BAITLOTLI JSS

AGRICULTURE

REVISION

FORM THREE PAPER 1 MARKS: 40

TIME: 1 HOUR 2012

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Use HB pencil ONLY. Do not use ink or ball point pen

2. Answer ALL questions on the answer sheet provided.

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 Use the information below to answer question 1

A farmer rears cattle, sheep, chickens and also produces sorghum and maize on
communal land to feed his family.

1. What type of farming is the farmer practicing?

A. Arable farming
B. Mixed farming
C. Pastoral farming
D. Commercial arable farming

2. Which equipment can a farmer use to harvest crops at a faster rate?

A. Combined harvester
B. Secateurs
C. Sickle
D. Knife

3. A highly mechanized farmer experiences soil compaction in his field.

How can this soil condition be improved?

A. By ploughing using a disc plough

B. By cultivating using a harrow
C. By digging using a subsoiler
D. By applying kraal manure

4. The application rate of LAN in a plot is 10 g/m2.

How much LAN would be needed in a plot measuring 5 m by 3 m?

A. 80 g
B. 150 g
C. 250 g
D. 600 g

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 Use the information below to answer question 5.

A farmer growing maize plants in a field noticed that the leaves of the plants are
changing colour from brown or reddish to purple. The farmer applied 2:3:2 (22) to the
soil but the colour of the leaves did not improve.

5. What could be the cause of this problem?

A. Too much phosphorus in the soil

B. Shortage of nitrogen in the soil
C. Too much acid in the soil
D. Poor soil drainage

6. Which of the following fertilizers can be used to improve the fertility and structure of
soil?

A. LAN
B. 2:3:2 (22)
C. Kraal manure
D. Super phosphate

7. The recommended seed rate for a cereal crop is 200 kg per hectare.
How much seed is required for a plot measuring 2 m by 1 m?
(Note: 1 ha = 10 000 m2)

A. 0.04 kg
B. 0.40 kg
C. 4.00 kg
D. 40.0 kg

8. A farmer grows sorghum and beans. When planting, he alternates the crops for every
consecutive row. What system of crop production is the farmer practicing?

A. Inter cropping
B. Mono cropping
C. Rotational cropping
D. Continuous cropping

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9. Mr. Thobo transplanted fruit tree seedling on a Monday and by Friday of the same week,
most of his seedlings had died. What step could Mr. Thobo have forgotten to take which
resulted in the death of the seedling?

A. Staking
B. Weeding
C. Thinning out
D. Hardening off

10. What is the gestation period of a cow in days?

A. 21
B. 90
C. 282
D. 365

11. Which of the following animals eats and contaminates stored grains?

A. Rats
B. Doves
C. Insects
D. Quelea birds

The diagram below shows a crop management activity carried out to control plant
diseases. Use it to answer question 12.

12. Which activity is being carried out?

A. Dusting
B. Spraying
C. Fertigation
D. Fumigation

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 The diagram below shows a man spraying plants with chemicals.
Use it to answer question 13.

13. How is the protective clothing labelled H useful?

A. It prevents the feet from getting into contact with the drifting spray
B. It prevents the feet from brushing the chemical off plants
C. It prevents the chemical from getting inside his clothes
D. It prevents the chemical from damaging his clothes

14. A farmer saw a cow eating wood and some old bones.
What immediate action should the farmer take to help the cow?

A. Give it water
B. Give it a lot of food
C. Give it molasses meal
D. Give it a phosphate block

The diagram below shows raisins. Use it to answer question 15.

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15. Which method was used to preserve the raisins?

A. Freezing
B. Canning
C. Salting
D. Drying

The diagram below shows chickens reared in an open area.

Use it to answer question 16.

16. What is the disadvantage of the system?

A. It is expensive to practice
B. The chickens need a lot of food
C. It requires a lot of skilled labour
D. The chickens can be eaten by predators

The diagram below shows a hen sitting in a cage. Use it to answer question 17.

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17. What behavior is displayed by the hen?

A. Cannibalism
B. Broodiness
C. Roosting
D. Moulting

18. Which type of feed is suitable for 18 weeks old hens?

A. Starter mash
B. Layers mash
C. Finisher mash
D. Growers mash

The diagram below shows a breeding system used in beef production.

