This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When people learn a single job or craft A) Surplus. B) Domesticate. C) Revolution. D) Specialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Specialization. 2. Imagine you are starting a restaurant and need to ensure all your non-meat and non-poultry items meet safety standards. Which agency would you consult for regulations? A) FDA. B) OSHA. C) USDA. D) EPA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FDA. 3. Which of the following is NOT true of MDC's A) Low percentage of farmers in the labor force. B) Heavy use of machinery because of Commercial farming. C) Amount of land dedicated to farming has decreased in the last century. D) Most food produced on farms is consumed elsewhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amount of land dedicated to farming has decreased in the last century. 4. What has made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rainfall such as Punjab and Haryana? A) Winter rain. B) Tubewells. C) Rivers. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tubewells. 5. THe most important reason for the rising use of alternative energy crops a=such as ethanol and biodiesel has been A) The rapid increase of the price of oil. B) The public relations efforts of alternate energy advocates. C) The large amount of waste oil from deep fryers. D) The slash and burn agriculture occurring in brazil that has seen the growth of millions if acres if new sugar cane. E) The improvements in irrigation techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rapid increase of the price of oil. 6. In Mixed Crop and Livestock farming crops are used to A) Feed the farmers family. B) Efficiently use land. C) Sell for profit. D) Feed the animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feed the animals. 7. What impact did the changes in farming have on society according to the passage? A) They led to a decrease in food production. B) They had no significant impact on society. C) They led to the growth of villages, communities, and civilizations. D) They caused a decline in the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They led to the growth of villages, communities, and civilizations. 8. Which of the following means to prepare land to grow crops by plowing soil? A) Agriculture. B) Domestication. C) Cultivate. D) Nomadic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultivate. 9. In which regions does Ragi grow well? A) Old alluvial soil. B) Moist areas. C) Sandy soils, shallow black soil. D) Red, black, sandy, loamy, shallow black soils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red, black, sandy, loamy, shallow black soils. 10. An indicator constructed by the United Nations to measure the gender gap in the level of achievement in terms of income and life expectancy A) Female labor force participation rate. B) Gender equality index. C) Tertiary Sector. D) Human development index. E) Productivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gender equality index. 11. What does the term "Selective" refer to in the context of the passage? A) Related to farming or agriculture. B) A sudden, complete, or marked change in something. C) Involving careful choice or selection. D) The total number of people or inhabitants in a particular area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involving careful choice or selection. 12. During what centuries did the significant changes in farming occur according to the passage? A) Between the 15th and 17th centuries. B) Between the 16th and 18th centuries. C) Between the 17th and 19th centuries. D) Between the 18th and 20th centuries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between the 17th and 19th centuries. 13. Agricultural income refers ..... A) To the quantities of plant species that are produced in a given area. B) Exclusively to the number of workers who intervene in the production process. C) The amount of products obtained per unit surface. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The amount of products obtained per unit surface. 14. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends Minimum Support Price for..... commodities A) 20. B) 22. C) 25. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23. 15. On the property ....., various types of foods are produced, obtained through vegetable cultivation and animal breeding.Part of the production of these foods is intended for local commercial establishments, such as the fairs. What model of agriculture correctly fills the gap in the statement? A) Commercial. B) Familiar. C) Agribusiness. D) Public. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Familiar. 16. Are considered to be the most important of all the functions of agricultural marketing. These mainly include functions related to buying and selling. Buying and selling are complementary to each other and one cannot take place without the other A) Exchange functions. B) Physical functions. C) Facilitive functions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exchange functions. 17. In both transpiration and evaporation water is lost in the form of vapour yet they differ because: A) Both transpiration and evaporation are similar but the rate of water loss differs. B) Frequency of water loss is different in both of them. C) Transpiration is a physical process and evaporation is physiological process. D) Transpiration is a physiological process and evaporation is physical process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transpiration is a physiological process and evaporation is physical process. 18. All of the following are the results of the agricultural revolution EXCEPT ..... A) Settlements with high densities of population. B) Specialized and complex divisions of labor. C) Economies that began trading with each other. D) Domesticated animals were used to protect families. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Domesticated animals were used to protect families. 19. Reserve Bank of India set up the agricultural refinance in ..... A) 1960. B) 1963. C) 1970. D) 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1963. 20. What is ploughing? A) Process of loosening and turning of soil. B) Levelling the field. C) Removal of unwanted plants. D) Protection from pests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process of loosening and turning of soil. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAgricultural Biotechnology Quiz 1Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 2Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 3Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 4Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 5Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 6Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 7Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 8Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 9Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books