Unit+2+-+Agriculture+MC2



 1. What is meant by the term domestication?  (a) Changes made in the home country  (b) The relationship between species diversity in the micro habitat  (c) The process of replacing natural selection by human selection  (d) The spread of human civilizations across new lands.  2. Which of the following is not an advantage of the green revolution?  (a) yields are 2-4 times greater than traditional varieties  (b) Middle and higher income farmers benefited greatly from these technologies  (c) The diet of rural communities is now more varied  (d) Higher returns have justified a significant increase in irrigation  3. Which of the following is true of the effects of Green Revolution?  (a) In some places rural indebtedness has rised sharply because of the high inputs of fertilizer and pesticides required to optimize production  (b) HYV require more weed control  (c) Some HYV have an inferior taste  (d) All of the above  4. What is the difference between perennial crops and annual crops? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (a) Annual crops grow in seasons and perennial crops grow throughout the year <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (b) Annual crops grow throughout the year and perennial crops grow in seasons <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (c) Annual crops do not need reseeding once harvested whereas perennial crops need reseeding <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (d) Perennial crops do not need reseeding once harvested whereas annual crops need reseeding <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 38.25pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 38.25pt; text-indent: -20.25pt;"> 5. Choosing either one or more options from a-h, Categorize the following under the correct agricultural type and scale: (i) Sheep farming (ii) Market Gardening (iii) Kayapo tribe in the amazon forest (iv) Free Range chicken production (v) Masai tribe (vi) Dairy farming in Cornwall <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (a) arable (b) pastoral (c) subsistence (d) commercial (e) intensive (f) extensive (g) nomadic (h) sedentary <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 38.25pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 38.25pt; text-indent: -20.25pt;"> 6. Which of the following represent land tenure? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (a) freehold <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (b) Share cropping <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (c) State control <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (d) Tenancy (rental) 7. What is battery farming? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (a) scavenging of batteries from technology dumping sites by poor children in India <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (b) Caged hens used for laying eggs <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (c) Construction sites where batteries for cars etc are mass produced <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (d) None of the above <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 38.25pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 38.25pt; text-indent: -20.25pt;"> 7. The main benefit of green revolution is: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (a) more food can be produced <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (b) HYV’s are cheaper <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (c) Rural indebtedness can be decreased <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (d) Produce superior crops that can be more competitive on the global market <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 38.25pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 38.25pt; text-indent: -20.25pt;"> 8. Another name for shifting cultivation is: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (a) swidden <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (b) large scale agriculture <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (c) battery farming <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> (d) intercropping 9.