This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Overview > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which country contains the UNESCO World Heritage Site of rice terraces that have been carefully maintained for 2, 000 years? A) China. B) India. C) Philippines. D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philippines. 2. The second agricultural revolution allowed a..... in food supplies. A) Surplus. B) Dehydration. C) Shortage. D) Decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surplus. 3. How can agricultural waste be used to improve soil quality A) By creating compost from agro wastes. B) By using left over slurry after biogas generation. C) Both A and B. D) A but not B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 4. Which type of agriculture is typically capital-intensive and labor-intensive, and relies on low-paid migrant workers to tend and harvest crops? A) Truck farming. B) Paddy rice farming. C) Aquaculture. D) Factory farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Truck farming. 5. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, what percentage of people were farmers? A) 70%. B) 90%. C) 80%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 80%. 6. The formal sources of credit do not comprise of..... A) Cooperatives. B) Employers. C) Banks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employers. 7. During the Neolithic Age, people settled in..... located near fields and water sources. A) Trees. B) Tepees. C) Villages. D) Caves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Villages. 8. What does agronomy as a career involve? A) Working with crops on a large scale. B) Working with computer programming. C) Working with marine animals. D) Working with outer space exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working with crops on a large scale. 9. What is the meaning of "Population" as used in the passage? A) Related to farming or agriculture. B) Methods or skills used in a particular activity or field. C) The total number of people or inhabitants in a particular area. D) A sudden, complete, or marked change in something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The total number of people or inhabitants in a particular area. 10. Check the alternative that has only characteristics of extensive agriculture. A) Corresponds to agricultural practice with high productivity that uses qualified labor and great job of technology. B) Culture rotation and excessive use of fertilizers and inputs to increase production. C) Production focused on the domestic market.The labor is rudimentary and poorly qualified. D) Soil exhaustion is common because of its permanent use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Production focused on the domestic market.The labor is rudimentary and poorly qualified. 11. Household kitchen waste can contribute bio gas generation? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Which of these is not a rabi crop? A) Groundnut. B) Mustard. C) Wheat. D) Barley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundnut. 13. Aquaculture involves the following except? A) Production of seafood only. B) Evaluating terrestrial animal health. C) Maintaining healthy ecosystems. D) Researching new technologies and systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Production of seafood only. 14. What were tools originally made out of? A) Bronze. B) Stone. C) Cardboard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stone. 15. To change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans A) Domesticate. B) Surplus. C) Specialization. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domesticate. 16. Most important long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives? A) People began to eat wild grains. B) New types of stone tools were created. C) Population grew at a faster rate and settled in communities. D) People completely stopped hunting and gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population grew at a faster rate and settled in communities. 17. This pathway includes crop producers, soil scientists and harvesters. A) Plant Systems. B) Power, Structural & Technical Systems. C) Animal Systems. D) Agribusiness Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant Systems. 18. What is the term used to describe a complex form of intercropping where multiple crops are grown at the same time on the same field? A) Polyculture. B) Aquaculture. C) Monoculture. D) Agroecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyculture. 19. A culture that has a developed complex system of religion, learning, arts, and government. A) Agriculture. B) Civilization. C) Trade. D) Domestication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civilization. 20. Which of the following banks functioning in rural India is subject to inspection by NABARD?1. Commercial banks 2. State cooperative banks 3. District control cooperative banks 4. Regional rural banks Select the correct answer using the code below: A) 2 and 3 only. B) 1, 2 and 3. C) 2, 3 and 4. D) 1, 3 and 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2, 3 and 4. 21. NABARD was established on: A) 7 Jaunary 1979. B) 8 January 1984. C) 12 July 1982. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 July 1982. 22. Farming and Domestication of Animals resulted in the beginning of..... A) Neolithic Age. B) Fire Age. C) Paleolithic Age. D) Metal Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neolithic Age. 23. As populations increase in developing countries this form of agriculture is seen as inefficient because it can only support a small population without causing environmental damage. A) Shifting cultivation. B) Mediterranean. C) Plantation. D) Grain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting cultivation. 24. What was one of the important changes in how people farmed and grew food during the time mentioned in the passage? A) Population control. B) Crop rotation. C) Selective government. D) Industrial breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crop rotation. 25. What type of agriculture involved raising animals to sell for money instead of just growing food for themselves? A) Commercial agriculture. B) Crop rotation agriculture. C) Selective agriculture. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial agriculture. 26. All of the following were tools/inventions created in Neolithic times (after the Agricultural Revolution) EXCEPT: A) Wheel. B) Plow. C) Tractor. D) Calendar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tractor. 27. What is industrialization? A) Is the process of developing machine production of goods. B) Improving upon farming techniques. C) The making of Tenements. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the process of developing machine production of goods. 28. When was the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) established? A) 1854. B) 1776. C) 1917. D) 1862. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1862. 29. In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the Zaid season. Which of the following is grown in this season? A) Cotton. B) Fodder. C) Jowar. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fodder. 30. People who migrate from place to place are called..... A) Paleolithic. B) Nomads. C) Farmers. D) Laborers. 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