General agriculture Pointers -20 ✓ ✓

1. India’s first fully organic state is Sikkim.
2. Alley cropping was developed by B.T. Kang.
3. The Farmer Rights Act was passed in 2001.
4. The Forest Research Institute was established at Dehradun in 1906.
5. The bioherbicide used in rice is Collego.
6. The age of plants is determined by annual rings.
7. The Handbook of Agriculture is published by ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research).
8. Pheromone traps attract male moths.
9. India’s lowest horsepower (HP) tractor is the 15 HP tractor.
10. The first tractor brought to India was in 1914.
11. The plough that makes a ‘V’ shaped furrow is the desi plough.
12. Disk ploughs are used when the soil is tough.
13. The power tiller is most suitable for the cultivation of paddy.
14. The length of the Guntur chain is 66 feet.
15. Luxury consumption is generally associated with potassium.
16. The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) system of paddy was started first in Madagascar.
17. The Rice Gene Bank is situated in the Philippines.
18. Parboiling in rice conserves Vitamin B.
19. Bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, and algae come under the group of organisms known as micro-flora.
20. The sowing pattern used in dryland areas is broadcasting.
21. A ‘V’ shaped pattern of yellowing in leaves indicates nitrogen deficiency.
22. An infrared thermometer is used to measure crop canopy temperature.
23. Baking quality in wheat is due to gluten.
24. The pulse that doesn’t fix atmospheric nitrogen is rajma (kidney bean).
25. The first fisheries university was CIEF, Mumbai.
26. The maximum allowed biurate content of urea is 1.5%.
27. The ripening hormone for crops and fruits is ethylene.
28. Stomata open in plants during the night in CAM plants (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism).
29. Yellow-colored fruits are rich in Vitamin A.
30. The potato tuber is modified from a stem.
31. Bakanae disease (Foolish Seedling) in rice plants is caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
32. The most irrigated state in India is Haryana.
33. The Gurgaon project is associated with F.L. Brain.
34. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is also known as Farm Science Centers.
35. The father of modern plant pathology and Indian mycology is Edwin John Butler.
36. Blossom End Rot (BER) disease in tomato is due to calcium deficiency.
37. Earthing up in potato is done 40 days after sowing.
38. Dormancy breakdown in potato is done by using 1% thiourea + 1 ppm GA3.
39. The bicolor variety of brinjal is Vaishali.
40. Silicon is essential for rice and maize.
41. Browning in cauliflower is due to boron deficiency.
42. Khaira disease of rice can be controlled by spraying zinc sulphate.
43. The growth hormone that overcomes genetic dwarfism in certain plants is gibberellins.
44. Mycorrhizal association is found in the fruit Lithci.
45. Powdery mildew disease is a serious problem in the vegetable crop pea.
46. Cleistogamy encourages self-pollination.
47. The double cross hybrid in maize was first suggested by Jones.
48. A refractometer is used to identify TSS (Total Soluble Solids).
49. Black soils absorb more solar radiation.
50. The Indian village scheme was given by S.N. Gupta.
51. The National Demonstration scheme was given by Kalwar and Subhramanyam.
52. The law of minimum was given by Liebig in 1840.
53. The term vernalization was given by T.D. Lysenko in 1920.
54. The precursor of abscisic acid is violaxanthin.
55. The term photoperiodism was given by Garner and Allard in 1920.
56. Whiptail in cauliflower is due to molybdenum deficiency.
57. A weed that spreads asthma is parthenium.
58. The rice crop should be transplanted at a depth of 4 cm.
59. The hen and chicken disorder is commonly found in the fruit crop grapes.
60. Pomato (a hybrid of tomato and potato) is produced by cytoplasmic fusion.
61. The alternate host of bajra rust is brinjal.
62. Domestic quarantine exists in India for potato wart.
63. The fungicide recommended for control of Phytophthora blight of sesame is Ridomil MZ.
64. The concept of minimum tillage was started in the USA.
65. The organism that fixes nitrogen under anaerobic conditions is blue-green algae.
66. Potassium deficiency symptoms in plants first appear in the lower most leaves.
67. The Dapog method of crop raising is associated with nursery raising.
68. The clay mineral with the highest phosphate-absorbing capacity is kaolinite.
69. Soils having more than 30% organic matter are classified as histosols.
70. The indicator used in the determination of organic carbon from soil is diphenylamine.
71. The electric conductivity of the saturation extract of saline-sodic soil is more than 4.0 m mhos/cm.
72. The ideal age of a broiler is 8-12 weeks.
73. The stage when an animal comes into heat is called pro-estrus.
74. The state meteorological center in Gujarat is situated at Ahmedabad.
75. The Ukai Kakrapara project is on the river Tapi.
76. Sugar works as a preservative on the principle of osmosis.
77. The ideal stage of harvesting cut flowers is the full open stage.
78. The most common herbicide used for controlling weeds in pulse crops is Basalin.
79. A non-selective herbicide is paraquat.
80. The gas released from paddy fields is CH₄ (methane).
81. Rice is classified as a short-day plant.
82. The most widely used method for soil moisture determination is the gravimetric method.
83. The area under dry land agriculture in India is approximately 60%.
84. Golden rice is a rich source of vitamin A.
85. A nitrogenous fertilizer of the amide group is urea.
86. The tomato leaf curl virus is transmitted by the whitefly.
87. The lateral side of the thorax is called the pleura.
88. The fruit fly destroys guava fruit by laying eggs inside the fruit.
89. The ICAR was established based on the recommendation of the Royal Commission.
90. The NPK proportion in balanced fertilizer is 4:1:1.
91. Variable cost is also known as overhead cost, prime cost, or alternate cost.
92. The number of eggs produced by a honey bee queen per day is 2-3 thousand.
93. The observation recorded from an open area of 2 meters of soil surface is called microclimate.
94. The certified seed of cotton should have a minimum germination of 60%.
95. The cultivation practices based on GIS, GPS, and RSS are called precision farming.
96. The ratio of grain to stalk in pigeon pea is 1:3.
97. The nicotine content in bidi tobacco is 1-2%.
98. Growing two or more crops simultaneously with no distinct row arrangement is called mixed cropping.
99. The science that deals with adult learning is called andragogy.
100. India occupies the second position in the world for onion production.