Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Navakholo Joint Evaluation Test 1 Agriculture Paper 1 March 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Agriculture Paper 1 (Theory) examination. This paper evaluates candidates' theoretical knowledge of crop production, soil science, land use, and farm management through short-answer and structured essay questions across three sections.

  • Month Administered: March 2026
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Total Marks: 90
  • Number of Questions: 25 (Questions 1–17 in Section A; Questions 18–22 in Section B; Questions 23–25 in Section C)
  • Structure: Section A (Questions 1–17, 30 marks) — answer all; Section B (20 marks) — answer all; Section C (40 marks) — answer any two

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Benefits of keeping health records on the farm
    • Characteristics of plantation farming
    • Ways soil pH influences crop growth
    • Kenyan government settlement schemes from the Million Acre Scheme
    • Site selection for making a compost manure heap
    • Farming practices to increase light absorbed by crops
    • Vegetative propagation materials — stem tubers, setts, bulbils, and crowns
    • Reasons for primary cultivation
    • Role of magnesium in crop production; fertiliser (CAN) nitrogen calculation
    • Thinning vs. roguing
    • Factors reducing seed rate in bean production
    • Plant morphology and herbicide selectivity/effectiveness
    • Field practices for supporting weak-stemmed crops
    • Conditions necessitating irrigation
    • Characteristics of green manure crops
    • Conditions for successful chitting
  • Section B
    • Structured essay and data-response questions on crop production topics
  • Section C
    • Extended essay questions on soil science, crop management, and farm economics
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE

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