This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Overview > General > General Agriculture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The percentage of the labor force in the United States that works directly in agriculture is A) 8-10%. B) 2-5%. C) 10-15%. D) 17-25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2-5%. 2. During which decade did the Green Revolution result in exponential increases in food production (particularly that of cereal grains) worldwide? A) 1930's. B) 2010. C) 1960's. D) 1890's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1960's. 3. In the USA, ..... is grown excessively. A) Millet. B) Rice. C) Maize. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wheat. 4. Which area pf the world would most likely lead the others in the production of wheat? A) Interior Australia. B) Central Brazil. C) Ukraine or Eastern Europe. D) Southeast Asia. E) Central Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ukraine or Eastern Europe. 5. The best way to block Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes from the Illinois River would be the closing of locks and dams in and near Chicago; however, these waterways are not being closed because A) Republicans in the U.S. Congress are concerned about taxes on the rich. B) As major transportation links for the region, they are important for the economy of St. Louis. C) Too many Asian carp are already clogging the locks and dams and cannot be removed. D) As major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago's economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago's economy. 6. Production of food products primarily for the consumption by the family or the village is A) Plantation agriculture. B) Agribusiness. C) Commercial agriculture. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence agriculture. 7. This type of farming is also known as slash and burn agriculture. A) Extensive. B) Commercial. C) Shifting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shifting. 8. The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture is known as A) Agriscience. B) Biology. C) Agriculture. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriscience. 9. Which is a reason for opposition of GMOs for places such as Africa? A) Antibiotics may lose their effectiveness. B) Concern about trade with Europe. C) Higher resistance to pests and higher profit margins. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concern about trade with Europe. 10. The farmer grows the plant on ..... A) Soil. B) Ground. C) Field. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil. 11. Virus with RNA genome is A) Baculovirus. B) Bacteriophage. C) Cyanophages. D) Retrovirus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retrovirus. 12. What is the breeding of fish known as? A) Viticulture. B) Pisciculture. C) Sericulture. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pisciculture. 13. A way of supplying water to an area of land. A) Irrigation. B) Overgrazing. C) Diversion. D) Canaling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrigation. 14. What area of the world first incorporated domestication of both plants and animals? A) Ethiopian Highlands. B) Southwest Asia. C) Southeast Asia. D) Middle America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southwest Asia. 15. In 2010-11, around ..... of the total workforce was employed by the farm sector, which makes more than half of the Indian population dependent on agriculture for sustenance. A) 52 percent. B) 85 percent. C) 40 percent. D) 62 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 52 percent. 16. Activities includes trade, education ext.. are called ..... A) Secondary activity. B) Tertiary activity. C) Primary activity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tertiary activity. 17. Where would animal grazing take place in the von Thunen model? A) Second ring. B) First ring. C) Fourth ring. D) Third ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fourth ring. 18. This area did not contain an agricultural hearth. A) Africa. B) Europe. C) Asia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europe. 19. MDCs have a low number of farmers resulting in A) High yields despite the low numbers because the farmers use technology and modern techniques to maximize harvests. B) High yields because the low number of farmers produce more than a high number of farmers. C) Lower yields because there are less people to wok on agricultural lands. D) Lower yield because of desertification and soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High yields despite the low numbers because the farmers use technology and modern techniques to maximize harvests. 20. More tractors and machines A) Commercial. B) Subsistance. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial. 21. Which of the following are criticisms of Shifting Agriculture? A) Encourages deforestation. B) Leads to soil erosion and depletes nutrients. C) Consumes a lot of land to feed a small number of people. D) All are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are true. 22. Where were cattle, sheep, and goats first domesticated? A) Southeast Asia. B) Northern China. C) Northeastern Africa. D) Central America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northeastern Africa. 23. All of the following are modern states existing in land postulated culture Hearths EXCEPT .. A) Ethiopia. B) Iraq. C) England. D) China. E) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 24. What is an economic difficulty faced by dairy farmers? A) It is labor intensive. B) There are too many regulations. C) Cows need to be moved to different grazing regions based on seasons. D) Loss of farmland to urban sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is labor intensive. 25. Which of the following was NOT a location of independent plant and animal domestication? A) China. B) California. C) Africa. D) Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) California. 26. Which of these fields are most likely related to the use of biotechnology? A) Construction and engineering. B) Medicine and agriculture. C) Water treatment and electricity generation. D) Communication and computer technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medicine and agriculture. 27. These are the substitute crops planted too late for regular crops or after the regular crops has failed. A) Silage crops. B) Foliage crops. C) Cover crops. D) Catch crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Catch crops. 28. Climate for Plantation farming A) Arid/Semi-Arid. B) Cold and rainy winters, dry hot summers. C) Tropical or sub-tropical. D) It varies and can happen in many climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical or sub-tropical. 29. Which of these terms best matches the following description:An agricultural process that involves nomadic animal husbandry? A) Ranching. B) Dairying. C) Pastoralism. D) Animal domestication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pastoralism. 30. Which animal may be raised in aquaculture? A) Cow. B) Goat. C) Catfish. D) Chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catfish. Next →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesGeneral Agriculture Quiz 2General Agriculture Quiz 3General Agriculture Quiz 4General Agriculture Quiz 5General Agriculture Quiz 6General Agriculture Quiz 7General Agriculture Quiz 8General Agriculture Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books