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END OF TERM S.5, 2024

AGRICULTURE
PAPER 1
This Paper Consists Of Two Section (A&B)

Section A consists of 30 objectives questions and you are instructed to cycle the correct
Objectives

Section B consists of seven questions and all questions carry equal marks

All questions are compulsory

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1. The demand for agricultural products is usually described as inelastic because.

A. Their demand does not change

B. There are consumed in high quantities
C. Their demand fluctuates according to season
D. Their demand does not change correspondingly with price

2. When a foetus receives antibodies from the mother through the placenta, it acquires

A. active immunity
B. long-time immunity
C. passive immunity
D. artificial immunity
3. Why of the following is limitation of using a spray race to control external livestock parasites?

A. Nervousness of the animal

B. High risk of poisoning animals with acaricide spray
C. High cost of installing the race system
D. Spray drifts during spraying

4. In farm accounting appreciation is

A. A liability
B. An income
C. An inventory
D. An asset

5. Which of the following conditions will lead to delayed maturity of cereals?

A. Deficiency of nitrogen in the soil

B. Deficiency of phosphorous in the soil
C. Excessive nitrogen in the soil
D. Deficiency of potassium in the soil

6. A successfully inseminated cow is likely to have a high concentration of

A. Follicle stimulating hormone

B. Progesterone hormone
C. Luteinizing hormone
D. Oxytocin hormone

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7. Payments of casual labour on the farm is classified as

A. A fixed cost
B. An overhead cost
C. A variable cost
D. An implicating cost

8. During which of the following transfer of energy does most energy loss in one ecosystem
occur?

A. Producers primary consumer

B. Primary consumer secondary consumer
C. Secondary consumer tertiary consumer
D. Tertiary consumer decomposers.

9. Which of the following is anotifiable disease?

A. Serous
B. Coccidiosis
C. Foot and mouth disease
D. East coast fever

10. One of the following influences the effectiveness of non-selective contact herbicide

A. Degree of witting of leaves

B. Type of weed under control
C. Storage of growth of weeds
D. Time of application

11. Which of the following best describes the number of animals per unit area a available
herbage

A. Set stocking
B. Grazing intensity
C. Stocking rate
D. Carrying capacity

12. The following are vectors borne disease except.

A. Groundnuts rosette
B. Coffee anthracnose
C. Maize streak
D. Cassava mosaic

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13. Which of the following type of soil water is most useful to crops?

A. Gravitation water
B. Capillary water
C. Field capacity water
D. Hygroscopic water

14. Beef and hide production on a farm, beef being the main product is an example.

A. Competitive products
B. Joint products
C. Complementary products
D. Supplementary products

15. Good quality concrete can be obtained in construction activities by;

A. Mixing it on a cool day

B. Using high concentration of cement
C. Using immediately after mixing
D. Mixing the ingredients in the right proportion

16. Which of the following factors determine the planting death of seeds?

A. Seed size
B. Type of soil
C. Type o f crop
D. Soil fertility

17. Which of following qualities of cover crop is vital in soil and water conservation?

A. Tolerance to drought
B. Tolerance to pest and diseases
C. Highly leaf and spreading
D. Leguminous in nature

18. In which of the following parts of a chloroplast are splitting enzymes mostly located

A. Stoma
B. Intergrana
C. Cytoplasm
D. Grana

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19. Excessive use pesticides in the long term affects mostly the.

A. Carnivores
B. Parasites
C. Herbivore
D. producers

20. Magnesium deficiency in cattle is shown by the following conditions.

A. Milk fever
B. Retarded growth
C. Night blindliness
D. Grass tetany

21. Digestion of proteins in a ruminant begins in the.

A. Abomasums
B. Omasum
C. Rumen
D. reticulum

22. A soil with concentration of bases is likely to be.

A. Acidic
B. Neutral
C. Alkaline
D. Slightly alkaline

23. One of following pests will lead to reduced photosynthetic area in crop.

A. Mealy buys
B. American bollworms
C. Aphids
D. Locusts

24. Which of the following can be described as an uncertainty in farming?

A. Technological change
B. Accident to employers
C. Pests and disease outbreak
D. Theft of produce

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25. Which property of soil makes it suitable for use in heavy duty farm machines?

A. High flash point

B. Good film strength
C. Low melting point
D. Low viscosity

26. A dairy cow with a good temperament is likely to have a low concentration of.

A. A drenroline
B. Prolactin
C. Oxytocin
D. relaxin

27. Which one of the following factors is critical in the process of making silage?

A. Size of the silage chamber

B. Size of the herd
C. Type and amount of additives added
D. Type of the stock

28. A soil characterized by low pH will show deficiency of phosphorus due to

A. Leaching of phosphorus
B. Adsorption of H+ions
C. Loss of organic matter
D. Formation of complexes between Al3+ and p

29. Agene which does not express itself unless in homozygous state is

A. Dominant
B. Sex-linked
C. Co dominant
D. Recessive

30. Which of the following combination of inputs will show overgrazing rate substitution in
determining milk field?

A. Acarrcide and pasture

B. Pastures and concentration
C. Concentration and additives
D. Stocking rate and stock breed.

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SECTION B

31(a). What is seed dormancy 02mks?

(b) Explain the causes of seed dormancy08mks?

32(a). Give4 reasons why forests conservation should be advocated for in Uganda04mks

(b). state three problems encountered in forest conservation in Uganda (3mks)

(a). suggest 3 ways of overcoming the above mentioned problem(3mks)

33(a) what is crop rotation (01mks)

(b) Discuss the importance of crop rotation in crop production?(09mks)

34(a) explain the process involved in crop production (08mks)

(b) What is soil formation (02mks?)

35(a) explain the importance of cover cropping (10mks)

36(a) what is genetic enegeering (02mks)

(b) Explain the problems associated with genetic engineering in crop production (08mks)

37(a)explain the importance of organic matter in the soil? (10mks)

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