of Individual Land Tenure system EXCEPT
_________.(a) Land can be acquired by anyone (b) The owner has full authority
(c) The land can be used for either subsistence or commercial farming (d) It is
owned by the community
26.) The following are careers in Agriculture EXCEPT ___________.(a)
Horticulture (b) Fishery (c) Agronomy (d) Lawyer.
27.) Cocoa is a raw material that can be used in industries. True/False
28.) Government contribute to agriculture In the following ways
EXCEPT___________.(a) Provision of farm tools (b) Development of research
institutes (c) Provision of credit or loan facilities to farmers (d) Deforestation
29.) Land can be used for rent. True/False.
30.) Perennial crops take ____________ year(s) to grow. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d)
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 Theory

Answer any three (3) questions

1) a) Define Agriculture in simple terms. (2.5 marks)

b) Define the two types of Agriculture. (2.5 marks)
c) List five branches/careers in Agriculture. (5 marks)

2) a) Differentiate between Commercial and Subsistence Agriculture in one

sentence. (2.5 marks)
b) List and explain Five importance of Agriculture. (5 marks)
c) List three materials that can be gotten from Agriculture. (2.5 marks)

3) a) Discuss the relationship between agriculture and industries and the By-
products of raw materials gotten from Agriculture. (5 marks)
b) List and explain 5 forms of Land ownership. (5 marks)

4) a) Define Land Tenure system. (2.5 marks)

b) List two agricultural use of Land. (2.5 marks)
c) List two non-agricultural use of Land. (2.5 marks)

5) a) List 2 Agricultural uses of Land. (2 marks)

b) List 2 non Agricultural use of Land (2 marks)
c) Explain the following types of crops based on their life cycle with one
example each.
i) Annual Crops
ii) Biennial Crops
iii) Perennial Crops. (6 marks)