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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

AGRICULTURE 4001/2

PAPER 2
SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours

Additional materials:
Answer paper,
Scientific calculator.

TIME 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided at the top of
this page and on all separate answer paper used.
Section A

Answer all questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper. |FOR EXAMINER’S USE
Section B
Answer any two questions, one from each of Options 1 and 2. Section] A
Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.
At the end of the examination, fasten the separate answer Section B
paper securely to the question paper.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Marks are given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
or part question.

Y ou are advised to spend no longer than 80 minutes

on Section A.

This question paper consists of 9 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, Specimen paper.
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(a) Explain the importance of practising A groforestry.

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(© Evaluate problems faced by beneficiaries of the land reform programme
in Zimbabwe.

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2 (a) —_ With the aid of diagrams, explain how soil sampling is done.

(b) Define a straight fertilizer and give an example.
(© Comment on the effectiveness of a grass mulch in reducing evaporation.

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(d) _ List any two biological methods of controlling soil erosion in arable lands.

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(a) Explain functions of the following parts of the female reproductive system
of a ruminant:

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(©) On the diagram of the yoke, show how trens are adjusted for the

two animals.
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animal animal

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(a) State the law of supply.
(b) Discuss the importance of farm budgets.

(c) A poultry farmer kept 90 birds and sold them at $5,00 each. The total
expense for the project was $312-00.

Determine the profit or loss of the enterprise. [3]

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Answer two questions in this section. One question from each option.

Outline

The recommended fertiliser application is 350kg/ha, calculate the
cost of fertiliser required for a field measuring 500m x 400m if a

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SECTION B

OPTION 1

a method of planting a named cereal crop.

50kg bag costs $33.

Justify the effectiveness of split application of ammonium nitrate.

Describe the operations of a planter.

Explain the adjustment of either an ox drawn or tractor drawn
mouldboard plough for depth and width of cut.

Describe the functions of a:

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harrow,

ridger.

Describe pre-emergence and post-emergence herbicides.

Outline
control.

advantages and disadvantages of using mechanical weed

Discuss factors considered when determining spacing of a

named

crop.

OPTION 2

Justify the importance of hygiene in livestock husbandry.

Outline methods used to identify livestock in Zimbabwe.

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Using the Pearson Square method, calculate the mixing
ratio of feed stuff with 10% DCP using cotton seed cake
17% (C.P) and maize 6,5% (C.P).

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(Gi) = Ananimal weighing 500kg, consumes 3% of its body
weight per day. Calculate the daily feed requirement of the

animal. [2]
Describe factors considered when selecting breeds of livestock to
keep on a farm. [8]
Outline the major causes of diseases in farm animals. [7]

The mixing ratio of oxyvet is 200ml in 20 litres of water.

@ calculate the amount of oxyvet needed to mix in 5 litres of
water. [2]

di recommend three ways to administer antibiotics to farm

animals. [3]
Distinguish between cross-breeding and in-breeding. [8]
Assess the impact of ticks on livestock farming in Zimbabwe. [12]

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