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FORM TWO AGRICULTURE
TIME: 11/2 HOURS (50 MARKS)
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided
1. Define the following terms.
i. Seed dressing. (1mk)
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ii. Chitting (1mk)
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2. The diagram below represents a field management practice carried out on crops.
a) Identify the above practice (1mk)
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b) Name one crop the practice is commonly practiced on (1mk)
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c) Give two reasons for carrying out the above practice (2mks)
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3. List four human factors that influence agriculture (2mks)
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4. Give four reasons for treating water for use on the farm (2mks)
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5. State four precautions that should be observed when using workshop tools (2mks)
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6. Give four reasons why burning is discouraged as a method of land clearing (2mks)
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7. Name four practices that enhance minimum tillage (2mks)
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8. Give two sources of underground water (1mks)
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9. State four characteristics of a fertile soil (2mks)
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10. Name four breeds of dairy goats (2mks)
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11. Name two types of Inventory records (1mk)
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12. List four symptoms of Nitrogen deficiency in plants (2mks)
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13. Name two vegetative materials used to propagate pineapples (1mk)
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14. Outline four factors considered when selecting a nursery site (2mks)
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15. State four characteristics of a good grain store (2mks)
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16. Study the diagram below and answer the following questions.
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a. Identify the practice above. (1mk)
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State two reasons for carrying out the practice above. (2mks)
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17. The diagram below shows an experiment set up using soil types G, H and J. Observations
were made after 24hrs. Study the diagram and answer questions that follow.
a. What is the experiment above designed to study? (1 mk)
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b. Name the three soil types G, H and J. (3 mks)
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c. Explain how the farmer can improve soil type G. (1 mks)
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18. a) State the factors that determine the stage and time of harvesting crops. (5mks)
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b) state four methods of harvesting crops (4mks)
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c) Outline 4 importance of pruning in coffee production. (4mks)
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