- What is the main goal of sustainable agriculture?
- A) To maximize profit at any cost
- B) To maintain soil fertility indefinitely
- C) To avoid the use of pesticides completely
- D) To increase food production using artificial fertilizers
Answer: B) To maintain soil fertility indefinitely
- Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sustainable farming?
- A) Crop rotation
- B) Excessive use of chemical fertilizers
- C) Integrated pest management
- D) Soil conservation practices
Answer: B) Excessive use of chemical fertilizers
- What does crop rotation help prevent?
- A) Water scarcity
- B) Soil depletion and pest buildup
- C) Excessive irrigation
- D) Overgrazing
Answer: B) Soil depletion and pest buildup
- Which farming practice promotes the use of natural predators to control pests?
- A) Monoculture
- B) Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- C) Hydroponics
- D) Agroforestry
Answer: B) Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- What is the primary focus of agroecology in sustainable farming?
- A) Maximizing crop yield through technological inputs
- B) Integrating ecological principles into farming systems
- C) Focusing only on organic food production
- D) Promoting genetically modified crops
Answer: B) Integrating ecological principles into farming systems
- Which of the following is a benefit of using organic farming methods?
- A) Increased use of synthetic chemicals
- B) Reduced environmental pollution
- C) Higher food production rates
- D) Greater dependence on monoculture
Answer: B) Reduced environmental pollution
- Agroforestry involves the integration of what into agricultural systems?
- A) Livestock
- B) Trees and shrubs
- C) Greenhouses
- D) Genetic engineering
Answer: B) Trees and shrubs
- Which of the following is an example of a sustainable irrigation practice?
- A) Flood irrigation
- B) Drip irrigation
- C) Damming rivers
- D) Over-extraction of groundwater
Answer: B) Drip irrigation
- What is the term for the practice of growing multiple crops in the same area?
- A) Monoculture
- B) Polyculture
- C) Hydroponics
- D) Agrobiotechnology
Answer: B) Polyculture
- Which of the following is a key benefit of using cover crops in sustainable farming?
- A) They prevent soil erosion
- B) They reduce the need for irrigation
- C) They increase the need for chemical fertilizers
- D) They promote monoculture farming
Answer: A) They prevent soil erosion
- What does the term “no-till farming” refer to?
- A) Planting crops without using any fertilizers
- B) Avoiding the use of irrigation altogether
- C) Not plowing the soil, leaving it undisturbed
- D) Using genetically modified seeds
Answer: C) Not plowing the soil, leaving it undisturbed
- Which of the following is a negative effect of monoculture farming?
- A) Increased biodiversity
- B) Soil nutrient depletion
- C) Improved soil structure
- D) Reduced pest populations
Answer: B) Soil nutrient depletion
- Which type of farming focuses on reducing external inputs such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides?
- A) Conventional farming
- B) Organic farming
- C) Industrial farming
- D) Genetic modification
Answer: B) Organic farming
- What is the role of composting in sustainable agriculture?
- A) To increase crop yield through artificial chemicals
- B) To provide natural organic matter and improve soil health
- C) To produce genetically modified organisms
- D) To reduce the need for irrigation
Answer: B) To provide natural organic matter and improve soil health
- Which of the following is a practice that helps improve soil fertility naturally?
- A) The use of synthetic fertilizers
- B) Planting leguminous crops
- C) Increased use of water-intensive crops
- D) Monoculture cropping systems
Answer: B) Planting leguminous crops
- What does sustainable agriculture emphasize to maintain ecosystem health?
- A) Maximizing chemical inputs
- B) Reducing crop diversity
- C) Maintaining soil health, water conservation, and biodiversity
- D) Reducing farm labor
Answer: C) Maintaining soil health, water conservation, and biodiversity
- Which of the following is a technique used to reduce the impact of agriculture on biodiversity?
