Agriculture second term Paper 1 1. Agriculture is the growing of crops and keeping of ....... A plastic papers B animals C keeping of bees D books 2. Agriculture is also called.......... A driver B farming C commercial farmer D peasant farmer 3. Crops are grown in the garden and in the ........... A bush B forest C field D axe 4. What do we get from agriculture? A promotion of laziness B promotion of soil erosion C food D support 5. .............is used for weeding. A Mattock B Pick C Secateurs D Hoe 6. What is the name of the tool used to dig hard surfaces? A mattock B pick C sickle D axe 7. ..........is a tool used for pruning by farmers. A mattock B machete C sickle D pick 8. Farmers use a ......... for pest and disease control. A syringe B water C sickle D axe 9. It is a____ tool. A. cutting tool B. moving C. watering D. digging. 10. What is the common farming practice used in rural areas? A subsistence farming B commercial faming C vegetable faming D axe 11 The tool is a_______. A. garden fork B. rake C. plough D. mattock 12. The following are soil components except....... A air B water C. Organic matter D metal 13. This is sand soil. One of its characteristic is that it is A gritty B very fertile C smooth D concrete-like 14. Organic matter is a soil component which comes from ...... A rubber B soil C dead organic matter D rocks 15. Mineral matter is a soil component which comes from finely broken A air B soil C organic matter D rocks 16. Which of the following soil components have equal percentages? A air and organic matter B water and organic matter C water and air D organic matter and mineral matter 17. Where does water in the soil come from? A rivers B streams C rain D oceans 18. Water in the soil known as.......... A soil water B evaporation C water D moisture. 19. Organic matter in the soil is known as ....... A humus B minerals C fertilizer D compost. 20. What does the burning material in a soil sample represent? A water B rocks B minerals C organic matter. 21. .......has the largest proportion of the soil. A water B air C rocks D mineral matter. 22. What is soil conservation? A ways of preventing soil erosion B ways of promoting erosion. B cutting trees C overgrazing.. 23. What is the best way of preventing soil erosion on slopes? A planting trees and grass B cultivation C mining D deforestation. 24. Planting of trees is called........ A deforestation B desertification C afforestation C forest 25. Cutting down of trees aimlessly is called........ A deforestation B reforestation C afforestation C forest 26. What is a bare surface? A a part soil surface with no vegetation B a part soil surface with vegetation C a part soil surface with rocks D soil with sand 27. Below are natural sources of water except? A borehole B lake C tap D river 28. Below are man-made sources of water except? A river B dam C swimming pool D protected well 29. ........and ........are clean sources of water. A river and well B well and tap C tap and river D borehole and protected well. 30. The water that we see in rivers, dams and lakes is called….. A surface water B underground water C tap water D borehole water. 31 A........ is a natural clean source of water. A river B lake C dam D protected well 32. Water originally comes from........... A sky B rain C tap D river 33. Name any two plant nutrients which are found in humus....... A phosphorous and potassium B potassium and manure C compost and manure D manure and phosphorous. 34. What is the name of pest shown on the diagram below? A grasshopper B mosquito C millipede D aphids 35. Loam soil is a mixture of ....... and ....... A sand and gravel B gravel and soil C sand and clay D clay and loam. 36. Name any one human cause of soil erosion. A pulling of sledges B planting of trees C planting grass D afforestation 37. Erosion on steep slope is very ...... A high B low C good D moderate. 38. Cutting down trees removes the vegetation cover and leaves soil ........ A hard B bare C soft D covered. 39. Too many cattle overgraze the land, removing ....... cover. A soil B vegetation C trees D forest 40. What is soil erosion? A washing away of the top soil by water and wind B deposition of soil C movement of soil D deposition and movement of soil. 41. State one way of reducing soil erosion. A cutting grass B cutting trees C ploughing on slopes D planting trees and grass 42. What do we call this tool? A hoe B sickle C blade D handle 43. Why do farmers use tools? A they make farming easier and faster B Keeping animals C Growing trees D Growing fruit trees 44. A watering can is used for ……………. A digging B weeding C spraying D watering 45. Wheat is grown in ……….. A garden B winter C field D plantation 46. A…………. is used to cut grass and harvesting crops like rice and millet A hoe B slasher C sickle D axe 47. Rape , lettuce and cabbage are examples of ………. A legume vegetables B root vegetables C leaf vegetables D fruit vegetables 48. Pepper is an example of a …… A leaf vegetable B fruit vegetables C root vegetables D vegetables. 49. legumes have seeds in ……….. A pods B flowers C roots D heads 50. They are ………. Classes of vegetables? A 2 B 4 C 5 D 1 .