RAKOPS JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
END OF THE YEAR 2021 EXAMINATION
FORM 1 PAPER 1
TIME: 1 HR MARKS: 40
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Print your Name, Surname and Class on the spaces provided below
2. Answer ALL questions on the answer sheet provided.
3. Use pencil only.

Name: ________________________ Surname: ___________________ Class: _____

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 The diagram below shows a structure used in crop production. Use it to answer question1.

1. At what level of crop production is the structure shown used

2. Which of the following is a social importance of agriculture?

A. Cattle are sold to earn money

B. Cattle are used to pay bride price
C. Agriculture helps create employment
D. Agriculture improves the economy of the country

3. Which branch of agriculture is described below?

Growing of fruits and vegetables and taking of them

A. Horticulture
B. Agricultural Engineering
C. Soil Science
D. Agronomy

4. Which college offers training in Diploma in Agricultural Education?

A. Molepolole College of Education
B. Tonota College Of Education
C. University OF Botswana
D. Ramatlabama college

5. Which statement defines soil pH?

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 A. The power of hydrogen ions in the soil particles
B. A. The power of hydrogen ions in the soil solution
C. The concentration of hydrogen ions in soil particles
D. The concentration of hydrogen ions in soil solution.

6. Which list consists of major elements only?

A. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Copper
B. Nitrogen, Calcium, Potassium
C. Copper, Zinc, Iron
D. Nitrogen ,Phosphorus, Baron

7. Mr Modise planted maize crops. He added urea at the rate of 200kg/ha .How much urea is needed for 5
hectors plot?

A. 40g
B. 400kg
C. 1000kg
D. 10000kg

8. A farmer wants to plant and apply fertilizer at the same time. Which of the following implements can
he use?

A. Row Planter
B. Fertilizer spreader
C. Harrow
D. Mouldboard plough

9. Which method involves use of living organisms to control weeds?

A. Mechanical
B. Cultural
C. Biological
D. Chemical

10. What type of tillage implement is shown in the diagram?

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 A. Ridger
B. Disc plough
C. Cultivator
D. Harrow

11. Which of the following is a major reason for feeding animals?

A. To digest food
B. To be happy
C. To be healthy and productive
D. To grow old

A farmer grows maize and beans. When planting he alternates the crops for every consecutive
row.

12. What system of crop production is the farmer practicing?

A. Crop rotation
B. Intercropping
C. Monocropping
D. Continuous cropping

13. Which class of field crops does bean crop belong to?

A. Fruit
B. Root
C. Tuber
D. Legume

14. Which one is NOT a variety of sorghum?

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 A. 65D
B. 8D
C. BSH1
D. ER7

15. Which of the following is a secondary tillage implement?

A. Harrow
B. Disc harrow
C. Mouldboard plough
D. Chisel plough

16. Why do plants need water?

A. To facilitate photosynthesis
B. Make enough space
C. Kill pests
D. Protect plants from diseases.

17. A highly mechanized farmer experiences soil compaction in the field. How can this soil
condition be improved?

A. By ploughing using a disc plough

B. By cultivating using a harrow
C. By digging using a subsoiler
D. By applying kraal manure

18. Which equipment can a farmer use to harvest crops at a faster rate?

A. Combine harvester
B. Secauter
C. Sickle
D. Knife

Use the information below to answer question 19.

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 A farmer tested the soil and realizes that the pH of the soil is very low.

19. What can a farmer do to raise the pH of the soil

A. Watering the soil

B. Adding a lot of fertilizer
C. Add fertilizer fertilizer containing sulphur
D. Add fertilizer fertilizer containing lime

20. Which of the following tasks is not necessary to do before operating the tractor in the farm?

A. Checking and ensuring that engine oil is enough

B. Checking and topping up coolant in the radiator
C. Ensuring that the engine and tyres are clean
D. Ensuring that oil and water are not leaking

21. Name the management practice shown below.

A. shading
B. mulching
C. Earthing up
D. Hardening off

The table below shows a crop rotation plan of plots P, Q, R and S. Use the table to answer
question 22.

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 P Q R S
Year 1 Root Legume leaf Tuber
Year 2 Tuber Leaf legume Root
Year 3

22. What will be a suitable crop for plot P in year 3?

A. Leaf
B. Legume
C. Root
D. Tuber

22. Why should legume crops included in crop rotation?

A. They grow very fast

B. They are not attacked by pest and diseases
C. They help improve the fertility of the soil
D. It reduces the acid in soil.

