Q1 MCQ Drill: 2024 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2024 NSC May/June Supplementary Examination)

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

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10 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2024 NSC May/June Supplementary 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 10 2 Marks

Selling differs from marketing because it is …

A. profit-oriented.

B. satisfies consumer wants.

C. product-oriented.

D. based on future growth.

Question 2 of 10 2 Marks

ONE of the statements below applies to eco-labelling:

A. It does not address environmental issues

B. Production promotes environmental care

C. Concerned about consumers only

D. Directed at producers' interest only

Question 3 of 10 2 Marks

The most important document that an entrepreneur needs in order to source funding for a new business venture:

A. SWOT analysis

B. Balance sheet

C. Marketing chain

D. Business plan

Question 4 of 10 2 Marks

The following occurs in a market if the supply of apples exceeds its demand: (i) More apples are available and the price will increase (ii) Price of apples will decrease and more people will buy apples (iii) There will be an excess of apples and price will decrease (iv) Price of apples is above the equilibrium price Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 5 of 10 2 Marks

The following is NOT an economic characteristic of land:

A. Does not vary in production potential

B. Cannot produce by itself

C. Cannot be completely destroyed

D. Has a fixed location

Question 6 of 10 2 Marks

The type of farm worker who is employed to paint the roof of the milking parlour:

A. Permanent worker

B. Casual worker

C. Full-time worker

D. Seasonal worker

Question 7 of 10 2 Marks

A type of credit with a repayment period of 5 to 10 years that is used to buy movable assets:

A. Long term

B. Medium term

C. Short term

D. Current term

Question 8 of 10 2 Marks

The loss of livestock and destruction of crops caused by heavy hailstorms and thunderstorms is an example of … risk.

A. financial

B. market

C. technical

D. price

Question 9 of 10 2 Marks

The following are the main types of gene mutation: (i) Insertion (ii) Duplication (iii) Inversion (iv) Deletion Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 10 of 10 2 Marks

The survival of lambs under cold conditions due to their thick fur:

A. Natural selection

B. Artificial selection

C. Breeding value

D. Related selection

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2024 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2024 NSC May/June Supplementary Examination)

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