CAC Sustainability & Conservation

Question 1

What is the primary goal of sustainable agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Balancing environmental health, profitability, and social equity

Answer

Maximizing short-term crop yield

Answer

Eliminating organic farming

Answer

Avoiding technological advancements

Question 2

Which farming practice helps reduce soil erosion and maintain soil fertility?

Accepted Answer

Cover cropping

Answer

Mono-cropping

Answer

Excessive tilling

Answer

Overgrazing livestock

Question 3

What is the primary benefit of crop diversification?

Accepted Answer

To improve soil health and reduce pests

Answer

To reduce biodiversity

Answer

To increase pesticide use

Answer

To maximize water usage

Question 4

Which conservation method involves planting trees to protect soil from wind erosion?

Accepted Answer

Windbreaks

Answer

Contour farming

Answer

Over-irrigation

Answer

Hydroponic farming

Question 5

Which water conservation technique reduces evaporation and improves moisture retention in soil?

Accepted Answer

Mulching

Answer

Flood irrigation

Answer

Overgrazing

Answer

Deep plowing

Question 6

What is the main objective of integrated pest management (IPM)?

Accepted Answer

To use a combination of sustainable pest control methods

Answer

To eliminate all pests using chemical pesticides

Answer

To avoid any pest control measures

Answer

To increase pesticide dependency