NAME_________________________________________________________________ FORM _________
ST MARY’S GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
2025 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION POST
MOCK EXAMINATION
AGRICULTURE
8:00 am on wards
Instructions:
1. This paper contains 10 pages, Questio Tick if Do not
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Number d these
2. Answer all questions in section A
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and all three questions in section
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B.
3. The maximum number of marks
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for each answer is indicated
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against each question
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4. Answer all questions in the
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spaces provided 6
5. Write your name and class on 7
top of each page. 8
6. On the table provided on this 9
page, tick against the question 10
number you have answered
7. Hand in your paper to the
invigilator when the time is called
for you to stop writing.
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SECTION A :70 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. a. Mention any two local breeds of goats
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b. State any two disadvantages of feeding goats with foggage
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c. Explain any two importance of mulching mango transplants
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d. Describe any two ways in which the use of greenhouses help to promote food
security
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2. a. Figure 1 is a diagram of a field structure. Use it to answer questions that
follow.
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i. Identify the structure
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ii. Mention any two places where the structure should be constructed
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iii. State any two ways how the structure help to reduce soil degradation
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b. Describe any one way how the following disease affect mushroom
production
i. Cobe web moulds
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ii. Trichoderma
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c. Explain any two factors that affect colour
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3. a. A farmer had the following assets at the beginning of September, 2024
2 hectares of land valued at K2,000,000.00
10 bags of maize valued at K500,000.00
200 broilers valued at K2,500,000.00
4 bags of fertilizer valued at K500,000.00
Ox-plough valued at K500,000.00
Prepare an inventory record for the farmer
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b. State any two framing practices that may increases salinity of the soil
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4. a. List down any two factors that improve the nutrient status of the soil.
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b. Figure 2 below shows production of hybrid maize. Use it to answer
questions that follow.
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i. What do the arrows in the diagram indicate
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ii. Explain why one plant is de-tasseled and one is bagged whine
performing the activity
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iii. Name any one centre in Malawi where such experiments are done
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c. Explain one reason for considering each of the following factors when feeding
livestock
i. condition of an animal
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ii. Age of an animal
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5. a. State any two reasons why it is necessary to provide sheep with water.
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b. Describe the law of diminishing marginal returns
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c. Explain any two ways of improving trade at national level.
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d. Explain the importance of carrying out progency testing in livestock
improvement
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6. a. Figure 3 below is a diagram of a farm machinery. Use it to answer questions
that follow.
i. Name the machinery
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ii. State any two functions of the machinery
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iii. Mention any two safety measures that should be followed when using the
implement
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b. Farmer A had only enough land on which to grow either pasture or mangoes
while farmer B had only enough money to buy either a bag of fertilizer or a bag
of livestock feed.
i. Framer A decide to grow Mangoes while farmer B decides to buy a bag of
livestock feed.
i. State the opportunity cost of each of the farmers
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ii. Explain the importance of the economic principle in question 6b above.
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c. Explain any one way in which each of the following marketing agents
contribute to the marketing of agriculture products
i. producers
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ii. wholesalers
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7. a. Farmers in Mpate village have agreed to grow their crops without using any
chemicals
i. Identify the cropping system
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ii. State any two disadvantages of the cropping system
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iii. Explain how the cropping system help to deal with climate change
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b. List any two production agencies that offer services to farmers in Malawi.
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SECTION B (30 Marks)
Answer all the three questions in essay form
8. Explain any five ways in which ADMARC contributes towards
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9. With a well labelled diagram, describe the reproductive system of a cow.
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10. Discuss five advantages of stall feeding
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