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ZIMSEC O Level · 4001/1 · N2023

Agriculture Paper 1 November 2023

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60 min
Syllabus code
4001/1

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Question 1

Natural Resources And Conservation
Select a sacred animal from the list.
  1. Acobra snake
  2. Bpangolin
  3. Ccheetah
  4. Dlion

Question 2

Natural Resources And Conservation
Which plant is an example of an endangered plant specie?
  1. ACaladenia
  2. BAsparagus
  3. CSabi star
  4. DDuno

Question 3

Farming Systems
Identify a limiting factor of land use in Zimbabwe.
  1. Apopulation
  2. Btechnology
  3. Ctopography
  4. Dgovernment policy

Question 4

Crop Production
An example of a fruit vegetable is
  1. Acucumber.
  2. Basparagus.
  3. Cbrocolli.
  4. Dturnip.

Question 5

Crop Production
Which one is a perennial crop?
  1. Asugar beet
  2. Bcarrots
  3. Ccoffee
  4. Dmaize

Question 6

Natural Resources And Conservation
A suitable habitat for a zebra is the
  1. Asoil.
  2. Bforest.
  3. Cmountain.
  4. Dmonuments.

Question 7

Natural Resources And Conservation
Identify agroforestry components.
  1. Aconventional crops, forestry and livestock
  2. Blivestock, conventional crops and multipurpose trees
  3. Cmultipurpose trees, wildlife, conventional crops
  4. Dplantation, livestock and wildlife

Question 8

Soil Science
What percentage of a typical soil is gas?
  1. A5
  2. B25
  3. C45
  4. D50

Question 9

Plant Nutrition And Fertilisers
The banding process in fertiliser application involves
  1. Aplacing fertilisers in little mounds at required spacing within the row.
  2. Bplacing fertiliser continuously next to each plant row.
  3. Cplacing fertiliser below the seed.
  4. Dspraying fertiliser on leaves .

Question 10

Soil Science
One advantage of maintaining a good soil structure is to encourage
  1. Asoil erodibiliy.
  2. Bsoil compaction.
  3. Cmicrobial activities.
  4. Dthe depletion of soil nutrients.

Question 11

Soil Science
The maximum amount of water a field can hold against the force of gravity is
  1. Afield capacity.
  2. Bwater logging.
  3. Ccapillary moisture.
  4. Dhygroscopic moisture.

Question 12

Soil Science
Select a cause of leaching.
  1. Amulching
  2. Bwaterlogging
  3. Cwater conservation
  4. Dploughing along the slope

Question 13

Soil Science
What is the importance of soil profiling?
  1. Adetermines surface area available for weathering
  2. Bdetermines soil fertility
  3. Cdetermines soil colour
  4. Ddetermines soil pH

Question 14

Soil Science
The role of living organisms in the soil is to
  1. Aadd fertility to the soil.
  2. Bdetermine the soil colour.
  3. Cprovide the soil with oxygen.
  4. Ddetermine the mineral content of the soil.

Question 15

Plant Nutrition And Fertilisers
Identify an organic form of fertiliser prepared by soaking extracts of russian comfrey.
  1. AGreen manure
  2. BLiquid manure
  3. CCompost manure
  4. DFarmyard manure

Question 16

Soil Science

A dry soil sample was heated in a crucible until all traces of smoke disappeared.

What soil constitute was being investigated?

  1. Aair
  2. Bwater
  3. Cmineral salts
  4. Dorganic matter

Question 17

Plant Nutrition And Fertilisers
What does the term green manuring refer to?
  1. Acrops which are ploughed into the the soil while still green
  2. Bcrops which are used as mulch while still green
  3. Ccrops that turn green after applying manure
  4. Dcompost manure

Question 18

Plant Structure And Growth

Use the following diagram to answer question 18.

What is the name of the part labelled (ii)?

  1. AXylem
  2. BPhloem
  3. CCortex
  4. DPith

Question 19

Soil And Water Conservation
Which of the following is a biological method of controlling soil erosion in grazing lands?
  1. Aconstructing bench terraces
  2. Bmixed cropping
  3. Ccover cropping
  4. Dplanting hedge

Question 20

Plant Structure And Growth
Downward growth of plant roots is called
  1. Ageotropism.
  2. Bhydrotropism.
  3. Cphototropism.
  4. Dthigmotropism.

