Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Agricultural Science Paper 1 2017

    Uploaded by

    Eloy Anthony Thomas
    259 views9 pages

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    259 views9 pages

    Agricultural Science Paper 1 2017

    Uploaded by

    Eloy Anthony Thomas

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 9
    [ee est cove 01203010 FORM TP 2017042\. MAY/UNE 2017 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (Single Award) Paper 01 ~ General Proficiency J hour 15 minutes 07 JUNE 2017 READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. |. This test consists of 60 items. You will have | hour and 15 minutes to answer then, 2, Imaddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3. Each ite inthis test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C) (D). Read each itern {You are about to answer and decide which choice is bes. 4. On your ansiser sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. ‘Sample em | Which ofthe following anima has the highest dressing percentage? Sample Ansuze (A) Chicken 0000 @) Pe (©) Goat ©) cow “The best answer to this item is “Chicken”, so (A) has been shaded. 5. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new chofee 6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you ean. [you cannot answer an item, go on the next ane. You may retutn to tha itm ler, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO So. ss Copyright © 2015 Caribbean Examinations Couneil All rights reserved 1. Marketing can BEST be described as “© B® © Oy value-added farm products promoting and selling goods and selling goods produced onthe farm sta marketplace ‘buying goods from the market to be sold to exporters 2 Gross domestic product isthe totl value of a ® © o goods consumed by a country Services provided tocthercountries ‘goods and services produced in a country ood and services sold to other ‘countries Items 3.8 refer to the following current [esuesthataffectagriculturean a worldwide bass. “ @) © o Soil erosion Bioterrorism Global warming Problems with food security In answering Items 3-8, match each item below with one ofthe optionsabove. Each option may be used once, more than once ornot at al. Which ofthe above issues is MOST likely to result fom 3. improper herbicide usage? 4. theburmingofbushesandemissionofgases from industrial operations? 5. the incidence of pests and diseases, and poor postharvest practices? 12030107" 2017 6. Which ofthe following isthe MOST likely reason for the proliferation of praedial larceny in the Caribbean? (A) The fines are too smal (B) There are no laws against it (©) Is difiett to catch the person committing the act. (©) _Vendorsdonothaveto show origin ‘of farm produce, 7, Thecorretsequence of sxpstobe followed in growing s crop is (A) selection of plating materia, land preparation, planting, aftercare and harvesting (B) and preparation, selection of planing material, planting, aftereare and harvesting (©) selectionat planting material, land preparation, planting harvesting and aftereate (D) selection of planting material, planting, land preperation, aftercare and harvesting tem 8 refers to the following table which shows the demand, supply and price of tomato in a cou Price ° m 150 2.00 250 8. Based om the information inthe table, the equilibrium price of tomato is (a) $1.00 (®) stso (©) $200 ©) 52.50 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE i 8 10. 1, Which ofthe followingisNOTasourceof 13, farm ered fora farmer? (A) Credit union (®) Commercial bank (©) Trade organization {D) Savings and theft society ‘Which ofthe followingisNOTa fixedeost? (Fuel @ Tex (©) Machinery (©) Depreciation 14 Whichofte ollowingisa MAJOR problem associated with Caribbean farming as it relates to lend? (A) Land is usually cheap end rely ‘available, (8) tisusuall dieu to obt for rental (©) Fermers wo own land are usual better farmers. (©) Farmers are usually hesitant 10 develop rented land. land 15, tem 12 eefers tothe following graph of demand and supply curve 16. TaD During Lent, people demand more fishthan any other mest. This is represented by 8 shin fom Died ®) Dio, © Siws' ©) Ewe 01203010/F 2017 ‘Whichof the following actorsdoesa ender consider when processing leanapplication fora farmer? Character ofthe farmer I. Management ability IL Repayment capacity (A) Land tt only (B) Landi only (©) Mand If only (0) litanautt In economic terms, shortage exists when (A) demand