General agriculture pointer - 79

 

1. Netural parthenocarpy is found in – Banana 
2. The term vernalization was coined by - TD Lysenco 
3. Chemical relationship is done between two cells by-Plasmodesmata 
4. White revolution was accomplished by which scientist - V. Kurien 
5. How much time is needed for sterilization in autoclave - 15 minutes  
6. In which bacterial reproduction phase , virus is involved – Transduction 
7. First plant flower mandi was situated at- BANGLORE  
8. Regional Plant resource centre is situated at – Bhubaneswar 
9. Cultivation of crops in areas where the annual rainfall is less than 750 mm is called- Dry Farming 
10. Central soil salinity research institute is situated at -Karnal ( HR) 
11. What is the ideal location of greenhouse- North – South 
12. According to ICMR vegetable required per capita per day is - 300 gram
13. Biggest tree of the world is - Banyan tree 
14. Kisan call center begun in the year 2004 
15. Net cultivated area of India is – 143 
16. Kisan divas is celebrated on 23 Dec. 
17. The share of agriculture in global warming is - Approx. 25 %
18.  Environment day is celebrated on - 5 th June                                  
19. Which element is responsible for nodulation in legumes - Phosphorous 
20. Fingerprinting is related to which crop – Pineapple 
21. Yellow vein mosaic virus disease is related to Bhindi  
22. Which clay Mineral is dominant in Black soil- Montmorillonite
23. Sprouting in onion is controlled by the hormone of –MH 
24. Which chemical/ hormone is used for regular bearing in mango- Paclo butrozol (PP333) 
25. High yielding variety of wheat was developed by -Borlaug  
26.  Break down of clods , crusts and plant material by the impact of particles moved by wind in saltation is called as - Abrasion  
27. A soil with a pH value less than 7 hence having more hydrogen ions than hydroxyl ions in the soil solution is called as - Acid Soil 
28.  The movement of ions and water into the plant root because of metabolic processes by the root, frequently against an electrochemical potential gradient is referred to as - Active absorption
29.  The chemical in commercial product that is directly responsible for the herbicidal activity is called its - Active ingredient 
30. The transfer of heat energy my means of horizontal mass motions through a medium is termed as - Advection  
31. A technique in growing plants where in the plants derive their nutrients and eater from a mist of air and aqueous solution that comes in contact with the roots is called - Aerophonics
32. A term proposed by Mc Gillchrist in 1965 , which is a measure of how much a relative yield increase in component a is greater than for component b is known as -Aggressively  
33. The removal of excess water known as free water or gravitational water from the surface of the farm land as to create favourable soil conditions for plants growth is called as - Agriculture drainage  
34. The growing of agricultural crops along with the forest crop is known as - Agri- silviculture  
35. A land units defined in terms of major climate and growing period, which is climatically the homogenous response of a crop or a farming system is called as - Agro - climatic zone  
36. An alternative renewable fuel ,produced from vegetable oils or animal fats through a refinery recess called trans- esterification is called as - Bio - diesel  
37. In India , NRC for medicine and aromatic plants is located at - Anand 
38.  A branch of science , which deals with the stud of grasses , their classification , management and utilization is called - Agrostology 
39.  The area that comprises of all the areas from which water flows out into a common river or water pool is called as-Catchment Area 
40. A branch of science, that studies the aspects of climate , which are relevant to the problems of agriculture is called - Agro- climatology 
41.  A Medium , which resists change or a substance added to resist change in concentration of-r pH activity in a solution as called as - Buffer  
42. The crop which is grown as a substitute for the main crop that has failed on account of unfavourable condition is called as - Catch crop 
43.  The ratio of total cropped area in different seasons to the total land area is known as - Cropping intensity 
44. The branch of agriculture which deals with scientific crop production and management is – Agronomy
45. Cultivation of crops in Areas where rainfall is less than 750 mm per annum is known as - dry farming 
46. The study of the inter - relationship of living organisms with each other and with their environment in an agricultural system is called as - Agro- ecology  
47. The crops that are grown to break the continuity of the agro-ecological situation of the field under   multiple cropping systems are called as - brake crop 
