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Agriculture Form Four Paper 1 Cycle 1 Question Paper

Agriculture Form Four Paper 1 Cycle 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2012

FRIENDS SCHOOL GAVALAGI
AGRICULTURE FORM 4 PP1 TERM ONE CYCLE ONE 2012

1. State TWO effects of delayed gapping in a field of maize crop (2 mks).

2. State TWO importance of rolling in seedbed preparation (2 mks).

3. State TWO methods used in treating dirty water to make it suitable for consumption (2 mks).

4. Give TWO ways a farmer can adjust to uncertainties (2 mks).

5. What is agro forestry? (1 mk).

6. Give TWO reasons why a farmer should be advised to practice mixed farming (2 mks).

7. Give TWO reasons for reclaiming tsetse fly infected area (2 mks).

8. State TWO importance of Horticultural crops to the economy Kenya. (2 mks)

9. State THREE effects of good communication in agriculture (3 mks)

10. State TWO importance of using certified seeds (2 mks).

11. Why is it necessary to inoculate legume seeds before planting? (1 mk)

12. Give ONE reason why mulching is an important practice in nursery establishment at early stages (1 mk)

13. What is the functions of layer of soil in the preparation of compost manure? (1 mk)

14. What is the effect of removing the terminal bud in tomatoes? (1 mk).

15. State TWO ways in which weeds are excellently adopted to the environment (2 mks).

16. List TWO tenure system commonly practiced in Kenya (2 mks).

17. List TWO methods of forage conservation (2 mks).

SECTION B. ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS.

18 a). Briefly discuss the importance of having a farm building on the farm (10 mks)

b). Briefly describe factors to be considered when selecting material for construction on farm (10 mks).

19. State and briefly describe the physical method of pest control (20 mks).

20 a). Give TWO agents of soil erosion (2 mks)

b). Briefly explain how the following soil erosion type occurs (4 mks).

¡). Splash erosion

¡¡). Sheet erosion

¡¡¡). Gully erosion

c). Discuss the methods of controlling soil erosion (14 mks).

Agriculture Form Four Paper 1 Cycle 1 Question Paper

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