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Important One Liner compilation- Part 1

Day 1

1. Highest Alluvial soils found in the state: Uttar Pradesh

2. State which have India's first Agricultural University: Uttarakhand, GB Pant
Agricultural University
3. State which has highest use of pesticides: Punjab
4. ICAR day is celebrated on: 16th July
5. Agriculture research services was created in the year: 1973
6. Indian Tea Board was set up on: 1st April 1954
7. Headquarter of Indian tea board is situated at: Kolkata
8. Directorate of floriculture research: Pusa, New Delhi
9. World food day is celebrated on: 16th October
10. World Environment Day is celebrated on: 5th June
11. World Water Day is celebrated on: 22nd March
12. World forest Forest Day is celebrated on: 21st March
13. World Meteorological day is celebrated on: 23rd March
14. Block Delivery Scheme (BDS) is related to: Fertilizers, 1980-81
15. Red soils are dominated in state: Tamil Nadu
16. First RBI Governor: Osborne Smith
17. Founder chairman of NABARD: M. Ramakrishnayy
18. Largest Cooperative Society of India: IFFCO
19. National Institute of Nutrition is based at: Hyderabad
20. National livestock Mission was launched in: 2014-15

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21. National Agroforestry Policy was launched in Year: 2014

22. National Seed Research and training centre is located at: Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh
23. Father of agronomy Peter De- cresenzi
24. Demerit of shifting cultivation is: soil loss
25. Farming which includes crop production and livestock: Mixed Farming
26. Cultivation of such crops which have different Natural Habitat and zero
competition is known as: Parallel cropping (for example, Green Gram and
Maize)
27. A system of growing the same crop on the same land year after year is known
as: Monocropping
28. The cropping system in which the yields of both crops are higher than their
pure crops on unit area basis is called: Synergetic cropping
29. Growing hard and thorny crops around the main crop: Guard crops
30. Growing of different crops in same area in sequential seasons: Rotation
Cropping
31. Cultivation of two or more than two crops of different Heights simultaneously
on a certain piece of land in any certain period is called as: Multistoried
cropping (For example, Growing of Cotton, Black Pepper And Ginger
simultaneously)
32. Kind of cropping in which a line is left unsown as the regular row series: Skip
cropping
33. Formula of Harvest Index:

H.I.= Economic Yield/ Biological Yield*100

34. Harvest index is low in: pulses

35. Cropping intensity is given by:

C.I= Total cropped area/ Total sown area* 100

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Day 2

1. Agro climatic regional planning in India was initiated in which five-year plan:
Seventh five-year plan (1988)
2. Cultivation of crops in areas where annual rainfall is less than 750 MM is
called as: Dry Farming
3. Cultivation of crops in areas where annual rainfall is more than 750 MM but
less than 1150 MM is called as: Dryland Farming
4. Cultivation of crops in areas where annual rainfall is more than 1150 MM is
called as: Rain Fed Farming
5. Where annual rainfall is less than 75% of normal the situation is called as:
Drought
6. If deficiency of rainfall is above 50% of normal the situation will be called as:
Severe Drought
7. Supplemental irrigation is known as: Life Saving Irrigation
8. Agronomic measures used to reduce erosion where slope is: less than 2%
9. Tobacco is a: Rabi crop
10. Weight of hundred seeds is known as: Seed Index
11. Weight of thousand seeds is known as: Test Weight
12. The seed which is known as mother seed is: Breeder Seed
13. Horizontal flow of water in channel is called as: Seepage
14. Vertical movement of water in soil is known as: Percolation
15. Soil moisture tension was directly measured by: Tensiometer
16. Fertiliser application through irrigation is known as: Fertigation
17. Highly salt tolerant cereal crop is: Barley
18. In saline soil the method used for irrigation: Flood Method
19. Sowing pattern used in dryland is: Broadcasting
20. Most efficient method of irrigation is: Drip Irrigation (Efficiency is 90%; In
Sprinkle it is 75% and in surface irrigation it is 60%)
21. Crops grown to conserve soil moisture are known as: Mulch Crop
22. Cultivation of two or more than two crops of different height done
simultaneously is called: multilevel cropping

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23. Complementary reactions between intercrops: Annidation

24. The practice of taking the second crop from previous one is known as:
Ratooning
25. What is Utera cropping: Sowing of next seeds before harvesting of standing
crops in order to utilise moisture efficiency under rainfed Agro ecosystems.
Utera cropping is adopted in Rabi Seasons.