- A) Creating buffer zones around natural habitats
- B) Using genetically modified crops in all fields
- C) Only focusing on large-scale farming
- D) Increasing the use of pesticides
Answer: A) Creating buffer zones around natural habitats
- What is the purpose of using crop diversity in sustainable farming?
- A) To increase the need for chemical pesticides
- B) To enhance ecosystem resilience and reduce pest outbreaks
- C) To focus on a single high-value crop
- D) To reduce the costs of farming
Answer: B) To enhance ecosystem resilience and reduce pest outbreaks
- What is a key feature of permaculture in sustainable agriculture?
- A) High use of synthetic fertilizers
- B) Designing agricultural systems that mimic natural ecosystems
- C) Dependence on genetically modified organisms
- D) Focusing on single crop monocultures
Answer: B) Designing agricultural systems that mimic natural ecosystems
- Which farming method focuses on reducing the environmental impact of agricultural practices while ensuring food security?
- A) Industrial agriculture
- B) Agroecology
- C) Genetic engineering
- D) Conventional farming
Answer: B) Agroecology
- What role do beneficial insects play in sustainable farming?
- A) They cause damage to crops
- B) They pollinate plants and control pest populations
- C) They require the use of pesticides
- D) They reduce the diversity of crops
Answer: B) They pollinate plants and control pest populations
- Which of the following is an example of integrated pest management (IPM)?
- A) Using only chemical pesticides
- B) Rotating crops to reduce pest cycles
- C) Planting genetically modified crops to resist pests
- D) Burning crops to eliminate pests
Answer: B) Rotating crops to reduce pest cycles
- What is a primary benefit of sustainable agriculture for water resources?
- A) Increased water consumption
- B) Enhanced water conservation and improved quality
- C) Over-extraction of groundwater
- D) Reduction in soil moisture
Answer: B) Enhanced water conservation and improved quality
- Which of the following is a practice of sustainable agriculture that helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
- A) Use of fossil fuels in tractors
- B) Emphasis on chemical fertilizers
- C) Incorporation of agroforestry and carbon sequestration practices
- D) Single-crop farming systems
Answer: C) Incorporation of agroforestry and carbon sequestration practices
- What is the key principle of the “circular economy” in agriculture?
- A) Depletion of natural resources
- B) Wasting food and materials
- C) Reusing, recycling, and minimizing waste
- D) Maximizing profit without regard for sustainability
Answer: C) Reusing, recycling, and minimizing waste
- Which of the following best describes the role of livestock in sustainable agriculture?
- A) Livestock is not allowed in sustainable farming systems
- B) Livestock provides manure, which enhances soil fertility
- C) Livestock contributes to deforestation
- D) Livestock only produces waste without any benefit
Answer: B) Livestock provides manure, which enhances soil fertility
- What does sustainable farming aim to achieve regarding food security?
- A) Only focusing on cash crops
- B) Ensuring enough food is produced while maintaining ecological balance
- C) Maximizing food production at the expense of the environment
- D) Focusing on monocultures for high yields
Answer: B) Ensuring enough food is produced while maintaining ecological balance
- What is the significance of using organic fertilizers in sustainable agriculture?
- A) They pollute the environment
- B) They help restore and maintain soil health naturally
- C) They are more expensive than chemical fertilizers
- D) They result in low crop yields
Answer: B) They help restore and maintain soil health naturally
- What is the role of sustainable agriculture in protecting natural ecosystems?
- A) Encouraging deforestation for farming
- B) Promoting the conversion of natural ecosystems into farmland
- C) Enhancing ecosystem services and biodiversity preservation
- D) Reducing crop production to limit ecosystem impacts
Answer: C) Enhancing ecosystem services and biodiversity preservation
- Which of the following is a challenge of transitioning to sustainable agriculture?
- A) Reduced food quality
- B) Higher reliance on chemical pesticides
- C) Initial costs and education for farmers
- D) Excessive use of water resources
Answer: C) Initial costs and education for farmers
