MUKUYU SECONDARY SCHOOL

TERM 1 2019 OPENING EXAMS AGRICULTURE FORM THREE

TIME: 2 HOURS

1. Give three reasons why shifting cultivation is being discouraged. (3 marks)

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2. State two ways in which agriculture supports agro-based industries (2 marks)
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3. Give two external parasites that attack livestock. (2mark)
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4. Give two advantages of drip irrigation over surface irrigation. (2mark)
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5. Other than conservation of soil and water, state two other benefits of agro- forestry
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6. Illustrated below is method of grafting in citrus trees. Study it and answer the questions that
follows:
 (a) Identify the method
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(b) What name is given to the part labelled
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(c ) Give two characteristic of the part labelled E that makes it suitable for use in grafting.
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(d) Name the appropriate materials for wrapping round the union at point F. (1mark)
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7. (a)An experiment was done on a moist soil sample as outlined below:
Weight of empty silica dish =20grams
Weight of moist soil and the dish =50grams
Weight of the soil and the dish after being placed in oven (1050C) for several hours
=40grams
Calculate the percentage of moisture in the soil sample (show your workings) (2marks)
 (b)(i) The soil obtained in (a) above was ignited over a Bunsen burner for several hours to
remove humus.
After heating and cooling in desicator severally, the constant weight of the dish and the
residue was
found to be 35 grams.
Calculate the percentage of humus in the dry soil sample (show your workings)(2marks)

(ii)What is the role of humus in the soil? (1marks)

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8. The illustration below shows format a type of farm record kept in pig rearing .Study it and
answer the questions that follow.
Sow No. Sire no Date of Date of farrowing Remarks
Breed: service: Expected Actual

(a) Identify the record (1mark)

(b) Give three reasons for keeping the above records. (3marks)
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9. Explain five the meaning of the following terms as used in livestock breeding (5marks)
i. Gene

ii. Inheritance

iii. Epistasis

iv. Recessive gene

v. Hybrid vigour

(10) Describe four methods of draining marshy land for pasture production (4marks)

11. What are the advantages of propagating crops by use of seeds? (4 marks)
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12. Define organic farming (1mark)

13. List THREE soil constituents (3 mark)

Signs of heat in cattle (4marks)

15. State THREE methods used in selection of breeding stock in livestock management (3 marks)

16. State FOUR benefits of mulching in soil and water conservation (4marks)

17. Give FOUR disadvantages of using organic manures in crop production (4marks)

18. Name Two types of inventory records kept by farmers (2mark)

19. Give TWO importance of sub-soiling (2marks)

20. Differentiate between apiculture and aquaculture as used in Agriculture (2marks)

21. State TWO ways in which burning leads to loss of soil fertility (2mark)

22. State TWO benefits of hardening off seedlings before transplanting (2marks)

23. The diagram below shows a method of planting used to establish a certain variety of crop

30cm Planted crops

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(i) Identify the method of planting used (1mark)

(ii) Give the interplant spacing followed above (1mark)

(iii) Give THREE advantages of the above method of panting (3marks)

(iv) The spacing above was used to establish a crop on an area of land measuring 6m by 3m.
Calculate the crop population. Show your working (3marks)
24. (a) Explain four that determine the nutritional requirements of an animal (8marks)

(b) Describe the various breeding systems in livestock production (8marks)

25. Describe ten factors considered when selecting the breeding stock (10marks)

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