SS1

The most common source of power in farm operations is the _____ power (a) human (b) solar (c) animal
(d) electrical

Animals like the _____ are used for pulling ploughs, harrows and planters (a) bull (b) antelope (c)
elephant (d) camels

All these are qualities of a good draught animal (a) it should be healthy (b) it should be good for planting
(c) it must be docile (d) it must be energetic

Farm operations which require animals include the following except _____ (a) for carrying people (b) for
drawing people (c) for transporting (d) for drawing harrows

The power derived from the radiation, light and heat reaching the earth’s surface is _____ power (a)
solar power (b) wind (c) biogas (d) water

The new method of generating power by making use of farm wastes especially human dung is called
_____ (a) wind power (b) human power (c) biogas (d) solar power

Animal droppings mixed with water are accumulated in airtight devices called _____ (a) hydrocarbons
(b) biogas (c) brooding (d) digester

All these are problems of agricultural mechanization except _____ (a) poverty of farmers (b) bad
topography (c) land tenure system (d) timeliness of operation

The application of engineering principles and technology in agricultural production, storage and
processing is _____ (a) farm mechanization (b) farm machinery (c) land preparation (d) farm liability

_____ refers to all economic activities which result in the creation of goods and services (a) production
(b) supply (c) demand (d) land

The reward for management is _____ (a) profit (b) wages (c) interest (d) rent

All these are forms of labour available to the farmer except _____ (a) personal labour (b) hired labour (c)
family labour (d) capital labour

The person who co-ordinates, organises and controls the use of other factors of production is called
_____ (a) labourers (b) farmer (c) contractor (d) management

There are _____ factors of production (a) four (b) five (c) three (d) six

The reward of labour is wages and _____ (a) salaries (b) profit (c) rent (d) interest

The functions of a farm manager can be grouped into _____ major headings (a) five (b) six (c) seven (d)
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All these are problems of a farm manager except _____ (a) problems of marketing (b) farm produce (c)
government policies (d) inadequate farm input

The act of acquisition and use of capital of in agriculture is called _____ (a) agricultural credit (b)
agricultural finance (c) interest (d) agricultural subsidy

N. A. C. B stands for _____ (a) Nigeria Academic Cooperative Business (b) Nigeria Accelerated
Community Business (c) Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative Bank (d) National Agricultural Cooperative
Bank

N. A. C. B was established in the year _____ (a) 1972 (b) 1982 (c) 1973 (d) 1983

A non-refundable aid granted to a farmer is called agricultural _____ (a) interest (b) loan (c) finance (d)
subsidy

The supervised agricultural credit scheme was set up with the purpose of granting _____ to farmers (a)
Cooperative (b) farm produce (c) farm input (d) loans

All these are international development agencies (IDAs) except _____ (a) F. A. D (b) IFAD (b) UND (c) F.
D. S

There are _____ classes of credit in agriculture (a) three (b) four (c) five (d) two

Institutions involved in the capital market include the following except _____ (a) loan-in-kind (b) stock
exchange (c) insurance companies (d) merchant banks

The capital of a limited company is divided into _____ (a) shares (b) market (c) revenue (d) asset

All these are roles of the capital market except (a) channeling funds to productive investments (b)
General Running Of The Economy (c) reduction of overeliance on money market (d) high level of loan
defaulters

In agricultural credit, the _____does not bear part of the burden of a loan (a) government (b) money
lenders (c) individuals (d) Cooperative societies

Farm power can be obtained from the following sources except _____ (a) land power (b) wind power (c)
biogas (d) water power

Farm operations which require human power include the following except ____ (a) food linkage (b)
storage (c) planting (d) ploughing

Wind power can be converted to _____power (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) solar (d) biogas

All these are advantages of water power except (a) it is very cheap (b) it is easy to be harnessed (c) it can
easily be converted to other forms of energy (d) it is very expensive
Staking is very essential on the cultivation of _____ (a) tomato and yam (b) cotton and okra (c) rice and
beans (d) spinach and pepper

The act of giving birth in farm animals is called (a) lactation (b) paturation (c) ovulation (d) mating

The process of egg formation is controlled by _____ (a) hormones (b) lung (c) colostrum (d) ovary

The act of paturation in ewe is called _____ (a) lambing (b) kidding (c) calving (d) farrowing

_____ leads to the formation of zygote (aL fertilization (b) mating (c) parturition (d) ovulation

Another name for mating is called _____ (a) stud (b) coitus (c) heat (d) flock

The gestation period of a cow is _____ (a) 114 days (b) 283 days (c) 151 days (d) 31 days

Animals which possess only one stomach are called _____(a) ruminanat (b) monogastric (c) mammals (d)
polygastric

SECTION B: THEORY

Instruction: Answer Any Four (4) Questions

Write short notes on the following sources of farm power

(i) Human power

(ii) Biogas

(iii) Animal power

State and explain three (3) functions of a farm manager (5 marks)

(b) List four (4) problems facing a farm manager (5 marks)

Explain the following terms used in agricultural production

(a) Hired labour (2 marks)

(b) Fixed capital (2 marks)

(c) Working capital (2 marks)

(d) Management (2 marks)

(e) Communal Labour (2 marks)

What is agricultural finance? (4 marks)

(b) State four (4) sources of agricultural funds (3 marks)

What is Anatomy and Physiology of farm animals? (5 marks)

(b) List five (5) signs of heat in animals (5 marks)

In a tabular form, differentiate between monogastric and ruminant digestive system (10 marks)