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SAINT MARY’S SECONDARY SCHOOL

2020 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATIONS

AGRICULTURE

23 September 2020 Time allowed: 2hrs

PAPER I

Instructions

1. This paper contains 8 pages. Please check. Question Tick if Do not write in
No. answered these columns
2. There are 11 questions in this paper. Answer all 1
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3. In the table on this page tick against the number 4
of question you have answered. 5
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4. Write your name on top of this page.
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5. Hand in your paper when time is up.
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SECTION A(70 MARKS)

1. a. Define the term climate change .

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b. State any two ways how livestock are affected by climate change.
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c. Describe any two methods that you would use to determine the amount of humus and sand in
a particular soil.
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2. a. List any two components of soil.
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b. Mention any two ways in which soil profile influences crop production.
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c. Give two reasons why trading at local level is important
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d. Explain how mango scales can be controlled using biological method.
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3. a. State two ways how can a farmer prevent the spread of contagious abortion to healthy
animals.
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b. Describe any two differences between the reproduction systems of a bull and that of a cock.
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 c. Define the following terms as used in livestock production
i. Oestrus
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ii. oxytocin
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4. Figure 1 shows a farmer spraying pesticides to the crops. Use it to answer questions that
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a. Identify the source of power used.

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b. State any two safety measures to follow when a farmer is carrying out the activity
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c. Mention any two limitations of carrying out the above activity.
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5. a. Name one extensive system of poultry.
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b. Give any two disadvantages of natural mating in beef production
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 c. A farmer sold one litre of milk at K500.00 to a manufacturer who produced it into yoghurt
and after sold it at K1500.00. Calculate the market margin.

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d. Distinguish between inoculation and pelleting as methods of treating pasture seeds.
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e. State any two ways how the government can deal with gender biase in farm mechanisation
inorder to improve production.
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6. a. Define the term casing
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b. Explain the following methods of substrate treatment
i. hot water heating
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ii. solar heating treatment
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c. Explain any two conditions to be considered when selecting a site suitable for the production of
mushrooms.
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d. Describe the following processes of substrate preparation
i. Shredding
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ii. Brending
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7. a. State two advantages of keeping local breed of goat.
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b. Explain the difference between dehorning and disbudding practices
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d. Describe how lambs are castrated using an elastrator method.
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8. a. Define the following methods of a sexual propagation
i. corms
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ii. rhizorms
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b. State the difference between polyculture and monoculture
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c. List any two disadvantages of practising organic farming
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 SECTION B (30 Marks
Answer all questions

9. Discuss any five grazing systems that are practised in Malawi.

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10. Explain any five importance of Agriculture Marketing.
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11. Outline any five challenges that are faced when running agricultural cooperatives.
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