1. Kerala receives ---------% of total annual rainfall through monsoons (90%)

  2. Standard pit size for vermicomposting is ----------- (2.5m × 1m × 0.3m)

  3. ----------- has been identified as the best species of earthworm for vermicomposting in Kerala (eudrillus eugineae)

  4. ----------- is used in coirpith composting (pleurotus spp)

  5. -------- is an example for a biofertilizer (rhizobium/azotobacter/azospirillum/blue green algae/vam/amf/phosphate solubilising bacteria and fungi)

  6. Foliar application can be practiced for ----------- (urea)

  7. ‘mop’ means? (muriate of potash)

  8. What’s burnt lime? (cao)

  9. What’s slaked lime? (ca(oh)₂)

  10. Bee keeping is known as ----------- (apiculture)

  11. Apis cerana indica is commonly known as ----------- (indian honeybee)

  12. ‘thai sac brood virus (tsbv)’ causes disease in ----------- (honeybee)

  13. Bee-box recommended in our conditions is ----------- (langstroth beehive)

  14. Apis mellifera is known as ----------- (european honeybee/italian honeybee)

  15. ‘wax moth’ is a pest of ----------- (honeybee)

  16. Mulberry cultivation is known as ----------- (moriculture)

  17. ‘k2’ is a variety of ----------- (mulberry)

  18. Silkworm rearing is known as ----------- (sericulture)

  19. ‘chawki stand, netrika, rko powder’ are terms of ----------- (sericulture)

  20. ‘pebrine’ is a protozoan disease of ----------- (silkworm)

  21. ‘flacherie’ is a bacterial disease of ----------- (silkworm)

  22. ‘grasserie’ is a viral disease of ----------- (silkworm)

  23. ----------- is a serious pest of silkworm (uzi-fly)

  24. ----------- is a domestic rat (house rat/house mouse/large bandicoot rat)

  25. ----------- is a field rat (large bandicoot/lesser bandicoot/field mouse/white rat/long-tailed tree mouse/norway rat/soft-furred field rat/bush rat)

  26. ----------- is the oldest method for rodent control (trapping)

  27. ----------- is an effective mechanical trap for norway rats (moncompu pot trap)

  28. Biocontrol agent of salvinia? (cyrtobagous salviniae weevil)

  29. Expand ‘amf’? (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi)

  30. ----------- is used as food base for trichoderma spp (neemcake–cowdung mixture)

  31. ‘p1’ & ‘p14’ are isolates of ----------- (fluorescent pseudomonas)

  32. ----------- is used for seed treatment in paddy (pseudomonas)

  33. ----------- is effective for management of sheath blight & bacterial leaf blight (pseudomonas)

  34. ----------- is a method of hydrothermal disinfection (soil solarization)

  35. Transparent polythene sheets of -------- thickness are used for solarization (100–150 gauge)

  36. ‘ananthan’ is a short-duration variety of -------- (mushroom)

  37. Volvariella volvacea is ----------- (paddy-straw mushroom)

  38. Pleurotus is ----------- (oyster mushroom)

  39. Invitro culture of plant cells under aseptic conditions is ----------- (plant tissue culture)

  40. ‘explant’ is related to ----------- (plant tissue culture)

  41. ‘manupriya’ is a variety of ----------- (rice)

  42. ‘kerasagara’ is a variety of ----------- (coconut)

  43. ‘anashwara’ is a variety of ----------- (rice)

  44. ‘poornima’ is a variety of ----------- (cashew)

  45. ‘harithasree’ is a variety of ----------- (guinea grass)

  46. ‘vellayani’ is a variety of ----------- (cowpea)

  47. Anjitha & manjima are varieties of ----------- (okra)

  48. ‘vellayani vijai’ is a variety of ----------- (tomato)

  49. ‘vellayani athulya’ is a variety of ----------- (chilli)

  50. Krishnasree & renusree are varieties of ----------- (amaranth)

  51. ‘suphala’ is a variety of ----------- (coleus)

  52. Suguna & supriya are varieties of ----------- (hybrid napier grass)

  53. Mridhula & agni are varieties of ----------- (chethi-koduveli)

  54. Ajagandhi & vasika are varieties of ----------- (atalotakam)

  55. Jeeva is a variety of ----------- (adapathiyan)

  56. ‘master delight’ is a variety of ----------- (orchid)

  57. Neutralizing value of quick lime is ----------- (179)

  58. Neutralizing value of slaked lime is ----------- (136)

  59. Neutralizing value of calcium carbonate is ----------- (100)

  60. Neutralizing value of dolomite is ----------- (109)

  61. Single super phosphate contains ---------% phosphorus (18%)

  62. Mop contains ---------% potassium (50/60%)

  63. Urea contains ---------% nitrogen (46%)

  64. Rajphos contains ---------% phosphorus (18–20%)

  65. Double super phosphate contains ---------% phosphorus (35%)

  66. Triple super phosphate contains ---------% phosphorus (46%)

  67. Factomphos contains ---------% sulphur (15%)

  68. ‘kurstaki’ is a ----------- (biopesticide)

  69. ----------- are primary macronutrients (n, p & k)

  70. Calcium, magnesium & sulphur are ----------- (secondary macronutrients)

  71. ----------- is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria (rhizobium)

  72. ‘luxury consumption’ is associated with ----------- (potassium)

  73. ----------- is a micronutrient (iron/manganese/copper/zinc/boron/molybdenum)

  74. Delay in maturity & succulency are toxicity symptoms of ----------- (nitrogen)

  75. Excess phosphorus causes deficiency of ----------- (iron & zinc)

  76. ----------- is a bulky organic manure (farm yard manure/compost/green manure)

  77. ----------- is a concentrated organic manure (bloodmeal/meatmeal/oilcakes/fishmeal)

  78. ----------- is an amide fertilizer (urea)

  79. Expand ‘can’? (calcium ammonium nitrate)

  80. ----------- is a straight fertilizer (urea/potassium chloride/ammonium sulphate)

  81. ----------- is a complex fertilizer (diammonium phosphate/ammonium phosphate)

  82. Application of the same fertilizer more than once is ----------- (split application)

  83. Expand ‘inm’? (integrated nutrient management)

  84. Soil auger is used for ----------- (soil sampling)

  85. In soil testing, ----------- is a measure of available nitrogen (organic carbon)

  86. Subsoiling is a type of ----------- (primary tillage)

  87. ----------- is a primary tillage implement (wooden plough/mouldboard plough/soil-turning plough)

  88. ----------- is a secondary tillage implement (cultivator/harrows/clod crushers)

  89. ----------- is considered as the father of tillage (jethro tull)

  90. ----------- is an extreme form of minimum tillage (zero tillage)

  91. ‘puddling’ is related to ----------- (wetland rice cultivation)

  92. ‘crida’ means? (central research institute for dryland agriculture – hyderabad)

  93. Harmful chemical effect of one plant on another is ----------- (allelopathy)

  94. Sprinkler irrigation is also known as ----------- (overhead irrigation)

  95. Drip irrigation is also known as ----------- (trickle irrigation)

  96. Three or more crops in a year in quick succession is ----------- (relay cropping)

  97. Propagation through leaf cuttings is seen in ----------- (begonia/sansevieria)

  98. Propagation through root cuttings is seen in ----------- (bread fruit)

  99. Propagation through mound layering is seen in ----------- (papaya)

  100. Propagation through approach grafting is seen in ----------- (mango/sapota)