AGRICULTURE PAPER 2 - KCSE 2019 MOKASA PRE MOCK EXAMINATION

SECTION A (30MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.

1. Name two livestock tools that are used together as a pair. (2mks)
2. State two uses of pliers in the farm. (2mks)
3. Name two characteristics of merino sheep breed. (2mks)
4. State four factors that influence the pulse rate of a dairy cow. (2mks)
5. State three conditions that a good livestock structure should meet. (3mks)
6. Name two characteristics of an effective acaricide that a farmer would use to control ticks in livestock. (2mks)

7. Name three sources of water in an animals body. (1 ½ mks)
8. List three methods a farmer can use when selecting a breeding stock. (1 ½ mks)
9. List two ways through which a vaccine can be administered to poultry. (2mks)
10. State two signs of lambing in sheep. (1mk)
11. Identify the main use of queen excluder in a Kenya top bar hive. (1mk)
12. List two necessities of an Apiary. (2mks)
13. State two factors that may predispose dairy cattle to mastitis. (1mk)
14. State the importance of the following parts in an egg.
    1. Chalaza
    2. Air space                                     (2mks)
15. List two ways of controlling cannibalism in poultry production. (1mk)
16. State two advantages of raising calves using natural method. (1mk)
17. State two disadvantages of using animal power in a farm. (2mks)
18. Name two maintenance practices carried out on a tractor battery. (1mk)

SECTION B (20MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section.

19. Study the diagrams below and answer the questions that follow.
    
    
    1. Identify the practice above in poultry production (1mk)
    2. State two signs of broodiness in hens. (2mks)
    3. State three factors observed in an egg using the method shown above. (3mks)
    4. Name one reason why a brooder should be round in shape. (1mks)
20. Study the diagram below and answer the questions.
    
    
    1. Identify the practice above in sheep production (1mk)
    2. Name two tools used to carry out the practiceabove (2mks)
    3. State three reasons why a farmer should carry out the practice above. (3mks)
21. Study the diagrams below and answer the questions following.
    
    
    1. Explain the temperature and the behavoiur of chicks in each diagrams shown above. (4mks)
    2. List three requirement of a good brooder. (3mks)
       
       SECTION C (40 MARKS)
       Answer any two questions.
       
22.  
    1. Explain five reasons that would make bees swarm from the hive.                                            (10mks)
    2. Discuss the procedure a farmer would follow when establishing a fish pond. (10mks)
23.  
    1. Describe the factors farmers should consider when selecting materials for constructing farm structures.  (10mks)
    2. Explain five routine management practices in calf rearing. (10mks)
24.  
    1. State and explain five reasons why farmers should keep livestock healthy.                              (10mks)
    2. Discuss four factors that influence the dairy feed requirement of an animal. (8mks)
    3. Name two methods used to compute livestock feeds. (2mks)