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FORM TP 2013042 MAY/JUNE 2013

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(Single Award)
Paper 01 - General Proficiency
1 hour 15 minutes

( 10 MAY 2013 (a.m.) )

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of60 items. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer them.

2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

4. On your answer 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 how it is done in the sample
item below.

Sample Item

Which of the following animals has the highest dressing percentage?

(A) Chicken Sample Answer

(B) Pig
(C) Goat
(D) Cow

The best answer to this item is "Chicken", so answer space (A) has been shaded.

5. If you want to change your answer, be sure to erase it completely before you fill in your new
choice.

6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can.
---- If you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to this item later. Your

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score will be the total number of correct answers.

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1. A farmer who does NOT use pesticides 6. The acronvm CDB represents
or chemical fertilizers is MOST likely
(A) Central Depository Bank
practising
(B) CanObea:r:. :Jr.-ersi:fied Bank
(A) crop farming
(C) Central I)e"-.-elo:pment Bank
(D) Caribbea=:l De.-elopment Bank
(B) mixed farming
(C) organic farming
(D) continuous farming
7. In food safer:.-. lllym GMP stands
for
2. Gross Domestic Product is the total value
of (A)
(B)
(A) goods consumed by a country (C)
(B) services provided to other countries (D)
(C) goods and services produced in a
country
8. The gro"'ing o: u i ihout soil is called
(D) goods and services sold to other
countries
(A) :funning
(B)
3. An agronomist is a person who specialises (C)
in the study of the (D)

(A) management of animals

(B) control and use of insects 9. If the price ofa product at farm gate is high,
farmers \\ill ~am to
(C) growth of ornamental plants
(D) growth and management of crops
(A) introduce cheaper substitutes
(B) supply the same amount
4. Which of the following constraints to agricul- (C) supply more
ture CANNOT be remedied by the govern- (D) supply les
ment?

(A) Lack of infrastructure 10. A central agency buys from farmers and sells
Trade barriers to consumers. The agency also sets certain
(B)
prices for agricultural produce. Functions
(C) Land tenure
(D) Topography such as these relate MAINLY to

(A) distribution
Biodiversity refers to the (B) marketing
5.
(C) consumption
(A) impactofhumansonagivenhabitat (D) production
(B) differences in the individuals within
each species
(C) different species of organisms and
the variety of habitats in which
they live
(D) different habitats in which animals
live

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11. Which of the following is NOT considered 14. Which of the following is LEAST important
a factor of production? when a farmer is applying for a loan?

(A) Land (A) A resume

(B) Capital (B) A budget
(C) Marketing (C) Collateral
(D) Management (D) Credit history

12. On a subsistence farm, labour is mainly 15. Which of the following are true about the
supplied by management structure of a cooperative?

(A) hired workers I. Officers are elected every two

(B) the farmer and his family years.
(C) the farmer using machinery II. It is managed by an elected
(D) the farmer and seasonal workers committee.
III. All farmers of good character can
join the cooperative.
Item 13 refers to the following graph.
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

Output 16.
(tomato) Subsidies are granted

(A) as welfare to farmers

I
Stage II Stage III (B) to encourage production
Input (fertilizer) (C) to prevent praedial larceny
(D) to offset input price increases

13. Which stage would be MOST economical

for the farmer to produce tomato? 17. Which ofthe following is NOT a fixed cost?

(A) I only (A) Depreciation of farm machinery

(B) II only (B) Repairs to buildings
(C) III only (C) Insurance
(D) I and II only (D) Taxes

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18. Farm records enable a farmer to 22. A soil sample taken fro
shows a pH reading of /.0. '" oil is said
(A) market his goods to be
(B) calculate opportunity cost
(C) solve disease problems (A) alkaline
(D) plan and budget for his enterprise (B) neutral
(C) slightly acidi
(D) slightly alkaline
19. Which ofthe following statements describe
a partial budget?
23. Which of the follo"ing are f
I. It contains only those income and root nodules of leguminous nlants'?
expense items which change, and
not total values. (A) Fungi
II. It is used in situations that require (B) Viruses
a change in the farm plan. (C) Bacteria
III. The profitability of different farms (D) Actinomvceres
can be compared.

(A) I and II only 24. To reduce the impact or water nowrng

(B) I and III only down a hillside, a farmer shoul
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III (A) plant down the hill
(B) practise crop rotation
(C) use heavy machinery
20. Which ofthe following organisations aims to (D ) practise contom fanning
promote agricultural development, improve
nutrition and pursue food security?
25. Rainfall pattern m·er tlle ten :·ears can
(A) The University of the West Indies be used as
(B) Organisation of American States
(C) Food and Agriculture Organisation (A) an inventory record
(D) Caribbean Food and Nutrition (B) a production record
Institute (C) a financial record
(D) a prediction record

21. The type of soil that is formed in an area

depends MAINLY on the 26. Which of the following crops is N OT
usually harvested mechanically?
(A) surface run-o;ff
(B) type ofvegetation (A) Com
(C) water-holding capacity (B) Rice
(D) type of parent material (C) Watermelon
(D) Sugarcane

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27. Which ofthe following practices will NOT 32. Which of the following are true for
assist in maintaining soil fertility? mitosis?

