This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Overview > General > General Agriculture – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The third most important food crop with respect to area and production is A) Ragi. B) Jowar. C) Bajra. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jowar. 2. Cotton is a plant that is primarily grown for ..... A) Food. B) Fiber. C) Shelter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiber. 3. Based on Georgia's farm gate value, broilers rank number ..... in our state's commodities A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. 4. How long has agriculture contributed to the growth and development of civilization? A) 18, 000 to 20, 000 years. B) 10, 000 to 12, 000 years. C) 1, 000 to 3, 000 years. D) 5, 000 to 8, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10, 000 to 12, 000 years. 5. Which crop requires to be transported to factories within 48 hours or it loses its quality? A) Wheat. B) Sugarcane. C) Rice. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sugarcane. 6. The most important reason why most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice is A) Soil. B) Tradition. C) Cultural preference. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 7. What percentage of Americans work in Production Agriculture? A) 15%. B) 60%. C) 45%. D) 2%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2%. 8. What is biotechnology? A) Methods using electromagnetic waves and ultrasonics to diagnose diseases and injuries. B) A method designers use to record observations of present conditions. C) The flow of electrons in one direction through a conductor. D) Using biological agents in processes to produce good or services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using biological agents in processes to produce good or services. 9. According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move? A) Older adults. B) Young adults. C) Children. D) Families. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Young adults. 10. Which of the following was an environmental factor that contributed to the agricultural revolution? A) Discovery of fire. B) Religious practices. C) Rivers. D) End of the last ice age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) End of the last ice age. 11. Potatoes were domesticated in A) Ethiopia. B) Southwest Asia. C) Latin America. D) Northern China. E) Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latin America. 12. "Quite a few of paid workers are employed." This statement applies to: ..... A) Commercial Farming. B) Extensive Farming. C) Peasant Farming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial Farming. 13. In India, Jhumming, a primitive form of cultivation, is called 'Bewar' or 'Dahiya' in ..... A) Odisha. B) Chhattisgarh. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh. 14. The 2nd Agricultural Revolution is closely associated with A) Biotechnology. B) Settlements with first use of seed agriculture. C) GMOs. D) The Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Industrial Revolution. 15. What percent of the work force is on the farm in the US? A) 2%. B) 7%. C) 15%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2%. 16. A good bottle of wine is most likely to come from: A) Ecuador. B) Brazil. C) Guatemala. D) Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chile. 17. This type of farming is mostly practised in the densely populated countries of the monsoon region. A) Subsistence. B) Intensive farming. C) Commercial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive farming. 18. Which variety of coffee is grown in India? A) Robusta. B) Peberry. C) Plantation. D) Arabica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arabica. 19. Growing plants in nutrient solutions without soil is called ..... A) Mechanization. B) Hydroponics. C) Crop production. D) Shaft mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroponics. 20. Cultivation of grapes is defined as A) Horticulture. B) Sericulture. C) Viticulture. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viticulture. 21. In the Mediterranean region, the most important crops are A) Olives and grapes. B) Citrus fruits and tree nuts. C) Tomatoes and lettuce. D) Cotton and sugarcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Olives and grapes. 22. What is plant biotechnology? A) Adding chemicals to foods to preserve them. B) Making synthetic foods using artificial, manmade proteins. C) Inserting a gene with a beneficial trait into a plant cell. D) Taking immature plants and adding steroids to make them grow bigger and stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inserting a gene with a beneficial trait into a plant cell. 23. Which famous cultural geographer theorized that the invention of agriculture took place in multiple hearths? A) Ester Bosrup. B) Henrich von Thunen. C) Carl Sauer. D) Walter Christaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carl Sauer. 24. Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture in which a single crop is grown on a large area? A) Plantation agriculture. B) Plantation agriculture. C) Shifting cultivation. D) Horticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantation agriculture. 25. Which of the following is being used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts? A) Jute. B) Cotton. C) Fibre. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jute. 26. The largest effect of increased mechanization in modern agriculture has been ..... A) Reduced need for farm laborers. B) A diversification of agricultural crops. C) A lack of reliance on cash crops. D) A division of arable land among more individual farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduced need for farm laborers. 27. Genetic engineering is a part of A) White revolution. B) Green revolution. C) Gene revolution. D) Information revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gene revolution. 28. Jhumming, Ladang, Milap, Roca & Ray are also known as ..... A) Shifting Farming. B) Intensive Farming. C) Commercial Farming. D) Nomadic Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting Farming. 29. Which would least likely be a result of biotechnology in agriculture? A) Increase in soil erosion. B) Decrease in use of pesticide. C) Increase in nutritional value of food. D) Decrease in amount of land used for farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase in soil erosion. 30. ..... is also known as a paddy A) Jowar. B) Wheat. C) Rice. D) Bajra. 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