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443/1 Agriculture Paper1 Question Paper

443/1 Agriculture Paper1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

PYRAMID EXAMINATIONS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL questions in section A and B

SECTION A : 30 MARKS

1. State THREE factors that lead to small scale farming in Kenya. (1 1/2 mks)

2. State TWO positive effects of wind on agriculture. (1 mk)

3. State TWO reasons for treating water before use in a farm. (1 mk)

4. State FOUR factors that determine the spacing of annual crops. (2 mks)

5. Give FOUR factors influencing crop rotation. (2 mks)

6. State FOUR types of crop field pests that commonly affect crops. (2 mks)

7. Define the term Gross Domestic Product. (1 mk)

8. State the meaning of "equilibrium price" as used in agriculture. (1 mk)

9. State THREE cultural practices that a farmer may use to control maize streak disease in maize. (1 1/2)

10. State TWO advantages of shifting cultivation. (2 mks)

11. Give FOUR conditions under which shifting cultivation may be practicable. (2 mks)

12. Name THREE examples of Agro forestry tree species used as fodder crops. (1 1/2 mks)

13. State THREE advantages of under sowing in pasture production. (1 1/2 mks)

14. State TWO advantages of mixed stand pasture over pure stand pasture. (1 mk)

15. State FOUR ways by which a farmer can adjust to uncertainties in farming business. (2 mks)

16. Differentiate between fodder and pasture crops. (1 mk)

17. State FOUR ways in which farmers can improve labour productivity on their farms. (2 mks)

18. State FOUR reasons of pruning crops. (2 mks)

19. State TWO methods of rotational grazing in pasture utilization. (1 mks)

20. Give TWO reasons for raising Kale seedlings in the nursery before transplanting. (2 mks)

SECTION B (20 MARKS):
Answer ALL the questions;

21 a). State any FOUR non-chemical methods of controlling storage pests in a maize granary. (4 mks)

b). State THREE factors that should be considered before deciding to use a chemical method of pest control in a grain store. (3 mks)

c). Give a reason for carrying out each of the following practices in a tomato nursery;

¡). Pricking out. (1 mk)

¡¡). Hardening off. (1 mk)

22. Describe bean production under the following sub-headings: (20 mks)

- Seedbed preparation (3 mks)

- Planting (7 mks)

- Field operations (7 mks)

- Harvesting (3 mks)

443/1 Agriculture Paper1 Question Paper

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