General agriculture Pointers 45 ✓✓

  

1.  The detrimental effect of one higher plant on other higher plants is known as Allelopathy.
2. The development stage of a plant after which no further increase in dry matter occurs in the economic part is known as Physiological maturity.
3. The die-back disease in citrus is due to the deficiency of Copper.
4. The difference between the highest and lowest value of a series is called Range.
5. The difference between value in use and value in exchange is known as Consumer surplus.
6. The cropping pattern used on a farm and its interactions with farm resources, other farm enterprises, and available technology is called Cropping system.
7. The crops that leave the field exhaustive after growing are called Exhaustive Crops.
8. The crops that prefer acidic soil include Rice, Tea, and Potato.
9. The crops which farmers grow for earning money and trade are called Commercial crops.
10. The cultivated banana is an Autotriploid.
11. The cultivated species of paddy are O. sativa and O. glaberrima.
12. When LER is more than 1, intercropping is Beneficial.
13. The curve with b2 = 3 or Y2 = 0 is called a Mesokurtic curve.
14. The curve with β2 > 3 or Y2 > 0 is called a Leptokurtic curve.
15. The damaging stage of the cutworm is the Caterpillar.
16. The damaging stage of the pink bollworm is the Caterpillar.
17. The deep water rice varieties include Punkaj and Jagannath.
18. The degree of freedom of Normal distribution is infinite.
19. The ecological factors related to soil and substratum are called Edaphic Factors.
20. The economic analysis concerned with individual units, such as a single industry, firm, or consumer, is known as Microeconomics.
21. The economic analysis dealing with the whole economic setup, including total production, total expenditure, and total income, is known as Macroeconomics.
22. The ecosystem component that feeds on producers or consumers is called Heterotrophs.
23. The ecosystem component that breaks down dead organic matter and wastes is known as Decomposers.
24. The effective flow velocity at a unit hydraulic gradient is called Hydraulic conductivity.
25. The electrically charged layer of the atmosphere is known as the Ionosphere.
26. The element that takes part in the growth and development of plants is called Plant nutrients.
27. The eluviation horizon is referred to as the 'E or A2' horizon.
28. The emergence and development of seedlings from the seed-embryo under favorable conditions is called Germination.
29. The diffusion of solvent particles into a living cell is known as Endosmosis.
30. The direction of trade winds in the Northern Hemisphere is North East.
31. The direction of trade winds in the Southern Hemisphere is South East.
32. Coefficient of effectiveness is calculated as C.E. = (Sink / Source) × 100.
33. The distribution in which Mean = Variance is called Poisson distribution.
34. The distribution in which Mean > Variance is called Binomial distribution.
35. The district-level extension programme launched in independent India was in Etawah.
36. The dormancy due to a hard seed coat or impermeable seed coats is called Scarification.
37. The dormancy due to low temperature and moisture conditions is called Stratification.
38. The double helix model of DNA was proposed by Watson and Crick in 1953.
39. The early maturing variety of gram is Chaff chaff, JG-62.
40. The earth contains a thin region known as the biosphere, in which life exists; the three parts of the biosphere are Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Lithosphere.
41. The essential component of nucleic acid and protein is Nitrogen (N).
42. The essential element required by the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobium is Molybdenum (Mo).
43. Examples of 2:1 type silicate clay minerals include Montmorillonite, Vermiculite, and Illite.
44. Goodness of fit test is used for distribution assessment with the Chi-square test.
45. An example of parallel cropping is Urd/Moong + Maize.
46. Examples of POST herbicides include 2, 4-D, Diquat, Paraquat, Isoproturon, Fenoxaprop-ethyl, Sulfosulfuron, and Chlorimuron-ethyl.
47. Examples of PPI (Pre-Plant Incorporated) herbicides include Fluchloralin, Alachlor, and Trifluralin.
48. Examples of PRE (Pre-Emergence) herbicides include Simazine, Atrazine, Alachlor, Butachlor, Nitrofen, and Pendimethalin.
