This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > General Agriculture – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move? A) Young adults. B) Older adults. C) Children. D) Families. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young adults. 2. Which of the following was an environmental factor that contributed to the agricultural revolution? A) End of the last ice age. B) Religious practices. C) Discovery of fire. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End of the last ice age. 3. Potatoes were domesticated in A) Southeast Asia. B) Southwest Asia. C) Ethiopia. D) Northern China. E) Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Latin America. 4. "Quite a few of paid workers are employed." This statement applies to: ..... A) Commercial Farming. B) Extensive Farming. C) Peasant Farming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial Farming. 5. In India, Jhumming, a primitive form of cultivation, is called 'Bewar' or 'Dahiya' in ..... A) Odisha. B) Chhattisgarh. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh. 6. The 2nd Agricultural Revolution is closely associated with A) GMOs. B) Biotechnology. C) Settlements with first use of seed agriculture. D) The Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Industrial Revolution. 7. What percent of the work force is on the farm in the US? A) 2%. B) 7%. C) 15%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2%. 8. A good bottle of wine is most likely to come from: A) Brazil. B) Chile. C) Ecuador. D) Guatemala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chile. 9. This type of farming is mostly practised in the densely populated countries of the monsoon region. A) Subsistence. B) Intensive farming. C) Commercial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive farming. 10. Which variety of coffee is grown in India? A) Robusta. B) Plantation. C) Arabica. D) Peberry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arabica. 11. Growing plants in nutrient solutions without soil is called ..... A) Mechanization. B) Crop production. C) Shaft mining. D) Hydroponics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroponics. 12. Cultivation of grapes is defined as A) Horticulture. B) Viticulture. C) Sericulture. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viticulture. 13. In the Mediterranean region, the most important crops are A) Olives and grapes. B) Citrus fruits and tree nuts. C) Tomatoes and lettuce. D) Cotton and sugarcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Olives and grapes. 14. What is plant biotechnology? A) Adding chemicals to foods to preserve them. B) Making synthetic foods using artificial, manmade proteins. C) Inserting a gene with a beneficial trait into a plant cell. D) Taking immature plants and adding steroids to make them grow bigger and stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inserting a gene with a beneficial trait into a plant cell. 15. Which famous cultural geographer theorized that the invention of agriculture took place in multiple hearths? A) Ester Bosrup. B) Henrich von Thunen. C) Carl Sauer. D) Walter Christaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carl Sauer. 16. Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture in which a single crop is grown on a large area? A) Horticulture. B) Shifting cultivation. C) Plantation agriculture. D) Plantation agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plantation agriculture. 17. Which of the following is being used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts? A) Jute. B) Cotton. C) Fibre. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jute. 18. The largest effect of increased mechanization in modern agriculture has been ..... A) Reduced need for farm laborers. B) A diversification of agricultural crops. C) A lack of reliance on cash crops. D) A division of arable land among more individual farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduced need for farm laborers. 19. Genetic engineering is a part of A) White revolution. B) Gene revolution. C) Green revolution. D) Information revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene revolution. 20. Jhumming, Ladang, Milap, Roca & Ray are also known as ..... A) Intensive Farming. B) Commercial Farming. C) Nomadic Farming. D) Shifting Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shifting Farming. ← 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 10General Agriculture Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books