This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Overview > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During what centuries did the significant changes in farming occur according to the passage? A) Between the 15th and 17th centuries. B) Between the 16th and 18th centuries. C) Between the 17th and 19th centuries. D) Between the 18th and 20th centuries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between the 17th and 19th centuries. 2. Agricultural income refers ..... A) To the quantities of plant species that are produced in a given area. B) Exclusively to the number of workers who intervene in the production process. C) The amount of products obtained per unit surface. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The amount of products obtained per unit surface. 3. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends Minimum Support Price for..... commodities A) 22. B) 20. C) 25. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23. 4. On the property ....., various types of foods are produced, obtained through vegetable cultivation and animal breeding.Part of the production of these foods is intended for local commercial establishments, such as the fairs. What model of agriculture correctly fills the gap in the statement? A) Public. B) Commercial. C) Agribusiness. D) Familiar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Familiar. 5. Are considered to be the most important of all the functions of agricultural marketing. These mainly include functions related to buying and selling. Buying and selling are complementary to each other and one cannot take place without the other A) Exchange functions. B) Physical functions. C) Facilitive functions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exchange functions. 6. In both transpiration and evaporation water is lost in the form of vapour yet they differ because: A) Both transpiration and evaporation are similar but the rate of water loss differs. B) Frequency of water loss is different in both of them. C) Transpiration is a physical process and evaporation is physiological process. D) Transpiration is a physiological process and evaporation is physical process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transpiration is a physiological process and evaporation is physical process. 7. All of the following are the results of the agricultural revolution EXCEPT ..... A) Settlements with high densities of population. B) Specialized and complex divisions of labor. C) Economies that began trading with each other. D) Domesticated animals were used to protect families. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Domesticated animals were used to protect families. 8. Reserve Bank of India set up the agricultural refinance in ..... A) 1960. B) 1963. C) 1973. D) 1970. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1963. 9. What is ploughing? A) Process of loosening and turning of soil. B) Levelling the field. C) Removal of unwanted plants. D) Protection from pests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process of loosening and turning of soil. 10. In which year was the Animal Welfare Act put into place? A) 1966. B) 1946. C) 1976. D) 1956. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1966. 11. Which type of agriculture makes products that are often sold to large companies like Kraft or General Mills? A) Subsistence agriculture. B) Commercial agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commercial agriculture. 12. What is Irrigation? A) Removal of unwanted plants. B) Loosening and turning of soil. C) Supply of water to agricutural fields on a regular interval. D) Addition of chemical substance for the good growth of plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supply of water to agricutural fields on a regular interval. 13. Who invented the seed drill? A) Isambard Brunel. B) Alexander Bell. C) William Foster. D) Jethro Tull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jethro Tull. 14. This form of agriculture is declining due to commercial logging of the rainforest and land being used for ranching. A) Plantation. B) Dairy. C) Shifting cultivation. D) Wet rice not dominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shifting cultivation. 15. Refers to the New Stone Age A) Paleolithic Era. B) Neolithic Era. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neolithic Era. 16. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017 increased the authorized capital of NABARD from..... to..... A) Rs. 5, 000 crore to Rs. 30, 000 crore. B) Rs. 300 crore to Rs 10, 000 crore. C) Rs. 10, 000 crore to Rs. 30, 000 crore. D) Rs. 600 crore to Rs. 10, 000 crore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rs. 5, 000 crore to Rs. 30, 000 crore. 17. What is the biggest threat to agriculture? A) Climate change. B) Population growth. C) Pesticides overuse. D) Food shortage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate change. 18. What is an example of extensive farming? A) Raising cattle in feedlots in northern Colorado. B) Raising cattle in small family farms in the United States. C) Raising cattle in large ranches in Wyoming. D) Raising cattle in South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raising cattle in large ranches in Wyoming. 19. What is a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO)? A) A system in which cattle graze on large expanses of land. B) A system in which cattle are raised in a confined space with limited movement. C) A system in which cattle are raised in small family farms. D) A system in which cattle are raised on a rotating pasture system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A system in which cattle are raised in a confined space with limited movement. 20. Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the world's water crisis. What does virtual water imply? A) Volume of water required to produce a commodity. B) Volume of water saved by using rainwater harvesting. C) Volume of heavy water required to replace ordinary water. D) Volume of water utilized by an effective flood control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volume of water required to produce a commodity. 21. The move from nomadic to neolithic farming lifestyles is an example of Continuity and Change because ..... A) The way people ate stayed the same but how they obtained food changed. B) How much people traveled stayed the same but where they traveled changed. C) What types of jobs available stayed the same but housing changed. D) The way people ate changed but how they gained food stayed the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way people ate stayed the same but how they obtained food changed. 22. What is the size of a estate? A) + 10 hectares. B) Between 1 and 10 hectares. C) Less than 1 hectare. D) What is a football field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) + 10 hectares. 23. After the creation of Biogas the left over Slurry is used as an excellent fuel as it is rich in:- A) Oxygen and Carbon-di-oxide. B) Oxygen and Water vapour. C) Hydrogen and Helium. D) Nitrogen and Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen and Phosphorus. 24. How did specialization improve communities? A) Communities grew larger and wealthier. B) It improved food production. C) People did not need to work hard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communities grew larger and wealthier. 25. When did the agricultural revolution begin in Britain? A) 1914. B) 1500. C) 1850. D) 4000 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1500. 26. What is the term used to describe the process of restoring soil nutrients by allowing the soil to rest for at least one growing season? A) Swidden agriculture. B) Rice terra system. C) Monoculture. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swidden agriculture. 27. These farms are located in developing countries but owned by American and European companies. A) Commercial Gardening. B) Grain Farming. C) Plantation. D) Dairy Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plantation. 28. Processing happens in a..... A) Restaurant. B) Factory, mill, or plant. C) Grocery store. D) Zombie filled warehouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factory, mill, or plant. 29. We call agricultural systems: A) The forms of division of glebas, in relation to the developed cultures. B) The crop distribution system in relation to the ground and all agricultural products. C) The forms of financing the production and marketing of agricultural products. D) The planned agricultural production systems. E) The set of techniques employed to obtain agropastoral production.O. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The set of techniques employed to obtain agropastoral production.O. 30. The branches of agriculture are:plant culture and animal husbandry. A) And. B) Not. 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