General agriculture pointers -25 ✓✓

  

 

1. Black Cotton Soil is rich in: Montmorillonite
2. Alley Cropping is: An agroforestry system
3. First KVK establishment (1974): Pondicherry
4. Highest pulse producing state: Madhya Pradesh (MP)
5. Highest wheat producing state: Uttar Pradesh
6. Yellow Revolution related with: Oil seeds
7. Which crop is known as the gold of America? Maize
8. Which crop is known as the backbone of America? Maize
9. Highest irrigation area covered by a canal in the world: Indira Gandhi Canal
10. Suitable fertilizers used in fertigation: Liquid fertilizer
11. Leading state in sprinkler irrigation in India: Rajasthan
12. Leading state in drip irrigation in India: Andhra Pradesh
13. Bio-drainage plant: Eucalyptus Spp.
14. Water absorbed by plants more through: Root hair
15. Silicon is essential for which crop? Rice
16. Potassium-rich mineral: Biotite
17. Founder of relay cropping: Dr. Balwant Raj
18. Recorded rainfall of 2.5 mm or more within a period of 24 hours in a day is called: Rainy Day
19. Relationship between plant population and grain yield is: Asymptotic
20. Which plough is used for drainage? Mole plough
21. Priming method of harvesting tobacco is done for: Cigarette and wrapper
22. In which state is the highest forest area reported? Madhya Pradesh
23. Nagarjun Sagar irrigation project is situated in: Andhra Pradesh
24. Law of diminishing returns given by: Mitscherlich
25. Intermittent “on and off system” is followed in: Surge irrigation
26. Deflocculation is due to: Sodium
27. Crop transpiration decreases by using: ABA (Abscisic Acid)
28. Concept of plant ideotype was given by: Donald
29. A technique of mid-season correction: Gap filling
30. Reclamation of acidic soil is done using: Lime
31. Element essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation: Molybdenum
32. Spices grown in low light intensity: Cardamom and Clove
33. Soil moisture between Field Capacity (FC) and Permanent Wilting Point (PWP) is called: Available water
34. “Pusa Ruby” is a famous variety of: Tomato
35. “Agro Climatic Law” was given by: Hopkins
36. “Law of Agrobiology” was given by: Wilcox
37. “Fundamentals of Rice Crop Science” is written by: S. Yoshida
38. “A Textbook of Rice Agronomy” was written by: Rajendra Prasad
39. In sugarcane, the advisable number of ratoon crops to take is: One
40. State with the maximum production of sunflower: Karnataka
41. Chemical used for de-fuzzing of cotton: H₂SO₄ (Sulfuric acid)
42. Oil and fiber crop: Linseed
43. Biodiesel plant: Jatropha
44. Line joining equal crop yield: Isopleth
45. Valuable part of sugar beet: Roots
46. Bench terracing is used in hilly areas where the slope is: Greater than 15%
47. Bidi tobacco is mostly grown in: Gujarat
48. First essential micronutrient discovered: Iron (1844)
49. “Operation Flood” is related to: Dairy development
50. Legume crop that does not fix nitrogen: Kidney beans (Rajma)
51. Soil group covering the largest area in India: Alluvial
52. Scientific name of Isabgol: Plantago ovata
53. Fertilizer ratio for cereals: 4:2:1
54. Fertilizer ratio for pulses: 1:2:1
55. Shortest phase of mitosis: Anaphase
56. First World Food Prize recipient: M.S. Swaminathan
57. Soil formed under water-saturated conditions: Histosols
58. Tetrazolium test is used for: Seed viability
59. Rajendra Kranti is a famous variety of: Fenugreek (Methi)
60. Important operation performed in gram crop: Nipping
61. First public sector nitrogen fertilizer commission established after 1947: Sindri (Jharkhand)
62. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was developed in Madagascar.
63. Mycorrhizal fungi increase the availability of phosphorus.
64. The highest acidity in fertilizers is found in ammonium chloride.
65. Iron is a nutrient rich in folic acid.
66. The word "protein" was coined by Jons Jacob Berzelius in 1838.
67. The term heterosis was coined by G.H. Shull.
68. The concept of PET (Potential Evapotranspiration) was introduced by Thornthwaite.
69. Indian soil is deficient in the micronutrient zinc.
70. The nutrient responsible for pollen viability is boron.
71. The "Akiochi" disease in rice is caused by H2S poisoning.
72. The most important sucking pests of cotton and rice are Aphis gossypii and Thrips oryzae.
73. The functional role of metabolic nutrients was described by DJ Nicholas.
74. The "Farmer First" concept was introduced by Robert Chambers.
75. Amaranthus viridis is a weed used as a vegetable.
76. "Dhiraj" is an important variety of groundnut.
77. Potassium controls stomatal regulation.
78. The term "water potential" was introduced by Buckingham in 1907.
79. The density of water is maximum at 4°C.
80. The book "Horse Hoeing Husbandry" was written by Jethro Tull.
81. The Dapog method of rice nursery was introduced in India from the Philippines.
82. The causes of the Bengal famine included the brown spot of rice.
83. The chisel plough is used for sub-soiling in primary tillage operations.
84. Vertical mulching is generally practiced in black soil.
85. The blue color trap attracts thrips.
86. The best example of a catch crop in the Rabi season is Toria.
87. The typhoon system of irrigation is used for sugarcane.
88. Dust mulching is a common practice in rainfed areas.
89. The first stage of nitrogen mineralization is aminization.
90. The drum culture technique measures water requirements in paddy.
91. The ratio of irrigated area to water volume used is termed the duty of water.
92. Urea is most commonly marketed as prills.
93. The maximum metabolic activity of plants occurs at 22 – 30°C.
94. The ICMR recommendation for pulse consumption is 85 grams per day per capita.
95. 1 gram of glucose contains 0.45 grams of fat.
96. The harvest index in wheat is 0.35 – 0.45.
97. Leaf curl of tomato is caused by a virus.
98. The crop that prefers the ammoniacal form of nitrogen is rice.
99. PUFA content is highest in sunflower.
100. Inter-specific hybrids are more common in cotton.