• A method of breeding for wheat is the Pure Line Selection Method.
  • A method of breeding appropriate for the improvement of a good variety is the Back Cross Method.
  • A method of breeding not appropriate for cross-pollinated crops is Pure Line Selection.
  • A method of hormone application not generally practiced is injection.
  • A method of plant analysis for assessing nutrient requirements in sugarcane is Crop Logging.
  • A method not used for handling segregating populations is the Bulk Method.
  • A modern method of cashew propagation is by Soft Wood Grafting.
  • A multi-seeded fruit includes tomato, jackfruit, watermelon, and apple.
  • A multinational seed company is Bayer (Monsanto).
  • A multi-stage sales tax with credit for taxes paid on business purchases is called VAT.
  • A natural hydrological unit having a common runoff outlet point is a Watershed.
  • A natural organic product that acts as an insecticide and carrier is oil of petroleum.
  • A mechanism of self-pollination in which flowers open only after pollination has taken place is called Chasmogamy.
  • A medicinal variety of rice is Njavara.
  • A medium duration rice variety is Jaya.
  • A mental and/or physical reaction that occurs through seeing is a Learning Experience.
  • A method by which food is kept from spoilage after harvest is Preservation.
  • A method that does not provide the opportunity to practice selection for superior plants until F5 generations is the Single Seed Descent Method.
  • A method for improving specific traits, such as plant height and disease resistance, is the Pedigree Method.
  • An electric field applied to cells to increase the permeability of the cell membrane, allowing chemicals, drugs, or DNA to be introduced into the cell, is called Electroporation or Electropermeabilization.
  • A method in which 20 to 30 rural people or farmers are contacted in a group is known as Group-Contact.
  • A method in which desirable scattered favorable genes are selected in different plants in each generation is called Recurrent Selection.
  • Ustilago nuda tritici is the fungus responsible for loose smut in wheat.
  • Double seed formation is associated with pink bollworm infestation.
  • Bollworm can be controlled using Bacillus thuringiensis.
  • Taq DNA polymerase used in PCR comes from Thermus aquaticus.
  • Tomato is not an acid-tolerant crop.
  • Cereals are deficient in the amino acid glycine.
  • Madhya Pradesh is known as the pulse state of India.
  • Groundnut is considered an unpredictable legume.
  • Citrulline, mimosine, and ornithine are non-protein amino acids.
  • Early stem borer can be controlled by trash mulching.
  • Wrapping in sugarcane controls scales.
  • 'Sioux' is a tomato variety resistant to cracking.
  • Among cereals, wheat has the highest protein content.
  • Rice is called the "king of cereals."
  • Maize is known as the "queen of cereals."
  • The red color in tomatoes is due to lycopene.
  • 'Pusa Ruby' is a cross between 'Sioux' and 'Improved Meeruti'.
  • 'Roma' is a tomato variety suitable for processing.
  • 'Indeterminate' types are often considered the best variety types of tomatoes.
  • Groundnut is native to Brazil.
  • Calcium deficiency in groundnut leads to "pops" (undeveloped pods).
  • Red hairy caterpillar is a specific pest of groundnut.
  • Kadiri and TMV series are groundnut varieties.
  • India’s ultimate irrigation potential is 139.8 million hectares.
  • Sugarcane belongs to the Graminae family.
  • The solar constant value is 1.94 cal/cm²/min.
  • Sodium chloride is used for cloud seeding in warm clouds.
  • Marble is derived from limestone.
  • Granite, basalt, and gabbro are examples of igneous rocks.
  • Solum includes the A and B soil horizons.
  • Aeolian soils are formed by wind.
  • Soil texture refers to the relative proportion of various soil particles.
  • The pH scale was developed by Søren Sørensen.
  • Cation exchange capacity (CEC) is highest for vermiculite.
  • The largest soil order in India is inceptisols.
  • Alluvial soils are the most extensive type in India.
  • Reclamation of alkali soils is primarily done using gypsum application.
  • Saline soils are reclaimed through leaching.
  • Arithmetic mean (A.M.) is considered the most powerful measure of central tendency.
  • Standard deviation (S.D.) is the best and most powerful measure of dispersion.
  • The mode can be calculated using the formula: Mode=3Median−2Mean
  • Accepting a null hypothesis when it is actually false is a Type 2 error.
  • A paired t-test is used to compare two dependent samples.
  • The range of the correlation coefficient is from -1 to +1.
  • At maturity, sugarcane's Brix reading (sugar content) is typically 18-20%.
  • Sporadic refers to disease occurrence in a localized area.
  • Loose smut of wheat is an internally seed-borne disease.
  • Leaf curl disease in cotton is transmitted by whiteflies.
  • Kresek in rice is caused by Xanthomonas oryzae.
  • Assamia moesta is the vector for grassy shoot disease in sugarcane.
  • Zinc (Zn) deficiency causes the little leaf disorder in citrus.
  • Khaira disease of rice is due to zinc (Zn) deficiency.
  • Dr. B.P. Pal was the first Director-General of the reconstituted ICAR.
  • Dr. Vishwanath was the first Indian director of IARI.
  • The first agricultural university in India is GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T).
  • The Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP) started in 1960.
  • ICAR was established in 1929.
  • There are 74 universities under ICAR.
  • The Lab to Land program was started in 1979.