Day 3

1. Imaginary lines connecting points of equal amount of rainfall called as:

Isohyets
2. Imaginary lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure is called as:
Isobar
3. Imaginary lines connecting equal depth of rainfall is called as: Isopluvial
4. Imaginary lines connecting equal points of equal wind speed is called as:
Isotach
5. Rotavators used for: primary and secondary cultivation
6. Tetrazolium the test used to determine: Seed viability
7. The method of for irrigation employed where surface is undulating: Sprinkler
Irrigation
8. Sunflower act as an indicator plant to measure the deficiency of: Boron
9. Topping in safflower plant is done to promote: Branching And Flowering
10. Stevenson screen is related to Agro Metrology. It is a shelter or enclosure to
Shield meteorological instruments
11. The term evergreen Revolution has given by: Dr M S Swaminathan
12. The most important potential contaminant of food produced on sewage sludge
amended soil is: Cadmium
13. Crop logging is related to which crop: Sugarcane
14. Crops grown along irrigation and Drainage channels are: Riparian crops
15. Growing of field crops in between two widely spaced rows of fast growing
trees is known as: Alley cropping

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16. Growing of four crops on the same land in a year in such a manner that the
following crop is sown before the harvest of preceding crop known as: Relay
cropping
17. A short duration crop in between two main seasonal crop is known as: Catch
crop
18. Nutrient of which excess uptake is known as luxury consumption: Potassium
19. LEISA is related to: Organic Farming (Low-External-Input and Sustainable
Agriculture)
20. ‘Terai’ soils are deficient in: Zinc
21. Permanent soil property is: Soil Texture
22. Blind tillage refers to: Hoeing before germination
23. N fixation in soil by rhizobium is increased by: Phosphorus
24. Plants of the same crops but other variety in the field is known as which type of
weed: Relative Weed
25. Headquarter of Rainfed Authority of India is located at: New Delhi

Day 4

1. Leading flower producing country is: Netherlands

2. Leading flower importing country is: Germany
3. Flower capital of the world is: California
4. State having maximum production under floriculture is: Tamil Nadu
5. State which produce maximum Cut flowers: West Bengal
6. State having maximum area under floriculture is: Karnataka
7. Country leading in Cut flowers market is: Germany
8. Japanese flower arrangement is known as: Ikebana
9. Largest producer of loose flowers in World: India
10. National Botanical Garden is situated at: Lucknow
11. Best and fast method of lawn development method: Turf Method
12. Origin place of Rose: India
13. Commercial method of propagation of rose is: T budding

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14. Best time of rose budding: November to February

15. Best time of planting of Rose: September to October
16. Fruit of rose is called: Rose hips
17. Rose is a national flower of: England
18. Thorn less variety of rose: Suchitra and Pusa Mohit
19. Tushar is a variety of: White rose
20. Crimson Glory is a variety of: Red rose
21. Famous varieties of flower: Dr. B. P. Pal, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Priyadarshini.
22. To increase shelf life of flower: Pulsing treatment is done
23. Gulkand is prepared by: Rose petal and sugar (1:1). Edward rose is mainly
used for making gulkand
24. Marigold is native of: Mexico
25. Shrub planted on boundary for fencing is known as: Hedge plants
26. The low growing perennial plants grown on the border of a plot is known as:
Edge plants
27. Largest Rose Garden in Asia: Zakir Hussain Garden, Chandigarh
28. Flower crop covering maximum area in India: Marigold. It can be grown in
all seasons.
29. Common name for Chrysanthemum is: Guldaudi. It was originated in China
and it is propagated through Root Suckers.

