This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Basics > Agricultural Science – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Science Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wind vane is used for measuring ..... capacity of a weather condition. A) Wind. B) Rain. C) Storm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 2. Which of the following van be considered roles of agriculture in the economy of Caribbean territories? I Contribution to GDPII Reduce the region food import bill iii Securing foreign exchange A) I and II only. B) I and III only. C) II and III only. D) I, II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II and III. 3. All these are methods of farm produce preservation except ..... A) Canning. B) Salting. C) Packing. D) Bagging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Packing. 4. Which of these is not an agricultural subsidy? A) Fertilizer. B) Cash. C) Chemicals. D) Improved seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cash. 5. The study of the environment in which we live (air, water, soil) A) Agronomy. B) Earth Science. C) Entomology. D) Botany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth Science. 6. The #1 commodity in the state of Virginia is? A) Apples. B) Turkeys. C) Broilers. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broilers. 7. WHAT ARE THE DRAWBACKS OF IMPROPER AGRO -WASTE MANAGMENT? A) GOBAL WARMING. B) FEILD FILLING. C) MOSQUITO GENERATED DISEASES. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. 8. When you sell a good to a buyer, the buyer is called a ..... A) Seller. B) Buyer. C) Producer. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumer. 9. For the law of supply, as price rises, what happens to quantity supplied? A) It goes up. B) It goes down. C) It stays the same. D) It is not effected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It goes up. 10. Fixed capital describe inputs such as A) Feed, chemicals and cash. B) Tractor, sprayers and seed. C) Buildings, machinery and land. D) Labour, management and tools. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buildings, machinery and land. 11. ..... runs on electricity or diesel A) Sprinkler. B) Dug wells. C) Fertilizers. D) Pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dug wells. 12. Which one of the following crops is a beverage crop? A) Tea. B) Coffee. C) Wheat. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 13. Ruminants are majorly ..... A) Carnivores. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) Filter feeders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivores. 14. Fiber crops are used for ..... A) Speech. B) Cloth. C) Transport. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloth. 15. Define the term 'dressing percentage' A) The percentage of the live animal weight that becomes the carcass weight at slaughter. B) The percentage of the dead animal weight that becomes the carcass weight at slaughter. C) The percentage of the body animal weight that becomes foodinstead of fat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The percentage of the live animal weight that becomes the carcass weight at slaughter. 16. The process of sitting on eggs for the period of twenty- one days by the female chicken is known as ..... A) Cubation. B) Incubation. C) Hatching. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incubation. 17. Another name for livestock farming is ..... A) Animal farming. B) Animal husbandry. C) Poultry farming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animal husbandry. 18. The government help farmers become become independent by ..... bank A) Regional bank. B) Rural bank. C) Both a & b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a & b. 19. The cultivation of crops alone is known as ..... farming. A) Arable. B) Livestock. C) Mixed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arable. 20. Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop? A) Maximum support price. B) Minimum support price. C) Moderate support price. D) Influential support price. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minimum support price. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesAgricultural Science Quiz 1Agricultural Science Quiz 2Agricultural Science Quiz 3Agricultural Science Quiz 4Agricultural Science Quiz 5Agricultural Science Quiz 6Agricultural Science Quiz 7Agricultural Science Quiz 8Agricultural Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books