General agriculture pointer - 108

1. The fruit of okra is a capsule.
2. Coconut fat is rich in lauric acid.
3. Coconut is propagated by seeds.
4. Mango is mostly propagated through veneer grafting.
5. The inflorescence of cabbage is known as catkin.
6. Black heart of potato is due to oxygen deficiency.
7. Pusa Snowball is a variety of cauliflower.
8. India contributes 10% to the world's fruit production.
9. The development of fruits without fertilization is called parthenocarpy.
10. The development of an embryo without fertilization is known as apomixis.
11. Oleoresin is an important product of chilli seeds.
12. Kesar (saffron) belongs to the family Iridaceae.
13. Sugar concentration used for preservation is 60-70%.
14. Amrapali is a mango variety suitable for high-density planting.
15. The most salt-tolerant fruit crop is date palm.
16. Ethylene is the fruit-ripening hormone.
17. Pollarding is a form of low pruning up to 2 meters.
18. Gola and Seb are early varieties of ber.
19. The planting season for deciduous plants is January-February.
20. The variety of date palm used for dry dates (Chhuhara) is Halawi.
21. Fruits are generally acidic in nature.
22. Baradari is an important feature of Mughal gardens.
23. The fruit of pineapple is known as sorosis.
24. Garlic is propagated by bulbils (cloves).
25. Edible banana fruit is seedless due to embryo abortion (vegetative parthenocarpy).
26. Multistoried cropping is popular in coconut plantations.
27. Umran is a late-ripening cultivar of ber.
28. The exclusion of microorganisms is known as asepsis.
29. Akiochi disease is due to the toxicity of sulfur.
30. The first product of urea hydrolysis is ammonium carbamate.
31. Azolla is a blue-green algae.
32. The functional nutrients concept was given by Nicholas.
33. The state leading in wheat production in India is Uttar Pradesh.
34. NABARD was set up on the recommendation of the Shivaraman and Narasimhan Committees.
35. White rust of crucifers is caused by Albugo candida.
36. The hard fruits of citrus are due to the deficiency of boron.
37. The antidote for insect poisoning is atropine.
38. Tetrasomic is represented as 2n + 2.
39. The precursor of IAA (Indole-3-acetic acid) is tryptophan.
40. The fruit of okra is a capsule.
41. The vitamin containing cobalt as a constituent is Vitamin B12.
42. A free-living nitrogen-fixing organism is Azotobacter.
43. The dwarfing gene in rice is Dee Gee Woo Gen.
44. The center of origin of wheat is Mexico.
45. The total deemed universities under ICAR is 4.
46. The total national bureaus under ICAR are 5.
47. The Lab to Land programme started in the year 1979.
48. The disease discovered in Haryana is Karnal bunt.
49. The chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by Sutton & Boveri.
50. Ufra disease in rice is caused by the nematode Ditylenchus sp..
51. The fruit of mustard is known as siliqua.
52. The nitrogen content in ammonium sulfate is 21%.
53. Herbicides are not used in dust formulation due to drift hazard.
54. The fungicide used for smut control is Vitavax.
55. The first stable product formed in C3 plants is PGA (phosphoglycerate).
56. The greenhouse gas released from paddy fields is CH4 (methane).
57. B.P. Pal is a variety of rose.
58. Over the years, the percentage contribution of agriculture to GDP is decreasing.
59. The IADP (Integrated Agricultural Development Programme) started in the year 1960.
60. The person associated with the Gurgoan pilot project is P.L. Brayne.
61. The net irrigated area of India is 57 million hectares.
62. The price fixed by the government is called Minimum Support Price.
63. The powerhouse of the cell is the mitochondria.
64. The percentage of land resources of India in the world is 2.4%.
65. The headquarters of the W.T.O. (World Trade Organization) is located at Geneva.
66. The highest award presented to an agricultural scientist in the country is the Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award.
67. The growth rate projected in the 10th five-year plan is 8.0%.
68. IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) is a deemed university.
69. The highest CEC (Cation Exchange Capacity) is found in vermiculite.
70. The ESP (Exchangeable Sodium Percentage) of normal soil is less than 15%.
71. The sugar yield from sugarcane in India is 8-10%.
72. The permanent wilting point is observed at -15 bar.
73. Mango is mostly propagated through veneer grafting.
74. The microorganism associated with symbiotic N₂ fixation in non-legumes is Azolla.
75. The maximum nitrogen loss in rice occurs in the form of denitrification.
76. The head of the Planning Commission is the Prime Minister.
77. The climate suitable for arhar (pigeon pea) is warm tropical.
78. The high-yielding variety of wheat produced globally is associated with Borlaug.
79. Maximum phosphorus availability occurs at a pH of 6.5 – 7.0.
80. The chemical used for delinting cotton is H₂SO₄.
81. The highest nutrient content is found in SSP (Single Super Phosphate).
82. The sowing time for cotton in North India is around 15 May.
83. Soil erosion in India is estimated at 16 tons/ha/year.
84. Termites lay approximately 60 eggs per second.
85. The stable element is zirconium (Zr).
86. "Nature and Properties of Soils" was written by N.C. Brady.