Day 5

1. Father of extension in India: K N Singh

2. Sevagram project was given by: Mahatma Gandhi in 1929
3. Community Development Project (CDP): was started in 1952
4. Panchayati Raj was started on: 2nd October 1959
5. First state to adopt Panchayati Raj: Rajasthan (Nagaur district)
6. Intensive Agriculture District Programme (IADP) was started in the year: 1960
7. Intensive Agriculture Area Programme(IAAP) started in: 1964
8. Intensive Cattle Development Project (ICDP) was started in: 1965

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9. High Yielding Varieties Programme: 1965-66

10. Multiple Cropping Program: 1967-68
11. Small Farmers Development Agency (SFDA): 1969
12. Drought Prone Area Programme: 1973-74
13. Minimum Needs Programme (MNP): 1974
14. KVK was recommended by: Mohan Singh Mehta committee in 1974
15. First KVK was established at: Pondicherry in 1974
16. Command Area Development Program (CADP)was launched in: 1974
17. Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) was launched started in: 1978
18. Training Rural Youth For Self Employment Programme (TRYSEM) was
started in: 1979
19. National Rural Employment programme was started in: 1980
20. National Agricultural Extension Project was started in: 1983
21. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) was started in
1983
22. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana: 1989
23. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana(PMRY) : 1993
24. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana: 1999
25. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana: 1999

Day 6

1. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana: 2000

2. Lab to land programme was started in: 1979
3. Establishment of MANAGE: 1987 in Hyderabad
4. National Commission of Agriculture set up by government of India in: 1970.
5. Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) was established in 1956
6. Intensive Agriculture District Programme was established in 1960.
7. Applied Nutrition Programme in India was started in: 1963 in Odisha

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8. ISOPOM (Integrated Scheme Of Oilseeds Pulses Oil Palm And Maize) was
started in the year: 2004-05
9. National Food Security Mission was started in: 2007
10. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was in the year: 2007-08 with 100% Grand by
Central Government
11. Three tier Panchayati Raj system given by: Balwant Rai Mehta
12. Food For Work was started in the year: 1977
13. Two tier Panchayati Raj system was proposed by: Ashok Mehta committee
14. Agricultural Statistics At A Glance is published by :Ministry of Agriculture
15. Indian Farmer Digest is published by: Pantnagar Agricultural University,
Uttarakhand
16. Krishi Darshan programme was launched in the year: 1967 on DD National
17. Macro Management Of Agriculture scheme was launched in the year: 2000
18. Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS) was started in the year: 1985
19. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was started in: 1999
20. Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS): 2010-11
21. Pilot Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme was started in the year 2007
22. Pilot Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) was approved for
implementation on pilot basis for the years: 2009-10 and 2010-11.
23. National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP): 2013-14 (The existing MNAIS,
WBCIS and CPIS were merged under this programme with various
improvements and changes for implementation throughout the country.)
24. Bringing Green Revolution To Eastern India launched in: 2010-2011
25. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was launched in: 2016

Day 7

1. Green revolution occurred in: 1965-66

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2. As a part of a larger initiative by Norman Borlaug, Green Revolution in India

was founded by: M S Swaminathan.
3. White Revolution is related to: Milk production (Verghese Kurien)
4. Blue revolution is related to: fisheries (Arun Krishnan)
5. Round revolution is related to: Potato
6. Silver Revolution is related to: Eggs And Poultry (Promoted by Indira
Gandhi)
7. Brown Revolution is related to: Fertilizer Production
8. Red Revolution is related to: Tomato/Meat (Vishal Tewari)
9. Pink Revolution is related to: Onions/ Prawns (Durgesh Patel)
10. Black Revolution is related to: Petroleum Products/ biofuels
11. Rainbow Revolution is related to: overall development of agriculture
12. Golden Revolution is related to: Horticulture
13. Yellow Revolution is related to: oil seeds
14. Golden Fibre Revolution: Jute
15. Silver Fibre Revolution: Cotton
16. Most of the plant viruses are: ssRNA
17. Carboxin is very effective against: Smuts (a fungal disease of cereals)
18. Sulphur fungicides are effective against: powdery mildew
19. Milk's fat content can be determined by experimental means, such as
the Babcock test or Gerber method.
20. Sheep milk has higher fat and protein contents than goat and cow milk; only
buffalo and yak milk contain more fat.
21. Sheep milk generally has ahigher lactose content than milk from cows,
buffaloes and goats.
22. The high protein and overall solid contents of sheep milk make it particularly
appropriate for cheese and yoghurt making.
23. Cow milk: Fat constitutes approximately 3 to 4 percent of the solid content of
cow milk, protein about 3.5 percent and lactose 5 percent, but the gross
chemical composition of cow milk varies depending on the breed.

