Q1 MCQ Drill: 2021 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2021 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination)

Agricultural Sciences Past Paper Question 1 Drill Level 1: Knowledge & Recall

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9 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2021 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination Agricultural Sciences Paper 2, auto-marked against the official marking guideline. Questions that rely on diagrams or graphs are excluded - see the full paper for those.

Question 1 of 9 2 Marks

A market approach that focuses on a small target segment of the market:

A. Price

B. Mass

C. Multi-segment

D. Niche

Question 2 of 9 2 Marks

… in a market divide large shipments of produce to sell them in smaller units.

A. Brokers

B. Retailers

C. Exporters

D. Importers

Question 3 of 9 2 Marks

The following is NOT a way to streamline and improve an agribusiness chain:

A. Improved access to markets

B. Providing storage facilities

C. Lack of capital

D. Improving road infrastructure

Question 4 of 9 2 Marks

A method to improve labour productivity:

A. Long working hours

B. Lack of education

C. Working without supervision

D. Better working conditions

Question 5 of 9 2 Marks

The production factor that has a financial value and is a primary natural agricultural resource:

A. Labour

B. Capital

C. Land

D. Management

Question 6 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following is NOT a problem associated with capital:

A. Application of fertilisers

B. High risk factor

C. Undercapitalisation

D. High interest rate

Question 7 of 9 2 Marks

The Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995) deals with the following issues: (i) Procedures for the resolution of labour disputes (ii) Prevention of unfair labour practices (iii) Health and safety of workers (iv) Social justice and fair working conditions Choose the CORRECT combination:

A. (i), (ii) and (iii)

B. (i), (ii) and (iv)

C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

D. (i), (iii) and (iv)

Question 8 of 9 2 Marks

An example of the phenotype in cattle is the …

A. total product of the environmental variation.

B. sum of the environmental variation and genetic variation.

C. total product of the genetic variation.

D. colour of the hair and the presence of horns.

Question 9 of 9 2 Marks

A male animal that has 98 chromosomes will have the following:

A. 49 pairs of autosomes and an XY chromosome

B. 48 pairs of autosomes and an XY chromosome

C. 49 pairs of autosomes and an XX chromosome

D. 48 pairs of autosomes and an XX chromosome

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2021 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2021 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination)

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