General agriculture pointer - 81

  

1. The weed used for ornamental purpose is- Lantana Camera 
2. The core component of chlorophyll is – Mg 
3. The soybean is sown at the depth of - 3 cm 
4. The most prominent soil of India is - Alluvial soil  
5. Chiasma is seen during - Diplotene sub - Phase  
6. The current method used for control of bollworm in cotton is -  Bt. transgenic cotton produced  
7. Photo- Respiration occurs in – Chloroplast 
8. Water use efficiency is highest in which plants - CAM Plants  
9. Chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by- Sutton & Boveri 
10. The price fixed by govt. is called - minimum support price 
11. The present farming system of India has become - Market oriented  
12. Which chemical is mostly used for breaking tuber dormancy in potato-thiourea 
13. The term water harvesting was first time used by - Mayers  
14. The first commercial hybrid cotton of the world is - Hybrid -4  
15. International Day for biological diversity - 22 May 
16. Measuring of heights one by – Clinometer 
17. The number of electrons for convertion of No3 to NH4-16 
18. Bangalore is also known as Garden city 
19. Origin of potato is from - Peru (S. America) 
20. Dormancy breaking hormone is – cytokinin 
21. The element involved in energy transfer and storage in plants is - Phosphorus  
22. Fruit ripening hormone is – Ethylene 
23. which is the antidote of insect  poisoning -Atropine 
24. Minimum support price is formulated by- CACP(total 28 crops) 
25. Luxury consumption or maximum uptake nutrient is- K 
26. Crop canopy temperature is measured by - Infra red thermometer 
27. Secondary Plant nutrients are- Ca, Mg, & S 
28. Hulling %age in rice is - 65 % .  
29. Which method of sugar cane sowing prevents the lodging - Trench method 
30. Inflorescence of sugarcane is called – Arrow
31. Shedding of plants part is due to - ABA hormone
32. First hybrid in the world of red gram is -ICPH-8 
33. The most preferable soil structure for agriculture is - Granular & Crumby 
34. Taxonomically organic soils are – Histosols 
35. Which soil is most suitable for dry land agriculture - Black soil 
36. First man made cereal is – Triticale 
37. Dead heart and white ear disease is related to – Rice
38. IBPGR is situated at - Italy , Rome 
39. India’s share in the fruit production in the world is 10 % 
40. What is relay cropping - The second crop sown before harvesting of first crop  
41. Measurement of sunlight intensity is expressed in - Lux units(old)/Einstein(new) 
42. In water logged arid gas found in abundant – Methane 
43. Curing process is related to the crop- Tobacco 
44. The book “ nature & Properties of soil “ is written by - N.C. Brady 
45. Chemical used for delinting of cottons - H2So4 
46. Maximum N loss in rice crop is due to - Denitrification  
47. Wind velocity can be measured by – Anemometer
48. Queen of spices is – Cardamom 
49. Buck wheat is called - Pseudo cereal 
50. Very dangerous disease of Sugar cane is red rot 
51. World’s staple food is - Rice  
52. Fibre of cotton contains – Cellulose 
53. Movement from higher concentration to lower concentrationn is known as - diffusion 
54. Gold of America is known as - Soybean  
55. Formula of Net Capital ratio is - Total assets /Total liabilities  
56. Theory of evolution was given by - Charles Darwin  
57. Which Indian Scientist shared world food prize for miracle maize - Dr. Surinder K. Vasal
58.  ICAR day is celebrated on 16 July  
59. Light red carnation represent to – Admiration 
60. ANOVA table stands for analysis of - Variance  
61. Formula of harvest index is - Economical yield / Biological yield * 100 
62. RBI was est. in 1935  
63. Who discovered vitamin – Funk 
64. Regur soil refers to - Black soil  
65. Biological active form of glucose is - D-form
66. Lodging preventer is - CCC (Cycocel) 
67. FAO was started in 1948  
68. Which design is used when fertility gradient is in two direction – LSD 
69. International pest is  Schistacerca gregaria 
70. Bhoodon movement was started in 1951 
71. Cooperative movement was started by- F. Nicholus (1904) 
72. Flared square symptoms are seen in cotton due to the - Spotted boll worm  
73. CAN is a Neutral fertilizer 
74. Root promoting hormone is IBA 
75. Ooze test is done for detecting Bacteria 
76. First product of urea hydrolysis is - Ammonium Carbamate 
77. NABARD was set up on the recommendation of - Siva Raman committee ,Narsimhan Committee1982   
78. The trade name of BHC is - Grammexone   
79. Who discovered mitocondria - C. Benda(1897)  
80. Bt cotton was discovered in - 1901 japan by Ishwata 
81. the term cytokinin was proposed by - - Letham ( 1963 )  
82. Kinetin and zeatin are the - Cytokonins  
83. photosynthesis is an - Oxidation - Reduction process 
84. Largest importer of cut flower in the world is - Germany  
85. Gibberellin was discovered for the first time used by - - Kurosowa  
86. Water soluble vitamin is - Vitamin –C 
87. Greenhouse effect is also known is -- Global warming  
88. VAM act as a - Symbiotic association  
89. LEISA stand for - Less external input sustainable agriculture  
90. Blue Revaluation in India was started during - Fifth five year plan ( 1970 ) 
91. who discovered pH concept – Sorenson 
92. DRIS concept given by –Beaufils 
93. The term ‘remote sensing ’ was first used in – USA 
94. Acidity in gram leaves is due to - Malic acid / oxalic acid 
95. Photosynthetic rate is highest in c4 plant 
96. Lock and Key Model was proposed by - Fisher 
97.  Anti - Sterility vitamin is - Vitamin E
98. Double seed formation in cotton is due to - Pink bollworm 
99. Forest conservation act was made in – 1980 
100. In guava, seedlessness is due to? Triploidy.