This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Some of the advantages of biological agriculture are ..... A) The production of healthy foods and the reduction of biodiversity loss. B) The production of healthy foods and increased loss of biodiversity. C) Low agricultural yield and low productivity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The production of healthy foods and the reduction of biodiversity loss. 2. Which is the apex banking institution for providing finance for Agriculture and Rural Development in India. A) RBI. B) SEBI. C) IBRD. D) NABARD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NABARD. 3. NABARD was provided with an initial capital of..... A) Rs. 50 crore. B) Rs. 100 crore. C) Rs.20 crore 50 lakh. D) Rs.50 crore 40 lakh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rs. 100 crore. 4. What is the purpose of agricultural biotechnology? A) To increase the cost of traditional breeding techniques. B) To reduce the quality and usefulness of ag products. C) To make production cheaper and more manageable. D) To make production more expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make production cheaper and more manageable. 5. Which is the biggest structural reforms introduced in the financial sector A) Nationalisation of Banks. B) Introduction of Banking Committee. C) Establishment of Non-Financial Institution. D) Village Adoption Scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationalisation of Banks. 6. Which one of these does not come under agricultural waste? A) Animal Dung. B) Sugarcane Bagasse. C) Cardboard. D) Weeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardboard. 7. Product A) Secondary product made during the production or manufacture of something else. B) Raising aquatic species for food and other purposes. C) Art and science of plant cultivation and management. D) Primary substance that is sold or processed and then sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary substance that is sold or processed and then sold. 8. Science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, and fiber A) Byproduct. B) Agronomy. C) Import. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agronomy. 9. The sub-branch of agriculture that deals with the growth of silk worms is: A) Beekeeping. B) Poultry. C) Aquaculture. D) Sericicultura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sericicultura. 10. An apparatus for measuring transpiration in plants is called: A) Hygrometer. B) Lactometer. C) Desirer. D) Auxanometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desirer. 11. Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called A) Shifting-field agriculture. B) Sedentary cultivation. C) Plantation farming. D) Subsistence agriculture. E) Hunting and gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence agriculture. 12. Import A) Commodity grown in the U.S. and shipped to another country. B) Commodity purchased from another country and shipped to the U.S. C) Primary substance that is sold or processed and then sold. D) A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commodity purchased from another country and shipped to the U.S. 13. Which of the following is not an institutional source of credit? A) NABARD. B) MFIs. C) Moneylenders. D) RRBs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moneylenders. 14. Agriculture is..... A) The process of producing food, and fibres by farming of certain plants or raising animals. B) The work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories. C) The lack of basic human needs such as clean water, nutrition, healthcare, education and shelter. D) Large grassy areas with an abundance of nature such as animals and trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of producing food, and fibres by farming of certain plants or raising animals. 15. ..... is another word for farming. A) Agriculture. B) Domestication. C) Cultivate. D) Nomadic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 16. What do we use for preventing insect/pest attacks? A) Use fungicides. B) Use weedicides. C) Use water. D) Use insecticides/rodenticides (pesticides). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use insecticides/rodenticides (pesticides). 17. Which of the following statements about double cropping and intercropping is true? A) Double cropping is the only technique that involves planting and harvesting a crop multiple times a year. B) Intercropping is the planting of different crops on different fields. C) Intercropping involves planting two or more crops on the same field simultaneously. D) Double cropping and intercropping have no impact on the intensity of land use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intercropping involves planting two or more crops on the same field simultaneously. 18. This pathway includes management of our water, air, waste and public health. A) Natural Resource Systems. B) Plant Systems. C) Environmental Service Systems. D) Food Products and Processing Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Service Systems. 19. What does forestry & natural resources involve? A) Processing and marketing agricultural products. B) Studying soil and land management. C) Growing aquatic organisms. D) Conservation of forests and wildlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation of forests and wildlife. 20. Identify first step during growing crops A) Seeding. B) Harvesting. C) Ploughing. D) Irrigation. 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