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Form 1 Term 1 Agriculture Exam Question Paper

Form 1 Term 1 Agriculture Exam 

Course:Agriculture

Institution: Form 1 question papers

Exam Year:2016



NAME_______________________________________CLASS___________ADMNO____________
Answer all the questions.

1 a).What is agriculture?

b). Give two Latin words that gave rise the name agriculture.
i) ii)
2. Define the following terms as used in agriculture.
i). pomoculture
ii). Floriculture
iii). Olericulture
iv). Apiculture
v). Aquaculture
3. State four factors a farmer should consider before choosing the farming system to undertake.
i).
ii).
iii).
iv).

4. a). Give four characteristics of large scale farming.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
b). Name two advantages of large scale farming.
i)
ii)
c). State two disadvantages of large scale farming.
i)
ii)
d). Name two forms of large scale farming.
i)
ii)
5. a). What is nomadic pastoralism?

b). State two disadvantages of nomadic pastoralism
i)
ii)
c). Give two reasons why nomadic pastoralism is being discouraged in Kenya today.
i)
ii)
6. a). Give four characteristics of mixed farming.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
b). outline four advantages of mixed farming.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
c). State two demerits of mixed farming.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
7. Give four characteristics of shifting cultivation.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
8. Outline four disadvantages of shifting cultivation.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
9. Discuss the role of agriculture in the economy.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

10. Give four benefits of agroforestry.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)




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