This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Overview > General > General Agriculture – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process of growing crops in subsistence areas for sale in more developed countries is what type of farming? A) Slash-and-burn farming. B) Plantation agriculture. C) Intensive subsistence agriculture. D) Shifting cultivation. E) Commercial agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantation agriculture. 2. Which project is most likely to interest a scientist working at a biotechnology company? A) Study and reconstruction of fossilized bones. B) Conservation of key species within ecosystems. C) Prevention of sewage leaking into water supplies. D) Development of genetically modified corn plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Development of genetically modified corn plants. 3. Grass and hay crops grown for animal feed are called ..... A) Nonfood crops. B) Grain. C) Forage. D) Nuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forage. 4. Which of the following is known as the slash and burn agriculture? A) Extensive farming. B) Commercial subsistence farming. C) Jhumming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jhumming. 5. Yellow colour of tomato is due to? A) Lutein. B) Zeaxanthin. C) Carotene. D) Lycopene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carotene. 6. GM foods look and taste the same as traditional foods and crops. The only difference is that GM foods can have A) Better shelf life. B) Genes with traits that improve some characteristics of a plant. C) Addition nutrients. D) All are possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are possible. 7. Bt cotton is not A) Genetically modified plant. B) Insect resistant. C) Bacterial gene modified plant. D) Butterfly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Butterfly. 8. Largest producer of rice in the world is? A) China. B) USA. C) Russia. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 9. Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ..... agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture). A) 12. B) 11. C) 5. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11. 10. The earliest known domesticated squash crops are thought to have originated in the Americas more than A) 1.1 million years ago. B) 90, 000 years ago. C) 9, 000 years ago. D) 900 years ago. E) 10 million years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9, 000 years ago. 11. According to von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is the most extensive? A) Forestry. B) Commercial Grain. C) Dairy Farming. D) Livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Livestock. 12. Pastoral nomads do not typically ..... A) Use animals for their livelyhood. B) Maintain a sedentary lifestyle. C) Herd animals. D) Eat grains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintain a sedentary lifestyle. 13. The crops are grown for sale in the market. name the type of farming. A) Plantation. B) Commercial. C) Shifting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commercial. 14. Which form of farming is typically most concentrated near population centers? A) Dairy farming. B) Cereal farming. C) Mixed crop and livestock. D) Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dairy farming. 15. Banking is an example of ..... activity A) Secondary. B) Primary. C) Tertiary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary. 16. Which of the following is an oilseed A) Arhar. B) Khandsari. C) Linseed. D) Moong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linseed. 17. Arabica variety of coffee was initially brought to India from which of the following crops in the world? A) Korea. B) Yemen. C) Vietnam. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yemen. 18. Agrobacterium causes ..... disease in plants A) Rust. B) Gall. C) Smut. D) Blight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gall. 19. Which of the following is not a feature of an agricultural cash crop? A) Frequently grown as a monoculture. B) Produced according to market trends. C) Not suitable for subsistence farming. D) Only kept by the producer and never distributed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only kept by the producer and never distributed. 20. Which of the following is NOT true about Mediterranean agriculture A) Grow grapes to grow wine. B) Grow olives for Olive Oil. C) Include a wide variety of aquaculture. D) Are in places such as California, Greece, and Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Include a wide variety of aquaculture. 21. The stock of food grains procured by the government from the farmers where there is surplus production. A) Agricultural surplus productivity. B) Buffer stock. C) Warehousing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buffer stock. 22. What is Maryland known for? A) Corn. B) Broilers. C) Fish. D) Chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broilers. 23. What information did Whittlesey's map from 1936 provide? A) The relationship between the type of agriculture region and climate. B) The type and quantity of crops around the world. C) The areas of undernourishment in the world. D) The distribution of farmers and machinery around the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The relationship between the type of agriculture region and climate. 24. Agriculture provides entertainment by hosting all of the following, EXCEPT: A) Food Festivals. B) Livestock Shows. C) Sales Promotion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sales Promotion. 25. In Sahara desert, ..... takes place. A) Horticulture. B) Nomadic herding. C) Shifting cultivation. D) Heavy rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomadic herding. 26. For irrigation, most of the Indian farmers depend on A) Rivers. B) Tube wells. C) Reservoirs. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon. 27. Which crop is known as 'Golden fibre'? A) Cotton. B) Jute. C) Rubber. D) Rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jute. 28. Where did people begin to grow plants AND domesticate animals? A) Africa. B) Europe. C) Australia. D) Southwest Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southwest Asia. 29. According to the von Thunen model, the first ring is used for A) Dairy. B) Grain farming. C) Corn. D) Forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dairy. 30. The agricultural revolution provided societies with A) Protection. B) A class system. C) Food security. D) An economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food security. ← 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