St John's High School Chikwaka

End of Year Exam 2022

Agriculture paper 1
Form 1 : 1 hour
1. Which natural farming region is suitable for forestry, horticulture and intensive livestock
production

A. 1 B.2

C.3 D.4

2._ _ _ was used to divide Zimbabwe into natural regions.

A. temperature. B. wind

C. rainfall D. sunshine

3. Mutare is located in natural region _ _

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4

4. ………… can be supplemented.

A. wind. B. rainfall

C. temperature. D. humidity

5. Which of the following is a human activity that causes land degradation?

A. crop rotation

B. fertilizer application

C. deforestation

D. winter ploughing
6. Select the list of major nutrients only.

A. calcium , zinc and magnesium

B. potassium , calcium and nitrogen

C. iron , magnesium and nitrogen

D. iron , zinc and potassium

7. Select the list of minor nutrients only

A. iron , zinc and manganese

B. iron , calcium and zinc

C. manganese , magnesium and zinc

D. calcium , iron and magnesium

8. The following are perennial crops except

A. mango. B. cotton

C. cabbages. D. sugarcane

9. Plants are living organism because ………..

A. they are green B. they reproduce

C. they move D. they are grown by people

10. External parts of a plant include the following except

A. roots

B. leaves

C. cells

D. flowers

11. Land preparation involves-

A. clearing land and irrigation

B. clearing land and tillage

 C. stumping and soil pH

D. conservation works and irrigation

12………..deals with the decoration of the land

A. pomology B. Landscape gardening

C. olericulture D. arboriculture

13. A seedbed is…………

A. land prepared for raising seedlings

B. land for growing horticultural crops

C. bed for transplanting

D. bed for storing seeds

14. Sheet erosion is normally associated with

A. gullies

B. infiltration

C. splashes of top soil

D. removal of thin top soil

15. The following are big five except

A. leopard

B. lion

C. cheetah

D. elephant

16. Which resettlement model has a 99 year lease?

A. A1

B. A2

C. Model D

D. Model A
17. Wind speed is measured using a _______

A. cup anemometer B. barometer

C. hydrometer D. wind vane

18. How can a farmer minimize the effects of temperature on young transplants.

A. watering B. manuring

C. shading D. housing

19. Which one is not a chemical form of weathering________

A. abrasion B. carbonation

C. solution D. hydrolysis

20. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are _____ agents of weathering

A. Biological. B. Chemical

C. Scientific. D. Physical

21. Mulching reduces ________

A. Surface rain off

B. Infiltration of water

C. Gully erosion

D. Mechanical stability

22.Crops grown for their thickened underground stem _________

A. bulb B. roots

C. tuber D. rhizomes

23. Plants are classified according to the following except

A. edible parts B. physical characteristics

C. economic importance D. how they are irrigated

24. Which of the following is not a fraction of the soil _________

A. silt
 B. magma

C. air

D. water

25. A hygrometer measures

A. Temperature. B. Wind

C. Air pressure. D. Humidity

26. Which of the following statements about sedimentary rocks is not true

A. are crystalline.

B. Contains fossils

C. Are formed in layers

D. Formed by soil particles and pebbles

27. Nitrogen is required by plants for

A. for root formation B. for vegetative growth

C. for regulating water usage in plants C. for cell division

28. Bulbs crops are except……….

A. onion

B. garlic

C. leak

D. yams

29. Planting trees in an area where they were not before ____

A. Afforestation. B. Plantation

C. Reforestation. D. Deforestation

30. Cabbage is used as a………..

A. root vegetable B. Spice

C. fruit vegetable D. leaf vegetable

31. Select a method of water conservation in arable lands the from the following

A. logging B. crop rotation

C. terracing D. intercropping

32. This is a cultural use of forests __________

A. Produce timber for building

B. Is a source of food for people and animals

C. Form part of the rainfall cycle

D. Produces medicines

33. Indigenous hardwoods have a problem of ___

A. growing straight B. taking long to mature

C. very expensive D. maturing early

34. What is the purpose of fire guard

A. to maintain fire B. to crate fires

C. to prevent spread of fire D. to prevent termites

35. Which country is in northern Africa?

A. Botswana. B. Gabon

C. Zimbabwe. D. Namibia

36. Major sources of medicinal drugs _____

A. Cattle. B. Fatty acids

C. oils D. Plants

37. What is involved in mixed farming ?

A. growing different crops mixed together

B. intercropping of crops

C. rearing of livestock and crop production on the same farm

 D. rearing many different livestock

38. ________ is used to measure rainfall.

A. Anemometer. B. Thermometer

C. Rain gauge. D. Wind vane

39. Farmers are important to the economy of Zimbabwe because they _______

A. Own large farms. B. Produce raw materials

C. Process food. D. Work on land

40. Population growth can be controlled by ____________

A. family planning awareness

B. control

C. killing new born babies.

D. Prohibiting marriages

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