Crop Rotation, Protection & Precision Farming is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Agricultural Management Practices CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is crop rotation?
Systematically changing which crop is grown in a field from one season to the next, following a planned sequence
Growing two or more crops together in the same field at the same time
Growing a single crop on the same land every season indefinitely
A method of testing soil nutrient levels
Answer: Systematically changing which crop is grown in a field from one season to the next, following a planned sequence — Crop rotation is systematically changing which crop is grown in a given field from one season to the next, following a planned sequence.
Easy
2. What is inter-cropping?
Growing two or more crops together in the same field at the same time
Changing which crop is grown each season
Growing a single crop repeatedly on the same land
Applying fertiliser according to soil analysis
Answer: Growing two or more crops together in the same field at the same time — Inter-cropping is growing two or more crops together in the same field at the same time, rather than rotating them or growing a single crop alone.
Medium
3. Name the type of crop that fixes nitrogen and can help replenish soil nitrogen when following a nitrogen-demanding crop in rotation.
Answer: legume — A legume is a nitrogen-fixing crop that can replenish soil nitrogen when grown in rotation after a nitrogen-demanding crop like maize.