Use it to answer question 19.

19. What is the percentage of the Tuli bull in the calf produced in the third generation?

A. 100%
B. 87.5%
C. 75%
D. 50%

20. A dairy farmer produced 300 litres of milk a day. He could only sell 100 litres of the milk
each day. What could be done to keep excess milk fresh until the following day?

A. Pasteurize the milk

B. Process into sour milk
C. Add ice blocks to the milk
D. Store the milk in a refrigerator

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21. Which of the following fertilizers is used to increase nitrogen in the soil?

A. Urea
B. Sulphuric acid
C. Super phosphate
D. Potassium sulphate

22. What is the reason for firming the soil after transplanting?

A. To cover the space around the roots

B. To keep water around the roots
C. To remove air pockets
D. To space crops

The diagram below shows a process taking place in animals.

Use it to answer question 23.

23. What is the name of the process?

A. Fusion
B. Ovulation
C. Pregnancy
D. Fertilization
Use the information below to answer question 24.

Company A is making P30 000 per annum before tax deductions. The company has
three shareholders with equal contributions. Each shareholder pays 10% tax.

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24. How much will each shareholder get at the end of the year?

A. P300
B. P2 700
C. P7 000
D. P9 000
The diagram below shows the reproductive system of a bull.
Use it to answer question 25.

25. Which part has a high sperm concentration?

26. Which of the following diagrams shows the correct position of a calf at parturition?

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 The diagram below shows a good beef breed.
Use it to answer question 27.

27. Which characteristic of a good beef breed can be seen from the diagram?

A. Fertility rate
B. Carcass quality
C. Body conformation
D. The strength of an animal

The diagram below shows the organizational structure of a farm business.

Use it to answer question 28.

28. Which form of business ownership is shown?

A. Company
B.Cooperative
C.Partnership
D. Sole proprietorship
The diagram below shows a tool used in livestock husbandry.
Use it answer question 29.

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29. What is the tool used for?

A. Deworming
B. Insemination
C. Collection of semen
D. Temperature regulation
The graph below shows the demand of oranges and their corresponding prices.
Use it to answer questions 30 and 31.

30. What conclusion can you make from the graph?

A. When the demand remains the same the price decreases

B. When the demand decreases the price decreases
C. When the demand decreases the price increases
D. When the demand increases the price increases

31. What is the price of a bag of oranges when the quantity demanded is 4 bags?

A. P35
B. P30
C. P15
D. P7

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32. Which of the following can inhibit germination of tree seeds?

A. Availability of sunlight
B. Availability of nutrients
C. State of dormancy
D. State of the soil
The diagram below shows common crop pests on a farm.
Use it to answer question 33.

33. How can farmers solve the problem caused by these pests?

A. By ploughing in winter
B. By fencing their fields
C. By using large fields
D. By planting early

34. What is the function of progesterone in cows?

A. To develop female sex drive

B. To increase milk let down
C. To maintain pregnancy
D. To improve growth

35. A young farmer was asked to identify potential customers in his business plan.
Which element of the business is being satisfied?

A. Financial plan
B. Marketing plan
C. Production plan
D. Management plan

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36. Which of the following is needed to facilitate marketing?

A. Harvesting
B. Weeding
C. Fertilizing
D. Storing

Use the information below to answer questions 37 and 38.

A farmer uses a structure for tick control whereby animals walk through a confined
area that has pipes fitted with nozzles.

37. What is the name of the structure?

A. Dip tank
B. Spray race
C. Cattle crush
D. Knapsack spray

38. What is the advantage of using this structure?

A. It is cheap to maintain
B. It requires less technical skill
C. It allows for complete immersion of the animal
D. It is easy to use on pregnant and sick animals
Use the information on record keeping given below to answer question 39.
Number of calves produced in 3 years

Cow number Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

GN 1 1 2 3

GN 2 1 1 1

GN 3 0 1 2

GN 4 2 3 3

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39. Which cow should be culled?

A. GN1
B. GN2
C. GN3
D. GN4
The diagram below shows an equipment used by dairy farmers.
Use it to answer question 40.

40. What is the equipment used for?

A. To measure milk produced

B. To check for mastitis
C. To pasteurize milk
D. To drink milk

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