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St Cecilia Kaheti Girls Agriculture Form 2 Term 2 Question Paper

St Cecilia Kaheti Girls Agriculture Form 2 Term 2

Course:Agriculture

Exam Year:2016

St. Cecilia Kaheti Girls Sec School
End term 2 exam year 2016
Form 2 Agriculture

1) What is irrigation ?(1mk)
2)A member of young farmers club was advised to apply a complete fertilizer 30:20:10 in a cabbage plot measuring 10m long by 5m wide at the rate of 300kg per hectare.
a)State the percentage of P2O5 In the complete fertilizer. (1mk)
b) Calculate the amount of filler material in the fertilizer. (1mk)
c)Calculate the amount of fertilizer the member would require for the plots.(2mks)
d)Name the appropriate method for applying the complete fertilizer mentioned above. (1mk)
3)Differentiate between soil texture and soil structure. (2mks)
4 a)State and explain five biotic factors that influence farming.(3mks)
b)Name 3 human factors that influence farming. (3mks)
5 a)What is land preparation. (1mk)
b)Give 4 reasons as to why land preparation is carried out.(4mks)
c)What is minimum tillage.(1mk)
6)Name five types of pumps that can be used for pumping water in the farm.(5mks)
7) What is soil fertility?(1mk)
8 a)Define compost manure.(1mk)
b)State the functions of the following components in a compost heap;
1)ash
2)garden soil
3)organic manure
4)stick. (4mks)
9)State four physical features of a good beef breed.(4mks)
10)Name four breeds of dairy goats.(4mks)
11 a)List 4 different records a farmer should keep.(4mks)
b)State two reasons why a farmer keep health records.(2mks)
12)Give two functions of sulphur in crops.(2mks)
13)Name 3 precautions to be observed when carrying out soil sampling. (3mks)
14)State forma in which the following nutrients are absorbed by plants;
a)nitrogen
b)phosphorus
c)potassium. (3mks)
15 a)State the two major methods of carrying out soil sampling. (2mks)
b)State the information that should be provided on the soil sample package before it is taken to the laboratory. (3mks)
16)State and explain 3 ways in which carbon is returned to the atmosphere. (3mks)
17)Explain the procedure followed when carrying out soil sampling.(6mks)
18)Explain five advantages of using seeds as planting materials. (5mks)
19)Name two types of planting materials.(2mks)
20)List 4 plant parts used for vegetative propagation. (4mks)
21)State and explain three methods of breaking seed dormancy. (6mks)
22)State 3 factors that affect rooting of cuttings. (3mks)
23)Name the vegetative parts used in the propagation of the following crops.
a)pyrethrum
b)sweet potatoes
c)sisal
d)Napier grass
e)pineapples
f)bananas. (3mks)
24)Give five ways by which a farmer can add organic matter to the soil.(2.5mks)
25)State 4 methods of fertilizer application. (4mks)
26)Suggest two reasons why phoaphatic fertilizer are applied at planting time.(2mks)

St Cecilia Kaheti Girls Agriculture Form 2 Term 2 Question Paper

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