General agriculture pointer - 64

1. Kerala receives ---------% of total annual rainfall through monsoons (90%)

2. Standard pit size for vermicomposting is ----------- (2.5m × 1m × 0.3m)

3. ----------- has been identified as the best species of earthworm for vermicomposting in Kerala (eudrillus eugineae)

4. ----------- is used in coirpith composting (pleurotus spp)

5. -------- is an example for a biofertilizer (rhizobium/azotobacter/azospirillum/blue green algae/vam/amf/phosphate solubilising bacteria and fungi)

6. Foliar application can be practiced for ----------- (urea)

7. ‘mop’ means? (muriate of potash)

8. What’s burnt lime? (cao)

9. What’s slaked lime? (ca(oh)₂)

10. Bee keeping is known as ----------- (apiculture)

11. Apis cerana indica is commonly known as ----------- (indian honeybee)

12. ‘thai sac brood virus (tsbv)’ causes disease in ----------- (honeybee)

13. Bee-box recommended in our conditions is ----------- (langstroth beehive)

14. Apis mellifera is known as ----------- (european honeybee/italian honeybee)

15. ‘wax moth’ is a pest of ----------- (honeybee)

16. Mulberry cultivation is known as ----------- (moriculture)

17. ‘k2’ is a variety of ----------- (mulberry)

18. Silkworm rearing is known as ----------- (sericulture)

19. ‘chawki stand, netrika, rko powder’ are terms of ----------- (sericulture)

20. ‘pebrine’ is a protozoan disease of ----------- (silkworm)

21. ‘flacherie’ is a bacterial disease of ----------- (silkworm)

22. ‘grasserie’ is a viral disease of ----------- (silkworm)

23. ----------- is a serious pest of silkworm (uzi-fly)

24. ----------- is a domestic rat (house rat/house mouse/large bandicoot rat)

25. ----------- is a field rat (large bandicoot/lesser bandicoot/field mouse/white rat/long-tailed tree mouse/norway rat/soft-furred field rat/bush rat)

26. ----------- is the oldest method for rodent control (trapping)

27. ----------- is an effective mechanical trap for norway rats (moncompu pot trap)

28. Biocontrol agent of salvinia? (cyrtobagous salviniae weevil)

29. Expand ‘amf’? (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi)

30. ----------- is used as food base for trichoderma spp (neemcake–cowdung mixture)

31. ‘p1’ & ‘p14’ are isolates of ----------- (fluorescent pseudomonas)

32. ----------- is used for seed treatment in paddy (pseudomonas)

33. ----------- is effective for management of sheath blight & bacterial leaf blight (pseudomonas)

34. ----------- is a method of hydrothermal disinfection (soil solarization)

35. Transparent polythene sheets of -------- thickness are used for solarization (100–150 gauge)

36. ‘ananthan’ is a short-duration variety of -------- (mushroom)

37. Volvariella volvacea is ----------- (paddy-straw mushroom)

38. Pleurotus is ----------- (oyster mushroom)

39. Invitro culture of plant cells under aseptic conditions is ----------- (plant tissue culture)

40. ‘explant’ is related to ----------- (plant tissue culture)

41. ‘manupriya’ is a variety of ----------- (rice)

42. ‘kerasagara’ is a variety of ----------- (coconut)

43. ‘anashwara’ is a variety of ----------- (rice)

44. ‘poornima’ is a variety of ----------- (cashew)

45. ‘harithasree’ is a variety of ----------- (guinea grass)

46. ‘vellayani’ is a variety of ----------- (cowpea)

47. Anjitha & manjima are varieties of ----------- (okra)

48. ‘vellayani vijai’ is a variety of ----------- (tomato)

49. ‘vellayani athulya’ is a variety of ----------- (chilli)

50. Krishnasree & renusree are varieties of ----------- (amaranth)

51. ‘suphala’ is a variety of ----------- (coleus)

52. Suguna & supriya are varieties of ----------- (hybrid napier grass)

53. Mridhula & agni are varieties of ----------- (chethi-koduveli)

54. Ajagandhi & vasika are varieties of ----------- (atalotakam)

55. Jeeva is a variety of ----------- (adapathiyan)

56. ‘master delight’ is a variety of ----------- (orchid)

57. Neutralizing value of quick lime is ----------- (179)

58. Neutralizing value of slaked lime is ----------- (136)

59. Neutralizing value of calcium carbonate is ----------- (100)

60. Neutralizing value of dolomite is ----------- (109)

61. Single super phosphate contains ---------% phosphorus (18%)

62. Mop contains ---------% potassium (50/60%)

63. Urea contains ---------% nitrogen (46%)

64. Rajphos contains ---------% phosphorus (18–20%)

65. Double super phosphate contains ---------% phosphorus (35%)

66. Triple super phosphate contains ---------% phosphorus (46%)

67. Factomphos contains ---------% sulphur (15%)

68. ‘kurstaki’ is a ----------- (biopesticide)

69. ----------- are primary macronutrients (n, p & k)

70. Calcium, magnesium & sulphur are ----------- (secondary macronutrients)

71. ----------- is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria (rhizobium)

72. ‘luxury consumption’ is associated with ----------- (potassium)

73. ----------- is a micronutrient (iron/manganese/copper/zinc/boron/molybdenum)

74. Delay in maturity & succulency are toxicity symptoms of ----------- (nitrogen)

75. Excess phosphorus causes deficiency of ----------- (iron & zinc)

76. ----------- is a bulky organic manure (farm yard manure/compost/green manure)

77. ----------- is a concentrated organic manure (bloodmeal/meatmeal/oilcakes/fishmeal)

78. ----------- is an amide fertilizer (urea)

79. Expand ‘can’? (calcium ammonium nitrate)

80. ----------- is a straight fertilizer (urea/potassium chloride/ammonium sulphate)

81. ----------- is a complex fertilizer (diammonium phosphate/ammonium phosphate)

82. Application of the same fertilizer more than once is ----------- (split application)

83. Expand ‘inm’? (integrated nutrient management)

84. Soil auger is used for ----------- (soil sampling)

85. In soil testing, ----------- is a measure of available nitrogen (organic carbon)

86. Subsoiling is a type of ----------- (primary tillage)

87. ----------- is a primary tillage implement (wooden plough/mouldboard plough/soil-turning plough)

88. ----------- is a secondary tillage implement (cultivator/harrows/clod crushers)

89. ----------- is considered as the father of tillage (jethro tull)

90. ----------- is an extreme form of minimum tillage (zero tillage)

91. ‘puddling’ is related to ----------- (wetland rice cultivation)

92. ‘crida’ means? (central research institute for dryland agriculture – hyderabad)

93. Harmful chemical effect of one plant on another is ----------- (allelopathy)

94. Sprinkler irrigation is also known as ----------- (overhead irrigation)

95. Drip irrigation is also known as ----------- (trickle irrigation)

96. Three or more crops in a year in quick succession is ----------- (relay cropping)

97. Propagation through leaf cuttings is seen in ----------- (begonia/sansevieria)

98. Propagation through root cuttings is seen in ----------- (bread fruit)

99. Propagation through mound layering is seen in ----------- (papaya)

100. Propagation through approach grafting is seen in ----------- (mango/sapota)