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Agriculture Question Paper

Agriculture

Course:Agriculture

Exam Year:2016

NAME:……………………………………………………………………ADM NO………...........
CLASS:……………...……………………………………………………SIGN ……………….....

FORM 2

CAT I TERM II

AGRICULTURE

TIME: 2hrs

May 2016

ST. TERESA’S OPANGA SECONDARY
SCHOOL

INSTRUCTIONS
• Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.
• Answer ALL the questions in this question paper.
• All your answers must be written in the spaces provided.
• This paper consists of 3 printed pages.
• Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing

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Question Max score Student score
1-9 30

1. Briefly describe the meaning of the following terms as used in agriculture.
i. Olericulture (1mk) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii. Arable farming. (1mk) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii. Entomology. (1mk) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iv. Agriculture. (1mk) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. State four advantages of shifting cultivation. (4mks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Name four biotic factors that affect agriculture production. (4mks) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What are the three aspects of light that are important in crop growth? (3mks) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. What is weathering as outlined in soil formation. (2mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. State four constituents of soil. (4mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Identify the three forms of soil water. (3mks) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Explain four importance of water to plants. (4mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Give the meaning of soil structure. (2mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. What are the effects of HIV/AIDS and ill-health on agriculture? (4mks) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. State five types of soil structure. (5mks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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