Q1 MCQ Drill: 2023 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2023 Oct/Nov Final NSC (National DBE))

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

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8 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2023 Oct/Nov Final NSC (National DBE) 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 8 2 Marks

The marketing channel where livestock is sold to the highest bidder:

A. Farm gate

B. Auction

C. Direct marketing

D. Indirect marketing

Question 2 of 8 2 Marks

The phase in the entrepreneurial process where a farmer secures capital for infrastructure and equipment:

A. Starting an enterprise

B. Resource mobilisation

C. Identification of an opportunity

D. Planning

Question 3 of 8 2 Marks

When a price is fixed in a market, … (i) the price set for the goods and services allows bargaining. (ii) the price is held constant regardless of the cost of production. (iii)the price is maintained at a given level by controlling supply and demand. (iv) there is an agreement between the participants to buy and sell at a predetermined price. Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 4 of 8 2 Marks

The management strategies that allow a farmer to manage risks:

A. Diversification and risk sharing

B. Risk sharing and problem solving

C. Diversification and organising

D. Specialisation and planning

Question 5 of 8 2 Marks

… is/are a cause of labour shortages on farms.

A. Fair labour practices

B. The provision of medical insurance and pension

C. Less attractive working conditions

D. The provision of incentives

Question 6 of 8 2 Marks

The following description implies that land is indestructible:

A. Has different production potentials

B. Found in a specific environment

C. Cannot produce anything by itself

D. Can renew itself after it has been degraded

Question 7 of 8 2 Marks

The following are problems related to capital as a production factor: (i) Scarcity (ii) Low risk (iii) Undercapitalisation (iv) High interest rates Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Question 8 of 8 2 Marks

When the alleles on homologous chromosomes differ, an organism is …

A. heterozygous.

B. recessive.

C. dominant.

D. homozygous.

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2023 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2023 Oct/Nov Final NSC (National DBE))

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