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Term 3 Form 4 Agriculture Exam Paper 1

Term 3 Form 4 Agriculture Exam Paper 1

SECTION A:     (30 MARKS)

  1. Give four benefits of practicing organic farming. (2 mks)

 

  1. State two factors that cause most farmers to adopt small scale farming in Kenya. (2 mks)

 

  1. State the form in which the following elements are taken up by plants from the soil.

 

 

  1. Give two disadvantages of using plastic pipes in conveying water in the farm. (1 mk)

 

  1. (a) Name two agricultural lime materials that may be used in the farm.                             (1 mk)

(b)  State four reasons for liming soils.                                                                                   (2 mks)

 

  1. Differentiate between fertilizer grade and fertilizer ration.                                                  (2 mks)

 

  1. A form four student planted maize for his KCSE agriculture project. He used a space of 75 cm X 25 cm in a plot measure 4 m X 3 m.

(i)  What does 75 cm stand for in this statement.                                                                  (1 mk)

 

(ii)  Calculate the plant population.  Show your working.                                                      (2 mks)

 

  1. Give four benefits of a land title deed to a farmer.                                                               (2 mks)

 

  1. State four financial documents used in the farm.                                                                  (2 mks)

 

  1. Explain how planting of trees help in drainage.                                                                     (1 mk)

 

  1. Give two activities carried out during hardening off tomato seedlings.                                (1 mk)

 

  1. State two practices that should be carried out to maintain grass pasture.                           (1 mk)

 

  1. State four ways in which herbicides can be classified.                                                           (2 mks)

 

  1. Give four effects of HIV/AIDS on agriculture production and development.                        (2 mks)

 

  1. State two factors that affect the quality of hay.                                                                    (1 mk)

 

  1. Give two reasons for drying grains before storage                                                                (1 mk)

 

17     What is meant be working capital.                                                                                         (1 mk)

 

  1. Name four variable costs in the production of maize.                                                           (2 mks)

 

 

SECTION B:  (20 MKS)

 

  1. The diagram below shows a Kale seedling attacked by a pest.

(a)        Identify the pest.                                                                                                         (1 mk)

 

(b)        What damage does the pest cause to the crops?                                                      (1 mk)

 

(c)        State one method of controlling the pest.                                                                 (1 mk)

 

(d)        Name two insect pests other than the one identified above that attack kales in the field.

(2 mks)

  1. The diagram below shows a banana tissue culture.  Study it and answer the questions that follow.

 

 

 

  1. Below are diagrams of irish potatoes tubers after being subjected to some conditions before planting

(a)        Which process of potato treatment is illustrated above?                                         (1 mk)

 

 

 

 

(b)        State two conditions necessary for the above process.                                             (2 mks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. (a) The following information was extracted from Mr. Mambo’s farm records for the year

ending 30th June 2017.  Study it and prepare a profit and loss account for the farm.

(4 mks)

                        Entry                                                                                                      Kshs.

Rent received                                                                                      10,000

Egg sales                                                                                             60,000

Repair of tractor                                                                                 30,000

Interest on bank loan                                                                          20,000

Opening valuation                                                                              80,000

Tax paid                                                                                               40,000

Closing valuation                                                                                 90,000

Purchases of farm inputs                                                                    90,000

Debts received from farmers co-operative society                          100,000

Maize sale                                                                                           55,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION C:

Answer any Two questions in the spaces provided.

  1. (a) Outline five benefits of timely planting cereal production.                                       (5 mks)

 

(b)        Describe five ways in which wind negatively affect agricultural products.               (5 mks)

 

(10 mks)

 

  1. (a) Outline five steps followed in land adjudication.                                                       (5 mks)

 

(b)        Explain five physical structures used to control soil erosion.                                  (10 mks)

 

(c)        Explain five marketing functions.                                                                                (5 mks)

 

  1. (a) Describe the benefits of using certified seeds in crop production                             (5 mks)

 

(b)        Outline the care and management practices done on Agro-forestry trees.              (5 mks)

 

(c)        Describe the safety precautions a farmer should take when using herbicides.      (10 mks)

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