AGRICULTURE S.4

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURE 1 Uganda Certificate of Education (Do not write your School/Centre Name or Number anywhere on this booklet.) No. Signature……………………………………………………. 527/1 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURE. (Theory) Paper 1 July/August 2018. 21/2 hours. 2 hours 30 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: Candidate’s Name……………………………………… Answer all questions in part A and four questions from part B, including at least one question from each section. Total Part B: No. For Examiner’s Use Only | | | | Part/Question Signature& No | | Marks . | Examiner’s | Part A: | | | | Part B: | | No. | | | rt B: | No. | | | | No. No. | | Total | | | For Examiner’s Use Only Part/Question Marks Examiner’s Signature& No. Part A: No. No. Paper 1 1. (a) What management practice ensures high litter size in pig rearing? A. To ease packing. D. To ease advertising. (02 marks) (b) Why are phosphatic fertilizers applied by drilling? D. They are light to carry. C. To reduce corrosion. C. They have big granules. D. They are easily leached out of soil. (c) Why are water storage tanks made from aluminium? A. Timely serving. A. To cool the water. 2 B. They take long to dissolve in soil water. (d) Why is standardization done in marketing process? Answer all questions in this part. For question 1, write the letter corresponding to the best answer in the box. For questions 2 to 5, write the answers in the spaces provided. B. To ease pricing. A. They do not scotch plant roots. C. To ease storage