Farming Practices Quiz

Which type of farming involves growing crops only?

• Commercial Farming

• Pastoral Farming

• Mixed Farming

• Arable Farming

Which type of farming involves the rearing of animals?

• Pastoral Farming

• Mixed Farming

• Commercial Farming

• Arable Farming

Answer explanation

Pastoral farming can take place in areas that are not suitable for crops to grow.

Which type of farming involves growing crops and rearing animals on the same piece of land?

• Subsistence Farming

• Mixed Farming

• Commercial Farming

• Arable Farming

What is the practice of growing crops and rearing animals for personal (family and small community) use?

• Commercial Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Extensive Farming

• Intensive Farming

Which type of farming is practiced for the purpose of making a profit?

• Sedentary Farming

• Commercial Farming

• Arable Farming

• Nomadic Farming

A farming technique in which large farms are being cultivated with relatively low inputs i.e. low labor and capital

• Nomadic Farming

• Intensive Farming

• Mixed Farming

• Extensive Farming

Answer explanation

Which type of farming involves farmers moving with their animals in search of pasture and water?

• Sedentary Farming

• Nomadic Farming

• Pastoral Farming

• Subsistence Farming

Answer explanation

Nomadic pastoralism is the practice of rearing livestock by moving with the animals from place to place in search of pasture

What is the practice of tilling the same piece of land for many years?

• Sedentary Farming

• Arable Farming

• Commercial Farming

• Mixed Farming

Answer explanation

Sedentary agriculture refers to farming that takes place in a single location by a settled farmer without rotating the fields... Read more at: https://www.studyiq.com/articles/sedentary-farming/

Which type of farming involves increasing capital and labor on the same piece of land to increase yield?

• Intensive Farming

• Extensive Farming

• Nomadic Farming

• Sedentary Farming

Answer explanation

What type of farming involves growing cash crop on a large scale for profit?

• Mixed Farming

• Arable Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Commercial Farming

Answer explanation

The farmer grows crop for the purpose of trade