General agriculture pointers -14 ✓✓

1. Flooding irrigation method is commonly used for: Rice.
2. Fertilizer application through irrigation is known as: Fertigation.
3. An important cultural practice in rice fields is: Puddling.
4. The power tiller is most suitable for the cultivation of: Paddy.
5. Sowing time of Aus/Autumn rice is: March – April.
6. Sowing time of Aman rice is: May – June.
7. Aman rice is also known as: Kharif/winter rice.
8. Sowing time of Boro rice is: December – January.
9. Boro rice is also known as: Summer rice.
10. P2O5% in raw bone meal is: 20-25% P2O5.
11. P2O5% in steamed bone meal is: 20-30% P2O5.
12. Sulfur % in Single Super Phosphate (S.S.P) is: 12% S.
13. Calcium % in Single Super Phosphate (S.S.P) is: 18-21% Ca.
14. Calcium % in gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) is: 29.2% Ca.
15. Sulfur % in gypsum is: 18.6% S.
16. Top sickness of tobacco occurs due to: B deficiency.
17. Beneficial elements are: Co, Si, Na, Ni, Va.
18. Ni and Co are most useful for which crops? Legumes.
19. Father of hybrid cotton is: C.T. Patel.
20. The first hybrid of rice was developed by: Y.L. Ping (China).
21. The first transgenic plant was developed by: Fraley (1983) in tobacco.
22. The laws of heredity were first discovered by: Mendel.
23. Often cross-pollinated crops are: Cotton, sorghum, pea.
24. The concept of pure line theory was developed by: Johansen.
25. The term heterosis was coined by: Shull.
26. Jagannath is a mutant variety of: Rice.
27. The vector of grassy stunt disease is: Brown plant hopper (Nilaparvata spp.).
28. Chaffy grains with black spots are due to: Gundhi bug (Leptocoris spp.).
29. The family of Gundhi bug is: Alydidae.
30. Gundhi bug causes damage at which stage? Milking stage.
31. Horizontal flow of water in a channel is called: Seepage.
32. Vertical movement of water in soil is known as: Percolation.
33. PF value was first introduced by: Schofield.
34. In saline soil, the method used for irrigation is: Flood method.
35. The arrangement of soil particles and their aggregates into certain defined forms is called: Soil structure.
36. Soils which are unsuitable for sugarcane are: Saline soils.
37. Best soil for groundnut cultivation is: Sandy soil.
38. ‘O’ horizon is absent in: Arable soils.
39. Topmost mineral horizon is: ‘A’ horizon.
40. The formula for porosity of soil is: Porosity = 100 - (Bulk density / Particle density).
41. Portion of capillary water lying between field capacity (1/3 atm) and wilting coefficient (15 atm) is known as: Available water.
42. Recently formed soil order is: Entisols.
43. Total pore space is highest in: Clay soils.
44. Mechanical analysis of soils separation is done by: Hydrometric method.
45. The best soil for the cultivation of cotton is: Black cotton soil.
46. Maximum eluviation horizon is seen in horizon: E horizon.
47. Illuviation horizon is: B horizon.
48. The soils which are most suitable for most crops are: Sandy loams.
49. Physical property which can’t be changed is: Soil texture.
50. Particles more than 250 mm in diameter are known as: Stones.
51. Diameter of coarse sand particles is: 0.2 – 2 mm.
52. Diameter of fine sand particles is: 0.02 – 0.2 mm.
53. Diameter of silt particles is: 0.02 – 0.002 mm.
54. Diameter of clay particles is: Less than 0.002 mm.
55. The water held up to the tension of about 31 atm is known as: Hygroscopic coefficient.
56. Kaolinite is a type of mineral: 1:1 type.
57. Montmorillonite is a type of mineral: 2:1 type expanding mineral.
58. Vermiculite is a type of mineral: Limited expanding 2:1 type mineral.
59. Micas are a type of mineral: Non-expanding type mineral.
60. Chlorites are a type of mineral: 2:1:1 type mineral.
61. Chemical formula of gypsum is: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O.
62. The formula for determining age by rings on horns is: Number of Rings + 2.
63. Keratin are proteins of: Hairs.
64. Cattle belong to the phylum: Chordata.
65. Fruits are blanched before canning at: 80ºC.
66. Indian dairy corporation was established in: Gujarat.
67. The pH of saline soil is: < 8.5.
68. In India, artificial insemination was started for the first time by: Dr. Sampat Kumar.
69. EDS76 is: Adenovirus.
70. Fat content of milk from Tharaparkar cow is: 4.60%.
71. Dolomite is rich in: Magnesium (Mg).
72. DCP content of Guinea grass is: 1%.
73. A lactometer works on the principle of: Archimedes.
74. Zoological name of buffalo is: Bos bubalis.
75. The pH value of milk is: 6.6
76. The domestic chicken is originated from: Red jungle fowl.
77. In which portion of milk from the udder is bacteria content highest? Fore milk.
78. The AMUL system of milk marketing follows the principle of: Cooperative.
79. Marek’s disease in poultry is caused by: Virus.
80. Maize fodder (green) comes under which grade in quality? Poor.
81. Which breed of goat is called the ‘Milk Queen’ of the goat world? Saanen.
82. The optimum time to inseminate a cow during estrous is: Mild estrous.
83. Incubation period of chicken egg is: 21 days.
84. The best breed to use as a male line in broiler production is: Cornish.
85. The disease Rickets in animals occurs due to the deficiency of: Vitamin D.
86. Maximum losses of nitrogen in rice crop are due to: Denitrification.
87. DCP percent is highest in: Berseem hay.
88. C N ratio in FYM is: 40:1.
89. What is the most suitable temperature for absorption of water by root hairs? 20‑35ºC.
90. From which institution do agriculturists get maximum credit? Commercial bank.
91. The optimum time for sowing Kharif crop is June-July.
92. Orchids known as ‘Dancing girl’ refer to Oncidium.
93. Organic colloid of the soil is known as humus.
94. Organic compounds that inhibit or modify any physiological process are called plant growth regulators (PGRs).
95. The organic matter content in Indian soil is about 5%.
96. Organic matter decomposition results in carbonic acid production.
97. The organic matter status in tropical soils is low.
98. Organo-phosphorus insecticides have broad-spectrum activity.
99. The origin of arhar, mung, urd, cotton, jute, kodo, kutki, oat, and mango is India.
100. The origin of Berseem is Egypt.