SS1 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FIRST TERM FIRST CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST

TIME: 40 minutes

INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in Sections A and B.

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TEST

NO. OF QUESTIONS: 20

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer from the options lettered A – D.

  1. The branch of agriculture that deals with forest trees and forest management are referred to as? (a) fishery (b) horticulture (c) forestry (d) apiculture.
  2. Subsistence farming is not characterized by? (a)the use of crude farm tools (b) the use of extended farming holdings (c) the low application of fertilizers (d) the use of tractors.
  3. Peasant farmers sell almost all their produce immediately after harvesting because? (a) stored products will be lost to pests (b) there are inadequate storage facilities (c) stored products lose their quality (d) the products are perishable.
  4. Agriculture helps to solve the following problems EXCEPT (a) malnutrition (b) unemployment (c) high population growth rate (d) inadequate shelter materials.
  5. Which of the following constitutes direct monetary cash assistance from the government to farmers? (a) subsidy (b) extension service (c) supply of inputs (d) loans.
  6. Subsistence farming can be appropriately described as the planting of crops and rearing of livestock.

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