Grade 9 Agricultural science 2015 Quiz

If the stocking rate for cattle on planted pasture is one animal to 3 hectares.
How many hectares are needed for 150 animals?

Pupils from an agriculture science class collected some soil from their school
garden to find out the amount of water it contained. They weighed and dried
the soil.
Mass of moist soil - 55g
Mass of dry soil - 45g
The percentage of water in the soil was ....

A group of Grade 9 learners visited their school piggery and noticed that some
of the pigs were suffering from scouring. When they consulted their teacher,
they were informed that the cause of the problem was ....

Which of these are signs of cotton stainer attack?

Cross breeding is the mating of ....

What type of irrigation systems would be advisable for a farmer whose land is flat?

What would be the required amount of kraal manure for a field of one hectare if
the recommended rate of application is 0.2kg per 2 square meters

How long is the gestation period of a sow?

If a farmer decided to put up a pineapple plantation, which propagating
materials would the farmer use?

While weeding, Grade 9 Agricultural Science learners were seen heaping soil
around the potato plants. Why were they heaping soil around the potato plants?

Aflatoxin is a fungal disease that causes ....

Which of the following is not a guideline to govern a cooperative organization?

Grit is added to the feed for layers in order to ....

Subtracting expenditure from income, a farmer obtains

The diagram below shows a parasite of cattle.

Leaving plant residues on the surface of the soil at the end of the dry season helps to ....

In a school poultry house, 50 out of 350 birds died between the 4th and 5th
week. An investigation gave the following findings:-
birds had yellowish diarrhoea with a bad smell.
birds had thick discharge from the mouth
birds had difficulties in breathing.
some birds died suddenly without showing any signs.
Which of the following diseases could have broken out in the poultry house?

A fertilizer that has more than one major nutrient is called ....

Which of the following describes the type of farmers in Zambia?

Growing of trees is important on a farm because they ....

Which factor of production has all the natural resources?

Removing sunflower seedlings from a field of maize is ....

Study the diagram below of a unit planter.

Learners in an Agricultural Science class reduced watering a week before
transplanting. This was done in order to ....  

The advantage of using a tractor compared to oxen is that a tractor is ....

Soil particles which are less than 0.002mm in size are called ....

Which of the following tools is used for smoothening rough surfaces of wood?

A Grade nine learner watered vegetables using a watering can. What type of irrigation was the pupil using?

Which field practice is shown below?

In which farm record are farm implements recorded?

Soil texture is the ….

What would be the period of paying back a loan to a lending institution if a farmer gets a loan for dam construction?