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24. Buffalo milk has a very high fat content, which is on average twice as high as
that of cow milk.
25. The fat-to-protein ratio in buffalo milk is about 2:1.

Day 8

1. Yak milk tastes sweet and has a fragrant, sweetish smell.

2. Yak milk has between 15 and 18 percent solid content, 5.5 to 9 percent fat and
4 to 5.9 percent protein.
3. Camel milk has a similar composition to cow milk but is slightly saltier.
Camel milk can be three times as rich in vitamin C as cow milk.
4. Camel milk is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids and B vitamins.
5. Equine milk: Horse and donkey milk
6. Equine milk, like human milk, is relatively low in proteins (particularly
caseins) and rich in lactose.
7. Compared with that of other dairy species, equine milk contains low levels of
fat and protein.
8. The water contents of milk from different dairy species – cattle, buffaloes,
yaks, sheep, goats, horses and donkeys – range from 83 percent in yaks to
91 percent in donkeys.
9. Cracking in Tomato is due to the deficiency of: Boron
10. Purple blotch is a problem of: onion (caused by the fungus Alternaria porri. It
is an important disease in warm, humid onion-growing regions around the
world)
11. Red colour in tomato fruit is due to presence of: Lycopene
12. For export which type of onions varieties are preferred: red colour
13. Potato originated in high Andean region of South America
14. Name early maturing cultivar of potato: Kufri Chandramukhi and Kufri
Ashoka
15. Name late maturing cultivar of potato: Kufri Sindhuri
16. Name heat tolerant cultivar of potato: Kufri Lauvkar and Kufri Surya

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17. Grapes are mostly dried in…………..for kismis making: Sun

18. Fruit squares must have minimum of: 25% juice
19. Indian Institute of horticulture research is located at: Bengaluru
20. Lucknow 49 (Sardar) is the most popular variety of: Guava
21. Which acid is present in grapes: Tartaric acid
22. Maximum area under fruits in India is occupied by: Mango
23. Which district of Rajasthan is famous for Malta growing: Sri Ganganagar
24. Cultivable varieties of ber: Kaithali, Umran, Gola, Banarasi and Goma Keerthi
25. Late ripening variety of Ber is: umran

Some characteristics of Ber:

Hardy plant. Can do well in unfavourable climate. Prefers hot & dry climate &
adequate moisture during fruiting.

It is extremely drought hardy owing to its deep root system and other
xerophytic characters.

The tree prefers atmospheric dryness for development of good quality fruits.
Excessive atmospheric humidity is not good for satisfactory fruiting. Grown up
to 1000m above MSL (Mean Sea Level).

Day 9

1. Botanically guava is a: Berry

2. Molybdenum Deficiency in citrus is generally referred to as "yellow spot."
Deficiency occurs when trees are unable to absorb enough Mo from acidic soil.
3. Boron Deficiency in citrus (lime) is generally referred to as hard fruit or
stony fruit. Trees deficient in boron develop twisted leaves.
4. Copper Deficiency in citrus is variously referred to as exanthema, red rust,
die-back, multiple bud or peach leaf conditions. Physiological disease caused
by copper deficiency is often generally referred to as foliocellosis.

