General agriculture pointer - 57

1. Irregular shape is the nature of – (informal garden)

2. Groups of shrubs of different colours & sizes are known as – (shrubbery)

3. Structures with thick shrubs trimmed into animal/bird shapes – (topiaries)

4. Small plot of rose plants grown in pots – (rosary)

5. Organic matter contains about – (58% organic carbon)

6. Deficiency of molybdenum in citrus results in – (yellow spot)

7. Bacteria in root nodules of legumes – (rhizobium)

8. Father of mycology – (anton de barry)

9. Season for second paddy crop (mundakan) in kerala – (sept–oct to dec–jan)

10. Association of fungi with roots of higher plants – (mycorrhiza)

11. Powdery mildew disease caused by – (fungus)

12. Black tip of mango caused by – (boron deficiency)

13. First bacterial plant disease reported by – (leuwenhoek)

14. Mycology is the study of – (fungi)

15. Central dryland research institute located at – (hyderabad)

16. Highest protein containing crop – (soybean)

17. Contribution of agriculture sector to india’s gdp – (17.5%)

18. Chemical used for cloud seeding – (silver iodide)

19. First genetically modified crop allowed in india – (bt cotton)

20. Crops grown for earning money/trade – (commercial crops)

21. Hyvs stands for – (high yielding variety seeds)

22. Country first in milk production – (india)

23. Sericulture means – (silkworm rearing)

24. India’s rank in livestock population – (first)

25. World day of water celebrated on – (march 22)*

26. World food day celebrated on – (october 16)

27. Japonica × indica hybridization (1950–54) refers to – (rice)

28. Arka kirthiman & arka lalima are varieties of – (onion)

29. Pioneer of operation flood – (dr. varghese kurian)

30. Yellow revolution related to – (oilseeds)

31. Round revolution related to – (potato)

32. Silviculture related to – (forest trees)

33. Indian institute of horticultural research – (bangalore)

34. Central institute for subtropical horticulture – (lucknow)

35. National research centre for citrus – (nagpur)

36. National research centre for grapes – (pune)

37. National research centre for banana – (trichy)

38. National research centre for litchi – (muzaffarpur)

39. Aicrp on tropical fruits – (bangalore)

40. Aicrp on sub-tropical fruits – (lucknow)

41. Crop affected by karnal bunt – (wheat)

42. Agriculture insurance company of india hq – (new delhi)

43. National seed policy announced in – (2002)

44. Drip irrigation most successful for – (grapes)

45. Nitrogen percentage in dap – (18%)

46. West coast tall is a variety of – (coconut palm)

47. Coconut research station belongs to – (kerala agricultural university)

48. Organism used for vermicomposting – (earthworm)

49. Apis mellifera – (european honey bee)

50. Highest producer of banana – (india)

51. Highest producer of buffalo milk – (india)

52. India’s global position in cashew nut production – (2nd)

53. Highest producer of coconut – (indonesia)

54. India’s global position in coconut – (3rd)

55. Highest producer of cow milk – (usa)

56. India’s global position in cow milk – (2nd)

57. Highest producer of goat milk – (india)

58. Highest producer of jute – (india)

59. Highest producer of mango – (india)

60. Highest producer of natural rubber – (thailand)

61. India’s global position in onion – (2nd)

62. India’s global position in potato – (3rd)

63. India’s global position in rice – (2nd)

64. Highest producer of rice – (china)

65. Highest producer of sugarcane – (brazil)

66. India’s global position in sugarcane – (2nd)

67. India’s global position in tea – (2nd)

68. Highest producer of tea – (china)

69. India’s global position in tobacco – (3rd)

70. India’s global position in wheat – (2nd)

71. Highest producer of wheat – (china)

72. Highest producer of apple – (china)

73. Highest producer of tapioca – (nigeria)

74. India’s global position in cauliflower & cabbage – (2nd)

75. India’s global position in ginger – (1st)

76. Agriculture growth rate during 10th plan – (1.8%)

77. Agriculture growth target for 11th plan – (4%)

78. Agriculture sector employment share – (58.4%)

79. India’s position in sugarcane + sugar combined – (first)

80. India’s global position in vegetables – (2nd)

81. World’s highest producer of vegetables – (china)

82. India’s share in global mango production – (54%)

83. Highest wheat producing state – (uttar pradesh)

84. Highest rice producing state – (west bengal)

85. Highest pulses & soybean producing state – (madhya pradesh)

86. Highest cereals producing state – (maharashtra)

87. Largest coffee producer in india – (karnataka)

88. Highest natural rubber producing state – (kerala)

89. Kerala accounts for ___% production & ___% area of natural rubber – (90% & 85%)

90. India’s global position in fruits – (2nd)

91. India’s global position in cotton – (2nd)

92. India’s global position in black pepper – (1st)

93. India’s global position in food grains – (3rd)

94. India’s global position in fish production – (3rd)

95. ‘Alphonso’ is a variety of – (mango)

96. Highest banana producing state – (tamil nadu)

97. Highest grapes producing state – (maharashtra)

98. ‘Thomson seedless’ is a variety of – (grapes)

99. Highest guava producing state – (bihar)

100. Highest potato producing state – (uttar pradesh)

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