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St. Cecilia Kaheti Girls Agriculture Form 1 Term 3 Question Paper

St. Cecilia Kaheti Girls Agriculture Form 1 Term 3

Course:Agriculture

Exam Year:2015

St. Cecilia Kaheti Girls Sec School
Agriculture Opener Term 3 exam year 2015
Form 1.

1)Define the following terms/activities.(5mks)
a)land preparation
b)harrowing
c)sub-soiling
d)mulching
e)minimum tillage. (5mks)
2)Give four methods used in land preparation before actual ploughing. (4mks)
3)Give three importance why its necessary to do secondary cultivation in crop production.(3mks)
4)Name three tractor drawn implements used in primary cultivation. (3mks)
5)State two reasons as to why Irish potatoes are planted on ridges.(2mks)
6)Highlight two importance in each of the following form of operatios.(4mks)
a)rolling the land.
b)levelling the land
7)Burning is not the best method of land clearing compared to others.Explain.(4mks)
8)Describe the following process as used in agriculture. (3mks)
a)water supply
b)irrigation
c)drainage
9)Give any three uses of water in a farm.(3mks)
10)Name two sources of power that can be used to operate water pumps.(2mks)
11)Why should rain water be handled with precaution.(2mks)
12)Named are major parts of a water storage tank.State a function of each.(4mks)
a)gutter
b)sieve/filter
13)Give the maintenance practices of a water storage tank. (3mks)
14)Identify any three methods of water conveyance. (3mks)
15)Give one disadvantage of metallic pipes for water conveyance. (1mk)
16)Give one disadvantage and one advantage of plastic pipes for water conveyance. (2mks)
17)Study the diagram given to you and then answer the questions. Name the following chambers as labelled in the diagram.
A
B
C
D
E
F
18)Identify the two chemicals that are added in chamber labelled B.(1mk)
19)Why is aluminum sulphate added to the water in chamber B?(1mk)
20)Why is water in chamber C stored there for at least 36hours?(1mk)
21)Water from the distribution pipe is not safe for irrigating crops.Why?(1mk)
22)State any four reasons for treating water in a a farm.(2mks)
23)Give three properties of water that is safe for human and livestock consumption. (3mks)

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