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5. The most striking consequence of zinc deficiency in citrus is the characteristic

irregular and chlorotic leaf spots, and small terminal growth leaves.
6. Commercial method of Ber propagation is: T- budding
7. The most common method of propagation of Nagpuri Santra orange is: T-
budding
8. The edible part of the mango is: the mesocarp
9. Best soil for grapes would be well drained loam to sandy loam with good
organic matter. Poorly drained, alkaline soils should be discarded.
10. Propagation of grapes: In India all the grape cultivars are propagated through
cuttings. For this purpose, hard wood cuttings from one year old shoots are
prepared. Cuttings should be prepared from the pruning wood during January.
The length of the cutting should be between 20-25 cm with at least three
nodes (buds).
11. In Northern India grapes are pruned in: December to January
12. Mango varieties of commercial importance are monoembryonic. Most of the
polyembryonic mango varieties are used as root stocks as they have poor fruit
quality.
13. Polyembryonic variety of mango: Bappakai, Chandrakaran, Kensington,
Kitchner, Kurukkan, Muvandan, Mylepelian, Nekkare, Olour, Peach, Prior and
Starch
14. Deficiency of Vitamin C leads to: Scurvy
15. Aroma in fruit is due to: Phenols
16. Which fruit is known as apple of tropic: Guava
17. Indian Institute of Vegetable Research is situated at: Varanasi
18. ………………..is known as the “quality-controlling element,” which
promotes fruit enlargement, increases yield, and improves nutritional quality.
Potassium
19. The production system where high diversity renewable and biodegradable
inputs are being used is termed as: sustainable agriculture
20. Capacity of the soil to produce crops of economic value and to maintain soil
health without deterioration is defined as: soil productivity

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21. Optimum time of sowing for castor crop is: second fortnight of June
22. Which criteria is widely acceptable to farmers for irrigation scheduling in field
crop: Critical Growth Stages
23. Which essential elements are regarded as oxidation-reduction regulators: iron
manganese molybdenum copper Boron and Zinc
24. Which weed shows allelopathic effect on succeeding crops grown on the same
field: Cerichrus Setigerus
25. Allelopathic effect: effects (stimulatory and inhibitory) of a plant on the
development of neighboring plants through the release of secondary
compounds.

Day 10

1. Which agricultural implement is being used for sub-soiling in primary tillage

operation: Chisel Plough
2. Name a suitable cultivar of chick pea used for cultivation on conserved
moisture: C-235
3. The most economical weight of a Potato Tuber used for seeding purpose
ranges between: 20 to 25 grams
4. Rapeseeds are termed as Sarson, Torrai or Lahi and mustard is termed as Rai or
Laha.
5. Cotton Leaf curl virus disease can be managed simply by cultivation of: BT
Cotton
6. White Bud Disease in Maize is caused by which nutrient deficiency: Zinc
7. Vertical And Horizontal Separation of seed and fertilizer should be maintained
at a distance of: 5 and 2 cm
8. Which of the following crops is called as “camel crop”: Sorghum
9. The highest pearl millet producing state in India is: Rajasthan
10. The recommended seed rate (kg per hectare) of cumin is: 12 to 15
11. Simultaneous use of two sources of water such as surface and underground
water to irrigate a piece of land is called as: Conjunctive Use of water

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12. Effect of one component on another which enhances growth and productivity
as compared to competition is known as: Complementary effect
13. Every plant commonly has maximum optimum and minimum temperatures for
his growth and development is termed as: Cardinal temperature
14. Seeds directly produced under the control of originating breeder are called as :
Nucleus seeds
15. which is a nitrification inhibitors: N-serve
16. Residual effect of applying nitrate nitrogenous fertilizers on the soil is: Basic
17. Which method is considered to be the best for quantitative estimation of
change in soil moisture: Tensiometer
18. National Research Centre for weed science is located at: Jabalpur
19. An interaction where one of the organism is harmed by the associated
unaffected organism: Amensalism
20. Lalit is improved verity of: Pomegranate
21. Jagnath is a mutant verity of: Rice
22. Fruit flies lay their eggs: inside the fruit
23. Hen and chicken in Grapes is due to deficiency of: Boron
24. Anti fungal property of onion is due to the presence of: Catechol
25. Rose Hip is a good source of: Vitamin A

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