General agriculture pointer - 95

 

1. The person acting as a connecting link between higher department officials and the farming community in the T & V system is known as Village Extension Worker.
2. The pest that attacks all parts of the plant is the termite.
3. White grubs prefer to lay eggs in sandy soil.
4. Pesticide consumption in India is 450 g/ha.
5. The micro-nutrient deficient in India is zinc (Zn).
6. Mantek disease of rice is caused by the rice root nematode.
7. The international pest is Schistocerca gregaria.
8. The first fisheries university in India was CIFE, Mumbai.
9. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology is located in Pune.
10. The second Indian recipient of the World Food Prize was Dr. Varghese Kurien.
11. A spike tooth harrow is a type of secondary tillage implement.
12. India ranks first in fruit production.
13. Club root of cauliflower is caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae.
14. Sheath blight of rice is caused by Rhizoctonia solani.
15. The father of microbiology is Louis Pasteur.
16. The bacterium was discovered by Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
17. The variety of wheat resistant to all three rusts is Chotilerma.
18. In sugarcane, taking a ratoon crop is advisable only for one time.
19. Wilt disease is a soil-borne disease.
20. The vector of leaf curl disease in cotton is the whitefly.
21. ‘Flared square’ symptoms in cotton are due to the spotted bollworm.
22. The number of electrons required for the conversion of NO₃⁻ to NH₄⁺ is 8.
23. The conversion of fat to sugar occurs in glyoxysomes.
24. The net requirement for assimilation of CO₂ in C4 plants is 5.
25. The primary electron acceptor in PS II is pheophytin.
26. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
27. Under the USDA system, silt is classified as having a particle size of 0.02 to 0.002 mm.
28. Hygroscopic water is held at a tension of 31 or more atmospheres.
29. Kaolinite is a 1:1 type layer silicate.
30. Clays are secondary minerals.
31. CAN is a neutral fertilizer.
32. The most widely used additive for correcting soil acidity is lime.
33. The largest importer of cut flowers in the world is Germany.
34. The density of water is maximum at 4°C.
35. The diara cultivation method is followed in cucurbits.
36. The irrigation method suitable for saline soils is the flood method.
37. The role of extension education in India is performed by State Agricultural Universities (SAUs).
38. Extension is a two-way flow of message.
39. The oldest method of selection is mass selection.
40. The limit of the regression coefficient is 0 to 1.
41. A highly salt-tolerant crop is barley.
42. The formation of male flowers is induced by GA3.
43. Cytokinin is mostly synthesized in root tips.
44. The recent method of controlling bollworms is Bt. transgenic plants.
45. Orobanche is a parasite associated with tobacco.
46. Dr. B.P. Pal is associated with breeding.
47. The art of giving shape to shrubs resembling a figure is called topiary.
48. The dwarf variety of mango is Amrapali.
49. Mango malformation can be checked by NAA spray.
50. Photo-respiration occurs in chloroplast.
51. Photosynthesis is an oxidation-reduction process.
52. The root-promoting hormone is IBA.
53. The fruit of rose is known as hips.
54. The concentration of sugar used for preservation is 60 – 70%.
55. The fruit crop that requires the highest number of irrigations is banana.
56. Photosystem II is absent in C4 plants.
57. The conversion of fat into carbohydrate occurs in the glyoxylate cycle.
58. Peroxisome is a single membrane organelle.
59. The main site for the dark reaction of photosynthesis is the stroma.
60. The F2 ratio for complementary interaction is 9:7.
61. The shortest phase of all the mitosis phases is anaphase.
62. The longest phase of all the mitosis phases is prophase.
63. HYVP, IADP, training & visit, and group farming are agricultural extension programs of India.
64. Mulching, contour, and mixed cropping are agronomic methods of soil and water conservation.
65. Urea is an amide fertilizer.
66. Examples of informal gardens include the English garden and Japanese garden.
67. Examples of formal gardens include Mughal garden, Italian garden, Vrindavan garden, and Persian garden.
68. Examples of heterocyclic nitrogenous fungicides include Captafol and Captan.
69. Examples of nematicides include Aldicarb, Dimethoate, and Phorate.
70. Mangosteen is an example of an obligate apomict.
71. Examples of organic sulphur fungicides include Thiram, Ziram, Ferbam, Zineb, and Maneb.
72. Triacontanol is a growth stimulant obtained from the leaves of lucerne.
73. Zinc sulphate is an example of a safener in pesticide formulations.
74. Soap flour is an example of a spreader in pesticide formulations.
75. Fish oil and linseed oil are examples of stickers in pesticide formulations.
76. Trichogramma chilonis is an example of a parasitoid.
77. The low-pressure area near the equator is called the doldrums or ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone).
78. Bacillus thuringiensis is an example of an entomopathogen.
79. Fumigation is an effective method for controlling pests of stored food grains.
80. Examples of biofertilizers include Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Azospirillum, blue-green algae, VAM (Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae), AMF (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi), and phosphate solubilizing bacteria and fungi.
81. Nitrogenase is the enzyme of nitrogen reduction.
82. Examples of primary clay minerals present in the soil include quartz, feldspar, and mica.
83. Examples of secondary clay minerals include montmorillonite, illite, and calcite.
84. Granite is an example of acidic igneous rock.
85. Examples of emulsifiers in pesticide formulations include sodium oleate and triethanol amine.
86. Examples of inorganic insecticides include arsenic compounds and fluorine.
87. Examples of anti-fungal antibiotics include Aureofunginsol and streptomycin.
88. Examples of cut flowers include rose, orchid, gladiolus, and anthurium.
89. Examples of cyclodiene group insecticides include heptachlor, aldrin, and endrin.
90. Gelatin is an example of a deflocculating agent in pesticide formulations.
91. Examples of fiber crops include cotton, jute, sunhemp, agave, and flax.
92. Examples of green manure crops include Glyricidia, Daincha, and Subabul.
93. Examples of predators include ladybird beetles, tiger beetles, and Lycosa spiders.
94. Examples of vegetable crops include tomato, brinjal, amaranthus, and snake gourd.
95. Examples of antibacterial antibiotics include Agimycin and Plantomycin.
96. Aureofunginsol is an example of an antifungal antibiotic.
97. Examples of chemosterilants include Tepa and Metepa.
98. Examples of insects with complete metamorphosis include moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, wasps, ants, and fleas.
99. Examples of insects with incomplete metamorphosis include grasshoppers, locusts, bugs, aphids, cockroaches, termites, and crickets.
100. Examples of insects without metamorphosis include silverfish and springtails.