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Form Two Agriculture Question Paper

Form Two Agriculture

Course:Agriculture

Exam Year:2008

FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
KIMILILI

PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURE
FORM 2 TERM 1 CAT 2 2008
TIME: 1½ HOUR

• Answer all the questions
• Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.

1. Name any six ecological factors, which limit crop growth in Kenya. (3 marks)

2. What contribution does agriculture make to boost industrial development? (2 marks)

3. What is a system of farming? (1 mark)

4. What is the difference between a nursery and a seedbed? (2 marks)

5. State four factors which determine the depth of ploughing. (2 marks)

6. Explain the importance of drainage in crop production. (4 marks)

7. List six types of records, which could be kept by a poultry farmer. (3 marks)

8. Why is it important to know parts of livestock? (2 marks)

9. What factors should be considered before deciding on the type of irrigation in crop production? (6 marks)

10. How can water be conserved on the farm for livestock use? (2 marks)

11. (a) Calculate the amount of phosphorus fertilizer applied to 5m by 4m plot if 20:30:10 compound fertilizer is applied at a rate of 200kg per hectare. (3 marks)

(b) What is filler material in fertilizer analysis? (1 mark)

12. (a) What factors determine the spacing of an annual crop? (6 marks)

(b) State four reasons for planting a crop at the correct spacing. (4 marks)

(c) State the advantages of having a correct plant population in annual crop production. (4 marks)

(d) Calculate the plant population per hectare for a crop whose spacing is 40cm by 15 cm. (2 marks)

13. Give the benefits of raising crops in the nursery before planting. (4 marks)

14. Differentiate between layering and budding. (2 marks)

15. Outline the procedure of carrying out a pH test on a sample of soil in laboratory (7 marks)

16. State six soil factors that influence the productivity o f a soil. (6 marks)

17. Which strain of Rhizobium is used to inoculate the following legumes. (4 marks)
a. Bean

b. Peas

c. Lucerne

d. Clover

18. What are the likely consequences when small/tiny seeds are sown deeper into the soil than its is required? (2 marks)

19. State four importance of tissue culture in crop propagation. (4 marks)

20. What determines the amount of fertilizer to apply per hectare of land. (2 marks)

21. (a) List two distinguishing external characteristics of Californian breed of rabbit.(2 marks)

(b) What signs would show that the doe is about to give birth? (2 marks)

22. Name and explain the various land reclamation methods. (10 marks)

23. (a) Give four main sources of water for a farm. (2 marks)

(b) Explain how water from the above sources could be available for irrigation in the farm. (4 marks)

(c) How can water be treated before domestic use? (2 marks)

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