Agriculture Paper 2 Question Paper
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 27
Agriculture Paper 2
SECTION A (30 Marks)
Name the hormone that is concerned with milk synthesis
1 marks
State three factors that make a lactating cow to withhold milk during milking
1.5 marks
Distinguish between crutching and ringing on sheep production.
1 marks
State four reasons why goats are suitably adapted to marginal areas.
2 marks
Name two methods used in identifying goats.
2 marks
State four factors that determine the daily feed requirements of an animal.
2 marks
(a) Name a tool used for removal of gases which cause bloat in ruminant animals.(lmk)
(b) State the use of a ring spanner.(lmk)
2 marks
Outline four reasons for steaming up a gestating cow.
2 marks
Give two distinctive features between large white pig and land race.
2 marks
What are the secondary hosts of the following livestock parasite.
(i) Taenia solium _____________________________________________ ( ½mk)
(ii) Liver fluke _______________________________________________ ( '/2 mk)
1 marks
State two guns used in agriculture
1 marks
Give three factors a farmer should consider when selecting garden tools for cultivation
1 marks
State any four causes of stress in a flock of lay
2 marks
Give four conditions under which a farmer would use an ox-plough instead of a tractor power
for seed bed preparation
2 marks
Give three functions of worker bees in the hive
1.5 marks
Name two species of trees used in agro-forestry that can be utilized as livestock feed
2 marks
A part from bush clearing and spraying list other two methods used in controlling tsetse flies
1 marks
Give four advantages of creep feeding of beef calves.
2 marks
State one function of each of the following parts in chickens digestive system.( 1 ½ mks)
(i) Crop ________________________________________________
(ii) Proventriculus _________________________________________
iii) Gizzard _____________________________________________
2 marks
SECTION B (20 Marks)
Below is a diagram of a cross section of a fish pond
Identify the parts labeled A, B, C, and D. (2 mks) A.____________________________________________________________________________ B_____________________________________________________________________________ C_____________________________________________________________________________ D_____________________________________________________________________________
b) State three maintenance practices carried out on the structure after draining (3 mks)
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
5 marks
The diagram below represents a section through which an artificial brooder.
a) Give two uses of the part labeled X (1mk)
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
b) Name two suitable materials to use for part labeled X (1 mk) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
c) Give the use of the part labeled Y (1MK)
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
d) List two advantages of natural brooding of chicks (2 mks) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
5 marks
Outline the procedure that should be followed in spraying animals to ensure
effective coverage of the chemical
5 marks
The diagram below represents an implement
i) Identify the implement (1 mk)
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
ii) Name the parts labeled E and F and give one function of each (2 mks)
part Function
E________________________ _____________________________________
F________________________ _____________________________________
State four maintenance practices carried out on the implement shown in the diagram (2 mks) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
5 marks
SECTION C (40 Marks)
a) Differentiate between four stroke and two stroke cycle engine
b) State the advantages and disadvantages of animal power
20 marks
a) Discuss the management of pigs from preparation to farrowing . upto furrowing (12 mks)
b) Outline eight management practices a farmer should carry out to maintain good healthy in a herd of cattle (8 mks)
20 marks
a) Mention five precautions taken when using work shop tools (5 mks)
b) Give five general characteristics of dairy cattle breeds (5 mks)
c) State and explain the predisposing factors of livestock diseases (10 mks) _
20 marks