Q1 MCQ Drill: 2025 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2025 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 2025 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

Product promotion using mass media involves …

A. in-store promotion.

B. personal selling.

C. radio and television stations.

D. agricultural shows.

Question 2 of 9 2 Marks

The statement indicates the relationship between the price, supply and demand:

A. The higher the price, the higher the demand and the lower the supply.

B. As the price rises, the supply increases and the demand decreases.

C. There is an inverse relationship between price, supply and demand.

D. As the price increases, the supply and demand decrease.

Question 3 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following does NOT address an advantage of a free marketing system for farmers:

A. Selling where they want and at their own prices

B. Lower marketing costs per unit

C. Are encouraged to work hard and produce high quality products

D. Very little or no delay in receiving payment

Question 4 of 9 2 Marks

The following are TRUE about the standard format and components of an agribusiness plan: (i) A standard business plan will include employees' personal details (ii) Title page with business name, owner's details and address (iii) Provides information on how the product is produced (iv) Consists of marketing plan with target market Choose the CORRECT combination below:

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

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

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

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

Question 5 of 9 2 Marks

… does NOT imply restoration of land potential.

A. Preventing soil erosion

B. Constructing contours

C. Controlling bush encroachment

D. Practising overgrazing

Question 6 of 9 2 Marks

A farm worker who receives wages and benefits monthly until retirement:

A. Casual worker

B. Holiday worker

C. Permanent worker

D. Seasonal worker

Question 7 of 9 2 Marks

Knowledge of veld management by a cattle production unit manager is aligned to the … skill.

A. decision-making

B. problem-solving

C. conceptual

D. production and operational

Question 8 of 9 2 Marks

The following are the components of a Cash Flow Statement in a business: (i) Receipts of operating income and capital sales (ii) The value of assets and liabilities (iii) Payments made for operating costs and expenses (iv) The amount of cash available at the start of each month Choose the CORRECT combination below:

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

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

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

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

Question 9 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following is NOT a technique used to genetically modify plants and animals:

A. Electroporation

B. Gene splicing

C. Micro-injection

D. Microporation

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2025 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2025 NSC May/June Mid-Year Examination)

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