MUHOHO HIGH SCHOOL

END OF YEAR 2015 EXAM

AGRICULTURE FORM 2
TIME: 11/2 HRS
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Instructions: Answer all questions in the spaces provided

1. Define organic farming (1mk)

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2. List three constituents of soil (3mks)
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3. Give four benefits of crop rotation (4mks)
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4. Give four disadvantages of crop rotation (4mks)
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5. Give four disadvantages of using organic manure in crop production (4mks)
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6. Give two importance of sub-soiling (2mks)
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7. State two benefits of hardening off seedlings before transplanting (2mks)
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8. The diagram below shows a method of planting used to establish a certain variety of crop

i. Identify the method of planting used (1mk)

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ii. Give the inter plant spacing followed above (1mk)
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iii. Give three advantages of the above method of planting (3mks)
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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. (4mks)

9. State four categories of produce stores found in a farm (4mks)

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10. State two uses of a rake (2mks)
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11. Differentiate between a heifer and a cow (1mk)
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12. List three sheep breeds rared for meat production in Kenya (3mks)
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13. Explain the meaning of the following post harvest practices carried out in crops such as
beans (3mks)
i. Dusting
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ii. Threshing
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iii. Cleaning
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14. Give four edaphic factors that influence crop production (4mks)
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15. Study the following types of vegetables
- Cow peas
- Spring onion
- Pigeon peas
- Pepper
- Tulips

Identify:-

i. Leaf vegetables (1mk)

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ii. Fruit vegetables (1mk)
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16. a. State four predisposing factors of livestock diseases (4mks)
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b. State two preventive measures in disease control in livestock (2mks)
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