This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Overview > General > General Agriculture – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Von Thunen's model would best fit which statement? A) Agricultural products need to be close to market to minimize transportation costs. B) Lower-income countries are considered periphery locations. C) Farmers practicing subsistence agriculture need to sell their products to market. D) Raw materials need to be close to market to minimize transportation costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural products need to be close to market to minimize transportation costs. 2. Which of the following is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India? A) Wheat. B) Jowar. C) Rice. D) Bajra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rice. 3. The "world's breadbasket" is located in A) The prairies of North America. B) The pampas of South America. C) The coastal areas of India. D) Northern China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The prairies of North America. 4. All of the following are criticisms of GMOs except A) Crops produce higher yielding rice grains. B) Fertilizers polluting the local water supplies. C) Claims that pesticides used are carcinogenic. D) Deforestation to make room for more crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops produce higher yielding rice grains. 5. Mediterranean agriculture is found as a primary agricultural practice in all of the following regions EXCEPT ..... A) Southern Europe. B) Central America. C) The Chilean coast. D) The Western U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central America. 6. India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses in world . A) Rice. B) Pulses. C) Wheat. D) Maize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulses. 7. Which of the following is not an important platation crop of india? A) Betel nut. B) Coffe. C) Tea. D) Rubber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Betel nut. 8. Which of the following is an important agricultural hearth? A) Ethiopia. B) North America. C) Southwest Asia. D) All Answers are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southwest Asia. 9. Farming varies around the world because of ..... across space. A) Cultural and environmental factors. B) Cultural and economic factors. C) Farmers' personal preference and environmental factors. D) Weather and climate. E) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural and environmental factors. 10. Destructive Insects Pest Act came into existence in? A) 1919. B) 1918. C) 1914. D) 1912. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1914. 11. What climate is associated with pastoral nomadism? A) Arid/semi arid. B) Cold mid-latitude. C) Humid-low latitude. D) Warm mid-latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arid/semi arid. 12. Which type of commercial agriculture is primarily found in LDCs? A) Mediterranean. B) Plantation. C) Truck farming. D) Commercial gardening and fruit farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantation. 13. Which of the following is not a type of subsistence agriculture? A) Intensive subsistence wet rice. B) Shifting cultivation. C) Plantation agriculture. D) Pastoral nomadism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plantation agriculture. 14. No longer practiced on a large scale A) Commercial. B) Subsistance. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 15. Bt toxin is coded by which genes A) Lap. B) Cry. C) Iac. D) Noy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cry. 16. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Agriculture Revolution of the 18th century and the Industrial Revolution? A) Failed attempts at technological advancements decreased agricultural production. B) Advancements in agricultural production helped feed the expanding population. C) Transportation improvements made more less expensive to urban populations. D) Population declined during the Industrial Revolution making food production easier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advancements in agricultural production helped feed the expanding population. 17. Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is/are A) Forms of irrigation. B) New herbacides. C) Advancements in pesticide research. D) GMOs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forms of irrigation. 18. Land prepared for agriculture using the slash and burn method A) Fallow. B) Swidden. C) Shifting agriculture. D) Fertile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swidden. 19. In arid climates, like Southern California and the Middle East, ..... can cause the soil to become salty and infertile. A) Salinization. B) Topsoil loss. C) Droughts. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salinization. 20. What area of the world first incorporated domestication of both plants and animals which led to civilization? A) Ethiopian Highlands. B) The Middle East/Fertile Crescent. C) Southeast Asia. D) Middle America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Middle East/Fertile Crescent. 21. A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area A) Mixed Crop and Livestock. B) Dairying. C) Grain. D) Ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ranching. 22. Intensive subsistence wet rice production is most commonly practiced in A) South America. B) Southeast Asia. C) Southwest Asia. D) The Bible Belt region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southeast Asia. 23. The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called: A) Site. B) Absolute location. C) Situation. D) Relative location. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relative location. 24. The largest proportion of farmers in Asia practice A) Hunting and gathering. B) Shifting cultivation. C) Plantation agriculture. D) Intensive subsistence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intensive subsistence. 25. The rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, new high yield seeds and fertilizers is called what A) Industrial Revolution. B) Agricultural Revolution. C) Green Revolution. D) 2nd Agricultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green Revolution. 26. The Green revolution was successful in Punjab, Haryana, ..... and parts of Rajasthan A) Eastern Uttar Pradesh. B) Western Uttar Pradesh. C) Gujarat. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western Uttar Pradesh. 27. What are the examples of food crops A) Rice, Wheat, Millets, Maize and Pulses. B) Tea and coffee. C) Cotton and jute. D) Sugar cane and rubber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rice, Wheat, Millets, Maize and Pulses. 28. Which of the following category does not include in agriculture? A) Forest. B) Livestock. C) Fisheries. D) Crop cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forest. 29. What does the word cultivate mean? A) Agricuture. B) To care for. C) Farming. D) To grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To care for. 30. Which of the following is not considered commercial agriculture? A) Intensive subsistence wet rice. B) Intensive dairying. C) Plantation agriculture. D) Livestock ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive subsistence wet rice. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesGeneral Agriculture Quiz 1General Agriculture Quiz 2General Agriculture Quiz 3General Agriculture Quiz 4General Agriculture Quiz 5General Agriculture Quiz 6General Agriculture Quiz 7General Agriculture Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books