General agriculture pointer - 71

1. A weed used for rope making (thatch grass)

2. Per capita availability of cultivated land in kerala is (0.06 ha)

3. Productivity of rice in kerala (2308 kg/ha in 2007–08)

4. Present dg of icar (dr. mangala rai)

5. Dominant soil group of kerala (laterite)

6. Chemical used to break dormancy (thiourea)

7. Best soil structure for plant growth is (crumb/granular)

8. Seed rate for cassava (2000 stems / 12000 setts)

9. Seed rate for transplanted short duration rice (spacing 15 × 10 cm)

10. ‘crida’ means (central research institute for dryland agriculture)

11. District with largest paddy area in kerala (palakkad)

12. Growth rate of india’s agri sector in 2008–09 (1.6%)

13. % area under food crops (38.13 in 1999–00)

14. Net area sown (22.71 lakh ha ; 21.89 lakh ha in 2002–03)

15. Net area irrigated % to net area sown (15.45% ; 17.31% in 2002–03)

16. Cropping intensity of kerala is (136%)

17. Colour of tag – foundation (white), certified (blue), registered (purple)

18. Chemical used for polyploid breeding (colchicine)

19. Indian seed act passed (1966)

20. Indian seed act effective from (1969)

21. Minimum germination % for rice (80%)

22. Minimum moisture % for rice (13%)

23. NH4 fixation is more in (montmorillonite)

24. Nitrogen availability in cooler region is (less)

25. Nitrification is reduced at (arid condition)

26. Legumes require only (starter dose of nitrogen)

27. Zone of eluviation (A2 horizon), zone of illuviation (B2 horizon)

28. A + B horizon is called (solum)

29. A + B + parent material is (regolith)

30. ‘crement’ means (crop and resource management network)

31. Nitrification inhibitor inhibits (nitrosomonas)

32. Mixing neem cake with urea increases efficiency of (urea)

33. Phosphorus fixation is more in soils rich in (kaolinite)

34. Super phosphate is for (short duration crops)

35. Rock phosphate is for (perennial crops)

36. Band placement of water-soluble P decreases (P fixation)

37. Rock phosphate is not suitable for (alkaline soil)

38. Control of K is high in soils rich in (2:1 minerals)

39. C4 plants prefer higher temperature than (C3)

40. Mycorrhiza inoculated plants register (higher nitrogen content)

41. Luxury consumption is manifested by (K)

42. H₂S injury is less in soils rich in (iron)

43. Potassium exists in -------- form in plants (elemental)

44. In sugarcane, critical irrigation stage is (sprouting)

45. In paddy, most critical irrigation stage is (flowering)

46. Milling recovery of rice is (70%)

47. Major producer of rice in the world (china)

48. IRRI established in (1960)

49. Queen of cereals (maize)

50. Nitrogen content in groundnut cake (7.3%)

51. Oil content in copra (62%)

52. Crop giving highest oil per area (oil palm)

53. First domesticated cereals (wheat & barley)

54. Oil content in sesamum (50%)

55. Sesamum variety for uplands (surya)

56. State with maximum groundnut production (gujarat)

57. Pulse crop known as biological plough (pigeon pea)

58. Shelling % in groundnut (70)

59. Cassava family (euphorbiaceae)

60. Cashew research station in kerala (anakkayam)

61. Sree rashmi is variety of (colocasia)

62. Very strongly acid soil pH range (4 & below)

63. C:N ratio of humus (10:1)

64. Hygroscopic water is held at (more than 31 atm)

65. Advent of green revolution (late 1960s)

66. New name of agri prices commission (commission for agricultural costs & prices)

67. NAFED is connected with (agricultural marketing)

68. District with largest forest area in kerala (idukki)

69. District with highest rainfall in kerala (idukki – neryamangalam)

70. India’s rank in rice production (2nd)

71. Seed rate for rice broadcasting (80–100 kg)

72. Soybean production trend 1994–99 (constant increase)

73. Hawaiian & salvador types are (subabul)

74. NPK recommendation for pepper (50–50–150)

75. MCU-5 & suvin are varieties of (cotton)

76. Highest demand biofertilizer (azospirillum)

77. Medium duration rice (jaya)

78. H-226 is a variety of (cassava)

79. Largest rice producing state (west bengal)

80. Central potato research institute (shimla)

81. Tensiometer is used for (measuring water stress in soil)

82. WMO headquarters (geneva)

83. CSH-6 is short duration variety of (sorghum)

84. Rohini is a -------- variety of paddy (short duration)

85. Ganga hybrid-1 & deccan hybrid are varieties of (maize)

86. Interveinal chlorosis in rubber due to (magnesium deficiency)

87. RARS central zone is at (pattambi)

88. Krishi pandit award is given by (icar)

89. Sunshine recorder measures (solar radiation)

90. Soils most moisture retentive & crack in dry season (black soils)

91. Succulence & lodging in plants due to excess (nitrogen)

92. Sugarcane research station in kerala (thiruvalla)

93. Cardamom research station in kerala (pampadumpara)

94. Balankotta & kalluvally are (pepper varieties)

95. Hybrid napier is cross of (p. typhoides × p. purpureum)

96. Samanea saman is an (ornamental flowering tree)

97. Least black pepper production district (alappuzha)

98. Best soil structure for crops (crumby)

99. Trees + grasses cultivation (silvipasture)

100. Ordered sequence of crops in same land (crop rotation)