49. The probability of an impossible event is always Zero.
50. The experimental design that provides the maximum degree of freedom for error is Completely Randomized Design (CRD).
51. The Extension Education process is Two-way.
52. The extension work must be based on the needs and interests of the people.
53. The end product of decomposition of organic matter is Humus.
54. The environment that has been modified by human activities is called Anthropogenic environment.
55. The environment that includes producers, consumers, and decomposers is known as Biotic environment.
56. The enzyme contained in pineapple fruit is Bromelain.
57. The enzyme involved in biological nitrogen fixation is Nitrogenase.
58. The error degree of freedom in CRD is formulated as N - t.
59. The error degree of freedom in LSD is formulated as (t - 2)(t - 1).
60. The error degree of freedom in RBD is formulated as (t - 1)(r - 1).
61. The error degree of freedom in SPD is formulated as D(r - 1)(d - 1).
62. The error in which the hypothesis is true but our test rejects it is known as Type I error.
63. The purpose of randomization in field experiments is to control variance.
64. Latin square design is suitable for comparing 5 to 12 treatments.
65. The fertile female in a bee colony is known as The Queen.
66. The fertilizer that destroys soil aggregates is Sodium nitrate.
67. The fertilizer that supplies 3 essential plant nutrients is SSP (Single Super Phosphate).
68. The field rat species living in burrows with a tail longer than its body and a terminal tuft of long hairs is called Antelope rat – Tatera indica.
69. The fine earth covering the land surface that acts as a reservoir of nutrients and water is known as Soil.
70. The first biological process that begins in a seed soon after it imbibes water is Respiration.
71. The first biotech plant is Tobacco.
72. The first governor of RBI was the British banker Osborne Smith, serving from April 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937.
73. Sugarcane and sugarbeet are sugar crops.
74. Erythrina, Ailanthus, Subabul, and Kilingil are suitable standards for growing pepper.
75. The iodine test is a sure test for diagnosing Tungro disease in rice.
76. Dendrobium, Cattleya, and Oncidium are sympodial orchids.
77. Allethrin, permethrin, tetramethrin, and lambda cyhalothrin are synthetic pyrethroids.
78. Mahamaya is a blast-resistant variety of rice.
79. Benomyl, oxathin, carbendazim, tridemorph, and metalaxyl are systemic fungicides.
80. Basmati rice has a special fragrance due to 2-acetyl 1-pyrroline.
81. Phorate is a systemic granular insecticide.
82. 2,4-D and Dalapon are systemic herbicides.
83. Rio-De-Janeiro, China, Wayanad Local, and Tefengiya are varieties of green ginger.
84. Ganga Hybrid-1 is a variety of maize.
85. IISR-Viswashree is a variety of nutmeg.
86. Panniyur-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are varieties of pepper.
87. Ambili, Suvarna, Saras, and Sooraj are varieties of pumpkin.
88. Pala and Calcutta Round are varieties of sapota.
89. Thilothama, Soma, Surya, Thilak, Thilathara, and Thilarani are varieties of sesame.
90. Sree Nandini, Sree Vardhini, and Sree Retna are varieties of sweet potato.
91. Tekurpetta, Kanthi, Sobha, Varna, Sona, Prabha, Prathibha, Suvarna, Suga, Sugantham, Duggirala, Kodur, and Armoor are varieties of turmeric.
92. Vellayani Hraswa is a variety of tapioca with a 5-6 month duration.
93. Sharika, Malika, Vylathur local, Manjeri local, and Vyjayanthi are vegetable-type varieties of cowpea.
94. Tungro, yellow dwarf, grassy stunt, and ragged stunt are virus diseases affecting rice.
95. Types of water erosion include splash, sheet, rill, and gully.
96. Types of wind erosion include saltation, suspension, and surface creep.
97. Mangala, Sumangala, and Sreemangala are varieties of arecanut.
98. Indu and Kau Local are varieties of ash gourd.
99. Njalipoovan, Koompillakannan, Kanchikela, and Karpooravally are banana varieties less susceptible to bunchy top.
100. Thulasi, Venmani, Arikodi, Kalkodi, Karilanchi, Karpuram, Chelanthikarpuram, Peumkodi, Amaravila, and Koottak-kodinandan are varieties of betel vine.