SENIOR ONE PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE

Local market value of many commodities in rular areas is greatly reduced by
1. poor roads
2. poverty of the peasants
3. pests and diseases
4. time wasted moving between plots.
One of the following is a way of controlling pests and diseases in plants.
1. Proper harvesting of rain water
2. Avoiding infested areas
3. Use of clean planting materials
4. Following seasons
Agriculture is important to the nation in one of the following ways;
1. source of clothing
2. source of entertainment
3. source of water
4. facilitates co-operation among states.
Farm survey is about
1. Soil sampling
2. Planning farm roads
3. determining farm boundaries
4. farm fencing
Genetics is integrated in agriculture through
1. Animal and crop production
2. crop and animal protection against pests
3. crop and animal breeding
4. farm management.
One of the following is a reason why agriculture is an art;
1. art subjects are also integrated
2. art subjects are emphasized
3. skills are acquired
4. none of the above.
One of the following commodities is easily marketed in the agricultural sector.
1. Poultry products
2. milk products
3. pesticides
4. bananas
Two of the following are branches of agriculture;
1. animal production and fish farming
2. crop production and horticulture
3. soil science and agricultural economics
4. agricultural engineering and ecology.
Co-operative societies in agriculture solve one of the following problems
1. Poor feeding among farmers
2. late seasons
3. poor transport of agricultural goods .
4. vaccubation of animals
Land tenure means:
1. Hiring of land from government
2. acquiring land
3. selling of agricultural land
4. practicing agriculture
As a factor affecting agriculture, topography influences one of the following:
1. type of soil
2. plant pests
3. animal diseases
4. seasons of the year.
Why would vegetables be planted in the valley.
1. For security
2. Absence of pests
3. To utilise all the land
4. Presence of water
. Some of Uganda’s woodland has not been cultivated because of:
1. floods
2. Tsetse flies
3. poor soils
4. absence of tools
One of the following is not a form of land use
1. recreation
2. water bodies
3. forestry
4. education
. Around Lake Victoria there is mixed farming because
1. area is less populated
2. area has enough rain fall
3. farmers are interested
4. farmers are educated.
Which one of the following has the smallest particle size/
1. Soil colloids
2. Clay
3. Fine salt
4. Fine sand
Percolation means
1. the process of water gain in soil
2. horizontal movement of water in soil
3. water loss from plants and animals
4. process of water vapour forming clouds
One of the following is not a way of conserving water and soil by forests. Which one
is it?
1. Canopy provides surface cover
2. leaf fall and eventual decomposition
3. recapturing leached nutrients
4. providing timber.
Temperatures affect agricultural production in that:
1. farm structures may be destroyed
2. it interferes with overhead irrigation
3. it leads to heavy soils.
4. it affects feeding habits of animals.
In valleys soils tend to build up very fast because of
1. less radiation
2. too much water
3. deposition of eroded materials
4. very strong winds.
Give one problem brought about by wildlife conservation.
1. Animal population can increase rapidly resulting in shortage of food
2. Diseases and pests
3. Insecurity drives away tourists.
4. Leads to development of infrastructure.
Which one of the following is likely to cause soil erosion?
1. Restriction of cattle to one area.
2. Construction of flood water chamels
3. Allowing the soil to lie unused
4. Using chemical fertilizers only.
Diary fanning is popular close to large cities because;
1. a lot of grassland around cities.
2. there is ready market for products around cities
3. manufacturing industries supply food for the cows
4. herdsmen prefer to live in cities.
Which one of the following effects of water is not beneficial to plants?
1. it breaks down nutrients inside plants
2. It fills the pore spaces in clay soils
3. It speeds up the action of enzymes
4. It breaks down rocks to release nutrients
Which one of the following is the major reason why government would like to
educate farmers?
1. To make sensible use of teaching resources.
2. To produce skilled workers for urban employment
3. To produce improvement in management practices.
4. To gain political popularity.

SENIOR ONE PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE

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