This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Overview > General > General Agriculture – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. .....is a scheme introduced by Government of India for the benefits of farmers. A) Farmer scheme. B) Jan dhan yojana. C) Mudra yojana. D) KCC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) KCC. 2. A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops. A) Herbacide. B) Pesticide. C) GMO. D) Fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pesticide. 3. Agriculture is the ..... provider of jobs in the world. A) #2. B) #3. C) #5. D) #1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) #1. 4. All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT A) Tea. B) Wheat. C) Rubber. D) Cotton. E) Sugarcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wheat. 5. An Indian farmer does not want his son to become a farmer.Reason 1-Challenges from international competition Reason 2-Reduction in govt expenditure on agricultureReason 3-Subsidy on fertilizer has increasedReason 4-Increase in import duty on agricultural products A) 1, 2 3 correct but 4 incorrect. B) 1, 3 and 4 are correct and 2 is incorrect. C) 1, 2-incorrect and 3, 4 correct. D) 1, 2-correct and 3, 4, incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 2-correct and 3, 4, incorrect. 6. The seasonal movement from highlands to lowland pastures is known as.. A) Slash-and-burn agriculture. B) Mediterranean agriculture. C) Transhumance. D) Mixed crop and livestock farminf. E) Crop rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transhumance. 7. According Carl Sauer, why did vegetative planting first start in Southeast Asia? A) The predictable annual flooding of rivers provided needed irrigation. B) The humid continental climate was ideal for experimentation. C) The extensive river valleys provided excellent soil for cultivation. D) The region's high biodiversity allowed people to become more sedentary, which naturally led to experimentation with plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The region's high biodiversity allowed people to become more sedentary, which naturally led to experimentation with plants. 8. Man learnt ..... by understanding nature. A) Food. B) Agriculture. C) Eating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 9. Which of the following is the leading cause of hunger in the world in 2015? A) Crop failure. B) Overpopulation. C) War and political instability. D) Global Warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) War and political instability. 10. We also get our food from animals. A) No. B) Yes. C) Never. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 11. Which is an example of an activity one would find in the primary sector? A) Transforming raw materials into manufactured goods. B) Drawing raw materials from the natural environment. C) Involves services rather than goods. D) Service jobs concerned with research and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drawing raw materials from the natural environment. 12. Source of complementary RNA in RNAi is A) Retrovirus. B) Transposons. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 13. Which of the following types of agriculture products are examples of informal economies? A) Luxury crops such as coffee, tea, sugar, and Cacao. B) Local organic market vegetables. C) Illegal drugs from Mexico and Southeast Asia. D) Non-pasteurized dairy products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illegal drugs from Mexico and Southeast Asia. 14. ..... refers to that part of the agriculture produce which is sold in the market by the farmers after meeting their own consumption requirement. A) Overall production. B) Self-sufficient surplus. C) Marketable Surplus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marketable Surplus. 15. More human power A) Commercial. B) Subsistance. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistance. 16. This is a fruit. A) Maize. B) Apple. C) Rice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apple. 17. Which country introduced plantation farming in the 19th century A) British. B) America. C) Germany. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) British. 18. Nematodes may be free living or parasitic.A parasitic Nematode of Tobacco plants is A) Agrobacterium tumefaciens. B) Caenorhabditis elegans. C) Meloidogyne incognita. D) Bacillus thuringiensis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meloidogyne incognita. 19. Agriculture contributes ..... to the national income of India. A) 33%. B) 22%. C) 40%. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 20. Shifting Cultivation is known as ..... in Malaysia. A) Ludang. B) Rabi. C) Kharif. D) Jhumming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ludang. 21. Ranching has declined in the southwestern U.S. primarily because: A) Crops yield more income per area. B) The predominant breed of cattle has changed. C) Of export tariffs on beef. D) Long-distance cattle drives are no longer practical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops yield more income per area. 22. Which of the following is a beverage crop? I)Wheatii)Sugarcaneiii)Teaiv)Coffee A) (i) and (ii). B) (ii)and (iii). C) (iii)and (iv). D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (iii)and (iv). 23. Someone who studies soils and field crops is a/an A) Marine biologist. B) Farmer. C) Entomologist. D) Agronomist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agronomist. 24. The primary differences between agriculture practices in the world are between those of what two types of regions/countries? A) Africa and Asia. B) MDC and LDC. C) Eastern and Western Hemispheres. D) Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MDC and LDC. 25. Identify the characteristic(s) of shifting cultivation A) Land is cleared by slashing the vegetation. B) Leftover debris is burned & ash is used to provide the soil with nutrients. C) A new site is designated every few years once nutrients are depleted on the initial plot of land. D) All of the above are characteristics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are characteristics. 26. Which of these is not a plantation product? A) Rice. B) Tea. C) Rubber. D) Coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rice. 27. ..... involves growing crops on a large scale and getting a major portion of the income from agricultural produce. A) Forestry. B) Subsistence agriculture. C) Intensive agriculture. D) Crop Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intensive agriculture. 28. Which is not a form of subsistence agriculture? A) Shifting cultivation. B) Mediterranean. C) Intensive. D) Pastoral nomadism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mediterranean. 29. Farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export primarily because of A) Their disdain for the freedoms enjoyed by developed countries. B) Their market value in MDCs. C) Their inability to grow maize. D) Their proximity to local markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their market value in MDCs. 30. Which is the least developed region among the following? A) North America. B) Eastern Europe. C) Southwest Asia. D) Western and Central Europe. E) East Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southwest Asia. ← 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