This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > General Agriculture – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following two points were the key driving forces behind the Green Revolution? A) An exponential increase in the human population and the advent of industrial fertilizers. B) Agriculture expanding into arid and previously unarable regions and the resulting increase in irrigation systems and dependence on the water table. C) An exponential increase in the human population and the growing popularity of organic farming. D) A global trend of consuming more plant-based foods and advances in horticultural science from public land grant colleges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An exponential increase in the human population and the advent of industrial fertilizers. 2. Which of these are Millets? A) Jowar. B) Ragi. C) Both of these. D) Maize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 3. Which of the mtehods of farming has become more popular in response to the widespread use of pesticides in farming? A) Slash-and burn agriculture. B) Crop rotation. C) Organic farming. D) Shifting cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic farming. 4. The Green Revolution decreased the food security. There was a shift from ..... oriented cropland to ..... oriented one. A) Subsistence, Market. B) Market, Subsistance. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsistence, Market. 5. The United Nation defines food security as A) Physical, social, and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food. B) The ability of a country to provide food for its population in times of famine or drought. C) The ability of a country to safeguard its food stores from hostile nations during war and political instability. D) The environmental stability of the food chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical, social, and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food. 6. Which of the factors is the one not affecting agriculture? A) Relief. B) Size of land holdings. C) Capital. D) Government in country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government in country. 7. Which area of the world was the first to domesticate cattle, sheep, and goats? A) Central America. B) Northeastern Africa. C) Northern China. D) Northeastern India. E) Northwestern South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northeastern Africa. 8. The production of agricultural goods and products for the purpose of supporting one's family or direct community is known as ..... A) Commercial agriculture. B) Industrial agriculture. C) Slash-and-burn agriculture. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence agriculture. 9. ..... is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production. A) Rice. B) Jowar. C) Wheat. D) Maze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jowar. 10. Which one of the following scheme introduced by the Government of India for the benefit of the farmers? A) Kishan Credit Card. B) Mudra Yojana. C) Farmer Scheme. D) Jan Dhan Yojana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kishan Credit Card. 11. Apart from farming, which of the following activities are also a part of agriculture? A) All of these. B) Forestry. C) Poultry Rearing. D) Fruit cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of these. 12. Which of the following form of agriculture is most common in Europe? A) Dairy farming. B) Grain farming. C) Mixed crop and livestock. D) Livestock ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed crop and livestock. 13. Which of the following regions produces the least amount of wheat? A) Ukrain. B) United States. C) Canada. D) France. E) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Greece. 14. Maxi Pak are HYV seeds for? A) Wheat. B) Rice. C) Sugarcane. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wheat. 15. Bhoodan-Gramdan movement was initiated by A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Vinoba Bhave. D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vinoba Bhave. 16. A crop grown for direct sale rather than for livestock feed. A) Commercial Crops. B) Plantation Farming. C) Luxury Crops. D) Agribusiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial Crops. 17. What rank is Maryland in beef? A) 10. B) 26. C) 50. D) 41. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 41. 18. Hillside fields cut in step-like strips for farming A) Slash and Burn Agriculture. B) Swidden Agriculture. C) Terraced Farming. D) Shifting Cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terraced Farming. 19. What is the name of the cotton crop virus? A) Leaf curl virus. B) Mosaic virus. C) Pox virus. D) Wilt virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaf curl virus. 20. The Chinese government's population policies since 1979 have resulted in A) A disproportionately large number of young women in the population. B) A strict one child policy for all families. C) An overall reduction in the country's population. D) A rapidly aging population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An overall reduction in the country's population. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral Agriculture Quiz 1General Agriculture Quiz 2General Agriculture Quiz 3General Agriculture Quiz 4General Agriculture Quiz 5General Agriculture Quiz 6General Agriculture Quiz 7General Agriculture Quiz 8General Agriculture Quiz 9General Agriculture Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books