General agriculture Pointers 48 ✓ ✓

1.  Diara cultivation method is followed in cucurbits.
2. Swajaldhara is a drinking water project initiated on December 25, 2002.
3. Sweating is practiced as part of the processing of vanilla beans.
4. Sweet sorghum varieties include RSSV 46, 53, 59, 84, 96, and NSS 216.
5. Fructose is the sweetest sugar among all.
6. Tenera is a hybrid variety of oil palm.
7. A tensiometer is used for measuring soil moisture.
8. The term 'Heterosis' was given by Shull.
9. Terminal shoots of brinjal that appear withered indicate infestation by Leucinodes orbonalis (brinjal fruit & shoot borer).
10. Terminator Seed Technology was developed by Delta & Pine Land Company, USA, which was later acquired by Monsanto.
11. Terminator technology is recently used in cotton.
12. Termites belong to the order Isoptera or Blattodea.
13. Tetrasaccharides contain stachyose.
14. Tetrasomic refers to 2n + 2.
15. Tetrastychus is a potential egg parasite in rice fields, infesting stem borers and leaf folders.
16. An example of a C3 weed is Bathua (Lambsquarter).
17. Thai Sac Brood Virus (TSBV) causes disease in honeybees.
18. Tharparkar is a dual-purpose breed of cattle.
19. Tachinid parasite of Opisina is Spoggosia.
20. Tall lanky tillers and aerial adventitious roots in rice indicate foot rot disease.
21. Tape recorders, radios, and telephones are audio aids.
22. Turpentine oil is prepared from pine trees.
23. Taungya system refers to hill cultivation.
24. The tea mosquito bug is a major pest of cashew.
25. Dieback in cashew is caused by the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae.
26. Technical form of insecticide has a purity of 80-96%.
27. The Technology Mission on Pulses and Oilseeds (TEMPO) was started in 1986.
28. Television is a type of projected audio-visual aid.
29. The seed rate of sorghum is 9-12 kg/ha.
30. Fertilizer application through irrigation is known as fertigation.
31. The temperature required for bolting in onion is < 15°C.
32. “Tenera” is a hybrid between Dura and Pisifera.
33. The act of identifying and removing undesired plants from agricultural fields is known as roguing.
34. The adults that are spiny and black, infesting the upper surface of brinjal leaves, are Urentius (lace bug).
35. Agronomic measures are used to reduce erosion where the slope is less than 2%.
36. The air-borne disease of rice is rice blast (Pyricularia oryzae).
37. The alternate crops recommended to sow under late onset of monsoon include castor, greengram, cowpea, and sunflower.
38. The amount of soil moisture or water content held in soil after excess water has drained away is called field capacity (FC).
39. Bench terracing is usually practiced on slopes ranging from 16-33%.
40. The annual groundwater resource of India is 50 M ha m.
41. The apparent diameter of the water molecule is 0.25 mm.
42. The highest award presented to an agricultural scientist in the country is the Rafi Ahmad Kidwai award.
43. The % of pure seed prescribed as per minimum seed certification standards (1971) for truthfully labeled paddy seed is 97%.
44. The 'C' horizon of soil represents parental material.
45. The 'father of modern genetics' is Gregor John Mendel.
46. The 'filler tree technology' is associated with the quincunx system.
47. The 'retreating monsoon' is also known as the North East Monsoon.
48. The first function performed in the marketing of agricultural commodities is packing.
49. The three basic principles of field experimentation are replication, randomization, and local control.
50. The three Rs of credit are returns, repayment capacity, and risk-bearing ability.
51. The ability of a seed to germinate is called seed viability.
52. The ability of seed to grow is known as vigor.
53. The absorption of the solar spectrum by leaves is very high in the red and blue bands.
54. The accepted theory of Mendel is the law of segregation.
55. The atmospheric wind velocity is measured using an anemometer (Robinson's cup anemometer).
56. The attack of the 'Gundhi bug' (rice bug) can be recognized by an unpleasant odor from the paddy field.
57. The attraction of solid surfaces for water molecules is called adhesion.
58. The author of the book 'The Silent Spring' is Rachel Carson.
59. The author of the book “Irrigation Principles and Practices” is Israelson.
60. The authors of the book “Manual on Irrigation Agronomy” are Misra & Ahmed.
61. The average of the sum of squares of the deviation about the mean is called variance.
62. The average value for a character of the two parents of the concerned hybrid is known as mid parent or average heterosis.
63. The average weight of very fine fiber is < 3.00 mg.
64. The average yield of chickpea in irrigated conditions in India is 12-15 qt/ha.
65. The average yield of mung in India is 12-15 qt/ha.
66. The application of the same fertilizer more than once to a crop is known as split application.
67. The area of land represented by one soil profile is called a pedon.
68. The area under forest land in India is 67 million hectares (20.36%).
69. Areas receiving average annual rainfall > 1150 mm are categorized as rainfed farming.
70. The arrangement of colorful potted plants in different tiers around a central object (like a tree trunk or lamp post) is called a trophy.
71. The variety of wheat that is resistant to all three rusts is Choti Lerma.
72. The arrangement of soil particles into groups or aggregates is known as soil structure.
73. The cultivation of two or more crops of different heights simultaneously on a certain piece of land is called multistoried cropping.
74. The artificial application of water to supply moisture essential for plant growth is termed irrigation.
75. The book on weed management is written by T.K. Das.
76. Tip burn of paddy is due to reduced O2 and N2 under submerged conditions.
77. The basis of the Cobb-Douglas production function is constant elasticity of substitution.
78. The concept of an ecological pyramid was first introduced by Charles Elton
79. World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June 
80. SO2 and NO2 are the gases responsible for acid rain 
81. Reduction of nitrates and nitrites to nitrogen by microorganisms is denitrification 
82. A wooden wetland in which water is near or above ground level is swamp 
83. Rapid growth of algae in surface waters due to an increase in inorganic nutrients is algal bloom 
84. A chemical or physical agent that causes Cancer is a carcinogen 
85. Accumulation of nutrients in a lake or pond due to human intervention or natural process is eutrophication 
86. Agriculture in which several plant species are grown simultaneously to reduce insect infestation and disease is hetero culture 
87. Troposphere is up to 15 km from the Earth surface upwards 
88. The stratosphere is 15 to 45 km from the surface of the earth upwards 
89. Mesosphere is the layer between stratosphere and thermosphere 
90. The ionosphere is resting about the mesosphere up to the height of about 130 km earth surface 
91. Inter tidal zones are the area of shoreline between low and high
92. Pollutant free alternative to petrol for automobiles is propane 
93. The gas does not pollute air is nitrogen dioxide 
94. The core of lithosphere mainly consists of calcium and magnesium 
95. Microorganism responsible for formation of H2S is De sulfovibrio vulgaris
96. NO2 gas contributes least in the greenhouse 
97. The gas responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy is methyl isocyanate 
98. Fungi are plant that lack oxygen 
99. Biodegradable water can be converted to useful substances with the help of earthworms
100. The reason inhibited by living organisms on land ocean in atmosphere is biosphere