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Agriculture Paper Form 2 Term 1 Exam 2017

This document contains an agriculture exam for Form Two Term One in 2017. The exam is divided into three sections worth a total of 100 marks. Section A contains short answer questions about topics like plantation farming, agroforestry, soil structure, water treatment, organic manure, camel species, and tsetse fly control. Section B focuses on soil structure identification, farm tool identification and uses, and tool maintenance. Section C requires longer answers on livestock importance, differences in cattle breeds, rabbit breeds, livestock husbandry, soil fertility loss, and characteristics of fertile soil.

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Agriculture Paper Form 2 Term 1 Exam 2017

This document contains an agriculture exam for Form Two Term One in 2017. The exam is divided into three sections worth a total of 100 marks. Section A contains short answer questions about topics like plantation farming, agroforestry, soil structure, water treatment, organic manure, camel species, and tsetse fly control. Section B focuses on soil structure identification, farm tool identification and uses, and tool maintenance. Section C requires longer answers on livestock importance, differences in cattle breeds, rabbit breeds, livestock husbandry, soil fertility loss, and characteristics of fertile soil.

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FORM TWO TERM ONE EXAMS 2017

AGRICULTURE
TIME: 2 HOURS

SCHOOLS NET KENYA


Osiligi House, Opposite KCB, Ground Floor
Off Magadi Road, Ongata Rongai | Tel: 0711 88 22 27
E-mail:infosnkenya@gmail.com | Website: www.schoolsnetkenya.com
Answer All the Question
1. List four characteristics of plantation farming (4mks)

2. Give four benefits of Agro forestry (4mks)

3. Differentiate between soil structure and soil texture (2mks)

4. State four reasons for treating water in the farm (4mks)

5. State four disadvantages of using organic manure (4mks)

6. Name two species of camel (2mks)

7. State four control measures of tsetse flies (4mks)

8. What is meant by Bos Inducus? (1mk)

9. Name four dairy breeds of goat (4mks)

10. Why do we keep farm record (1mk)

SECTION B(20MKS)

11. The diagram below illustrates some types of soil structure. Study and answer the question that follow
(a) Identify the type of soil structure illustrated by (2mks)
A

(b) Name parts labeled (i) and (ii) (2mks)

(c) State two effects of soil structure A in crop production (2mks)

12. Below are farm tools

(a) Name the tool above (4mks)

b) State use of each tool above (4mks)


A

D
(c) State two maintenance that can be carried to tool D (2mk)

(d) Classify the following tools at their appropriate categories (4mks)


Categories
A
B
C
D

SECTION C (60 MKS)

13. (a) State the importance of livestock in the farm (4mks)


(b) Explain differences between Bos Indicus and Bos Taurus breeds (10mks)
(c) List six breeds of rabbit (6mks)

14. (a) Describe the importance of livestock husbandly (15mks)


(b) State four breeds of dairy cattles (4mks)
(c) Which dairy breeds produce high butter fat content
15 (a) Discuss seven method by which soil is able to loss its fertility (14mks)
(b) State six characteristic of a fertile soil (6mks)

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