Question 21

Crop Production
An arable land is prepared to reduce
  1. Aaeration.
  2. Bplant population.
  3. Ccompetition between plants and weeds.
  4. Dsoil-seed contact.

Question 22

Crop Protection
Which group of diseases is transmitted by aphids?
  1. Aviral
  2. Bfungal
  3. Cbacterial
  4. Dprotozoan

Question 23

Plant Structure And Growth
Permanent wilting is
  1. Aloss of water by plants and later recovers.
  2. Babsorption of water by plants which later evaporates.
  3. Closs of water by plants leading to plant death.
  4. Dabsorption of water and nutrients before transpiration.

Question 24

Animal Health
Cestodes are also known as
  1. Aroundworms.
  2. Btapeworms.
  3. Cwireworms.
  4. Dhookworms.

Question 25

Livestock Production
What is the function of the epididymus?
  1. Amanufactures sperms
  2. Bstores sperms
  3. Cexpels sperms
  4. Dcool sperms

Question 26

Animal Health
Identify an ecto-parasite.
  1. Aliverfluke
  2. Broundworm
  3. Ctapeworm
  4. Dtick

Question 27

Livestock Production
Which is a male hormone of farm animals?
  1. Aoestrogen
  2. Bprogesterone
  3. Ctestosterone
  4. Dluteinising hormone

Question 28

Farm Structures And Machinery
Why is it important to draw a building plan before construction?
  1. ATo show position of the building.
  2. BAssists in calculation of materials needed.
  3. CDetermines properties of building materials.
  4. DDetermines factors considered when selecting building site.

Question 29

Farm Structures And Machinery
How are farm roads maintained?
  1. Arebuild the camber
  2. Breduce mitre drains
  3. Cresurface the road with soil
  4. Dgrade the soil before rainfall

Question 30

Farm Structures And Machinery
Why should straining posts be anchored?
  1. ATo withstand the pressure of the strained wire.
  2. BTo weaken the strained wire.
  3. CTo prevent termites attack.
  4. DTo put the strut.

Question 32

Farm Structures And Machinery
Which part of the plough A, B, C or D turns the soil?
  1. AA
  2. BB
  3. CC
  4. DD

Question 33

Farm Structures And Machinery
Frog is part of a mouldboard plough which is involved in
  1. Astabilizing the plough.
  2. Bturning the soil over.
  3. Cadjusting the plough.
  4. Dattaching the share, mouldboard and landslide to the beam.

Question 34

Farm Structures And Machinery
Which farm road feature drains water across the road surface?
  1. Ainvert
  2. Bculvert
  3. Cside drain
  4. Dmitre drain

Question 35

Farm Management And Economics
The response of the supply of the product to increasing prices include
  1. Ano new producers joining.
  2. Bexisting producers supplying less.
  3. Cexisting producers supplying more.
  4. Dsupplies of the product remaining the same.

Question 36

Farm Management And Economics
Identify a financial record kept in rabbit production.
  1. Alitter size
  2. Binputs costs
  3. Cmating records
  4. Dweaning weight

Question 37

Farm Management And Economics
The best alternative foregone by a farmer as a result of choosing another describes
  1. Aa risk.
  2. Ban uncertainty.
  3. Can opportunity cost.
  4. Da decision making.

Question 38

Farm Management And Economics
A profit is made when an
  1. Aincome from an enterprise is more than the expenditure.
  2. Bexpenditure from an enterprise is more than the income.
  3. Cincome and expenditure are at equilibrium.
  4. Dincome and expenditure are not related.

Question 39

Farm Management And Economics
If prices of commodities and services are high
  1. Ademand is high.
  2. Bless people will buy.
  3. Cconsumption is high.
  4. Dcustomers will be many.

Question 40

Farm Management And Economics
Uncontrolled marketing is when
  1. Aproducers sell their produce to specific buyers.
  2. Bbuyers prescribe the market acceptable standards.
  3. Cproduce is sold to consumers without government interference.
  4. Dprice of produce is determined by government and is enforced by law.

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