General agriculture pointer - 69

 

1.Directorate of Rice Research is located at---------------(Hyderabad) 

2.Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located at---------------(Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh) 

3.Directorate of Sorghum Research is located at---------------(Hyderabad) 

4.Expand ‘GIS’? (Geographical Information System ) 

5.Central Plantation Crops Research Institute(CPCRI) is located at-------------(Kasargode) 

6.’FMD’ means-------------(Foot & Mouth Disease) 

7.National Botanical Research Institute is located at---------------(Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh) 

8.Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute(CMFRI) is located at----------(Cochin ,Kerala) 

9.Centre for Sustainable Agriculture is located at------------(Secunderabad , Andhra Pradesh) 

10.Which is the smallest flowering plant?( Wolffia ) 

11.Name the tree whose wood is used to make cricket bats ? (Willow) 

12.Who is the father of Pedology? (Dokuchaev)  

13.The year 2010 is declared as international year of------------- by the United Nations (Biodiversity) 

14.The year 2004 was declared as international year of------------- by the United Nations(RICE) 

15.’Silent Valley National Park’ is located at-------------------district of Kerala (Palakkad ) 

16.------------is the soil type having maximum fertility (Alluvial soil )

 17.All India Soil and Land Use Survey Head Quarters is located at-----------( Ranchi ,Jharkhand) 

18.--------is the soil type most suited for Rice cultivation (Alluvial soil) 

19.--------is the soil type most suited for Rubber cultivation (Laterite soil) 

20.-------------is known as ‘Black Gold’ (Petroleum) 

21.------------is the study of trees (Dendrology ) 

22.----------- is the ancient Chinese art of growing trees and plants kept small similar to Bonsai (PENJING) 

23.National tree of India? (Banyan tree- Ficus benghalensis) 

24. ----------is known as "the tree of a thousand uses” ? (Coconut) 

25.World’s largest tree? (General Sherman tree , a Giant Sequoia) 

26.Quinine is obtained from the bark of--------------(Cinchona tree) 

27.pH value of pure water? (7-Neutral) 

28.’Jai Jawan Jai Kisan ‘ was a slogan given by-------------(Lal Bahadur Shastri) 

29.’Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan ‘ was a slogan given by-------------(Atal Bihari Vajpayee) 

30.’MILK PAIL OF INDIA’? (HARYANA) 

31.World’s highest production dairy animal? (Holstein Friesian) 

32.Most abundant & successful group of animals on earth? (Insects) 

33.’Vincristin’which is useful in treatment of Blood Cancer is extracted from-------

(Savam Nari- Catheranthus roseus) 

34.Cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants is known as------------(Floriculture) 

35.Most expensive spice in the world? (Saffron) 

36.----------is known as the flowering hormone (Florigen) 

37.Largest Flower in the world? (Rafflesia arnoldii) 

38.Hibiscus is otherwise known as---------------(Chinese Rose) 

39.National Flower of India? (Lotus) 

40.Official flower of Kerala?(Kanikonna-Cassia fistula) 

41.Official tree of Kerala? (Coconut) 

42.-----------is the Japanese art of flower arrangement (IKEBANA) 

43.Which country is known as the ‘Land of Tulips’ ? (Netherlands) 

44.’Silver revolution’ is associated with-------------(Egg production) 

45.’Namakkal’ is a place in Tamil Nadu famous for-------------(Egg production) 

46.Highest egg producing state of India? (Andhra Pradesh) 

47.Largest producing cereal crop of the world? (Maize) 

48.Which is the world’s most widely cultivated cereal crop ? (Wheat) 

49.’Granary of India’? (Punjab) 

50.’India’s Bread Basket’? (Punjab) 

51.’Rice Granary of India’? (Andhra Pradesh) 

52.’Granary of Kerala’? (Palakkad) 

53.’Rice bowl of Kerala’? (Kuttanad) 

54.Place where Rice is cultivated below Mean Sea Level ? (Kuttanad) 

55.--------&--------are the spice districts of Kerala (Idukki & Wayanad) 

56.----------district stands first in production of Coconut in Kerala (Kozhokode) 

57.Largest Rice producing state of Kerala? (Palakkad) 

58.------------is the leading producer of Coconut in India (Kerala) 

59.Which Indian state is known as the’Spice garden of India’? (Kerala) 

60.A medicinal Variety of Rice? (Njavara) 

61.Central Rice Research Institute is located at--------------(Cuttack , Orissa) 

62.’Golden Rice’ is rich in-------------------(Vitamin A) 

63.------------is the leading producer of Wheat in the World (China) 

64.------------is the leading producer of Millets in the World (India) 

65.’World Earth Day’ is observed on----------------(April 22) 

66.’International Day of Biodiversity ’ is observed on----------------(May 22) 

67.The year 2008 was declared as international year of the------------- by the United Nations (Potato) 

68.Farmer’s day is observed nationally on-------------(December 23) 

69.National flower of USA? (Rose) 

70.-------- is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits

 (Cuniculture) 

71.Which country is the world’s largest producer of cashew nuts ? (Vietnam) 

72.India’s global position in the production of natural Rubber (4th) 

73.Which country is the world’s largest producer of Lemons & Limes ? (India) 

74.Which country is the world’s largest producer of Oranges ? (Brazil) 

75.American Agricultural Scientist who won Nobel Peace Prize in 1970? (Norman E. Borlaug)

 76.Father of ‘Green revolution’? (Norman E. Borlaug) 

77.’Father of the green revolution in India’? (Dr.M.S. Swaminathan) 

78.The largest tea producing state of India? (Assam) 

79.’FAO’headquarters is located at------------------(Rome ,Italy) 

80.’IFAD’ means? (International Fund for Agricultural Development) 

81.’IFAD’headquarters is located at------------------(Rome ,Italy) 

82.--------------is known as the ‘MUSHROOM CITY OF INDIA’ (SOLAN , Himachal Pradesh) 

83.’DESTROYING ANGEL’ is a-------------------(Poisonous Mushroom) 

84.------------is a toxic mushroom genus (Amanita) 

85.In India ,Community Development Programme was started in the year---------(1952) 

86.’AAY’ means---------------(Antyodaya Anna Yojana) 

87.Spencer Hatch is associated with-------------(Marthandam project) 

88.’Sriniketan experiment ‘ is associated with---------(Rabindranath Tagore) 

89.’Sevagram Rural Development Programme’ is associated with------------(Mahatma Gandhi) 

90.’Nilokheri project ‘ is associated with---------(S.K Dey) 

91.Expand ‘IRDP’ ? (Integrated Rural Development Programme) 

92.Expand ‘MGNREGA’?(Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) 

93.----------is the man behind MGNREGA(Dr.Jean Dreze , a Belgian born economist) 

94.------------is the most widely cultivated crop of Kerala (Coconut) 

95.Which district of Kerala has maximum area under Rubber cultivation? (Kottayam) 

96.-----------is a pension project for farmers implemented by the Government of Kerala (Kisan Abhiman) 

97.Largest Cashew nut producing district of Kerala? (Kannoor) 

98.Expand ‘CAPEX’?(Kerala Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society , Headquarters-Kollam) 

99.Kerala’s first Coir factory was started in 1859 at--------------(Alappuzha) 

100.Central Coir Research Institute is located at--------------(Kalavoor , Alappuzha)