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Agriculture

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Bhutan
d)
Japan
2.
Which of the folloiwng types of agriculture is done in densely populated areas
a)
Intensive subsistence farming
b)
Primitive Subsistence Farming
c)
Plantation Agriculture
d)
Commercial Agriculture
3.
Which of the following country is a second largest producer of rice?
a)
USA
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
India
4.

Intensive subsistence farming practiced in area of

a)

High population

b)

Low population

c)

Desert

d)

Thick Forest

5.

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

a)

Agriculture

b)

Animal Science

c)

Agricultural Engineering

d)

Agricultural Science

6.

It involves knowledge of farm machines or equipment and their proper uses.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Animal Science

c)

Agricultural Engineering

d)

Agricultural Science

7.

it means land management.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Horticulture

c)

Agronomy

d)

Landscaping

8.

it means garden culture.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Horticulture

c)

Agronomy

d)

Landscaping

9.

What is the term used when plant of the same kind are grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale?

a)

farming

b)

vegetable farming

c)

crop

d)

plant

10.

These are the substitute crops planted too late for regular crops or after the regular crops has failed.

a)

Catch crops

b)

Silage crops

c)

Cover crops

d)

Foliage crops

11.

Classification of plant which life cycle is completed in one season only.

a)

Annual

b)

Biennial

c)

Perennial

d)

Seasonal

12.

Classification of plant that requires two season to attain development, mature seeds and die.

a)

Annual

b)

Biennial

c)

Perennial

d)

Seasonal

13.

These are the plants that can live for several years and may produce seeds each year but do not die with seed production.

a)

Annual

b)

Biennial

c)

Perennial

d)

Seasonal

14.

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

a)

Ploughing

b)

Soil Preparation

c)

Leveling

d)

Sowing

15.

It is the process of crushing big lumps of soil that remains after ploughing.

a)

Ploughing

b)

Soil Preparation

c)

Leveling

d)

Sowing

16.

It is the process of planting seeds.

a)

Initial planting

b)

Seeding

c)

Leveling

d)

Sowing

17.

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

a)

Irrigation

b)

Propagation

c)

Revegetation

d)

Soil consolidation

18.

It is the process of removing unwanted plants.

a)

Crop filtering

b)

Grass removal

c)

Weeding

19.

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

a)

Marketing

b)

Harvesting

c)

Gathering

d)

Selling

20.
What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
a)
Commercial
b)
subsistence
c)
seed
d)
vegetative
21.

Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?

a)

Pastoral Agriculture

b)

Subsistence Agriculture

c)

Commercial Agriculture

d)

Surplus Agriculture

22.

Vegetation is usually cleared to facilitate agriculture. Which TWO impacts are identified here?

a)

Global Warming

b)

Pollution

c)

Deforestation

d)

Land Development

23.
Traditional farmers grow several crops on the same plot of land in a practice referred to as
a)
monoculture
b)
polyculture
c)
aquaculture
d)
slash and burn
24.
Which of the following are harmful effects of agriculture?
a)
Algal blooms due to fertilizer runoff
b)
Climate change associated with methane emissions from livestock and rice paddies
c)
Pesticide residue in food, water, and air
d)
All of the above
25.
Which of the following best describes the process of desertification?
a)
A drop of productivity of land of more than 10%.
b)
Caused by overgrazing and soil erosion.
c)
Occurs in arid or semi-arid areas.
d)
All of the above 
26.
Which type of soil conservation strategy is being  used in this picture?
a)
windbreaks
b)
contour plowing
c)
alley cropping
d)
terracing