PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE,    REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR TERMINAL  EXAMINATION 

Code:034/1 AGRICULTURE 1

TIME: 3:00HR MAY -2026

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. This paper consists of section A, B, and C with the total of eleven (11) questions
2. Answer all questions in section A and B, and only two (2) questions from section C.
3. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink.
5. Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet(s).

SECTION A (16 Marks)

Answer all questions from this section

1. For each of the items (i) – (x) choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheets provided.

(i) Ruminants are called polygastric animals because they have more than one stomach. Each of their stomach perform a certain role in digestion. Which stomach in ruminants is termed as true stomach?

1. Omasum 
2. Abomasum 
3. Rumen
4. Reticulum
5. Caecum

(ii) As an expert in poultry farming, which list among the following represents a set of viral diseases which infect poultry

1. Marek’s, Newcastle, fowl typhoid, and infectious oryza
2. Marek’s, Newcastle, Fowl pox, and Coccidiosis
3. Marek’s, Newcastle, Fowl pox, and Gumboro
4. Newcastle, fowl pox, fowl cholera and fowl typhoid 
5. FMD, rabies, rinderpest and swine fever

(iii) Macro nutrients are needed in large quantities by the body of living organism. Which of the following groups of plant nutrients are macro – elements

1. Nitrogen, calcium and manganese
2. Phosphorus, sulphur, and potassium
3. Calcium, zinc and molybdenum
4. Boron, nitrogen and copper
5. Chlorine, sulphur and iron

(iv) During artificial brooding, chicks were found to be far away from the heat source. Which one among the following could be the cause in the brooder?

1. Droughts
2. Low temperature
3. Normal temperature
4. High temperature
5. Brooder not functioning well.

(v) Why animals such as horses, donkeys, oxen and mules have been used more as a source of farm power than others?

1. They require adequate grazing land which is available everywhere
2. Their working speed is very high
3. They can work well in all soil types, light soils and heavy soils.
4. They are generally hard, strong and easy to feed.
5. They can easily be trained to become oxen for farm work

(vi) Which parasite among the following cannot be controlled by drenching?

1. Ascaris and round worms
2. Tsetse flies and ticks
3. Liver flukes and Tape worms
4. Tape worms and ascaries
5. Tape worms and roundworms

(vii) The status of soil fertility in a certain farm was very low. A farmer was thinking on how to replenish the soil fertility of the farm. The following agronomic practices may be adopted by the farmer to overcome this situation EXCEPT:-

1. Mulching using organic mulches
2. Practicing crop rotation
3. Allowing the crop residues, remains of other plants to die and rot in the soil
4. Green manuring
5. Adding farm yard manure in the soil

(viii) What will you do in the field of cassava, if you found that the upper parts of the cassava (leaves) have a very good healthy, but their roots have not developed well though they have already attained maturity? 

1. Adding nitrogenous fertilizers
2. Watering the cassava regularly
3. Adding farm yard manure
4. Early planting of the cassava cuttings
5. Avoiding excessive application of nitrogenous fertilizers.

(ix) The occurrence of fire outbreak and thieves in farms are examples of ______

1. Comicality
2. Errors
3. Mistakes
4. Risks
5. Uncertainties

(x) The type of soil which very well aerated and it is simple to work on it is called? 

1. Clay
2. Loam
3. Sand
4. Silt
5. None of the above

2. Match the spacing in List A with the correct crop in List B by writing the letter of correct response beside the item number in the answer sheets provided.

SECTION B (54 MARKS)

Answer all questions from this section

3. (a) Explain three reasons of why the groundnuts and other crops which store food under the ground should not be planted in heavy soils. (4.5 marks)

(b) Write the causative agent, vector and crop infested by the following plant diseases

(4.5 marks)

4. (a) As an expert in weed biology and weed control, state three mechanical or physical methods used in controlling weeds on agricultural fields. (03 marks)

(b) Cultural methods are the simplest techniques in controlling pests and diseases in our farms. Advice farmers any six (6) cultural methods used in controlling pests and diseases on the farm. (06 marks)

5. (a) Entrepreneurship is very important in farming business economics. By giving the meaning of entrepreneurship, state four (4) roles of an entrepreneur in farming business economics. (06 marks)

(b) The certain farm tool which was bought nine years back was sold at the value of 5000 Tshs. What was the original cost of this tool if its annual depreciation was 5000 Tsh? (03 marks)

6. (a) With the help of the meaning of soil pH, explain any three (3) importance which the farmer will get by understanding the pH of the field. (03 marks)

(b) The certain soil sample which was taken from the school farm, was analyzed in the soil laboratory and the following data were recorded:

• Weight of wet soil 280 g
• Weight of oven dry soil 220 g
• Volume of soil 200 cc Volume of pore spaces 25 cc.

From the information above, calculate:

1. The bulk density
2. The particle density
3. Percentage of water (06 marks)

7. With six reasons explain why farmers in Tanzania should adopt mechanisation by draught livestock. (09 marks)

8. a) Give the uses of the following items as they are applied in agricultural mechanization. (03 marks) 

1. Secateurs
2. Elbow
3. Forked hoe
4. Sickle
5. Hack saw
6. Mason’s trowel 

b)

1. Name the agricultural practice in vegetable production shown by letter X and Y
2. Briefly explain each of the practice you named in (i) above how is done
3. Give two advantages of practicing the agricultural practice shown by letter Y (06 marks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)

Answer only two questions from this section

9. A livestock farmer recently lost several goats to a contagious disease due to failure of observing preventive measures against diseases. Explain six practices a farmer should adopt to be safe from the above loss. (15 marks)

10. Before establishing a crop farming enterprise farmers should be aware of various soil factors to ensure high crop productivity. Explain any six factors to be observed to reach the above goals. (15 marks)

11. By giving six points, explain the functions of the parts of male reproductive system in animal. (15 marks)