Lusengeli Secondary School

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LUSENGELI SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM TWO AGRICULTURE

END YEAR EXAMINATION

TERM : 3 YEAR : 2013

TIME : 2 HOURS

NAME : …………………………………. … ADM NO. : ……………

CLASS : ……………………………………. DATE : …………………

I N S T R U C T I O N S

Ø Answer ALL questions in Section A and B in the spaces provided in the question papers.

Ø Answer TWO questions from Section C.

S E C T I O N : A (30 MARKS)

1. State any FOUR deficiency symptoms of Nitrogen in the plants. (4 marks)

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2. Name TWO methods that can be used to detect mineral deficiency in the

soil. (1 marks)

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3. Give 3 advantages of using seeds as a planting material. (3 marks)

4. State 2 methods of breaking dormancy in certain seeds before planting.

(2 marks)

5. (a) State 4 importance of a nursery in crop production. (2 marks)

(b) Give 4 nursery management practices carried out on a nursery.

(2 marks)

6. (a) Define the term changing the cycle. (1 mark)

(b) State the TWO systems of pruning used in a coffee plantation. (2 marks)

7. State TWO methods of frame formation in tea. (2 marks)

8. Name ONE disease that affects tomato plants and state its control. (2 marks)

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9. What is a pathogen ? (1 mark)

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10. (a) State FOUR causes of ill-health in farm animals. (2 marks)

(b) State FOUR effects of parasites of livestock. (2 marks)

11. State FOUR reasons why secondary cultivation should be carried out on the

farm. (4 marks)

S E C T I O N : B (30 MARKS)

12. The diagram below shows a method of grafting. Use it to answer questions that

follow.

(a) Identify the type of grafting shown above. (1 mark)

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(b) Apart from that name 3 other types of grating. (3 marks)

13. Below is a method of soil sampling.

(a) Identify the method illustrated above. (1 mark)

(b) Name 2 methods of determining soil pH. (2 marks)

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(d) Name 3 major details that a composite soil sample should have before

being taken to the laboratory. (3 marks)

(e) State 3 areas that should be avoided when collecting soil for soil sampling.

(3 marks)

14. The diagram below shows a water pump. Use it to answer the questions that

follows.

(a) Name the parts (4 marks)

W - _________________________________

X - _________________________________

Y - ________________________________

Z - _________________________________

(b) Name 3 other types of pumps used in pumping water on the farm.

(3 marks)

(i) Soda ash _____________________________________________

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(i) Alum _____________________________________________

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(i) Keeping it for 36 hours in the sedimentation tank. _______________________________________________________

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S E C T I O N : C (40 MARKS)

15. Describe TEN uses of farm records. (20 marks)

16. Describe the production of tomatoes under the following :-

(i) Ecological requirement (4 marks)

(ii) Nursery Establishment and Management (7 marks)

(iii) Land Preparation (6 marks)

(iv) Transplanting (3 marks)

17. (a) Describe 5 signs of infestation by internal parasites. (5 marks)

(b) Describe the life cycle of a three host tick (12 marks)

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