General agriculture pointers 5 ✓✓

1. A method of breeding for wheat is the Pure Line Selection Method.
2. A method of breeding appropriate for the improvement of a good variety is the Back Cross Method.
3. A method of breeding not appropriate for cross-pollinated crops is Pure Line Selection.
4. A method of hormone application not generally practiced is injection.
5. A method of plant analysis for assessing nutrient requirements in sugarcane is Crop Logging.
6. A method not used for handling segregating populations is the Bulk Method.
7. A modern method of cashew propagation is by Soft Wood Grafting.
8. A multi-seeded fruit includes tomato, jackfruit, watermelon, and apple.
9. A multinational seed company is Bayer (Monsanto).
10. A multi-stage sales tax with credit for taxes paid on business purchases is called VAT.
11. A natural hydrological unit having a common runoff outlet point is a Watershed.
12. A natural organic product that acts as an insecticide and carrier is oil of petroleum.
13. A mechanism of self-pollination in which flowers open only after pollination has taken place is called Chasmogamy.
14. A medicinal variety of rice is Njavara.
15. A medium duration rice variety is Jaya.
16. A mental and/or physical reaction that occurs through seeing is a Learning Experience.
17. A method by which food is kept from spoilage after harvest is Preservation.
18. A method that does not provide the opportunity to practice selection for superior plants until F5 generations is the Single Seed Descent Method.
19. A method for improving specific traits, such as plant height and disease resistance, is the Pedigree Method.
20. An electric field applied to cells to increase the permeability of the cell membrane, allowing chemicals, drugs, or DNA to be introduced into the cell, is called Electroporation or Electropermeabilization.
21. A method in which 20 to 30 rural people or farmers are contacted in a group is known as Group-Contact.
22. A method in which desirable scattered favorable genes are selected in different plants in each generation is called Recurrent Selection.
23. Ustilago nuda tritici is the fungus responsible for loose smut in wheat.
24. Double seed formation is associated with pink bollworm infestation.
25. Bollworm can be controlled using Bacillus thuringiensis.
26. Taq DNA polymerase used in PCR comes from Thermus aquaticus.
27. Tomato is not an acid-tolerant crop.
28. Cereals are deficient in the amino acid glycine.
29. Madhya Pradesh is known as the pulse state of India.
30. Groundnut is considered an unpredictable legume.
31. Citrulline, mimosine, and ornithine are non-protein amino acids.
32. Early stem borer can be controlled by trash mulching.
33. Wrapping in sugarcane controls scales.
34. 'Sioux' is a tomato variety resistant to cracking.
35. Among cereals, wheat has the highest protein content.
36. Rice is called the "king of cereals."
37. Maize is known as the "queen of cereals."
38. The red color in tomatoes is due to lycopene.
39. 'Pusa Ruby' is a cross between 'Sioux' and 'Improved Meeruti'.
40. 'Roma' is a tomato variety suitable for processing.
41. 'Indeterminate' types are often considered the best variety types of tomatoes.
42. Groundnut is native to Brazil.
43. Calcium deficiency in groundnut leads to "pops" (undeveloped pods).
44. Red hairy caterpillar is a specific pest of groundnut.
45. Kadiri and TMV series are groundnut varieties.
46. India’s ultimate irrigation potential is 139.8 million hectares.
47. Sugarcane belongs to the Graminae family.
48. The solar constant value is 1.94 cal/cm²/min.
49. Sodium chloride is used for cloud seeding in warm clouds.
50. Marble is derived from limestone.
51. Granite, basalt, and gabbro are examples of igneous rocks.
52. Solum includes the A and B soil horizons.
53. Aeolian soils are formed by wind.
54. Soil texture refers to the relative proportion of various soil particles.
55. The pH scale was developed by Søren Sørensen.
56. Cation exchange capacity (CEC) is highest for vermiculite.
57. The largest soil order in India is inceptisols.
58. Alluvial soils are the most extensive type in India.
59. Reclamation of alkali soils is primarily done using gypsum application.
60. Saline soils are reclaimed through leaching.
61. Arithmetic mean (A.M.) is considered the most powerful measure of central tendency.
62. Standard deviation (S.D.) is the best and most powerful measure of dispersion.
63. The mode can be calculated using the formula: Mode=3Median−2Mean
64. Accepting a null hypothesis when it is actually false is a Type 2 error.
65. A paired t-test is used to compare two dependent samples.
66. The range of the correlation coefficient is from -1 to +1.
67. At maturity, sugarcane's Brix reading (sugar content) is typically 18-20%.
68. Sporadic refers to disease occurrence in a localized area.
69. Loose smut of wheat is an internally seed-borne disease.
70. Leaf curl disease in cotton is transmitted by whiteflies.
71. Kresek in rice is caused by Xanthomonas oryzae.
72. Assamia moesta is the vector for grassy shoot disease in sugarcane.
73. Zinc (Zn) deficiency causes the little leaf disorder in citrus.
74. Khaira disease of rice is due to zinc (Zn) deficiency.
75. Dr. B.P. Pal was the first Director-General of the reconstituted ICAR.
76. Dr. Vishwanath was the first Indian director of IARI.
77. The first agricultural university in India is GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T).
78. The Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP) started in 1960.
79. ICAR was established in 1929.
80. There are 74 universities under ICAR.
81. The Lab to Land program was started in 1979.
82. A weather abnormality is known as a Cyclone.
83. Climate refers to the weather condition over a region during a long period.
84. The weed that causes off-flavor in wheat flour is Wild rice.
85. The weed used for rope making is Thatch grass.
86. The science and study of grapes is called Viticulture.
87. The active ingredient present in Bael is Marmelosin.
88. The actual quantity of water held by air is termed Absolute Humidity.
89. Adams fig refers to the Banana.
90. Adiantum and Nephrolepis are types of ferns.
91. Adsali sugarcane is planted in July-August and has a growth duration of 16-18 months.
92. Adult Lepidopterans, like fruit moths, are pests of crops.
93. The Green Revolution began in the late 1960s.
94. Aerobic organisms require gaseous O2 for their activity.
95. Biological control of African payal (salvinia) is done using Cyrtobagous weevils.
96. The recommended herbicide for weed control in pea crops is Propanol.
97. AGMARK stands for Agriculture Produce (Grading & Marketing) Act.
98. Active absorption is the process of absorbing water against a concentration gradient.
99. Acalypha, Hibiscus, and Ixora are ornamental shrubs.
100. Acarapis mite infests adult bees.