General agriculture pointer -10 ✓ ✓

1. The science, production, and study of grapes is called Viticulture.
2. The active ingredient present in Bael is Marmelosin.
3. The actual quantity of water held by a certain quantity of air is called Absolute Humidity (g/m³).
4. Adams fig is another name for Banana.
5. Adiantum and Nephrolepis are types of Ferns.
6. The Adsali sugarcane crop is planted during the months of July–August (16-18 months).
7. Adult Lepidopterans like Fruit Moths are pests of crops.
8. The advent of the Green Revolution was in the late 1960s.
9. Aerobic organisms require gaseous O₂ for their activity.
10. African payal (Salvinia) is biologically controlled by Cyrtobagous Weevils.
11. The recommended herbicide for weed control in pea crops is Propanol.
12. AGMARK stands for Agriculture Produce (Grading & Marketing) Act.
13. The absorption of water against a concentration gradient by using energy released from respiration is called Active Absorption.
14. Acalypha, Hibiscus, and Ixora are types of Ornamental Shrubs.
15. The Acarapis mite infests Adult Bees.
16. Acaricides are those pesticides that can kill Mites.
17. According to Beaufort’s scale, winds are classified into 12 Classes.
18. According to IISS, the particle size of coarse sand is 2 - 0.2 mm.
19. According to NBSSLUP, Agro Ecological Regions in India are 21.
20. According to the Planning Commission, Agro Climatic Zones in India are 15.
21. The acid present in ants is Formic Acid.
22. Acidic soils have more H⁺ ions and less OH⁻ ions.
23. Acidity percentage in pineapple fruit is favored by increased Shade.
24. Acid-saline soils have a pH range of 3 to 5.
25.  Annapurna, Mattathriveni, and Makam are short duration varieties of rice.
26. Chow-chow is a single-seeded cucurbit.
27. A rosary is a small plot of rose plants grown in pots.
28. Brinjal, chilli, and tomato are solanaceous vegetable crops.
29. Periwinkle is a source of cancer drug.
30. Sowing methods in rice include broadcasting, dibbling, and transplanting.
31. Pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, and turmeric are spice crops.
32. Arachnis and Renanthera are spider orchids.
33. Rocker sprayer is a sprayer constantly used for spraying tree crops.
34. Glyphosate and paraquat are post-emergent herbicides.
35. Spiders, damsel flies, dragonflies, and ladybird beetles are predators in the rice ecosystem.
36. Atrazine, diuron, and thiobencarb are pre-emergent herbicides.
37. Wooden plough, mouldboard plough, and soil turning plough are primary tillage implements.
38. Zineb is a protectant fungicide.
39. Fluorine and arsenic compounds are protoplasmic poisons.
40. Black gram, green gram, and horse gram are pulse crops.
41. Deforestation, pest resurgence, and mutation can cause pest outbreaks.
42. KCN and HCN are respiratory poisons.
43. The photoperiodism concept was given by Gardener and Allard in 1920.
44. IAA, NAA, and IBA are rooting hormones.
45. Basmati is a scented rice variety.
46. Cultivator, harrows, and clod crushers are secondary tillage implements.
47. Robusta, Njalipoovan, and Palayankodan are table varieties of banana.
48. Cashew, mango, sapota, and tamarind are tree species suitable for bonsai making.
49. To separate mustard from wheat, the recommended separator is a spiral separator.
50. The least effective vegetation for protecting the soil from erosion is grain crops.
51. Farm ponds are designed based on considerations of greater water depth and lesser open surface area.
52. Counter cultivation is most effective on slopes of 3-8%.
53. The mango mealy bug is classified as Drosicha spp..
54. The modification of floral parts into leafy structures due to pathogenic infection is called phyllody.
55. Measurement of sunlight intensity is expressed in lux units.
56. The NABARD act was passed in 1981.
57. The pilot seed crop insurance scheme was introduced from the Rabi season 1999-2000.
58. The Agriculture Clinic and Agriculture Business Centres scheme was launched in the year 2002.
59. The Kisan Call Centre answers farmers' queries from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (all 7 days of the week).
60. About 85% of the raw silk produced in India comes from Karnataka.
61. A puppet show in the village as a method for transfer of technology is an example of group media.
62. The site useful for the insertion of foreign DNA is the cleavage site.
63. In tomatoes, the antifreeze gene has been transferred from fish.
64. The process of differentiation of root and shoot from somatic embryos in culture medium is called organogenesis.
65. A new variety to be registered under the PVP Act is called a candidate variety.
66. The yellow vein mosaic of okra is caused by a gemini virus.
67. Ratooning is routinely practiced in sugarcane and Napier grass.
68. Tuberization in potatoes can be achieved by ABA (Abscisic Acid).
69. Credit taken for land development is classified as long-term credit.
70. The longest area under drip irrigation in the world is in the USA.
71. Bordeaux mixture consists of copper sulfate + calcium hydroxide.
72. Bt-Cotton is a GM crop having an insecticidal gene.
73. The cation ladder theory of active absorption in plants was postulated by Middleton & Russel.
74. The mineral constituent of the cell wall is calcium.
75. In roots, the active uptake of minerals mainly depends upon the availability of oxygen.
76. Ion carriers are located in the cell membrane.
77. The uptake of nitrogen from the soil by most plants takes place in the form of nitrate.
78. The role of carrier protein is in active transport.
79. The diffusion of mineral ions into the root cells of plants is known as passive absorption.
80. The formula for the balanced salt solution of mineral elements for plant growth was given by Knop.
81. According to Stiles and Kidd (1919), the ratio of internal concentration to external concentration of anions is known as the absorption ratio.
82. The prevention of entry of one ion by another when two are present in almost equal concentration is known as competition.
83. In the absence of calcium, the absorption of potassium and bromine is reduced, while the same increases in the presence of calcium. This phenomenon is called antagonism.
84. The father of plant physiology is Stephan Hales.
85. The technique of growing plants without soil is known as hydroponics.
86. The uptake of zinc by plants takes place in the form of Zn²⁺.
87. Inorganic nutrients are present in the soil as electrically charged ions.
88. During photosynthesis, bulk fixation of carbon takes place in the oceans.
89. Photolysis of water is linked with PS-I (Photosystem I).
90. During photosynthesis, the light reaction takes place in the thylakoids.
91. The C4 pathway for CO₂ fixation was first reported by Hatch & Slack.
92. The chief source of sugar in most parts of the world is sugarcane.
93. The pulse that is a rich source of phosphorus along with protein is urdbean.
94. The second most important pulse crop of India grown in the kharif season is arhar.
95. The Central Sugarcane Breeding Research Institute is located at Lucknow.
96. A crop that cannot survive in the wild and depends completely on human beings for its survival is called pampered corn.
97. The world's major food crops belong to the family Gramineae.
98. The variety of wheat mainly used for preparing pasta and noodles is T. durum.
99. Canvas is made from sunnhemp.
100. During the biological process of weathering of rocks, lichens increase the amount of available nutrients at the rock's surface through photosynthesis.