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AMC520S - AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2023 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURALRESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURALSCIENCESAND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BAGA
LEVEL: 7
COURSECODE: AMC520S
COURSENAME: AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION
SESSION:
JUNE 2023
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS:
150
FIRSTOPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S} Mr. Helmuth Tjikurunda
MODERATOR: Mr. Jeremia Amutenya
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Examination question paper
2. Answering book
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 3 PAGES(Excluding this front page)
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QUESTION 1: SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE AND BASIC FIRST AID
1.1. Name and explain with relevant examples, the 4 main categories of possible hazards that could
occur at a workplace.
(8)
1.2. Excessiveblood loss from an open wound due to injuries sustained at work may lead to fatalities.
Give detailed explanations on how you would control excessive blood loss from an open wound.
(8)
SUBTOTAL: 16
QUESTION 2: BASIC CARE AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
Daily vehicle maintenance can increase the lifespan of a vehicle. As an agricultural extension officer,
provide 20 tips you would give to upcoming farmers to help them extend the lifespan of their
vehicles.
{20)
SUBTOTAL: 20
QUESTION 3: FENCING
3.1. Appropriate fencing infrastructure is necessary for commercial farming, especially with livestock.
List 8 criteria for a good fence, which will ensure successful livestock farming.
(8)
3.2. In a table format, provide the advantages and disadvantages of wooden posts fence and iron
posts fence.
{10)
SUBTOTAL:18
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QUESTION 4: WATER INSTALLATION
4.1. Multiple sources are used to provide the Agricultural sector with water to operate optimally.
Listthe sources where the sector gets its water from.
(8)
4.2. Write comprehensive notes on how to maintain water pump instolations to ensure they function
effectifly .
(16}
SUBTOTAL: 24
QUESTION 5: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
5.1. Briefly explain what alternative energy is.
(3)
5.2. Discusssolar poweras an alternative source of energy in terms of the following.
a) How it is generated
(2)
b) Its applications
(3)
c) Advantages (explain, not just lists)
(18}
SUBTOTAL: 26
QUESTION 6: BASIC ARC WELDING
6.1. Explain the causes of the following welding defects and provide remedial action for each:
a) undercut
b) slag inclusion.
(20}
SUBTOTAL: 20
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QUESTION 7: BASIC CEMENT WORK
Explainthe curing process of concrete in terms of the following.
a) What is curing?
(2)
b) When to cure?
(1)
c) Why cure?
(3)
d) How to cure?
(2)
SUBTOTAL: 8
QUESTION 8: BASIC FARM IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS AND MAINTENANCE
Planning machinery maintenance and storage must take into account the possibility of more damage
from chemical interactions between metals and fluids during periods when equipment and machines
are not in use than from typical wear and tear from active operation.
Provide measures which will ensure that equipment and machinery are maintained during the time
they are not in use (storage).
{18)
SUBTOTAL: 18
GRAND TOTAL: 150
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