48. The competitive interaction between the crop species in intercropping and sequential cropping through the release of chemical substances or toxins is called - allelopathy  
49. The chemical substance released by one species may inhibit more strongly plants of the producer species it self is termed as - Auto - inhibition  
50. The production technique that combines agriculture and forestry , horticulture or animal husbandry on the same piece of land in the order to fully utilize the natural resources is called as - Agro- forestry 
51. The fraction of the total solar radiation incident on a body that is reflated by it and  expressed in % age is called as – Albedo 
52. A substance added to a soil for the improvement of its physical and chemical properties is called as – Ameliorant 
53. An appropriate combination of farm enterprises i.e. cropping system ,livestock, poultry ,fisheries , forestry and the means available to the farmer to raise them for increasing profitability is called as - farming systems  
54. The  scientist , who has been called as father of organic farming is - albert Howard 
55.  the process of use of micro- organism to remove salts from soil is referred as – Bioremediation 
56. the organization that is related to export of ’ Agricultural processed product ’ is - Agri- export zone
57. “ Sugarcane breeding Institute “is located at - Coimbatore  
58. The ratio between water deficit to potential evapotranspiration and expressed in %age is termed as - Aridity index  
59. A term given by Donald in 1963 , Which is a measure to find out the yield of various crops when grown together as well as separately and indicating the yield per plant of different crops in mixture and their respective pure stand on an units basis is known as  Competition Index
60.  A biological model which is expected to perform or behave in a predictable manner a defined environment is known as - Ideotype  
61. Gene responsible for dwarfing characters in rice is - Dee-Gee-Woo-gen
62. Which is useful to control citrus fruit drop? 2,4-D.
63. Hybrid variety of African marigold? Pusa Hybrid-1.
64. For canning, tomato fruits are picked at? Red pipe stage
65. Suitable day and night temperature for rose plants is? 25-30°C to 15°C.
66. Vegetable crops belonging to the ‘Cole Crops’ group thrive best in? Cool weather.
67. Plant spacing recommended for higher yield of onion bulbs? 15 x 7.5 cm.
68. Vegetable gardening followed in Dal Lake of Kashmir valley? Floating garden.
69. Vegetables are packed in cans and processed in heat in? Retort.
70. An early variety of cabbage? Pride of India.
71. Potato tuber production stops totally at a temperature of? 30°C.
72. Tomato fruits crack due to? A period of drought followed by heavy watering.
73. The best sowing time for tropical carrot in the plains is? Mid-August to beginning of September.
74. Whiptail in cauliflower is caused by? Deficiency of molybdenum.
75. Who studied heterosis in brinjal? B.S. Tomar, H. Singh & T.S. Kaidar, N. Basuvaraja.
76. Potato greening results in? Decrease in nutritional quality.
77. Potato is a native of? South America.
78. Pollination of radish is done by? Honey bees.
79. The most common stem support mechanism used by florists in fresh cut flower arrangements is? Floral foam.
80. In sterilizing plant growing medium, which method is not used? Keeping the growing medium moist for 6-7 days.
81. The primary colors are? Yellow, red, and blue.
82. Popular colors used in floral design during the spring and Easter season include? Pink, yellow, and white.
83. In landscape design, properly located plants and structures? Can reduce heat intensity.
84. For optimum vase life, most cut flowers should be stored at a temperature close to? 40°F.
85. A type of propagation in which the propagule remains attached to the parent plant is termed as? Layering.
86. The term that refers to all the petals of a flower collectively is? Corolla.
87. A ten-week group variety of chrysanthemum means? They will bloom ten weeks after the start of short days.
88. Cuttings of potted chrysanthemum are planted at an angle to encourage? Increased branching.
89. National Horticulture Board is situated at? Gurgaon.
90. The most famous variety of guava is? Allahabad Safeda.
91. Which preservative is mostly used for squash? KMS (Potassium metabisulphate).
92. First secretary of DARE and DG of ICAR is? B. P. Pal.
93. The “fenny” is a product prepared from? Cashew.
94. The largest and second largest fruit and vegetable producing countries are? China and India.
95. The seed act was enacted during? 1966.
96. Convention on biodiversity was held during? 1993.
97. Biodiversity act? 2002.
98. National Bio-diversity Authority is located at? Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
99. National Remote Sensing Agency is located at? Hyderabad.
100. Flavr Savr is a variety of? Tomato.
101. Plant used for constipation and laxative is? Plantago ovata.