This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Overview > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 23 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which year was the Animal Welfare Act put into place? A) 1956. B) 1966. C) 1946. D) 1976. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1966. 2. Which type of agriculture makes products that are often sold to large companies like Kraft or General Mills? A) Commercial agriculture. B) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial agriculture. 3. What is Irrigation? A) Removal of unwanted plants. B) Loosening and turning of soil. C) Supply of water to agricutural fields on a regular interval. D) Addition of chemical substance for the good growth of plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supply of water to agricutural fields on a regular interval. 4. Who invented the seed drill? A) Isambard Brunel. B) Alexander Bell. C) William Foster. D) Jethro Tull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jethro Tull. 5. This form of agriculture is declining due to commercial logging of the rainforest and land being used for ranching. A) Wet rice not dominant. B) Dairy. C) Plantation. D) Shifting cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shifting cultivation. 6. Refers to the New Stone Age A) Paleolithic Era. B) Neolithic Era. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neolithic Era. 7. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017 increased the authorized capital of NABARD from..... to..... A) Rs. 300 crore to Rs 10, 000 crore. B) Rs. 5, 000 crore to Rs. 30, 000 crore. C) Rs. 10, 000 crore to Rs. 30, 000 crore. D) Rs. 600 crore to Rs. 10, 000 crore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rs. 5, 000 crore to Rs. 30, 000 crore. 8. What is the biggest threat to agriculture? A) Food shortage. B) Population growth. C) Climate change. D) Pesticides overuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate change. 9. What is an example of extensive farming? A) Raising cattle in feedlots in northern Colorado. B) Raising cattle in small family farms in the United States. C) Raising cattle in large ranches in Wyoming. D) Raising cattle in South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raising cattle in large ranches in Wyoming. 10. What is a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO)? A) A system in which cattle graze on large expanses of land. B) A system in which cattle are raised in a confined space with limited movement. C) A system in which cattle are raised in small family farms. D) A system in which cattle are raised on a rotating pasture system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A system in which cattle are raised in a confined space with limited movement. 11. Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the world's water crisis. What does virtual water imply? A) Volume of heavy water required to replace ordinary water. B) Volume of water required to produce a commodity. C) Volume of water saved by using rainwater harvesting. D) Volume of water utilized by an effective flood control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volume of water required to produce a commodity. 12. The move from nomadic to neolithic farming lifestyles is an example of Continuity and Change because ..... A) The way people ate changed but how they gained food stayed the same. B) How much people traveled stayed the same but where they traveled changed. C) What types of jobs available stayed the same but housing changed. D) The way people ate stayed the same but how they obtained food changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The way people ate stayed the same but how they obtained food changed. 13. What is the size of a estate? A) + 10 hectares. B) Between 1 and 10 hectares. C) Less than 1 hectare. D) What is a football field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) + 10 hectares. 14. After the creation of Biogas the left over Slurry is used as an excellent fuel as it is rich in:- A) Oxygen and Carbon-di-oxide. B) Oxygen and Water vapour. C) Hydrogen and Helium. D) Nitrogen and Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen and Phosphorus. 15. How did specialization improve communities? A) Communities grew larger and wealthier. B) It improved food production. C) People did not need to work hard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communities grew larger and wealthier. 16. When did the agricultural revolution begin in Britain? A) 4000 BC. B) 1914. C) 1500. D) 1850. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1500. 17. What is the term used to describe the process of restoring soil nutrients by allowing the soil to rest for at least one growing season? A) Rice terra system. B) Swidden agriculture. C) Monoculture. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swidden agriculture. 18. These farms are located in developing countries but owned by American and European companies. A) Grain Farming. B) Commercial Gardening. C) Plantation. D) Dairy Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plantation. 19. Processing happens in a..... A) Factory, mill, or plant. B) Grocery store. C) Restaurant. D) Zombie filled warehouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factory, mill, or plant. 20. We call agricultural systems: A) The forms of division of glebas, in relation to the developed cultures. B) The crop distribution system in relation to the ground and all agricultural products. C) The forms of financing the production and marketing of agricultural products. D) The planned agricultural production systems. E) The set of techniques employed to obtain agropastoral production.O. 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