23. Which method of pest control NOT detrimental to the environment?

A. Use of other organisms
B. Physical killing
C. Use of chemicals
D. Early planting

24. What is a fertilizer?

A. any substance that add nutrients to the soil is called -----------
B. Substances that add major nutrients to the soil
C. Organic fertilizers that add nutrients
D. Inorganic fertilizers that add nutrients

25. Why seeds are soaked in water before planting them.

A. Protect seeds from diseases
B. To soften the seed coat to improves germination
C. Prevent soil borne diseases
D. Help cool the seeds.

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 26. Why is distilled water used when checking soil pH using litmus paper?

A. It is neutral
B. It is solvent
C. It is alkaline
D. It is acidic

19. How would you best describe a pH of 1?

A. Slightly acidic
B. Extremely acidic
C. Moderately acidic
D. Strongly acidic

20. Which pest bores stems of maize or sorghum and eats the stem tissues?
A. Aphids
B. Cricket
C. Stalk borer
D. African boll worm

21. Which one a parasitic weed?

A. Pig weed
B. Large thorn apple
C. Stringa witchweed
D. Mexican poppy

22. The following will control crop pests without harming the environment except

A. Use of natural enemies of pests

B. Use of crop rotation
C. Use of herbicides
D. Practicing filed hygiene

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23. Which of the following is a threat to the environment caused by mechanization?

A. Risk of unemployment
B. Automation
C. Destruction of ecosystem
D. Low and unreliable rainfall

24. What method of fertilizer application is demonstrated by the figure shown below?

A. Broadcasting
B. Side-dressing
C. Foliar application
D. Fertigation

25. Infertile soils, pests and diseases and lack of knowledge are

A. Strategies adopted by government to stop hunger

B. Examples of the relationship between agriculture and other subjects
C. Problems of food production in Botswana
D. Examples of food production situation

26. Which tool can be used for the activity below?

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A. Hand fork
B. Digging fork
C. Trowel
D. Spade

27. Which of the following is a precaution to be taken when applying the fertilizers?

A. Mix the fertilizer with water

B. Wear protective clothing
C. Apply fertilizer during rainy days
D. Cover the fertilizer with kraal manure

28. Mr Legato planted 400 seeds. Only 350 seedlings emerged, calculate the germination percentage
of seedlings

A. 87.5%
B. 70 %
C. 50%
D. 25%

29. Which of the following animals eat and contaminate stored grains?
A. Rats
B. Doves
C. Insects
D. Quelea birds

30. Nutrients can be lost from the soil due to the following except :

A. Leaching
B. Crop removal
C. Soil erosion
D. Transpiration

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31. How can regular application of a fertilizer negatively affect the environment?

A. It can lead to soil erosion

B. It can lead to water pollution
C. It can lead to poor water retention
D. It can lead to formation of poor soil

32. What is the best time for carrying out this activity?

A. Early afternoon
B. Late afternoon
C. Early morning
D. Late morning

33. The best way to store tools and implements is

A. In an open space
B. Underground
C. In sheltered place
D. Where it is hot

34. Wherever there is enough food produced locally such that imports are not necessary is describe
as:

A. Food production
B. Food security
C. Food self insufficiency
D. Food self sufficiency

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35. Which one is a reason for removing stumps in crop field before ploughing?
A. To improve aeration
B. To improve soil fertility
C. Help control pests and diseases
D. Avoid damage of implements during Ploughing

36. Which of the following practices could prevent the deficiency in the soil?

A. Adding lime
B. Rotating crops
C. Burying organic matter
D. Applying compounds of sulphur

37. Which of the following material is not used for mulching?

A. Corrugated iron sheets

B. Crop remains
C. Leaves of bananas
D. Plastic sheeting

38. Which word best match with its definition?

WORD DEFINITION
A Organic fertilizers Man-made fertilizer from industries
B Soil fertility Ability of soil to supply plants with
nutrients in the correct amount
C Inorganic fertilizer Fertilizers from animal droppings
D Fertilizer Ability of soil to supply soil with
nutrients

39. Planting seedlings from a nursery bed in the final plot is called:

A. Thinning
B. Weeding
C. Transporting
D. Transplanting

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40. One of the following is NOT the principle of crop rotation
A. crop from the same crops should not follow each other
B. fallow should not included in crop rotation
C. legume crops should be included in crop rotation
D. Crops attacked by the same pests should not follow each other.

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