This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > General > General Agriculture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Agriculture Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The percentage of the labor force in the United States that works directly in agriculture is A) 2-5%. B) 8-10%. C) 10-15%. D) 17-25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2-5%. 2. During which decade did the Green Revolution result in exponential increases in food production (particularly that of cereal grains) worldwide? A) 1930's. B) 1960's. C) 2010. D) 1890's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1960's. 3. In the USA, ..... is grown excessively. A) Millet. B) Wheat. C) Rice. D) Maize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wheat. 4. Which area pf the world would most likely lead the others in the production of wheat? A) Central Brazil. B) Interior Australia. C) Ukraine or Eastern Europe. D) Southeast Asia. E) Central Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ukraine or Eastern Europe. 5. The best way to block Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes from the Illinois River would be the closing of locks and dams in and near Chicago; however, these waterways are not being closed because A) Republicans in the U.S. Congress are concerned about taxes on the rich. B) As major transportation links for the region, they are important for the economy of St. Louis. C) Too many Asian carp are already clogging the locks and dams and cannot be removed. D) As major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago's economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As major transportation links for the region, they are important for Chicago's economy. 6. Production of food products primarily for the consumption by the family or the village is A) Subsistence agriculture. B) Agribusiness. C) Commercial agriculture. D) Plantation agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsistence agriculture. 7. This type of farming is also known as slash and burn agriculture. A) Extensive. B) Commercial. C) Shifting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shifting. 8. The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture is known as A) Agriculture. B) Chemistry. C) Biology. D) Agriscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriscience. 9. Which is a reason for opposition of GMOs for places such as Africa? A) Antibiotics may lose their effectiveness. B) Concern about trade with Europe. C) Higher resistance to pests and higher profit margins. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concern about trade with Europe. 10. The farmer grows the plant on ..... A) Soil. B) Ground. C) Field. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil. 11. Virus with RNA genome is A) Bacteriophage. B) Baculovirus. C) Retrovirus. D) Cyanophages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retrovirus. 12. What is the breeding of fish known as? A) Agriculture. B) Pisciculture. C) Sericulture. D) Viticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pisciculture. 13. A way of supplying water to an area of land. A) Irrigation. B) Canaling. C) Diversion. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrigation. 14. What area of the world first incorporated domestication of both plants and animals? A) Ethiopian Highlands. B) Southwest Asia. C) Southeast Asia. D) Middle America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southwest Asia. 15. In 2010-11, around ..... of the total workforce was employed by the farm sector, which makes more than half of the Indian population dependent on agriculture for sustenance. A) 85 percent. B) 40 percent. C) 52 percent. D) 62 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 52 percent. 16. Activities includes trade, education ext.. are called ..... A) Secondary activity. B) Tertiary activity. C) Primary activity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tertiary activity. 17. Where would animal grazing take place in the von Thunen model? A) First ring. B) Second ring. C) Third ring. D) Fourth ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fourth ring. 18. This area did not contain an agricultural hearth. A) Europe. B) Asia. C) Africa. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe. 19. MDCs have a low number of farmers resulting in A) High yields despite the low numbers because the farmers use technology and modern techniques to maximize harvests. B) High yields because the low number of farmers produce more than a high number of farmers. C) Lower yields because there are less people to wok on agricultural lands. D) Lower yield because of desertification and soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High yields despite the low numbers because the farmers use technology and modern techniques to maximize harvests. 20. More tractors and machines A) Commercial. B) Subsistance. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial. 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