NAME: __________________________________________________INDEX NUMBER________

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SUBJECT: Agriculture

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GREEN VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN
WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE
YAMBIO COUNTY
“Hard Work and Prayer”
School Mock Examination
Academic year 2022-2023

SUBJECT: Agriculture TIME: 3:00hours

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INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of three sections A, B and C
2. Section “A” is objective type of questions. Circle the correct answers of your choice.
3. Section “B” is structural type of questions. Answers should be written in the space
provided.
4. All drawings must be done in pencils.
5. Answers must be written in blue pens.
6. Section “C” is easy type of questions
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
SECTION MARKS MARKS SCORED MARKED BY CHECKED BY
SECTION A 20
SECTION B 40
SECTION C 40
TOTAL 100%
SECTION “A”

Put a circle around the correct answer of the correct letters

I) _______________________ is one of the essential elements for the proper growth of crops:
a) Molybdenum B) Mulybdenum C) Molybidenum D) Milybdenum

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 II) KCI stands for:
A) Potassium chloride Iron B) Potassium chloride
C) Potassium chloride I dime D) Pstassium chlorite
III) The way nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere is summarized below in an equation:
A) 6CO2 + 2 H 6 O C 6 H 12 O6 + 6CO2
B) C + O 2 CO 2
C) 2HNO 2 + O 2 2HNO3
IV) Below are methods of breaking seed dormancy, except:
A) Mechanical method
B) Heat treatment
C) Soaking I water
D) Dressing the seed
D) All of the above
V) Digestion in Ruminants begins in
A) Reticulum B) Rumen C) Omosum D) Abomasum
VI) Arable land is defined as:
A) The area for growing manual crops
B) The area for growing annual crops
C) The area for growing parental crops
D) The area for growing preventive crops
VII) Below are farm tools pruning are below, except:
A) Secatures B) Pick axe C) Panga D) Axe
VIII) Animal husbandry routines are mentioned below, except:
A) Debeaking B) Castration C) Drenching D) Flaming
IX) One pest of tomato is mentioned below:
A) Chinese bollworm
B) Japanese ballwrm
C) American bollworm
D) Tunisian bollworm
X) The botanical name for maize is:
A) Zea may B) Zea Maiz C) Zea Maize D) Zea Maice

SECTION “B”

2. Match the statements in column A with the statements in column B by using letters respectively.
(2marks)

S/N Column A Column B

A Use of maize Root nodules
B Legumes Cassava mosaic
C Cassava disease Coffee
D Perennial crop Porridge
E Type of grass Loam
F Soil Terrain
G Topography Convergence
H Type of rain Elephant grass

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 I Temperature Farm layout
J Principle of Agriculture Thermometer
3. Define the following agricultural terms: (10marks)

a) Biotic Factor
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b) Forestry:
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c) Perennial Crops:
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d) Weed:
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e) Ginning:
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f) Soil fertilizer:
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g) Soil PH
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h) Seed bed:
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i) Ruminant
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j) Nutrition:
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4. a) Finish the acronomies below: (5marks)

a) SSP _______________________________________________________________________________

b) MKP _______________________________________________________________________________

c) CAN _______________________________________________________________________________

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d) TSP _______________________________________________________________________________

e) ASN _______________________________________________________________________________

B) With the help of a diagram, explain soil sampling methods by using zigzag method (%marks)

SECTION “C”

Answer only four questions (40 Marks)

1. State out the principles of agricultures that you know

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2. Mention out four local tools used by farmers. Give their functions and also two modern tools
and its function.
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3. State out the characteristics of Apis Mellifera and Adanson and give the function of worker Bee.
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4. Justify the statement that, which says that hand labor is insufficiency compared to machinery.
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5. Mention out advantages of communal hand tenure and its advantages.

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 6. What leads to Bee swarming and what factor can be applied to determine quality honey?
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 Tr. Betu Emmanuel & Tr. Simon Wilson – Agriculture Departmen

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