Q1 MCQ Drill: 2024 Agricultural Sciences P1 (2024 NSC May/June Supplementary 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 May/June Supplementary Examination Agricultural Sciences Paper 1, 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 largest compartment of the forestomachs in cattle, with a capacity of about 100–150 litres:

A. Reticulum

B. Rumen

C. Omasum

D. Abomasum

Question 2 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following is NOT required in large quantities by farm animals:

A. Nitrogen

B. Phosphorus

C. Calcium

D. Selenium

Question 3 of 9 2 Marks

The type of digestion whereby large food particles are broken down into smaller pieces by the teeth:

A. Mechanical digestion

B. Chemical digestion

C. Biological digestion

D. Bacterial digestion

Question 4 of 9 2 Marks

The following are functions of rumen microbes: (i) Hydrolysis of vitamins (ii) Digestion of cellulose (iii) Synthesis of vitamins (iv) Hydrolysis of proteins Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 5 of 9 2 Marks

The distance farm animals keep between themselves and a threat or danger:

A. Free zone

B. Flight zone

C. Fight zone

D. Danger zone

Question 6 of 9 2 Marks

ONE of the following is a guideline when transporting farm animals:

A. Load bulls, cows in oestrus and calves together

B. Transport all the pregnant animals together

C. Load animals within a reasonable time before departure

D. Spray animals with water while transporting them

Question 7 of 9 2 Marks

A poisonous plant in the veld that farm animals avoid because of its smell:

A. Maize fungus

B. Pig weed

C. Acacia Karoo

D. Thorn apple

Question 8 of 9 2 Marks

The life cycle of a bont tick involves the following: (i) Larvae hatch and feed on a dassie (ii) Nymphs feed on a rabbit (iii) Larvae and nymphs feed on a dassie (iv) Larvae drop off, moult and feed on a cow Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 9 of 9 2 Marks

The following statement about milk production is INCORRECT:

A. There is an inverse relationship between milk yield and butterfat content.

B. The higher the butterfat content in milk, the lower the milk yield.

C. Oxytocin stimulates the development of udder and milk synthesis.

D. The lactation period takes approximately 305 days.

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2024 Agricultural Sciences P1 (2024 NSC May/June Supplementary Examination)

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