1. Which of the following practices is a pre- planting activity?

A. Staking
B. Stumping
C. Earthing up
D. Top dressing

The diagram below shows a farming operation in a field. Use it to answer question 2.

2. Which of the following activities are carried after the operation?

A. Stumping and planting

B. Planting and weeding
C. Weeding and stumping
D. Harrowing and clearing

Use the information below to answer question 3:

Farmer X placed seeds in cold conditions to imitate winter conditions and the seeds germinated.
Use the information provided to answer question 3.

3. What name is given to the method of seed treatment described above?

A. Chilling
B. Scarification
C. Soaking
D. Chemical treatment

4. Which of the following is an organic fertilizer?

A. Kraal manure
B. LAN(Limestone Ammonium Nitrate)
C. Compost
D. Crop residues
5. Which of the following fertilizers contain more nitrogen than the other two elements?

A. 2:3:2
B. 4:3:5
C. 3:1%
D. 3:2:1

6. Carbohydrates is needed in feed of animals to

A. Form red blood cells

B. Make strong muscles
C. Prevent diseases
D. Provide energy

A certain field crop is infested with a pest that eats the leaves and seeds of a crop plant. The pest
can be controlled by digging a trench 1-2m deep around the field. Use this to answer question
12.

7. Name the pest with the damage described above.

A. American bollworm
B. Aphid
C. Weevil
D. Corn cricket

8. Which of the following is a positive effect of the use of artificial fertilizers on the environment?

A. Reduced soil erosion

B. Increased water retention
C. Increased microbial multiplication
D. Enhanced healthy growth of vegetation

9. The following statements are true about food security except

A. There is no fear of food shortage when there is food security

B. It means when people have access to all the food they need
C. It exists when a country relies on donations to meet its needs
D. Food is available at all the times even if it comes from other countries

10. What happens when mulch is left too long after seedling emergence?

A. Seedlings develop green leaves

B. Seedlings show stunted growth
C. Seedlings grow healthy and strong
D. Seedlings grow thin and tall with weak stems
11. What process benefits more when seeds are treated with chemicals before planting

A. Germination
B. Flowering
C. Fruit formation
D. Growth

12. Which of the following is a parasitic weed?

A. Mexican poppy
B. Witch weed
C. Large cocklebur
D. Couch grass

13. Fertilizers are covered lightly with soil after application to

A. Keep pests from eating the fertilizers

B. Prevent weeds from using the fertilizers
C. Avoid the washing away of fertilizers
D. Prevent the sun from destroying the fertilizers

14. Which of the following management activity helps in improving soil fertility?

A. Incorporating crop residues in the soil

B. Ploughing along the slopes
C. Irrigating the field often
D. Removing weeds

15. What is a woodlot?

A. Pulp processing plant

B. Large forest plantation
C. Timber processing plant
D. Land set aside for growing fruit trees

16. Which of the following management practices does not modify light intensity in a nursery?

A. Cultivation
B. Pruning
C. Shading
D. Spacing
17. Which of the following practices is a pre-planting activity?

A. Staking
B. Stumping
C. Earthing up
D. Top dressing

18. Why is it important to water the soil immediately after planting?

A. To induce germination
B. To enhance geotropism
C. To provide energy for the seed
D. To improve seedling emergence

19. Which of the following management practices is not necessary in a maize plot?

A. Thinning
B. Trellising
C. Watering
D. Weeding

The diagram below shows a leaf that has been attacked by a pest. Use it to answer question 20.

20. Which pest is likely to have attacked the leaf?

A. Aphid
B. Cutworm
C. Army worm
D. Bargrada bug

Use the information below to answer question 35.

Bibi's plants had weak stems. They took too long to mature and also produced few grains.
21. What could have caused the conditions shown by Bibi's plants?

A. A deficiency of potassium
B. A deficiency of calcium
C. Excess phosphorus
D. Excess nitrogen

22. The Devils claw is used as

A. As food
B. As medicine
C. For drying clothes
D. For making baskets

23. Which of the following can inhibit germination of tree seeds.

A. Availability of sunlight
B. Availability of nutrients
C. State of dormancy
D. State of the soil

24. Which of the following is an indigenous tree in Botswana?

A. Eucalyptus
B. Silver oak
C. Syringe
D. Acacia

25. Which of the following fruit trees can be propagated using layering method?

A. Apple
B. Peach
C. Banana
D. Pawpaw

26. Which of the following are all major elements?

A. Boron and zinc

B. Magnesium and Calcium
C. Manganese and Phosphorus
D. Molybdenum and Nitrogen
27. How is ploughing back crop residues beneficial to farmers?

A. Reduces number of weeds

B. Prevents soil pollution
C. Neutralizes soil acidity
D. Improves soil fertility

28. Chemicals used to control weeds are called:

A. Herbicides
B. Acaricides
C. Pesticides
D. Fungicides

29. Superphosphate is applied at a rate of 20kg per hectare. How much superphosphate will be
required for a 7 hectare field?

A. 140kg
B. 700kg
C. 1400kg
D. 7000kg

30. Which element is responsible for the formation of chlorophyll?

A. Calcium
B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Phosphorus

31. Which of the following is a disadvantage of farm merchanisation?

A. Saves time
B. Less laborious
C. Increases yields
D. Creates unemployment

A student applied a fertilizer to a plot of spinach by making holes a few centimeters from each
plant. He added a small amount of fertilizer to each hole and covered the hole with soil.

32. Which method of fertilizer application has the student used?

A. Banding
B. Dolloping
C. Fertigation
D. Broadcasting
33. Which of the following fertilizers will correct nitrogen deficiency in crops?

A. Muriate of potash
B. Superphosphate
C. 0:3:2(22)
D. 2:3:2(22)

Use the diagram of an implement below to answer question 20.

34. What is the purpose of using the implement in a farm?

A. To turn the soil

B. To break hard pan
C. To break big clods
D. To achieve deep cultivation

35. Which of the following is a level of production in which crops and animals are raised to feed the
family the family?

A. Mixed farming
B. Arable farming
C. Commercial farming
D. Subsistence farming

36. Which equipment can a farmer use to chop trees when carrying out land clearing?

A. Pick axe
B. An axe
C. Sickle
D. Knife
37. Which of the following is an implement?

A. Tractor
B. Mower
C. Disc harrow
D. Pruning shear

38. Which of the following agricultural activities will not improve food production in Botswana?

A. Fertilizer application
B. Farm mechanization
C. Spraying pesticides
D. Overstocking

39. How does the Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board help farmers?

A. Encouraging farmers to control breeding

B. Providing seeds at a subsidized price
C. Drilling boreholes for farmers
D. Providing financial help

40. Which of the following is an economic benefit of agriculture.

A. Source of prestige
B. Source of income
C. Source of bride price
D. Source of draught power

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