Q1 MCQ Drill: 2018 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2018 NSC October/November National 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 2018 NSC October/November National 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

One of the following is an effective tool to evaluate the proposed enterprise and indicates a need for renewal:

A. Business plan

B. Balance sheet

C. Cash flow statement

D. SWOT analysis

Question 2 of 9 2 Marks

An agreement between retailers to buy or sell a product at an agreed price:

A. Regulated price

B. Price-fixing

C. Demand fixing

D. Supply fixing

Question 3 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following is NOT a function of marketing:

A. Packaging

B. Risk-taking

C. Storage

D. Processing

Question 4 of 9 2 Marks

The following with regard to an entrepreneur are TRUE: (i) Able to convince people about an idea (ii) Knowledgeable, skilled and has contacts (iii) Gets into a business by mere inheritance (iv) Identifies and evaluates an opportunity Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 5 of 9 2 Marks

If the cost of 100 chickens in a farm budget is R350, then the cost of 20 chickens in that budget will be …

A. R700.

B. R70.

C. R7.

D. R35.

Question 6 of 9 2 Marks

One non-productive employee can spoil the whole work environment. In order to increase the productivity of labour the role of management will be: (i) Setting clear, attainable goals (ii) Re-evaluating the staff on a regular basis (iii) Daily supervision (iv) Sending the employee on a lengthy paid leave Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 7 of 9 2 Marks

Long-term credit will be used to buy the following:

A. Maize cultivar

B. 2 : 3 : 2 (22) fertiliser

C. A shearing shed

D. An exotic bull

Question 8 of 9 2 Marks

A primary natural resource important for agricultural production:

A. Capital

B. Management

C. Land

D. Machinery

Question 9 of 9 2 Marks

The turning back and reunion of a part of a chromosome:

A. Inversion

B. Deletion

C. Doubling

D. Translation

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2018 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2018 NSC October/November National Examination)

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