General agriculture pointer - 91

 

1. The most serious disease of sugarcane is red rot disease.
2. The most serious pest for tomato plants is the root knot nematode.
3. The most serious pest of cucurbits is the fruit fly.
4. The most suitable cropping system for wheat crop is mixed cropping.
5. Mustard crops planted at a spacing of 50 x 20 cm will have 100,000 plants per hectare.
6. Mutant varieties of tobacco include Jayashri and Bhavya.
7. Muttom Varikka and Sri Lanka/Singapore are varieties of jackfruit.
8. Mycorrhiza increases the availability of phosphorus.
9. Mycorrhiza-inoculated plants register higher nitrogen content.
10. N, P, and K are considered primary nutrients.
11. N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S are categorized as macronutrients.
12. NABARD was started on 12th July 1982 and stands for the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
13. NADAMS means National Agricultural Drought Advisory and Management Systems, AgRIS Resources Information System.
14. NAFED is connected with agricultural marketing and stands for the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited.
15. NAFED was established on 2nd October 1958.
16. The movement of bees, known as "the language of bees," is oriented with respect to the sun and gravity.
17. MSP (Minimum Support Price) is fixed by CACP (Commission of Agricultural Costs and Prices).
18. Mudicode is a variety of oriental pickling melon.
19. Mulberry cultivation is referred to as moriculture.
20. Mulgoa is a variety of mango.
21. Multiline breeding is widely exploited in wheat.
22. A multiple combination of trees, fruit trees, and vegetables is known as a homestead.
23. Multiplication of a large number of plant cells in appropriate environmental conditions with required nutrients is called plant tissue or in vitro culture.
24. A multipurpose tree species is Albizia lebbeck.
25. Murraya koenigii is known as curry leaf.
26. Muscle protein is referred to as collagen.
27. A mushroom is classified as a large fleshy fungus.
28. The National Biodiversity Authority is located in Chennai (established on 10th October 2003).
29. The National Botanical Research Institute is located in Lucknow, UP.
30. The National Centre for Mushroom Research and Training is located in Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
31. The National Commission on Farmers was established on 18th November 2004.
32. The chairman of the National Commission on Farmers is M.S. Swaminathan.
33. NCPAH stands for the National Committee on Plasticulture Applications in Horticulture (New Delhi).
34. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was established on 16th July 1965 in Anand.
35. Instruments used for measuring the specific gravity of soil are pycnometers.
36. The first NDDB chairman was Dr. V. Kurien (1965-1998).
37. The national flower of India is the lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn).
38. The national flower of the USA is the rose.
39. The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched in rabi 2007-08 to enhance the production of rice, wheat, and pulses by 10, 8, and 2 million tonnes respectively by the end of the Eleventh Plan.
40. Namakkal is a place in Tamil Nadu famous for egg production.
41. The essential nutrients available through air and water are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (C, H, O).
42. The leucoplast that functions as the storage of oil is called elaioplast.
43. The metallic chemical element useful in weather forecasting is mercury (used in thermometers).
44. The pest with international status is the locust.
45. Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that do not contain mitochondria.
46. The tree whose wood is used to make cricket bats is willow.
47. Nandi, Narok, and Kazungula are varieties of Setaria grass.
48. Nanotechnology was coined by Nario Taniguchi in 1974 at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
49. Napier grass is otherwise known as elephant grass, Sudan grass, or king grass.
50. Narayakodi and Kumbhakodi are varieties of pepper.
51. The National Bamboo Mission was started in 2006-07.
52. Natural grazing pattern is known as ranching.
53. Natural resources that are renewable include water and wood.
54. Natural soil aggregates/masses are referred to as peds.
55. Naturally occurring auxin is IAA (Indole-3-acetic acid).
56. Navasree, Nithyasree, and Sugandhi are varieties of cinnamon.
57. NBFGR (National Bureau for Fish Genetic Resources) is located in Lucknow (established in 1983).
58. NBPGR (National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources) is located in New Delhi.
59. NBSS and LUP (National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning) is located in Nagpur.
60. Neelum, Kalapady, Benishan, Mulgoa, and Suvarnarekha are varieties of mango.
61. Neem contains azadirachtin, which gives it insecticidal properties.
62. Neem oil is an antifeedant.
63. The guard cells in stomata are connected to adjacent cells through plasmodesmata.
64. The type of vegetable gardening followed in Dal Lake of Kashmir Valley is called the floating garden.
65. The center of origin of fenugreek is Egypt.
66. The mechanism of self-pollination in which flowers do not open is known as cleistogamy.
67. The time between the initial penetration of a pathogen in a plant and the onset of symptoms is called the incubation period.
68. Farmers get the maximum credit from commercial banks.
69. The Indian Dairy Corporation was established in Gujarat.
70. The "Amul" system of milk marketing follows the principle of co-operative.
71. The system of planting suitable for grape cultivation is rectangular.
72. Carl Correns (1909) described maternal inheritance in Mirabilis jalapa.
73. For canning, tomato fruits are picked at the red ripe stage.
74. Saliva helps in the digestion of starch.
75. Critical elements in agriculture are N, P, K (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium).
76. The life cycle of smut fungi was discovered by Oskar Brefeld.
77. The term “enzyme” was coined by Kuhne.
78. Growth produced as a result of the activity of the apical meristem is called primary growth.
79. A test cross is known as Tt × tt.
80. According to Singer (1975), the exchange across the cell membrane is due to the tunnel mechanism.
81. Akiochi in rice is due to excess H₂S.
82. “A value” was proposed by Fried and Dean (1952).
83. 20 ppm GA is used for improving fruit quality of grapes.
84. A 24-liter bucket filled in 10 seconds has a flow rate of 2.4 liters per second or 144 liters per minute.
85. A change in the genome with reference to individual chromosomes is called aneuploidy.
86. A monopoly market exists when there is a single seller of a product.
87. A mould board plough is used to turn over the soil.
88. A nullisomic individual is represented by 2n – 2.
89. A paper that folds once or twice with detailed information is called a folder.
90. A parasitic weed depends on its host plant for growth.
91. A partial budget should be prepared for a new variety recommendation.
92. A perfect market is a competitive market.
93. A regulated market ensures fair prices.
94. A semi or partial stem parasite is loranthus.
95. A spike tooth harrow is a secondary tillage implement.
96. A symposium consists of two or more brief talks presenting phases of a general topic.
97. A tetrad is seen in pachytene.
98. ABA accumulates in the leaves of water-stressed plants.
99. Acetobacter diazotrophicus is the bacterium used for nitrogen fixation in sugarcane fields.
100. Acid number/value assesses the degree of spoilage in fats or oils.