General agriculture pointers - 13 ✓✓

1. Tomato fruits crack due to? A period of drought followed by heavy watering.
2. The best sowing time for tropical carrot in the plains is? Mid-August to beginning of September.
3. Whiptail in cauliflower is caused by? Deficiency of molybdenum.
4. Who studied heterosis in brinjal? B.S. Tomar, H. Singh & T.S. Kaidar, N. Basuvaraja.
5. Potato greening results in? Decrease in nutritional quality.
6. Potato is a native of? South America.
7. Pollination of radish is done by? Honey bees.
8. The most common stem support mechanism used by florists in fresh cut flower arrangements is? Floral foam.
9. In sterilizing plant growing medium, which method is not used? Keeping the growing medium moist for 6-7 days.
10. The primary colors are? Yellow, red, and blue.
11. Popular colors used in floral design during the spring and Easter season include? Pink, yellow, and white.
12. In landscape design, properly located plants and structures? Can reduce heat intensity.
13. For optimum vase life, most cut flowers should be stored at a temperature close to? 40°F.
14. A type of propagation in which the propagule remains attached to the parent plant is termed as? Layering.
15. The term that refers to all the petals of a flower collectively is? Corolla.
16. A ten-week group variety of chrysanthemum means? They will bloom ten weeks after the start of short days.
17. Cuttings of potted chrysanthemum are planted at an angle to encourage? Increased branching.
18. National Horticulture Board is situated at? Gurgaon.
19. The most famous variety of guava is? Allahabad Safeda.
20. Which preservative is mostly used for squash? KMS (Potassium metabisulphate).
21. First secretary of DARE and DG of ICAR is? B. P. Pal.
22. The “fenny” is a product prepared from? Cashew.
23. The largest and second largest fruit and vegetable producing countries are? China and India.
24. The seed act was enacted during? 1966.
25. Convention on biodiversity was held during? 1993.
26. Biodiversity act? 2002.
27. National Bio-diversity Authority is located at? Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
28. National Remote Sensing Agency is located at? Hyderabad.
29. Flavr Savr is a variety of? Tomato.
30. Plant used for constipation and laxative is? Plantago ovata.
31. In guava, seedlessness is due to? Triploidy.
32. Isoproturon is used as? Herbicide.
33. Directorate of Plant Protection is located at? Faridabad.
34. ICARDA is located at? Aleppo, Syria.
35. Caryopsis type of fruit is found in? Poaceae family.
36. Rice grain is deficient in? Lysine.
37. Arka Lalima and Arka Kirtiman are hybrid varieties of? Onion.
38. Water use efficiency is high in? CAM plants.
39. Bones are rich in? Phosphorus.
40. Golden cyst nematode of potato is confined to? Nilgiri region.
41. Reclamation of acidic soil is done by? Lime.
42. Cabbage yellow is due to? Fusarium wilt.
43. The vegetable containing compounds that act against cancer is? Broccoli.
44. High TSS always indicates? High sweetness.
45. Scooping is done in? Cauliflower.
46. The cracking mostly occurs in? Aril fruit crops.
47. Amygdalin is present in? Almond.
48. The cucurbit having white color flower is? Bottle gourd.
49. True petals are not present in? Anthurium.
50. Chrysanthemum is the national flower of? Japan.
51. Aggregate of climate condition? Season
52. Edaphic Factor? Soil Factor
53. Basic tool for weather forecasting? Synoptic Chart
54. PF value of field capacity? 3 bar
55. Most suitable crop for dry farming in black soil? 85%
56. SolonetZ (Russian word)? Alkaline soil
57. Solon chak (Russian word)? Saline soil
58. Highly tolerant to Na? Sugarbeet
59. Amide fertilizers? Urea and CaCN₂
60. One CUSEC (One cubic feet in one second)? 28.4 liters
61. Berseem seed rate? 25 kg/ha
62. Most suitable soil for Berseem? Clay soil
63. Meskawi is a variety of? Berseem
64. Chikori associated with? Berseem
65. Seed rate of Sunhemp fodder? 60 kg/ha
66. Tillage operation between crop rows? Inter-cultivation
67. Removal or harvest of 2-3 mature leaves at a time in tobacco? Priming
68. Maize seed rate for hybrid? 20-25 kg/ha
69. Maize seed rate for composite? 15-20 kg/ha
70. Rice variety in tropics? Indica
71. ‘Safalo’ oil for heart disease patient is a refined prepared form of? Safflower
72. Main and lateral roots of? Groundnut
73. Semi root parasite? Striga
74. Total root parasite? Orobanche
75. Total stem parasite? Cuscuta
76. Partial stem parasite? Loranthus
77. Removal of axillary bud in tobacco is called? De-suckering
78. Removal of inflorescence with same top leaves in tobacco? Topping
79. Removal of axillary bud in castor? Nipping
80. Ideal stage of jute harvest for fiber? Small pod formation
81. ‘African Tall’ is a variety of? Maize
82. Bacteria responsible for conversion of Nitrite to Nitrate? Nitrobacter
83. Emergence of coleoptiles is? Germination
84. Advances in Agronomy’ is published by? American Society of Agronomy
85. A recorded rainfall of 2.5 cm or more within a period of 24 hrs? Rainy day
86. Crop transpiration decreases by use of? NAA
87. Maximum damaging effect in one of the following soils? Alfisols
88. Bitterness in groundnut is due to? Aflatoxin
89. Early and normal sowing of sorghum prevent the crop from the attack of? Shoot fly
90. Bullar Irrigation relates to? Low energy use hypothesis
91. For a big pond, the cheapest lining material is? Bentonite
92. Application of nitrogen to the crop has the brown manuring relates to manuring as a result of the use of? Oil cakes
93. A crop which does not show saturation even in full sunlight? Rice
94. A plant that shows no obvious symptoms yet the nutrient content is not sufficient to give profitable yield? Hidden Hunger
95. El Nino and La Nina are? Reverse phenomena
96. A technique of mid-season correction? Gap filling
97. Delay in monsoon in arid regions invites? Crop substitution
98. Founder of modern Agronomy? Peter de Crescenzi
99. Concept of plant Ideotype was given by? Donald
100. Alkali soils reclamation is done by? Gypsum
101. Cultivation of rice releases greenhouse gas in sufficient amount? Methane
102. Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) given by? B. Ramamurthy
103. Acidic soils are reclaimed with the use of? Lime
104. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture is situated at? Hyderabad
105. Critical period for long day plants with regards to photoperiodism? More than 10 hrs
106. Evapotranspiration rate increases due to? Convection
107. Defloculation is due to? Na
108. Cluster bean grown for fodder purposes is harvested at? Flowering/Early pod stage
109. During photosynthesis, sun rays are absorbed by the pigment? Chlorophyll
110. DAP is the? Complex Fertilizer