(A) Staking I. Species chromosome number is the

(B) Mulching same.
(C) Crop rotation II. Characteristics of the species are
(D) Good drainage the same.
III. New plants have a different growth
habit from parent plants.
28. The development of roots on a stem to form
a new plant while it is still attached to the (A) I and II only
parent plant is known as (B) I and III only
(C) II and III,only
(A) budding (D) I, II and III
(B) layering
(C) grafting
(D) cutting 33. An organism can have genes added to it to
improve food production. This process is
called
29. Hypogeal germination is shown by
(A) cloning
(A) com (B) mutation
(B) ochro (C) tissue culture
(C) tomato (D) genetic engineering
(D) string bean

34. Farmer Derek has a farm on 20 hectares

30. Which of the following are necessary for ofland. He cultivates vegetables, irrigates
photosynthesis to occur? his crops with water from a pond in which
he rears tilapia, and grows ducks in a pen
I. Chlorophyll that extends over the pond. This type of
II. Carbon dioxide farming is BEST described as
III. Oxygen
(A) mixed farming
(A) I and II only (B) mixed cropping
(B) I and III only (C) plantation system
(C) II and III only (D) monoculture system
(D) I, II and III

35. A cultural method of controlling weeds is

31. When using a garden fork, it should be the use of
inserted at a slight angle (not vertically)
into the ground (A) mulch
(B) karmex
(A) to increase aeration of the soil (C) parasites
(B) to improve drainage of the soil (D) tillage
(C) to protect organisms in the soil
(D) for ease of penetration into the soil

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36. The length of time a farmer should wait to 40. The technique which can be used to remove
harvest crops after applying pesticides is the water content of a crop is
known as the
(A) drying
(A) harvest interval (B) freezing
(B) preharvestinterval (C) fermenting
(C) residual effect (D) preservmg
(D) time of harvesting
41. Which of the following animals regurgitates
food, chews it and swallows it again?
37. Cucumber planted from seeds would be
ready for harvest after (A) Pig
(B) Goat
(A) 2 weeks (C) Rabbit
(B) 4 weeks (D) Poultry
(C) 6 weeks
(D) 6 months
Items 42--43 refer to the following diagram
showing part of the digestive tract of poultry.
38. Plant tissue culture ensures that

I. certified virus-free plants are

produced
II. new varieties can be selected
quickly I I

III. seasonal changes do not affect n.. n

plantlet production
+-- -+--Ill
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only ~ J IV

(D) I, II and III

,..-..J Intestine

39. Which of the following are advantages of

processing hot peppers?
42. Which of the parts labelled I, II, III and IV
is the proventriculus?
I. Allows the farmer to maximise
profits (A) I
II. Reduces the ~ncidence of post- (B) II
harvest disease (C) III
III. Prolongs the storage life of the (D) IV
produce

(A) I and II only 43. The function of the part labelled II is to

(B) I and III only
(A) grind food
(C) II and III only
(B) store food
(D) I, II and III
(C) secrete gastric juices
(D) facilitate regurgitation

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ve +t Fish meal in an animal ration is a rich source 47. A broiler farmer uses the formula
of
Total kg of feed eaten x
100
(A) fat Total kg of live weight gain
(B) protein
to calculate
(C) vitamin
(D) carbohydrate
(A) GMP
(B) LCR
es Items 45--46 refer to the following diagram (C) FCR
of a hen's egg. (D) GAP

48. Legumys are planted in a pasture MAINLY

to

(A) provide variety for animals

(B) increase carbohydrate content
(C) provide extra vitamins and minerals
(D) increase the protein content of a
diet

II
49 . When building pens for animals, the farmer
45. The part labelled I is the must ensure that they are well ventilated.
This is done to facilitate the movement of
(A) yolk
(B) albumen (A) mr
(C) chalaza (B) feed
(D) mr space (C) water
(D) forage

~6. The function of the part labelled II is to

50. The BEST type of soil on which to establish
(A) provide oxygen a fish farm is
(B) rotate the yolk
(C) facilitate cell division of the ovum (A) sand
(D) provide food for the developing (B) silt
embryo (C) clay
(D) loam

51. Which of the following are breeds of

poultry?

(A) Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, New

Hampshire
(B) Barbados Blackbelly, Persian Black
Head, Dorper
(C) Saanen , Toggenburg, Anglo-
Nubian
(D) Landrace, Hampshire, Jersey

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52. Which of the following animals is reared 57. Bees are of economic importance to a citrus
for milk production? farmer because they

(A) Holstein (A) test fruit for ripeness

(B) Landrace (B) biologically control pests
(C) Jamaica Red (C) prevent praediallarcen
(D) Jamaica Black (D) increase fruit production

53. A cow has difficulties conceiving due to 58. The function of the drone in a hive is to
fertility problems. Which of the following
techniques is used to overcome this problem? (A) mate with the queen
(B) protect the hive
(A) Cloning (C) produce honey
(B) Gene transfer (D) forage for nectar and poll
(C) Embryo transfer
(D) Artificial insemination
59. Debeaking is a procedure used ro

54. Which of the following occurs during the (A) provide brooding conditions fur
oestrus cycle? chicks
(B) prevent the condition egg
(A) Fertilization bound
(B) Ovulation (C) artificially incubate eggs
(C) Parturition (D) reduce cannibalism in po
(D) Gestation

60. Which of the following is the corTect

55. Two diseases affecting rabbits are order for the processes inYol-..--eC. in the
marketing of eggs?
(A) mastitis and pullorum
(B) coccidiosis and snuffles (A) Collect ----* sort ----* clean - graae
(C) bronchitis and brucellosis ----* package
(D) coccidiosis and Newcastle disease (B) Collect~ clean~ grace - son
~package
(C) Collect ----* clean ~ son - grade
56. Broiler birds with signs of blisters on the ~package
face, legs and other body parts are MOST (D) Collect ----* grade ~ clean ----* sort
likely infected with ~package
1
\A) fow\ pox u):&ease
(B) fowl cholera
(C) Marex
(D) Gumbaro disease

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