This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > History > Development > The Development Of Agriculture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Development Of Agriculture Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is the largest jute-producing country in the world. A) China. B) Bangladesh. C) India. D) Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 2. Which animal was the first to be domesticated? A) Horse. B) Duck. C) Turkey. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog. 3. What development enabled man to live as farmers? A) Wheel. B) Pottery. C) Domestication of plants & animals. D) Warm clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Domestication of plants & animals. 4. What was the result of surplus food production? A) Farmers had more land to farm. B) People became lazy and refused to work. C) It led to a division of labor and a more productive society. D) It made hunting food more important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It led to a division of labor and a more productive society. 5. The long staple variety is now grown in parts of ..... A) Jammu & Kashmir and Gujarat. B) Haryana and Punjab. C) West Bengal and Bihar. D) Assam and Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haryana and Punjab. 6. A farmer who converts forested land and marshland into cropland has A) Fulfilled the promise of the Green Revolution. B) Increased the land's carrying capacity. C) Shown the advantages of the Colombian Exchange. D) Increased the yield of the crops on her land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased the land's carrying capacity. 7. As a result of the Columbian Exchange, which crop was transferred to Europe from the Americas and later spread through the world? A) Wheat. B) Maize(corn). C) Rice. D) Olives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maize(corn). 8. Fill in the Blank:Famers used ..... ..... or ..... to help plant grow. A) Animal Compost or Seeds. B) Animal Livestock or Compost. C) Animal Seeds or Manure. D) Animal Manure or Compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animal Manure or Compost. 9. Adapting plants or taming animals for human use is called- A) Herding. B) Botany. C) Domestication. D) Gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Domestication. 10. Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution? A) Major battle fought between people of Asia and Africa. B) The shift from food gathering to food producing. C) The shift from food gathering to hunting. D) A major battle fought between the peoples of Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shift from food gathering to food producing. 11. Irrigation increases the amount of food farmers are able to grow. When farmers produce more food than they need, it's called a- A) Division of labor. B) Food shortage. C) Food surplus. D) Specialized task. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food surplus. 12. True or False:Many people feel that organic farming is worse for health. A) Neither True or False. B) False. C) True. D) Can't Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What were the cons to ancient irrigation? A) There was no cons everything was perfect. B) There was little water. C) Very dry things can't grow their crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very dry things can't grow their crops. 14. Which society lived in small groups constantly moving to find food, water, and shelter? A) Hunter-Gatherer. B) Early Agriculture. C) Civilization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunter-Gatherer. 15. Which of the following statements best describes Neolithic people? A) They continued to move from place to place to hunt animals for food. B) They could settle in one place because they had a stable food supply. C) They used the same tools that Paleolithic people used. D) They used tools primarily made from bronze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They could settle in one place because they had a stable food supply. 16. Minimum temperature of ..... degree and ..... degree during the growing season. A) 22$^\circ$C and 30$^\circ$C. B) 20$^\circ$C and 27$^\circ$C. C) 15$^\circ$C and 22$^\circ$C. D) 18$^\circ$C and 25$^\circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20$^\circ$C and 27$^\circ$C. 17. Fill in the blank:When the crops are ripe, the farmer ..... them. A) Sow. B) Grow. C) Irrigate. D) Harvest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harvest. 18. Raising animals to help humans is called ..... A) Domesication. B) Maize. C) Experimented. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domesication. 19. A plant with a lot of small seeds that are used as food for people and birds are called ..... A) Rice. B) Maize. C) Wheat. D) Millets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millets. 20. What is the meaning of the term agriculture? A) A culture that is different than yours. B) Changing animals or plants for human use. C) A culture that is similar to yours. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farming. 21. Megaliths were huge stone monuments that may have been used for religious gatherings. An example would be - A) Stonehenge in England. B) The Pyramids of Giza. C) Machu Picchu in Peru. D) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stonehenge in England. 22. If people had extra food, they would ..... it for later. A) Eat. B) Surplus. C) Store. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Store. 23. True or False:Organic Farming was a traditional method. A) True. B) False. C) Neither True or False. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Which of the following is an example of domestication? A) Learning how to control fire. B) A personal diary or journal. C) Someone's religious beliefs. D) Training a horse to ride or pull a cart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Training a horse to ride or pull a cart. 25. One thing that occurred, or happened, during the New Stone Age that helped people grow plants for food was - A) A growing interest in pottery. B) Migration around the world. C) A climate change. D) Archaeologists taught survival skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A climate change. 26. Fill in the blanks:The farmer cares for the crops by irrigating them and protecting them from ..... . A) Domestic Animals. B) Wild Animals. C) None of these. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 27. Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all A) Areas noted for widespread terracing. B) Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began. C) Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed. D) Hearths of plant domestication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hearths of plant domestication. 28. Farmers transplanting paddy into flooded fields in ..... state . A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Bangladesh. C) Gujarat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bangladesh. 29. Archaeologists thought that farming began ..... A) When people were nomads. B) In many areas around the same time. C) After people learned farming techniques from North America. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In many areas around the same time. 30. Yes or no?Do television and radio provide information only for seeds A) Yes. B) No. C) Can't Answer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. Next →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesThe Development Of Agriculture Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books