Agriculture Paper 1 - CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KERICHO (CDK) EXAMS – 2018 PRE-MOCK WITH MARKING SCHEME

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AGRICULTURE
MARCH 2018
PAPER 1

TIME: 2 HOURS

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KERICHO (CDK) EXAMS – 2018
PRE-MOCK
AGRICULTURE PAPER 1

SECTION A
Answer all the questions in the space provided

1. State four advantages of plantation farming (2mks)

2. List any four advantages of mixed farming (2mks)

3. State four ways through which pests affect agriculture (2mks)

4. State four ways in which minimum tillage can be achieved (2mks)

5. Outline four importance of keeping breeding records in dairy farming (2mks)

6. Give a reason for each of the following practices during compost making (2mks)

   1. Adding top soil
   2. Adding farm yard manure
   3. Adding ash
   4. Adding calcium ammonium nitrate

7. State four characteristics of intensive farming (2mks)

8. Give the element whose its deficiency is characterized by the following

   1. Intervenial chlorosis of leaves (1/2 mk)
   2. Blossim-end-rot in tomato fruit (½ mk)
   3. Scorched edges of a leaf (½ mk)
9. Give the practices done to achieve single stem capped system pruning in coffee production (2mks)
10. State three, areas that should be avoided when sampling soil (1½mk)
11. Outline how you would prepare a store for grain storage (2mks)
12. State four ways by which a farmer can improve his pasture (2mks)
13. Give the importance of a land title deed (3mks)
14. What do you understand by the term.
    1. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (1mks)
    2. List two factors that affect efficiency of pesticides in crop production (1mk)
15. Name four methods of controlling smut disease in maize (2mks)

SECTION B
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided 

16. A cow requires 4kgs of dry matter (DM) for every 100kg of body weight per day
    1. Calculate the amount of dry matter a cow weighing 500kg would require per day (show your working ) (2mks)
    2. Given the silage has 40% DM how many kilograms of silage should the cow be given per day (show your working) (2mks)
17. The diagram below shows various fencing post. Name post E, F, G and H (4mks)
    
    
    
    
    1. Give three ways of improving the above type of fence so that it becomes more effective Controlling animals and human movement (3mks)
18. Below is an illustration of the stomach of a young ruminant animal
    
    
    
    
    1. Name the parts labeled I, II, III and IV (2mks)
    2. What are the functions of the parts labeled II (2mks)
    3. Why is the part labeled (IV) much bigger than (I) in type young ruminant animals (1mk)
    4. Give four difference between ruminant and non-ruminant (4mks)

SECTION C (40MKS)
Answer any two questions in this section in the spaces provided

19.  
    1. Discuss the harvesting of cotton under the following subheadings
       1. stage of harvesting (3mks)
       2. methods and procedure of harvesting (4mks)
       3. precautions in harvesting (3mks)
    2. Explain how various field practices help to control crop diseases (10mks)
20. Describe the production of beans under the following sub headings
    1. Ecological requirements (4mks)
    2. Seed bed preparation (5mks)
    3. Planting (5mks)
    4. Pest and pest control (6mks)
21.  
    1. Explain five advantages of mulching in crop production (5mks)
    2. Outline five activities that may be undertaken in organic farming (5mks)
    3. discuss ten benefits a farmer is likely to get using vegetative propagation in production of oranges (10mks)