Q1 MCQ Drill: 2024 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2024 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 2024 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

The marketing process involves …

A. determining the product the consumer wants.

B. determining the product of interest to the supplier.

C. management of sales volume.

D. planning based on current products.

Question 2 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following statements is NOT CORRECT about factors that hamper the marketing of agricultural products:

A. Poor infrastructure

B. Perishability of the product

C. High value in relation to volume

D. Wide distribution of the product

Question 3 of 9 2 Marks

A channel where products are advertised to a global consumer with upfront payment, is … marketing.

A. contract

B. farm gate

C. stock sale

D. internet

Question 4 of 9 2 Marks

The downward sloping curve to the right in a market implies that: (i) As the price of a product rises, the quantity demanded drops. (ii) When the price of a product rises, the supply remains constant. (iii) There is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. (iv) The quantity demanded is high as the price of a product is low. Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 5 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following is NOT a method to improve productivity of land:

A. Intercropping

B. Improving soil fertility

C. Monocropping

D. Restoring land potential

Question 6 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following is NOT a source of capital:

A. Risk factor

B. Trust company

C. Business partner

D. Land Bank

Question 7 of 9 2 Marks

A farmer may apply the measures below to increase labour productivity on the farm: (i) Have the correct type and number of workers (ii) Set clear unattainable goals for workers (iii) Give workers the opportunity to be involved in decision- making (iv) Ensure the welfare of workers Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 8 of 9 2 Marks

The external force which can affect a farming business:

A. Quality and cost of a product

B. Available equipment and machinery

C. Amount of debt a farmer has at a bank

D. Policies about the labour force

Question 9 of 9 2 Marks

If a homozygous dominant tall plant (TT) is crossed with a homozygous recessive plant (tt), the genotypic and phenotypic percentages of tall plants in the F1-generation will be …

A. 50%.

B. 100%.

C. 75%.

D. 25%.

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2024 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2024 NSC October/November National Examination)

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