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Agriculture is derived from which word

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Latin

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Ager-
Cultura-

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Soil
Cultivation

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Agronomy is derived from

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Greek

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Agros-
Nomos-

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Field
Manage

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Horticulture is derived from

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Latin

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Hortus -
Cultura -

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Garden
Cultivation

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Pomology is derived from which word

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Latin and Greek

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Pomum -
Logos -

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Fruit
Discourse

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Olericulture is derived from which word

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Latin
Oleris - pot herb
Culture - cultivation

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Floriculture is derived from which word

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Latin
Floris - flower

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Extension is derived from which word

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Latin
Ex-out
Tensio - stretching

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Soil is derived from which word

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Latin
Solum - ground

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Monsoon is derived from which word

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Arabic
Mausim - change of season

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Biodynamics is derived from which word

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Greek
Bios- life
Dynamics - energy

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Truck gardening is derived from which word

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French
Torquer - to barter or exchange of goods

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Nematode is derived from which word

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Greek
Nema - thread
Toid - form

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Pedology is derived from which word

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Greek
Pedon - soil or earth
Logos - discourse

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Edaphology is derived from which word

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Greek
Edaphos - influence soil for plant growth
Logos - study or discourse

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Market is derived from which word

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Latin
Marcatus - place of trade, traffic and merchandise

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Evolution is derived from which word

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Latin
Evolutio - unrolling or rolling out

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Enzyme is derived from which word

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Greek
En - in
Zyme - ferment or living

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Credit is derived from which word

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Latin
Credo - I trust you

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Legume is derived from which word

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Latin
Legumen - bean

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Pulses is derived from which word

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Latin
Pulsus - protein rich edible grain

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Cereals is derived from which word
Roman Ceres - goddess of grains or agriculture
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Sugarcane is derived from which word
Sanskrit Sarkara or Sakkara - sugar
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Cotton is derived from which word
Sanskrit Karpasa - cotton tree
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Groundnut is derived from which word
Greek Arachi - groundnut
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Rabi, Kharif and Zaid are derived from which word
Arabic
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Society is derived from which word
Latin Societas - comrade or friendly
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Vulgarization is derived from which word
French Vulgarize - popularize
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Cell is derived from which word
Latin Cella - a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization
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In vivo and in vitro are derived from which word
Latin In vivo - within the living In vitro - within the glass
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Plastid is derived from which word
Greek Plastikas - formed or moulded
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Ecology is derived from which word
Greek Oikos - house /dwelling place Logos - study
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Entomology is derived from which word
Greek Entomon - insect means cut into (section) Logos - study
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Arthropoda is derived from which word
Greek Arthros - segmented Podus - leg
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Phytopathology is derived from which word
Greek Phyton - plant Pathos - ailments Logus - study
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Fungicide is derived from which word
Latin Fungus- fungi Caedo - to kill
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Meteorology is derived from which word
Greek Meteoros - above the earth's surface Logy - indicating science
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Sociology is derived from which word
Latin Socious - companion Greek Logos - speech
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Economics is derived from which word
Greek Oikos - household Nomos - management
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Psychology is derived from which word
Greek Psyche - soul
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Communication is derived from which word
Latin Communis - common
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Entrepreneur is derived from which word
French Enterpredre
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Homo erectus first emerged when & where
1.5 million years ago In Indonesia and Africa
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Cro magnan man emerged when and where
32,000 years ago in Europe
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First pet animal
Dog for hunting
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First animals to be domesticated
Sheep and goat
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When did cultivation of crop started
7500 B.C.
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First crop to be cultivated
Maize in 4400 B.C.
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Text book on agriculture by kashyapa
Krishisukti
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Who introduced Grafting technique in horticulture?
Portuguese
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Who constructed the western Jamuna canal
G.L. Bane
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Occurrence of Iris famine
1845 due to late blight of potato
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Occurrence of famine in Bengal and Orissa
1865
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When was Famine commission appointed
1880
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When was Forest research Institute was established in Dehradun
1906
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IARI was established in
1905 at pusa ( now new delhi)
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Indian central cotton committee was constituted in
1921
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ICAR was established in
1929
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Great bengal famine occured
1943 due to Helminthisporium oryzae
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Central Rice research institute was established in
1946
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GATT was signed on
Jan 1948
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Full form of PIRRCOM
Project for intensification of regional research on cotton, oilseeds millets
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NAFED
National agricultural cooperative marketing federation Est. Oct. 1958
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First agricultural university in India
G.B Pant university of agriculture and technology at pantnagar On 1960
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IADP
Intensive agriculture district programme aka package programme
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First D.G. Or vice president of ICAR
Dr. B.P. Pal
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DPAP
Drought prone area programme
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First KVK
At Pondicherry, 1974
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NABARD
National bank for agriculture & rural development 12th July, 1982
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IRDP
Integrated rural development programme aka poverty eradication programme April, 1978
74
ICAR
16th July 1929
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1st president of ICAR
Sir Mohammad habibullah
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IARI
1905 at pusa, Bihar

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