General agriculture pointer - 97

 

1. India is the world’s largest producer of lemons and limes.
2. India ranks 1st in banana production.
3. India ranks 1st in cow milk production.
4. India ranks 1st in ginger production.
5. India ranks 1st in mango production.
6. India ranks 2nd in cashew nut production.
7. India ranks 2nd in cotton production.
8. India ranks 2nd in fish production globally.
9. India ranks 2nd in fruit production.
10. India ranks 2nd in onion production.
11. India ranks 2nd in potato production.
12. India ranks 2nd in rice production.
13. India ranks 2nd in sugarcane production.
14. India ranks 2nd in tea production.
15. India ranks 2nd in the production of cauliflower and cabbage.
16. India ranks 2nd in vegetable production.
17. India ranks 2nd in wheat production.
18. India ranks 3rd in black pepper production.
19. India ranks 3rd in coconut production.
20. India ranks 3rd in food grain production.
21. India ranks 3rd in tobacco production.
22. India ranks first in livestock population globally.
23. India stands first in milk production globally.
24. Indian mustard is classified as Brassica juncea.
25. Indonesia ranks first in coconut production.
26. Infiltrometer is used for measuring infiltration.
27. Interactions are unimportant in Confounding Design.
28. Interveinal chlorosis occurs due to iron (Fe) deficiency.
29. Irrometer gauges water stress and soil moisture tension.
30. Jagannath is a mutant variety of rice.
31. Jhuming refers to traditional cultivation in hilly areas.
32. Jwalamukhi is a variety suitable for high-density planting of chilli.
33. Kaolinite is a layer silicate type of 1:1.
34. Kerala is known as the "Spice Garden of India."
35. Lactometer measures fats percentage in milk.
36. Leaching is used for the treatment of saline soils.
37. Leaf hopper transmits phyllody disease in til.
38. Limestone is used for the reclamation of acidic soils.
39. Lines that are homozygous and homogeneous are called a pure line.
40. Linseed oil is a chief source of omega-3 fatty acids, beneficial for heart patients.
41. Litchi is commonly known as the single-seeded nut.
42. Little leaf of cotton occurs due to zinc (Zn) deficiency.
43. Maize and groundnut require 50-80 cm of water.
44. Mango has the highest Vitamin A content among fruits.
45. Mantek disease of rice is caused by the rice root nematode.
46. Marmalade is made from citrus fruit slices in sugar solution.
47. Mass flow is affected by transpiration.
48. Metric suctions are measured by a tensiometer.
49. Mitochondria are called the "powerhouse of the cell."
50. Mixing 2 kg of 2,4-D in 1000 liters of water results in a concentration of 2000 ppm.
51. Modified leader system is mostly used for apple crops.
52. Monoecious plants have male and female flowers on the same plant.
53. Muller first used X-rays as a mutagen.
54. Multi lines in wheat are produced by back cross breeding.
55. Mustard cake is unsuitable for protein due to glucosinolates.
56. National income is the most important indicator of economic development.
57. Nectar has 20% fruit juice and 15% total solids.
58. Neelum, Hira, Mukta, and K-2 are varieties of linseed.
59. Neem is known as the wonder tree.
60. Nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) are most useful for legumes.
61. Nitrofen's trade name is Toke E-25.
62. Non-Virginia type tobacco varieties include bidi, hookah, and chewing tobacco.
63. Nutrients that can be applied by fertigation include nitrogen and sulfur.
64. Rediscovery of Mendel’s work was done by Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns, and Erich Tschermak in 1900.
65. Redness in apple is due to anthocyanin.
66. Brown or leaf rust in wheat is caused by Puccinia recondite tritici.
67. A line left unsown in the regular row series of sowing is called skip cropping.
68. Reflectant-type antitranspirants include kaolin (5%).
69. Regional Rural Banks (RRB) were established on October 2, 1975.
70. An example of a nurse crop is mustard (rai) in peas and jowar in cowpea.
71. The regression coefficient is independent of the origin.
72. Regular bearer varieties of mango include Ratna, Neelum, Himsagar, Gulab Khas, Pairy, and Totapari.
73. Reward of labour is wages.
74. RFLD denotes restriction fragment length polymorphism.
75. Rhizobium fixes atmospheric nitrogen in the soil at 50-100 kg/ha.
76. Rhizobium japonicum culture is applied for soybean and groundnut.
77. Rhizobium leguminosarum is applied for pea, lathyrus, and lentil.
78. Rhizobium trifolii is applied for berseem.
79. Rice 'white tip' is caused by the infestation of Aphelenchoides, a nematode.
80. Rice blast is caused by the fungus Pyricularia.
81. Rice blast is effectively controlled by spraying edifenphos.
82. Notable rice breeders include Dr. H. M. Beachell and Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush in India.
83. Rice case worm is Nymphula depunctalis.
84. The father of soil taxonomy is Dr. Guy D. Smith.
85. Andhra Pradesh is known as the 'Rice Granary of India.'
86. Fixed costs include rent, interest on fixed capital, depreciation of buildings, taxes, and wages of permanent laborers.
87. Repeated application of treatments is known as replication.
88. Repeated crossing of hybrid progeny back to one of its parents is called back cross.
89. The reproductive structures of fungi are spores.
90. Coarse textured soils require more splits of nitrogen application.
91. The requirement of dryland crops is the length of the growing period.
92. Reserpine is isolated from the roots of Rauwolfia.
93. The yellow pigment in papaya is Carica xanthin.
94. The response of plants to the relative length of day and night periods is called photoperiodism.
95. Result demonstration is based on seeing by doing.
96. The C ratio of legumes is 20:1 to 30:1.
97. Retting of jute fiber is a biochemical process.
98. Reward of capital is interest.
99. Ring budding is practiced in rubber, ber, cherry, and cinchona.
100. Risks arising due to changes in government policies are termed institutional risk.