General agriculture Pointers -24 ✓✓

1. Tetrasomic is represented as 2n + 2.
2. The precursor of IAA (Indole-3-acetic acid) is tryptophan.
3. The fruit of okra is a capsule.
4. The vitamin containing cobalt as a constituent is Vitamin B12.
5. A free-living nitrogen-fixing organism is Azotobacter.
6. The dwarfing gene in rice is Dee Gee Woo Gen.
7. The center of origin of wheat is Mexico.
8. The total deemed universities under ICAR is 4.
9. The total national bureaus under ICAR are 5.
10. The Lab to Land programme started in the year 1979.
11. The disease discovered in Haryana is Karnal bunt.
12. The chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by Sutton & Boveri.
13. Ufra disease in rice is caused by the nematode Ditylenchus sp..
14. The fruit of mustard is known as siliqua.
15. The nitrogen content in ammonium sulfate is 21%.
16. Herbicides are not used in dust formulation due to drift hazard.
17. The fungicide used for smut control is Vitavax.
18. The first stable product formed in C3 plants is PGA (phosphoglycerate).
19. The greenhouse gas released from paddy fields is CH4 (methane).
20. B.P. Pal is a variety of rose.
21. Over the years, the percentage contribution of agriculture to GDP is decreasing.
22. The IADP (Integrated Agricultural Development Programme) started in the year 1960.
23. The person associated with the Gurgoan pilot project is P.L. Brayne.
24. The net irrigated area of India is 57 million hectares.
25. The price fixed by the government is called Minimum Support Price.
26. The powerhouse of the cell is the mitochondria.
27. The percentage of land resources of India in the world is 2.4%.
28. The headquarters of the W.T.O. (World Trade Organization) is located at Geneva.
29. The highest award presented to an agricultural scientist in the country is the Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award.
30. The growth rate projected in the 10th five-year plan is 8.0%.
31. IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) is a deemed university.
32. The highest CEC (Cation Exchange Capacity) is found in vermiculite.
33. The ESP (Exchangeable Sodium Percentage) of normal soil is less than 15%.
34. The sugar yield from sugarcane in India is 8-10%.
35. The permanent wilting point is observed at -15 bar.
36. Mango is mostly propagated through veneer grafting.
37. The microorganism associated with symbiotic N₂ fixation in non-legumes is Azolla.
38. The maximum nitrogen loss in rice occurs in the form of denitrification.
39. The head of the Planning Commission is the Prime Minister.
40. The climate suitable for arhar (pigeon pea) is warm tropical.
41. The high-yielding variety of wheat produced globally is associated with Borlaug.
42. Maximum phosphorus availability occurs at a pH of 6.5 – 7.0.
43. The chemical used for delinting cotton is H₂SO₄.
44. The highest nutrient content is found in SSP (Single Super Phosphate).
45. The sowing time for cotton in North India is around 15 May.
46. Soil erosion in India is estimated at 16 tons/ha/year.
47. Termites lay approximately 60 eggs per second.
48. The stable element is zirconium (Zr).
49. "Nature and Properties of Soils" was written by N.C. Brady.
50. The dominant gas in waterlogged soils is CO₂.
51. The Rothamsted Agricultural Research Station was founded by Lawes & Gilbert.
52. The protein content in wheat ranges from 12 – 14%.
53. Curing is related to the crop Tobacco.
54. The microorganism responsible for maximum nutrient cycling in the soil is Bacteria.
55. The extension program linked to planned credit for farmers is known as IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme).
56. Ratooning is commonly practiced in Sugarcane.
57. Molybdenum is required by plants because it acts as a cofactor for nitrate reductase.
58. The basic unit of development under the Integrated Rural Development Programme is a family.
59. The botanical name of green gram is Vigna radiata.
60. Cell theory was proposed by M.J. Schleden and Theodor Schwann 
61. The term Lysosomes was first used by Dave in 1955 
62. The main function of Golgi bodies are - packaging of food materials such as protein , lipids etc. 
63. The function of ribosomes are - Protein synthesis  
64. The term mitochondria was given by - C Benda (1897) 
65. The simple microscope was invented by - Galileo (1610) 
66. The shortest phase of all mitosis phase is - Anaphase  
67. Meiotic division is also known as reductional division  
68. The term mitosis was coined by Fleming (1882) 
69. Mitosis occurs in Somatic cells.
70. Segregation occurs during meiosis 
71. The longest mitotic phase is -Prophase  
72. Absorption Spectrum of photosynthesis is blue and red  
73. Action  Spectrum of photosynthesis is red and blue 
74. Dark reaction is also known as - Blackman reaction or C3 – cycle 
75. The main site for dark reaction of photosynthesis is – stroma 
76. The evaporation of water from plants is called - transpiration  
77. Evaporation from soil and transpiration combined are called ET 
78. C4 Plants proposed by Hatch and slack (1970) 
79. The dark reaction process of photosynthesis has been named variously - Calvin cycle or Blackman reaction 
80.  Light reaction is also known as Hill reaction  
81. In photosynthesis , the solar energy converts into - Chemical energy  
82. The OSMOSIS term was given by - Abble Nollet  (1748) 
83. The term “diffusion pressure deficit “ was introduced by - Meyer in 1938  
84. The term Imbibition was coined by - Sachs  
85. Imbibition Pressure is also known as - Matric Potential  
86. Root pressure word was coined by- Stephan Hales  
87. Father of  Physiology - Stephan Hales  
88. Soil less cultivation of plants is known as Hydroponics 
89. Rate of transpiration is determined by - Potometer  
90. The loss of sap (water) from the injured parts of plants is called - Bleeding 
91. Approximately 90% of the world photosynthesis is carried out by -  Marine and fresh water algae 
92. Net production of ATP in Glycolysis is  2  
93. Growth rate is measured by Auxanometer & Cresco graph 
94. Photoperiodism term was coined by -TD Lysenko (1920) 
95. Apical Bud dominance is caused by which hormone - Auxin  
96. Which hormones is used as a herbicide-auxin 
97. Which hormone is related to drought tolerance-  ABA 
98. Dormancy break by which hormone - Cytokinin  
99. Stress hardening in plants can be active by which hormone   ABA 
100. Fruit ripening hormone is - Ethylene