General agriculture Pointers 35 ✓

1.  TRYSEM means Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment.
2. The TSS of jam should not be less than 70%.
3. The TSS% of Tomato sauce is 30%.
4. Tubers selected for potato sowing should have at least 3 buds, 2.5-3 cm in diameter, and weigh 25-30 grams.
5. A machine used for cutting animal feed is called a Chaff cutter.
6. Ultra low volume sprays are made with a Hydraulic power sprayer.
7. The type of poisons effective in controlling Beetles are Stomach poisons.
8. Two or more products produced in the same production process are called Joint products.
9. A machine to cut crops and deliver them in a uniform manner in a row is known as a Windrower.
10. The relationship between marketable to marketed surplus for perishable products is Equal.
11. The relative percentage of N2, P2O5, and K2O in a fertilizer is referred to as the Fertilizer ratio.
12. Yellow vein mosaic is a virus disease of okra.
13. Mosaic, mottles, katte, kokkan, and bunchy top are virus diseases of banana.
14. BLB and sheath blight are water-borne diseases of rice.
15. Marselia, Eichhornia, Salvinia, Nymphaea, and Nelumbo are wetland weeds.
16. Polyethylene oxide and fatty acid esters are wetting agents in pesticide formulations.
17. Arka Abhay, Arka Anamika, Susthira, and Varsha are yellow vein mosaic disease-resistant varieties of okra.
18. Dicofol and chlorobenzilate are acaricides.
19. Zinc phosphide is an acute poison.
20. RNA is necessary for protein biosynthesis.
21. Rosetting and excess gumming occur due to copper (Cu) deficiency.
22. RTS contains at least 10% fruit juice, 10% soluble solids, and 0.3% acid.
23. Sago is derived from the roots of cassava/tapioca.
24. Segregation occurs during meiosis only.
25. Self-pollination occurs when pollen from the same flower falls on its receptive stigma.
26. Sericulture involves silkworm rearing.
27. Sesamum-gram rotation is more remunerative under dry land situations.
28. Sesbania rostrata is found to have stem nodulation for N fixation.
29. SFDA stands for Small Farmers Development Agency.
30. SH medium refers to Schenk-Hildebrandt medium.
31. Sheet erosion is known as the "Death of Farmers."
32. Short-lived annual weeds that complete their life cycle in 2-4 weeks are called ephemerals.
33. Sickle leaf disease occurs due to phosphorus (P) deficiency.
34. Silicon is essential for rice and maize.
35. Silicon is essential for rice and maize.
36. Silviculture is related to forest trees.
37. Slaked lime is calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂).
38. Sodium (Na) is essential for sugarbeets.
39. Soft rot causes water-soaked lesions on ginger pseudostems.
40. Soil is said to be acidic when H+ ions dominate over OH- ions.
41. Soils with organic matter and sodium are referred to as black alkali soils.
42. Soils with pH < 4.0 are known as acid soils.
43. Somaclonal variation occurs in plants produced by tissue culture.
44. Soybean is an indicator plant for the bioassay of Atrazine.
45. Soybean is referred to as the wonder crop.
46. Square crop geometry ensures uniform solar radiation availability to crops.
47. Standard Chrysanthemum allows a single bloom on a branch.
48. Strawberry and Centella propagate through runners.
49. Sugarcane needs 150-250 cm of water.
50. Sulfur (S) is essential for oilseed crops.
51. Syrup is a fruit beverage that is diluted before serving.
52. System of farming classifies farms based on organizational setup.
53. Tea yellow disease occurs due to sulfur (S) deficiency.
54. Techniques like wiring, clamping, and leaf trimming are used in bonsai.
55. Temperature increase with height is called inversion.
56. Tensiometer measures soil moisture tension (0.8 bar).
57. The ‘A’ horizon is called the fertile zone.
58. The agriculture sector contributes 17.5% to India's GDP.
59. The All India Coordinated Research Project on Sub-Tropical Fruits is in Lucknow.
60. The All India Coordinated Research Project on Tropical Fruits is in Bangalore.
61. The base composition of DNA was discovered by Chargaff (1953).
62. The blotch disease of barley is caused by Helminthosporium spp.
63. The bulk density of subsoil is higher compared to surface soil.
64. The carbon content in organic matter is 58%.
65. The cell is known as the functional unit of life.
66. The cell was discovered by R. Hooke (1665).
67. The chromosomal theory of inheritance was given by Sutton and Boveri.
68. The citrus species that produces seedless fruits is Tahiti lime.
69. The concept of centers of origin was first given by Vavilov.
70. The concept of pangenesis was developed by Charles Darwin.
71. The concept of pure line theory was developed by Johanson.
72. The conversion of fat to sugar occurs in glyoxysomes.
73. The critical period of crop-weed competition for sugarcane is 30-120 days after sowing (DAS).
74. The current Union Minister for Agriculture is Narendra Singh Tomar.
75. The design used when the fertility gradient is in two directions is LSD.
76. The Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is Dr. Mangala Rai.
77. The line representing points of equal depth of water with equal temperature is called isobathytherm.
78. The line representing points of equal mean winter temperature is known as isocheim.
79. The line representing points of equal humidity is called isohume.
80. The line representing points of equal cloud cover is known as isonephs.
81. Linseed crop is also known as flex.
82. Linseed crop requires an NPK dose of 60:40:20 kg/ha.
83. Litchi is commercially propagated by air layering and seed.
84. Litchi, lemon, citrus, grape, ber, and pineapple are known as non-climacteric fruits.
85. Little leaf disease of brinjal is caused by phytoplasma (MLO).
86. Loan repaying capacity of a farmer is judged based on the net income of the farmer.
87. Local control helps in reducing experimental error.
88. Maggot is the larval stage of flies.
89. Mahali disease of arecanut is caused by the fungus Phytophthora palmivora.
90. Whiptail of cauliflower is due to molybdenum deficiency.
91. Isolation distance of chili and okra for foundation seed is 400 meters.
92. Mahyco is a seed company.
93. The main crop of Kari soil localities is paddy.
94. Isolation distance of chili and okra for certified seed is 200 meters.
95. Maize crop leaves show red and purple color due to phosphorus (P) deficiency.
96. Maize is a monoecious plant.
97. Maize protein is known as zein.
98. The maize species that produce starch similar to tapioca is Zea mays ceretina (waxy corn).
99. The maize variety widely grown in the USA is Zea mays indentata (dent corn).
100. Maize, pearl millet, black mustard, and sunflower are cross-pollinated crops.