Agriculture Paper Ii

NAME OF CANDIDATE: ________________________________________ SECTION: __________
CHILUMBA CLUSTER
2019 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATIONS
AGRICULTURE
Subject Number: M012/II
Thursday, 28 March Time Allowed: 2 hours

8:00 am onwards
PAPER II (40 marks)
PRACTICAL
Instructions
1. This paper contains 4 printed papers. Please

check. Questio Tick if Do not write in
n answered these columns
2. Write your answers on the question paper in the Number
spaces provided. The maximum number of marks 1
for each answer is indicated against each question
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3. Before you begin, fill in your name on top of
each paper of the question paper. 3
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4. At the end of the examination, hand in your paper
to the invigilator Total
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1. At Kondwerani Secondary School, students were given the following items:
 Lump of soil
 Water
 Transparent jar
Describe an experiment that would be done to determine percentage of different soil particles of
the sample
(10 marks)
2. Figure 1 is a diagram showing soil triangle. Use it to answer questions that follow
(i). Identify the type of soil which has the following proportions of soil particles:
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a. 30% clay, 8% sand and 6% silt
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b. 8% clay, 80% sand and 12% silt

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(ii). State the percentage of sand at point Z.

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________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
(iii). Explain which of the soils (soil X or soil Z) is:
a. Likely to be more acidic?

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(1 mark)
Explain the reason for your answer
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(2 marks)
b. Likely to have high proportion of nutrients?
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(2 marks)
Explain the reason for your answer
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(1 mark)
(iv). Apart from soil triangulation, what one other method can you use to classify soil texture.
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(1 mark)
3. You are provided with two fertilizers sample labeled A and B
a. (i). Which sample is high analysis fertilizer

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(1 mark)
(ii). Give a reason to your answer in 3 a(i)
__________________________________________________________________
(2 marks)
b. State any three factors that affect the quantity of fertilizer sample B.
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(3 marks)
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c. Give any two disadvantages of using fertilizer sample B over fertilizer sample A
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(2 marks)
d. State any two ways through which plant nutrients can be depleted
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(2 marks)
4. You are provided with the following materials

 Specimen W
 Specimen X
a. Explain any two roles of specimen labeled X in livestock production

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(2 marks)
b. Explain two ways in which the specimen labeled W can be processed into livestock feed
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(2 marks)
c. In which group of livestock feeds does each of the following belong
(i). Specimen X ______________________________________________ (1 mark)
(ii). Processedproduct from specimen W
_________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
d. Explain any two situations in which a farmer would provide the group of livestock feed
on that processed product of W to beef cattle.
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(2 marks)
e. If you were to sow style in a pasture land containing specimen labeled X, describe how
this could be done.
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(2 marks)
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NAME OF CANDIDATE: ______________________________ SECTION:

Thursday, 28 March Time Allowed: 2 hours

PAPER II (40 marks)

1. This paper contains 4 printed papers. Please

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b. 8% clay, 80% sand and 12% silt

(ii). State the percentage of sand at point Z.

(iii). Explain which of the soils (soil X or soil Z) is:

a. Likely to be more acidic?

3. You are provided with two fertilizers sample labeled A and B

a. (i). Which sample is high analysis fertilizer

4. You are provided with the following materials

a. Explain any two roles of specimen labeled X in livestock production

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