This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > General Agriculture – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Maize grows well in which type of soil? A) Black soil. B) Laterite soil. C) Well drained alluvial soils. D) Arid soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well drained alluvial soils. 2. Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre is known as ..... A) Sericulture. B) Apiculture. C) Floriculture. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sericulture. 3. Which of the following is NOT a form of commercial farming? A) Grain farming. B) Fruit farming. C) Mediterranean agriculture. D) Livestock ranching. E) Slash-and-burn-Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Slash-and-burn-Farming. 4. The largest producer and consumer of pulses in the world is ..... A) Russia. B) India. C) China. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 5. Which of the following statements accurately applies to agribusiness? I-Agribusiness is associated with vertical and horizontal integration of the processes involved in the agricultural processII-Agribusiness involves the increasingly global division of the agricultural production processIII-Individual farmers do not play a role in agribusiness, only corporate conglomerates.IV-Agribusiness is contributing to agricultural industrialization. A) I and II. B) I, III, and IV. C) II, III, and IV. D) I, II, and IV. E) I, II, III, and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II, and IV. 6. The region of producing milk that can supply a market area without spoiling is known as the A) Swidden. B) Milkshed. C) Threshold. D) Ecumene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milkshed. 7. Feedlots are an example of which kind of farming? A) Intensive farming. B) Free-range farming. C) Extensive farming. D) Subsistence farming. E) Shifting cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensive farming. 8. An example of biotechnology being used as a nutritional application is ..... A) Biodegredable plastics. B) Industrial strength fibers. C) Xenotransplantation. D) Golden rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golden rice. 9. According to von Thunen, which of the following activities would take place in the outermost ring around a market center? A) Market gardening. B) Dairy farming. C) Forestry. D) Animal grazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animal grazing. 10. The green revolution today is under controversies. it is being alleged that it has ..... A) Caused land degradation due to overuse of chemicals. B) Drying aquifers and vanishing biodiversity. C) Severe toxic consequences. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 11. If you are walking through rubber plantation, you are probably in the state of A) Tamil Nadu. B) Karnataka. C) Kerala. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerala. 12. The ultimate aim of agricultural development is to increase ..... A) Farming. B) Plantation agriculture. C) Food security. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food security. 13. Which of the following phrase would best fit the Second Agricultural Revolution? A) The Second Agricultural Revolution saw the beginning of seed agriculture. B) The Second Agricultural Revolution brought mechanization into the farming process. C) The Second Agricultural Revolution prompted farmers to develop new crops. D) The Second Agricultural Revolution allowed farmers to redesign crops to grow in nonnative climates. E) The Second Agricultural Revolution meant more profits for farmers due to less human capital being needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Second Agricultural Revolution brought mechanization into the farming process. 14. "Fair Trade" is A) When companies in developed countries pay fair prices to producers. B) When LDCs pay fair prices for products from MDCs. C) When governments reduce trade restrictions across international borders. D) When MDCs reduce tariffs and sanctions on other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When companies in developed countries pay fair prices to producers. 15. Mostly done in MDCs A) Commercial. B) Subsistance. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial. 16. The farther a dairy farm is from a large urban area, the lower the percentage of output devoted to fresh milk. This occurs primarily because: A) Land costs are lower farther from the urban area. B) Transport costs are greater farther from the urban area. C) The quality of soil is lower near an urban area. D) Processed milk is less perishable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Processed milk is less perishable. 17. Which of the following about organic farming is correct: A) It does not use organic manure. B) It uses a lot of chemicals and pesticides. C) Organic farming is unpopular these days. D) Organic farming uses manure natural pesticides no fertilisers chemicals or Gentic modifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organic farming uses manure natural pesticides no fertilisers chemicals or Gentic modifications. 18. The two most important staple food crops of the world are ..... and ..... A) Ragi & Bajra. B) Tea & Coffee. C) Rice & Wheat. D) Millets & Maize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rice & Wheat. 19. China, the U.S., Russia, and India are the leading producers of: A) Corn. B) Commercial grain. C) Wool. D) Milk products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commercial grain. 20. Ranching is practiced in the climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture? A) Dairying. B) Grain. C) Pastoral nomadism. D) Shifting cultivation. 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