NSC 150 certification Verified Practice Questions
with A+ Answers | Final Exam Guide FOR
2025/2026 (the most recent quizzes)
Policy, or institutional rules, have little influence over human behavior. True or False? -
False
Appropriation Bills - Bills passed annually to allocate federal funds for specific programs
Entitlement Programs - Provide benefits to all persons who meet eligibility requirements
Authorization Legislation - Bills creating new programs or extending or repealing old ones
What is pre-emption? - Limitation by a higher level of government on what actions can
be taken by a lower level of government
What is the role of special interest groups in policy? - They are groups of people who
share the same interests, and work to influence the legislative process and other aspects of
policymaking.
What is the most substantial piece of legislation that currently affects the food system? -
Farm Bill
Farm Bill programs focus on influencing farmer and consumer behavior. True or false? -
True
In 1906, in reaction to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Congress passed which of the following
legislation? - Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act
About what percentage of imported fresh produce is inspected at the border? - Less than
1%
Which is not a mechanism by which food system policies affect prices? - Privately funded
research
What is the goal of supply management programs? - Keep commodity prices above price
floors and below price ceilings
Immigrants to the U.S. who show higher rates of assimilation tend to have poorer diets than
those who maintain more traditional lifestyles. True or false? - True
, Product development and redevelopment, ____________________, pricing, and promotion are
commonly considered to be aspects of marketing - Placement
A person's beliefs about how food relates to health may not reflect current nutritional evidence.
Which of the following might influence a person's food-health beliefs? - Personal and
familial experiences, social media and marketing, religious beliefs
People with similar ages and income levels tend to share similar foodways. True or false? -
False
An example of a psychographic target audience in marketing segmentation would be people
who are concerned with living an environmentally sustainable and healthy lifestyle. True or
false? - True
The term "big food" refers to? - Multinational food and beverage companies with large
and concentrated market power.
Foodways are an individual's or group's___________based food preparation and consumption
behaviors and traditions, including the material production of food - Culturally
State legislative actions provide one way to restrict the amount of junk food advertising to
which children are exposed. As of 2014 when the chapter was completed, which of the
following legislative actions had succeeded? - No legislation like this has been enacted
Traditionally, many religions have had something to say about how food is grown, shared, and
eaten. Over time, the spiritual significance of food has diminished for many people of faith.
Name one reason why this has occurred. - Fewer people are living on the land, so they no
longer experience the connection between food cultivation, harvesting, and their creators as
directly.
Research has found that, for example, a child who sees a commercial for a Snickers candy bar
tends to eat more Snickers AND more candy bars overall. True or false? - True
Americans consume more than twice the amount of animal products as the Chinese. True or
false? - True
Crop production in the lower forty-eight states covers what percentage of land? - 18%
Which of the following are direct health effects experienced particularly by people living near
IFAP facilities? - Reproductive harms, blue baby syndrome, diabetes, and thyroid
conditions from drinking water contaminated with nitrites, Depression and anxiety due to bad
odors.
with A+ Answers | Final Exam Guide FOR
2025/2026 (the most recent quizzes)
Policy, or institutional rules, have little influence over human behavior. True or False? -
False
Appropriation Bills - Bills passed annually to allocate federal funds for specific programs
Entitlement Programs - Provide benefits to all persons who meet eligibility requirements
Authorization Legislation - Bills creating new programs or extending or repealing old ones
What is pre-emption? - Limitation by a higher level of government on what actions can
be taken by a lower level of government
What is the role of special interest groups in policy? - They are groups of people who
share the same interests, and work to influence the legislative process and other aspects of
policymaking.
What is the most substantial piece of legislation that currently affects the food system? -
Farm Bill
Farm Bill programs focus on influencing farmer and consumer behavior. True or false? -
True
In 1906, in reaction to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Congress passed which of the following
legislation? - Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act
About what percentage of imported fresh produce is inspected at the border? - Less than
1%
Which is not a mechanism by which food system policies affect prices? - Privately funded
research
What is the goal of supply management programs? - Keep commodity prices above price
floors and below price ceilings
Immigrants to the U.S. who show higher rates of assimilation tend to have poorer diets than
those who maintain more traditional lifestyles. True or false? - True
, Product development and redevelopment, ____________________, pricing, and promotion are
commonly considered to be aspects of marketing - Placement
A person's beliefs about how food relates to health may not reflect current nutritional evidence.
Which of the following might influence a person's food-health beliefs? - Personal and
familial experiences, social media and marketing, religious beliefs
People with similar ages and income levels tend to share similar foodways. True or false? -
False
An example of a psychographic target audience in marketing segmentation would be people
who are concerned with living an environmentally sustainable and healthy lifestyle. True or
false? - True
The term "big food" refers to? - Multinational food and beverage companies with large
and concentrated market power.
Foodways are an individual's or group's___________based food preparation and consumption
behaviors and traditions, including the material production of food - Culturally
State legislative actions provide one way to restrict the amount of junk food advertising to
which children are exposed. As of 2014 when the chapter was completed, which of the
following legislative actions had succeeded? - No legislation like this has been enacted
Traditionally, many religions have had something to say about how food is grown, shared, and
eaten. Over time, the spiritual significance of food has diminished for many people of faith.
Name one reason why this has occurred. - Fewer people are living on the land, so they no
longer experience the connection between food cultivation, harvesting, and their creators as
directly.
Research has found that, for example, a child who sees a commercial for a Snickers candy bar
tends to eat more Snickers AND more candy bars overall. True or false? - True
Americans consume more than twice the amount of animal products as the Chinese. True or
false? - True
Crop production in the lower forty-eight states covers what percentage of land? - 18%
Which of the following are direct health effects experienced particularly by people living near
IFAP facilities? - Reproductive harms, blue baby syndrome, diabetes, and thyroid
conditions from drinking water contaminated with nitrites, Depression and anxiety due to bad
odors.
