General agriculture pointers -12 ✓✓

1. The has highest water holding capacity? Clay
2. Yield losses due to weed in crop field is about? 35%
3. In minor millets, maximum area and production is of? Kodo millets
4. In drip and sprinkler irrigation, common parameter is? Evaporation
5. In groundnut, per hectare plant population 333,333 then spacing is? 30×10 cm
6. The instrument used for measuring water table depth? Piezometer
7. Conversion of ammonia to nitrite by? Nitrosomonas
8. Utera technique is used in? Chhattisgarh
9. Maximum sugar is obtained from? Sugarcane
10. Cotton defoliant is? ABA
11. According to ISSS, the particle size of clay soil? <0.002 mm
12. Hybrid Napier grass is a cross between? Napier and pearl millet
13. The water erosion is maximum in the zone? North-East region
14. DWR on wheat? Karnal
15. The foliage and root part floating in water is? Echinochloa
16. The Orobanche is associated with? Raya
17. Mustard fruit is called? Siliqua
18. Lodging preventer is? Chlormequet
19. Best soil used for tensiometer? Sandy loam
20. QPM is related to? Maize
21. The crop lodging first time reported in? Sugarcane
22. Albedo also called? Reflected radiation
23. Origin of Gram is? South West Asia
24. The dry matter and yield relation is? Parabolic
25. Day-neutral plant? Tomato
26. For scheduling of irrigation, farmers used maximum which methods? Evaporimeter
27. The stage best for ploughing of daincha is? 45 DAS
28. Which of the following mineral exists in clay particles? Montmorillonite
29. Hydrella is? Water weed
30. The disease found in sugarcane is? Root rot
31. Fixation of N by Azolla is? 40 kg/ha
32. Specific heat of organic soil is? 0.5
33. Waterlogged area in India is? 1.5 mha
34. Cracking in tomato is due to the deficiency of? Boron
35. ‘Pusa Dwarf’ variety of papaya is? Dioecious
36. Deficiency of Vitamin ‘C’ leads to? Scurvy
37. Capacity of the soil to produce crops of economic value and to maintain soil health without deterioration is defined as? Soil productivity
38. Cotton leaf curl virus disease can be managed simply by cultivation of? Bt. Cotton
39. Seeds directly produced under the control of originating breeder are called as? Nucleus seeds
40. Which type of nozzle should be used for herbicidal spray in field crops? Flooding Type
41. Autumn planting of sugarcane is done in the month of? October
42. The optimum requirement of vegetable per capita per day in India is? 285 g
43. In adverse conditions, tomato crop is sprayed with for higher fruit setting? PCPA
44. Growing of a short-duration crop like toria during the period in between two main crops is called as? Catch Crop
45. Purple blotch is a problem of? Onion
46. Maximum area under a fruit in India is occupied by? Mango
47. In northern India, grapes are pruned in? Dec. – January
48. The production system where high diversity renewable and biodegradable inputs are being used is termed as? Sustainable agriculture
49. For export, which type of onion varieties are preferred? Red colour
50. Lucknow – 49 (Sardar) is the most popular variety of? Guava
51. Commercial method of ber propagation is? T-budding
52. Which fruit is known as ‘Apple of tropics’? Guava
53. Among the vegetables, which one is day-neutral? Tomato
54. Which agricultural implement is being used for sub-soiling in primary tillage operation? Chisel plough
55. Which of the following crops is called the “Camel crop”? Sorghum
56. Effect of one component on another which enhances growth and productivity, as compared to competition above is known as? Complementary effect
57. Cropping intensity in India is presently about? 138%
58. Centre for improvement of maize and wheat (CIMMYT) is situated in? Mexico
59. Which cultivar of moth bean is popular as a wonder variety? RMO-40
60. Seed rate of onion by transplanting method per hectare should be? 8-10 kg
61. Solanine is present in which vegetable? Potato
62. Name a chemical which reduces shoot growth and increases root growth and enables the plant to resist drought? NAA
63. “Snowball-16” is a variety of? Cauliflower
64. Amrit Mahal, Nagori, Malvi, Khillari, Kangayam, and Krishna Valley are draught breeds of cattle.
65. Hariana, Ongole, and Kankrej are dual-purpose breeds of cattle.
66. Rice, wheat, barley, and oats are cereal crops.
67. Warfarin is a chronic poison.
68. Sulphur is a commonly used acaricide.
69. Aluminium phosphide is a commonly used rodenticide.
70. Diammonium phosphate and ammonium phosphate are examples of complex fertilizers.
71. Bloodmeal, meatmeal, oilcakes, and fishmeal are concentrated organic manures.
72. Bordeaux mixture, thiram, and maneb are contact fungicides.
73. Paraquat and propanil are contact herbicides.
74. Copper-containing fungicides include COC and Bordeaux mixture.
75. Grandiflora rose is a cross between hybrid tea rose and floribunda rose.
76. Monthan, Batheesa, Kanchekela, and Nendrapadathy are culinary varieties of banana.
77. Alocasia, Maranta, and Thuja are examples of cut foliage plants.
78. Sahiwal, Sindhi, and Gir are dairy breeds of cattle.
79. Methyl bromide is a fumigant in liquid form.
80. ED/CT mixture is a fumigant in mixture form.
81. Aluminium phosphide and methyl bromide are both fumigants.
82. Panama wilt and Sigatoka leaf spot are fungal diseases of banana.
83. Hirsutella thompsonii is a fungal parasite of mites.
84. Beauveria, Metarrhizium, Verticillium, and Hirsutella are fungal species with insecticidal properties.
85. Carbendazim is a fungicide used for dry seed treatment.
86. Bavistin is a fungicide used for seed treatment in rice.
87. Captan and thiram are fungicides used for seed treatment.
88. Phytophthora is a fungus causing many important plant diseases in India.
89. Agrobacterium sp. is a gall-forming bacteria.
90. Rockery or rock garden is a garden where rocks are arranged and plants are cultivated in a decorative scheme.
91. Kanakamony is a dual-purpose variety of cowpea.
92. Nelima is an F1 hybrid of brinjal.
93. The rag doll method is a farmer-friendly way to test seed germination.
94. Large bandicoot rat, lesser bandicoot rat, and field mouse are examples of field rats.
95. Cassia fistula and Delonix regia are flowering trees.
96. Fodder maize and fodder sorghum are fodder cereals.
97. Guinea, napier, and bermuda are fodder crops.
98. Fodder cowpea and stylo are fodder legumes.
99. Subabul, hedge lucerne, agathi, and shevri are fodder trees.
100. Polyalthia longifolia is a foliage tree.