Q1 MCQ Drill: 2022 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2022 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 2022 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

Market equilibrium occurs when the …

A. supply and the demand are not equal.

B. supply is more than the demand.

C. market supply is equal to the market demand.

D. demand is lower than the supply.

Question 2 of 9 2 Marks

The following is NOT a component of selling:

A. Management is sales-volume oriented.

B. The emphasis is on the consumer's needs.

C. The focus is on the seller's needs.

D. The emphasis is on the agricultural product.

Question 3 of 9 2 Marks

An operational production plan in a business plan focuses on the …

A. number and type of employees.

B. recruitment of suitable personnel.

C. summary of the enterprise details.

D. monitoring of performance and ensuring quality control.

Question 4 of 9 2 Marks

The descriptions below address opportunities that could be realised through the SWOT analysis. (i) New markets opening to increase sales (ii) New technologies to improve efficiency of the business (iii) Limited resources to farm effectively (iv) Access to a grant from government 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 5 of 9 2 Marks

The part of the expenditure of a farming enterprise which is NOT influenced by the level of production:

A. Demand costs

B. Fixed costs

C. Supply costs

D. Variable costs

Question 6 of 9 2 Marks

The type of labour hired solely to erect a kraal:

A. Permanent

B. Seasonal

C. Full-time

D. Casual

Question 7 of 9 2 Marks

The action by a farmer to address undercapitalisation on the farm:

A. Keep old non-viable tractors

B. Pay higher wages

C. Hire specific machinery

D. Invest more money in the bank

Question 8 of 9 2 Marks

The skill that enables the manager to protect the business from monetary losses:

A. Financial management

B. Decision-making

C. Interpersonal

D. Problem-solving

Question 9 of 9 2 Marks

The following statements are about Mendel's laws of inheritance: (i) Pairs of alleles separate randomly during meiosis. (ii) Pairs of alleles arrange themselves dependently of each other. (iii) Pairs of alleles arrange themselves independently of each other. (iv) In a heterozygous state a dominant allele influences the physical appearance of an organism. Choose the CORRECT combination:

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

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

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

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

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2022 Agricultural Sciences P2 (2022 NSC October/November National Examination)

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