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ZIMSEC O Level · 5035/1 · N1995

Agriculture Paper 1 November 1995

Questions
25
Time allowed
60 min
Syllabus code
5035/1

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Questions
25
Pass mark
15
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Question 1

Farming Systems
The National Agriculture programme, associated with passing information to farmers is an example of
  1. AEducation
  2. BExtension
  3. CResearch
  4. DResettlement

Question 2

Livestock Production
An example of a pair of browsers is
  1. Acattle, goats
  2. Bpigs, sheep
  3. Cdonkeys, rabbits
  4. Dhorses, chickens

Question 3

Farm Structures And Machinery
An implement which makes a fine tilth is a
  1. Acultivator
  2. Bharrow
  3. Cplough
  4. Dridger

Question 4

Soil Science
Weathering is defined as the
  1. ADamaging of crops by hail storm
  2. Bbreaking down of rocks into small particles
  3. Cwashing away of top soil by rainfall
  4. Dremoval of minerals from soil

Question 5

Farm Management And Economics
An example of a fixed cost is the cost of
  1. Aelectricity
  2. Bfertilizer
  3. Crent
  4. Dseed

Question 6

Plant Structure And Growth
Water carried up the plant stem through the
  1. Acambium
  2. Bploem
  3. Cpith
  4. Dxylem

Question 7

Animal Health
A government measure which avoids the spreading of animal disease is
  1. Abreeding
  2. Bweaning
  3. Cquarantining
  4. Dsubsidizing

Question 8

Plant Structure And Growth
Carbon dioxide is used by a plant during
  1. AOsmosis
  2. BPhotosynthesis
  3. CRespiration
  4. DTranspiration

Question 9

Soil Science
Waterlogged coils can be improved by
  1. Adraining
  2. Birrigating
  3. Cleaching
  4. Dmulching

Question 10

Soil And Water Conservation
Soil erosion can be increased by
  1. Aremoving vegetative cover
  2. Bplanting cover crops
  3. Cadding organic matter
  4. Dapplying agricultural lime

Question 11

Livestock Production
The fluid in which sperms swim during mating is produced in the
  1. APenis
  2. BSeminal vesicles
  3. Ctestes
  4. Dvas deferens

Question 12

Crop Protection
What is the weight of pesticide required to mix with 15 litres of water if the dilution rate is 1 kg to 500 litres?
  1. A20g
  2. B30g
  3. C45g
  4. D50g

Question 13

Water And Irrigation
The development of algae in water storage tanks can be prevented by
  1. Apainting
  2. Bplastering
  3. Croofing
  4. Dscreening

Question 14

Farm Structures And Machinery
Wooden posts are treated with creosote to prevent
  1. Abreaking
  2. Bdiscolouration
  3. Crotting
  4. Dshrinkage

Question 15

Water And Irrigation
Ant heap soil is used in core-trenches because it is
  1. Afairly cheap
  2. Beasily available
  3. Cimpervious to water
  4. Dporous to water

Question 16

Plant Nutrition And Fertilisers
The application of nitrogenous fertilizers is more frequent on sandy soils because of
  1. Ahigh leaching
  2. Blow acidity
  3. Cpoor drainage
  4. Dgood aeration

Question 17

Plant Nutrition And Fertilisers
Denitrifying bacteria are particularly active in soil which is
  1. Aacidic
  2. Binfertile
  3. Cwaterlogged
  4. Dwell - drained

Question 18

Crop Protection
Cultural methods of weed control include
  1. Acorrect spacing, weed killers, hoes
  2. Bcultivating, selective herbicides, hand pulling
  3. Choes, cultivators, weed killers
  4. Dcrop rotation, correct spacing, early planting

Question 19

Crop Production
An important requirement for cereals during flowering is the availability of
  1. Amanure
  2. Bmoisture
  3. Csunlight
  4. Dwarmth

Question 20

Livestock Production
A practice which allows grass in pastures to seed is
  1. Adestocking
  2. Bover grazing
  3. Coverstocking
  4. Dresting

Question 21

Crop Protection
A practice which reduces past attack is
  1. Aheavy manuring
  2. Bcontinuous monoculture
  3. Cconservation tillage
  4. Dcrop rotation

Question 22

Crop Production
The correct order of land preparation is
  1. Adiscing, stumping, ridging, ploughing
  2. Bridging, stumping, discing, ploughing
  3. Cstumping, ploughing, discing, ridging
  4. Dstumping, ploughing, ridging, discing

Question 23

Soil Science
A soil's effective depth refers to the zone where
  1. Alimiting layers are found
  2. Bploughing is done
  3. Cfertilizers are incorporated
  4. Dseed is sown

Question 24

Soil Science
The pH range in which soil microbes thrive best is
  1. A1,5 - 3,6
  2. B5,5 - 7,8
  3. C8,2 - 10,5
  4. D11,4 - 13,6

Question 25

Farm Management And Economics
Which economic principle is shown by the graph below?
  1. Asupply curve
  2. Bdemand curve
  3. Cdiminishing returns
  4. Dopportunity costs

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