is equal to supply (B) demand is oss than supply (C) demand is greater than supply (D) supply is greater than demand Which ofthe following records isdesigned to give information onthe yield of yams? (A) Production (B) Inventory () Financ (©) Labour Some farming programmes are often INEFFECTIVE because the subsidy ranted is 1. notmadeavailable atthe ight time 1, not enough to caver the intended purpose ML tobe repaid immediately 1A) only (®) Land only {C) Mand ll only (©) itfena it) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE v. 18. w. 2. ae ‘A farmer intends to expand his poulry farm, Which of tho following budgets will he prepare? (A) Pants (®) Complete (©) Whole farm (D) Gross margin 8-19refertothefollowingeconomic (A) Netproft (©) Gross margin (©) Gross farm income (D) Fixed expenses Match each item below with one of the options above. An option may be used fence, more than once or not at al ‘Total income “Total income minus total expenses If a farmer needs to determine the appropriate treatment for pests which affect, his erop, he should consult (A) an agronomi {B) — snentomologist (©) anagricultral engineer (D) _apostharvest technologist ‘Ail sample was collected from a school farm and found tobe very high in H* ions. ‘This indicates tht this soil MOST likely w ® (©) isneutral (D) isaeicie 2, 23, m4, Abagofimixed fertlizerislabelled 71421. ‘What is the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus inthis fertilizer? Whichofthefolowingeanbedoneto speed up the breaking down of organic matter in ‘a compost heap? (A) Allow a long time t0 pass before applying anather layer. (B) Add water tthe compost when it is dy (©) Light a fire on top ofthe compost to create more het. (©) Gather dead plants and animals ‘aster fers tothe following diagram of soll profile. | orton | Horizon B g a eS J tern Horizon D composition ofthe soil? (&) Horizon A (B) Horizon B (©) Horizon ¢ {D) Horizon D GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 25, Which of the following does NOT cause 29. soil erosion? cotyledons appear above the ground is known as (A) Overgrazing (B) Land clearing (A) hypogeal (©) Excessive rainfall @) multiple (D) Erection of windbrake (©) osmotic (D) — epigeal Item 26 refers tothe following diagram of a piece of equipment. 30, Which of the following conto wil increase transpiration rate tem eee (A) Cool, moist and windy (B) Cool, dry and windy ‘Metal container (C) Hot, wet and windy 30 en] (D) Hot dry and windy Ground ar 31, Which ofthe following strategies may be used by a plant breeder to improve crop, quality? 26. ‘The equipment is used to measure (A) Selection and hybridization (A) rainfall (B) Mutation and cover eropping (8) airpressure (C) Tissue euture and bench terracing (©) wind speed (©) Hybridizainandeontoureropping (D) relative humidity 27. Whichotthefollowingwill NOTuskeplace * —_ Ses#s are Formed fom ifthe sir temperature rises above 37°C? Peano es increased evaporation () rized ovtes (©) rene eof tension in (©) fetlized ovary plans (©) inaure ovules (©) ureased drying otf the sure at (0) ncrensedsiskof fungal diseases in 33 When a ross is made betwesn parents having a single difference in tits, this is cee referred tas 28, Which ofthe following practices is MOST. (A) linkage important to abserve during the operation (@)— dihybrid ‘of a knapsack sprayer? (©) monohybrid D) homozygous (A) Spray when there is no wind a a (2) Avoideating, drinkingandsmoking (©) Avoid spraying cultivated crops (D)_Wearsome protective clothing GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01203010/F 2017, 35. 36. 3. am Farmer Derek has a farm on 20 bectares of land. Hecultivates vogetablesandirgates his erops with water from a pond in which he reats tilapia and ducks. Which of the following BEST describes this practice? w ®) © om Mixed farming Mixed cropping Plantation system “Menaculture system Which of the following pest control methods are combined in the integrated pest management (IPM) approach? w ® © © Cultural, biological, medicins ‘chemical biological, mechanical, chemical Conventional, biological, ‘medicinal, chemical Conventional, biological, ‘mechanical, chemical organisms to control ‘weeds is «practice known as cultural contr chemical contol Biologiel contro! mechanical control Intheagrcultral sector, querastine usually results in (A) an increase in the quantity of produce due to useful pests (B)__areduetioninthe quality ofproduce

    You might also like