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PALMTREE (PVT) SECONDARY SHOOL END OF TERM ONE 2023/2024

ACADEMIC YEAR EXAMS
AGRICUTURE (FORM III)
PAPER I
1OOmarks
(Theory)
11th December 2023 TIME ALLLOWED: 2hours
8:00-10:00am

Instructions Question Tick if Do not write in these

number answered columns

a. This paper contains TEN printed 1

papers please check. 2

b. This paper has two sections A and B,
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section A Has 8 questions and B three
questions please check. 4

c. Use the spaces provided to answer the 5

questions
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d. Answer all questions.
e. Cheating will lead to disqualification 7

f. Write your name on top of each page 8

g. Tick against the question you have
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answered
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Total

STANDING TALL TODAY AND TOMORROW TURN OVER……….

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SECTION A (70marks)
1. Define the following terms
a. Cropping systems
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b. Soil color
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c. Soil consistency
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d. Mono cropping
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e. Explain three limitations of mono cropping
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2. Figure 2 is a diagram of a cropping system. Use it to answer the questions that

follow;

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Beans growing between rows of Grevillearobusta trees

a. Give any two advantages of the cropping system.

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b. State any two desirable characteristics of trees and shrubs grown together with
arable crops in the cropping system above.

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3. A farmer reared cattle and grew Sorghum in the same year. Use this information to answer the
questions that follow 8 a, b and c

a. what type of enterprise combination was practiced by the farmer

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b. Explain any two ways in which the enterprise combination would reduce production
costs for the farmer.
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c. Explain any one way in which the crop enterprise combination may help to reduce
degradation
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Figure 3 shows relationship between two enterprises kept on a certain farm. Use it to
answer the questions that follow.

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Relationship between fish and duck

enterprises
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Output from duck s

d. Identify the type of enterprise combination illustrated by the figure.

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e. State the relationship between the output from ducks and the output from fish.

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f. Give any two examples of enterprises that exhibit the same type of relationship.

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4. Figure 1 below is a diagram showing a cropping system. Use it to answer

question 7

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a. Identify the cropping system

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b. State three activities involved in cropping system named in 7a
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c. Explain three reasons why this cropping system named in 7a is encouraged
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5.
a. With a well diagram describe an experiment to show that soil is made up of
different sized particles.

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6. state three physical properties of soil
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7. Explain three ways how soil structure can be destroyed.
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8.
a. define soil porosity
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b. State three importance of soil porosity to agriculture production
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SECTION B (30 marks)

Answer all questions in this section
9. Explain five advantages of mixed cropping
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10. Describe five ways of maintaining soil structure

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11. Explain five factors to be considered when choosing an enterprise combination

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END OF QUESTION PAPER!!!

MERRY XMAS (YES! YES! YES! )

NB: There is no gain without pain @BANDA

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