Ag Trivia

Agriculture is best defined as 

• the hunting and gathering
• the altering genetic material of plants
• the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
• using technology to increase production

Which of the following chemicals is used by farmers to protect their crops from pests?

• Pesticides

• Fertilisers

• Weedicides

• Artificial Manure

Apart from farming, which of the following activities are also a part of agriculture?

• All of these

• Forestry

• Poultry Rearing

• Fruit cultivation

It is the process of growing plants and raising animals for food, clothing, and other useful products.

• Agriculture

• Animal Science

• Agricultural Engineering

• Agricultural Science

it means garden culture.

• Agriculture

• Horticulture

• Agronomy

• Landscaping

It is the initial cultivation of the soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil.

• Ploughing

• Soil Preparation

• Leveling

• Sowing

It is the artificial application of water to the land or soil.

• Irrigation

• Propagation

• Revegetation

• Soil consolidation

It is the process of removing unwanted plants.

• Crop filtering

• Grass removal

• Weeding

It is the process of gathering mature plants from the fields and marks the end of the growing season of the crop.

• Marketing

• Harvesting

• Gathering

• Selling

Which of the following produce CANNOT be obtained from a forest reserve?

• Gum.

• Wool.

• Herb.

• Timber.