General Agriculture Quiz 27 (20 MCQs)

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1. Type of farming practised to meet the needs of farmers family is ..... farming

Correct Answer: C) Subsistence.

2. In which ring of Von Thunen's model is grazing for livestock found?

Correct Answer: D) The outermost ring.

3. The earliest form of agriculture was

Correct Answer: B) Vegetative planting.

4. Important crops like paddy, maize, jowar, bajra etc are grown during which of the following seasons?

Correct Answer: C) Monsoon.

5. All of the following are major wheat producing states except for

Correct Answer: B) Iowa.

6. The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar:

Correct Answer: B) Climate.

7. Wheat requires ..... of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season

Correct Answer: C) 50 to 75 cm.

8. The agriculture cycle begins with ..... of a commodity, then the commodity is ..... then ..... and ..... to the consumer.

Correct Answer: C) Production, processed, transported, marketed.

9. What can be a substitute resource in areas where there is lack of rainfall?

Correct Answer: A) Irrigation.

10. Which out of the following is the zaid crop

Correct Answer: D) Watermelon.

11. Largest producer of maize in the world is

Correct Answer: C) U.S.A.

12. Aus, Aman and Boro are the three crops of .....

Correct Answer: C) Paddy.

13. Which of the following regions is not an early hearth of seed agriculture?

Correct Answer: D) United States.

14. All of the following countries produce large amounts of fish EXCEPT

Correct Answer: D) Switzerland.

15. Which describes a way scientists use biotechnology in the field of agriculture?

Correct Answer: B) Fruits and vegetables are altered to be more nutritious.

16. In Manila, what is the nearest place where you can buy seedlings?

Correct Answer: A) Bureau of Plant Industry.

17. The two most important crops grown in the Mediterranean region are ..... (Hint-Wine and cooking oil)

Correct Answer: C) Grapes and olives.

18. Which of the following seed crops were first domesticated in Mexico?

Correct Answer: D) Squash and beans.

19. The loss of the nutrient rich top layer in soil is called

Correct Answer: A) Soil erosion.

20. This is a type of shifting cultivation that involves burning vegetation to create fertile farmland.

Correct Answer: C) Shifting Cultivation.