General agriculture pointer - 67

1. ---------- is a monopodial orchid (vanda/arachnis/vanilla/renanthera)

2. ---------- is a sympodial orchid (dendrobium/cattleya/oncidium)

3. ----------- is a spider orchid (arachnis/renanthera)

4. ------------ orchid are known as ‘dancing girl’ (oncidium)

5. ‘Moth orchids’ belong to -------------- group (phalaenopsis)

6. ‘Keikis’ are propagating plantlets of ------------------ (sympodial orchids)

7. ------------ is an orchid plant made through meristem culture (mericlone)

8. Micropropagation through tissue culture is popular in ----------- (anthurium)

9. Corms & cormels are the planting materials of ------------ (gladiolus)

10. ------------ are superior quality cut flowers (extra class)

11. ‘Pulsing’ is performed to increase post-harvest life of ---------- (cut flowers)

12. --------- is useful in increasing post-harvest life of cut flowers (cytokinin)

13. ------------ ensures quality of cut flowers during transport (precooling)

14. ‘Gerbera’ is ------------- (cut flower)

15. ----------- is an example for formal gardens (mughal/italian/vrindavan/persian garden)

16. --------- is an example for informal gardens (english/japanese garden)

17. ------------ is the most common grass for lawns in india (cynodon dactylon – doob grass)

18. --------- can be grown as a hedge plant (polyalthia/casuarina/acalypha/phyllanthus/bougainvillea)

19. --------- is an edge plant (alternanthera/gerbera/miniature rose)

20. Clipping or trimming shrubs into shapes is -------- (topiary)

21. An arbor with trellis to train climbers is ----------- (pergola)

22. A garden set below surrounding ground level is ----------- (sunken garden)

23. ---------- is a garden with rocks arranged decoratively (rockery/rock garden)

24. --------- is an indoor garden plant (money plant/ficus/caladium/agave/adiantum/aglaonema)

25. --------- is any activity modifying visible landscape features (landscaping)

26. ------------ is the art of growing miniature trees in containers (bonsai)

27. Bonsai originated in -------- & popularized in -------- (china, japan)

28. -------- is a tree species suitable for bonsai (cashew/mango/sapota/tamarind)

29. -------- is an ornamental plant suitable for bonsai (bougainvillea/allamanda/cassia/musanda/saraca)

30. ‘Wiring, clamping & leaf trimming’ are techniques of ----------- (bonsai)

31. ‘Formal upright, cascade & semi-cascade’ are styles of ----------- (bonsai)

32. --------------- is the art of miniature landscapes (saikei)

33. ------------- is an ornamental shrub (duranta)

34. ----------- plants do not have seeds or flowers (fern)

35. ------------ is an ornamental foliage plant (alocasia/aglonema/caladium/crotons/dieffenbachia/dracaena/ficus/fittonia/maranta/sansevieria/tradescantia/begonia)

36. -------- is a specialized garden for ferns (fernery)

37. Adiantum & nephrolepis are ----------------- (ferns)

38. ‘Cymbidium mosaic’ is a disease affecting --------------- (orchids)

39. ‘Wydate’ is a ----------------------- (molluscicide)

40. ‘Kacholam’ is propagated through -------------- (rhizomes)

41. ----------- is a source of cancer drug (periwinkle)

42. --------- is an excellent soil conserving crop (vetiver)

43. A working soil sample weighs ------------ (500 gm)

44. Depth of soil sampling under ordinary farming conditions? (15 cm)

45. Depth of soil sampling for perennial crops? (25 cm)

46. ‘Kottanadan’ is a variety of -------------- (pepper)

47. ‘Ratol’ is a ---------------------- (rodenticide)

48. ‘Aromatic and medicinal plants research station’ is at ------------ (odakkali)

49. ‘September’ is a variety of ----------------- (cabbage)

50. In kerala, potato & garlic are grown in ----------- (vattavada & kanthalloor – idukki)

51. ‘Mahyco’ is a ------------------ (seed company)

52. ‘Ethephon’ is a ------------------ (plant growth regulator)

53. ----------- is a nonsymbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria (azotobacter/blue green algae)

54. ‘Anabaena azollae’ is a ---------------- (bio-fertilizer)

55. ‘Anabaena’ is a ---------------- (blue green algae)

56. ----------- is an associative nitrogen fixer (azospirillum)

57. --------- is a hemoprotein in legume root nodules (leghaemoglobin)

58. ‘K-2’ is a variety of -------------------------- (mulberry)

59. Reserpine is isolated from ------------ (rauwolfia)

60. ‘Soviet chinchilla’ & ‘new zealand white’ are breeds of ----------- (rabbit)

61. ‘Vigova’ & ‘khaki campbell’ are breeds of ----------- (duck)

62. ‘Gros michel’ is a variety of ------------------ (banana)

63. ‘San ramon’ is a variety of ------------------ (coconut)

64. ----------- is a popular garden fruit tree (rambuttan)

65. ‘Mokara’ & ‘aerides’ are ------------------ (orchids)

66. ------------- is known as the cat’s-tail orchid (aerides)

67. Mushrooms are fleshy fruiting bodies of ------------ (fungi)

68. ----------- is an erosion resisting crop (vetiver)

69. ‘Dasheri’ is a variety of ----------------------- (mango)

70. ‘FPO’ means ----------------------- (fruit products order – 1955)

71. ----------------- can be food preservatives (benzoic acid, sulphur dioxide, sodium benzoate, potassium metabisulphite)

72. ---------- is a stoneless mango variety (sindhu)

73. ‘Mulgoa’ is a variety of --------------------- (mango)

74. ---------------- is known as the ‘queen of fruits’ (pineapple)

75. ----------- is applied to induce pineapple flowering (ethephon)

76. Solarization is practiced in potting mixture preparation for -------- nurseries (pepper)

77. Indian institute of spices research is at ------------------ (kozhikode)

78. Spices board headquarters is at ------------------ (cochin)

79. ‘VFPCK’ means -------------- (vegetable and fruit promotion council kerala)

80. ‘Narayakodi’ & ‘kumbhakodi’ are varieties of --------------- (pepper)

81. ------------------ promotes root growth (phosphorus)

82. Nutrient enhancing disease resistance? (potassium)

83. ------------- helps in chlorophyll synthesis (sulphur)

84. Chlorophyll contains --------------------- (magnesium)

85. -------------- introduced cashew to india (portuguese)

86. --------------- is known as ‘wonder nut’ (cashew nut)

87. ------------- is a food preservative (citric acid)

88. --------------- is the centre of origin of black pepper (india – kerala)

89. Gramalakshmi, gramapriya, athulya are breeds of ---------------------- (poultry)

90. ------------ is known as button mushroom (agaricus)

91. ----------- is the most expensive mushroom (shitake mushroom)

92. Father of organic farming? (sir albert howard)

93. Father of biodynamic farming? (rudolf steiner)

94. ‘Panchagavyam’ is associated with ------------------------ (biodynamic farming)

95. ‘Manchurian golden’ is a breed of ----------------------- (japanese quail)

96. National centre for mushroom research & training is at --------------- (solan, himachal pradesh)

97. ‘SRI’ means ------------- (system of rice intensification)

98. ICRISAT is located at ------------ (hyderabad, andhra pradesh)

99. ‘IFFCO’ means ------------ (indian farmers fertilizer cooperative limited)

100. ‘CGIAR’ means ------------ (consultative group on international agricultural research)

101. National biodiversity authority is located at -------------- (chennai)