87. The dominant gas in waterlogged soils is CO₂.
88. The Rothamsted Agricultural Research Station was founded by Lawes & Gilbert.
89. The protein content in wheat ranges from 12 – 14%.
90. Curing is related to the crop Tobacco.
91. The microorganism responsible for maximum nutrient cycling in the soil is Bacteria.
92. The extension program linked to planned credit for farmers is known as IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme).
93. Ratooning is commonly practiced in Sugarcane.
94. Molybdenum is required by plants because it acts as a cofactor for nitrate reductase.
95. The basic unit of development under the Integrated Rural Development Programme is a family.
96. The botanical name of green gram is Vigna radiata.
97. Cell theory was proposed by M.J. Schleden and Theodor Schwann 
98. The term Lysosomes was first used by Dave in 1955 
99. The main function of Golgi bodies are - packaging of food materials such as protein , lipids etc. 
100. The function of ribosomes are - Protein synthesis  
101. The term mitochondria was given by - C Benda (1897) 
102. The simple microscope was invented by - Galileo (1610) 
103. The shortest phase of all mitosis phase is - Anaphase  
104. Meiotic division is also known as reductional division  
105. The term mitosis was coined by Fleming (1882) 
106. Mitosis occurs in Somatic cells.
107. Segregation occurs during meiosis 
108. The longest mitotic phase is -Prophase  
109. Absorption Spectrum of photosynthesis is blue and red  
110. Action  Spectrum of photosynthesis is red and blue 
111. Dark reaction is also known as - Blackman reaction or C3 – cycle 
112. The main site for dark reaction of photosynthesis is – stroma 
113. The evaporation of water from plants is called - transpiration  
114. Evaporation from soil and transpiration combined are called ET 
115. C4 Plants proposed by Hatch and slack (1970) 
116. The dark reaction process of photosynthesis has been named variously - Calvin cycle or Blackman reaction 
117.  Light reaction is also known as Hill reaction  
118. In photosynthesis , the solar energy converts into - Chemical energy  
119. The OSMOSIS term was given by - Abble Nollet  (1748) 
120. The term “diffusion pressure deficit “ was introduced by - Meyer in 1938  
121. The term Imbibition was coined by - Sachs  
122. Imbibition Pressure is also known as - Matric Potential  
123. Root pressure word was coined by- Stephan Hales  
124. Father of  Physiology - Stephan Hales  
125. Soil less cultivation of plants is known as Hydroponics 
126. Rate of transpiration is determined by - Potometer  
127. The loss of sap (water) from the injured parts of plants is called - Bleeding 
128. Approximately 90% of the world photosynthesis is carried out by -  Marine and fresh water algae 
129. Net production of ATP in Glycolysis is  2  
130. Growth rate is measured by Auxanometer & Cresco graph 
131. Photoperiodism term was coined by -TD Lysenko (1920) 
132. Apical Bud dominance is caused by which hormone - Auxin  
133. Which hormones is used as a herbicide-auxin 
134. Which hormone is related to drought tolerance-  ABA 
135. Dormancy break by which hormone - Cytokinin  
136. Stress hardening in plants can be active by which hormone   ABA 
137. Fruit ripening hormone is - Ethylene  
138. The term auxin was used by - Frits went (Holland) 1905
139.  Want’s auxin is now known as - Indole -3-acetic acid (IAA) 
140. Which hormones are the Auxin - IAA, IBA, NAA , 2-4-D,2,4,5-T’ MCPA ,IPA TIBA etc 
141. Shedding of plant parts is due to- ABA hormones  
142. Cycocel (CCC) is a growth retardant  
143. The most widely used auxin herbicides are 2-4-D,2,4,5-T’ MCPA 
144. Gibberellins were first discovered in Japan 
145. The hormones also known as- Photo hormones, growth hormones, growth substances  
146. Main auxin is also known as IAA  
147. Root promoting hormones is IBA 
148. The precursor of IAA is - Tryptophasne