This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Overview > General > General Agriculture – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Coffee was domesticated in northern Africa approximately A) 1200 years ago. B) There is no coffee cultivation in Africa. C) 300 years ago. D) 100 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1200 years ago. 2. The ..... method is commonly used by most fruit and tree growers because plants are easy to cultivate. A) Quincunx method. B) Square method. C) Triangular method. D) Contour method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Square method. 3. Dairy operations locate on the suburban fringe of metropolitan areas because A) It is outside the milkshed. B) City residents don't like to live near farming operations. C) Access to market is greater/less spoilage. D) It is a break-of-bulk point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Access to market is greater/less spoilage. 4. Man learnt ..... by nature. A) Food. B) Eating. C) Agriculture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 5. Natural genetic engineer is A) Bacillus thuriengiensis. B) Thermus aquiticus. C) Agrobacterium tumificians. D) Meloidegyne incognitia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agrobacterium tumificians. 6. Which of the following is true about agribusiness? A) It is more commonly found in LDCs than in MDCs. B) It is largely connected to subsistence agriculture. C) It is more commonly found in MDCs than in LDCs. D) It is not connected to plantation agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is more commonly found in MDCs than in LDCs. 7. The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in A) Sub-Saharan Africa. B) India. C) Southeast Asia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sub-Saharan Africa. 8. What type of agriculture is practiced to feed the farmer and the farmer's family? A) Communal. B) Substantive. C) Commercial. D) Subsistence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence. 9. Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region? A) Warm mid-latitude. B) Cold mid-latitude. C) Humid low-latitude. D) Dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dry. 10. Seed agriculture probably reached Europe from A) Northern China. B) Southwest Asia. C) Ethiopia. D) Western India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southwest Asia. 11. 'Slash and burn' agriculture is known ..... in Brazil. A) Ladang. B) Conuco. C) Jhumming. D) Roca. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roca. 12. When does the government subsidize prices or pay for farmers to have empty fields? A) To compensate for overproduction to prevent inflation. B) Want to donate the surplus to LDCs. C) The government plays no role in agricutlure. D) They don't do that because we are a free market system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To compensate for overproduction to prevent inflation. 13. Georgia was the first state to produce ..... commercially. A) Soybeans. B) Peanuts. C) Cotton. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 14. Following animal is a part of the nomadic herd A) Camel. B) Cats. C) Rabbits. D) Ox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camel. 15. Arabal farming is A) Growing crops. B) Keeping animals. C) Both keeping animals and growing crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growing crops. 16. The irrigation system producing artificial rain is called ..... A) Photography. B) Natural gas. C) Monitoring device. D) Sprinkler irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sprinkler irrigation. 17. One major difference between shifting agriculturalists and commercial farmers is that commercial farmers ..... A) Make less use of fertilizers. B) Are less likely to allow fields to remain fallow. C) Do not feed crops to their animals. D) Do not raise livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are less likely to allow fields to remain fallow. 18. The important ..... of agriculture are machinery, seeds, chemicals etc A) Processes. B) Outputs. C) Inputs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inputs. 19. Fishing is an example of A) Primary activity. B) Secondary activity. C) Tertiary activity. D) Agriculture activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary activity. 20. A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage is A) Rajma. B) Ragi. C) Bajra. D) Jowar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ragi. 21. Soilfertility reduces with continous A) Ploughing. B) Watering. C) Cultivation. D) Manuring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultivation. 22. Green revolution lead to increase in the production of which two crops A) Jowar, Rice. B) Rice, Wheat. C) Wheat, Jowar. D) Jowar, Bajra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rice, Wheat. 23. ..... is the application of techniques to grow, harvest, and process plant and animal products including sensors, devices, machinery, and information technology. A) Commodity. B) Agricultural technology. C) Agriculture. D) Food supply chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural technology. 24. In the United States, many farms are integrated into a large food production industry, known as A) Commercial farming. B) Agribusiness. C) Food processing. D) Mechanized farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agribusiness. 25. Which of the following is a typical practice in growing rice in Asia? A) Flooding the plowed fields with water. B) Growing seedlings in a dry nursery. C) Transplanting seedlings into the flooded field. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. Growing only enough food to feed your family or community is an example of A) Market gardening. B) Vegetative planting. C) Extensive commercial agriculture. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence agriculture. 27. Jalpaiguri in ..... is a major tea producing district in India. A) Karnataka. B) West Bengal. C) Assam. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West Bengal. 28. Specifically, how do farmers clear the land for shifting cultivation? A) Farmers use machines to cut the trees down and clear the debris. The debris is then burned and the ash is used to fertilize the next rotation of crops. B) Farmers slash the vegetation and burn the debris. C) Farmers rotate crops every year to make sure that the land remains productive and does not go fallow. D) Farmers use modern technology and advanced farming techniques to maximize production on their farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farmers slash the vegetation and burn the debris. 29. Fodder crops are types of A) Rabi. B) Kharif. C) Zaid. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zaid. 30. Which invention revolutionized the transportation of meat over long distances? A) Airplanes. B) Refrigeration. C) Barbed wire. D) Commerical canning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refrigeration. ← 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