Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

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1. Why did the Industrial Revolution start in England?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

2. The modern definition of agriculture includes

Correct Answer: A) The deliberate domestication of plants and animals.

3. Which term refers to tools used to alter living organisms to make or modify products, improve plants or animals, etc.?

Correct Answer: D) Biotechnology.

4. Which of the following is NOT a shortcoming of Self Sufficiency

Correct Answer: E) Ethnicity.

5. Repayment over a long time ranging from 5 years to 20 years or even more for ..... type of loan.

Correct Answer: C) Long term.

6. Which of the following is not the function of NABARD?

Correct Answer: B) Providing finance in small towns.

7. This pathway includes occupations related to the raising and caring of animals to meet the needs of humans.

Correct Answer: B) Animal Systems.

8. The Kisan Credit Card Scheme facilitate ..... credit to farmer

Correct Answer: A) Short-term.

9. This pathway includes workers that apply knowledge of engineering, electronics and controls in agriculture.

Correct Answer: C) Power, Structural & Technical Systems.

10. What does "Techniques" refer to in the passage?

Correct Answer: D) Methods or skills used in a particular activity or field.

11. The full form of NABARD is:

Correct Answer: B) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.

12. This form of agriculture modifies the land by cutting terraces into the sides of hills and then flooding the area.

Correct Answer: A) Wet Rice Dominant.

13. Examples of LIVESTOCK include horses, donkeys, cattle, sheep, and pigs to name a few.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. The crops sown in the summer between the Rabi and Kharif season is known as

Correct Answer: C) Zaid.

15. Which is a characteristic of shifting cultivation?

Correct Answer: D) All are characteristics.

16. Art and science of plant cultivation and management

Correct Answer: C) Horticulture.

17. As on 31 March 2020, NABARD's paid up capital stood at:

Correct Answer: A) Rs. 14, 080 crore.

18. Why the red missionary floor color? Because water when contacting the basalt oxidizes to:

Correct Answer: B) Hierro.

19. Which of the following is a primary characteristic of Borlaug's Green Revolution?

Correct Answer: B) Biotechnology.

20. Which technology is mentioned as a solution for improving agricultural productivity?

Correct Answer: A) Internet of Things.