Tools, Mechanised Implements & Harvesting Equipment is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Agricultural Technology 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. Which tillage implement turns over a strip of soil, burying crop residue and weeds?
A mouldboard plough
A combine harvester
A baler
A seed drill
Answer: A mouldboard plough — A mouldboard plough turns over a strip of soil, burying crop residue and weeds beneath the surface.
Easy
2. What does a combine harvester do to a grain crop such as maize or wheat?
Cuts, threshes and cleans the grain in a single integrated machine
Compresses cut crop residue into compact bales
Loosens compacted soil at depth with minimal soil inversion
Plants seed at a controlled depth and spacing
Answer: Cuts, threshes and cleans the grain in a single integrated machine — A combine harvester cuts, threshes (separates grain from stalk) and cleans grain crops such as maize or wheat in a single integrated machine.
Medium
3. Name the tillage implement that loosens compacted soil at depth with minimal soil inversion, reducing erosion risk compared with a mouldboard plough.
Answer: chisel plough — A chisel plough loosens compacted soil at depth with minimal soil inversion, reducing erosion risk compared with a mouldboard plough.
