Exam Details
| Subject | Organic Production System | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Certificate in Organic Farming | |
| Department | School of Agriculture (SOA) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
What is an organic farm?
List the important considerations for designing an organic farm.
What are cover crops? List the benefits of cover crops in organic farming.
Define seed dormancy.
What are the common types of seed dormancy? Briefly describe each one of them.
Explain the methods for breaking the seed dormancy.
Describe the factors influencing the quality of irrigation water.
Differentiate between surface irrigation and sub-surface irrigation practices with appropriate examples.
What is eutrophication?
Describe soil contamination. Give two examples of inorganic contaminants of soil.
Explain the ways of soil contamination in organic farming.
What is crop rotation
List the criteria for selection of crop or crop varieties in crop rotation.
Write a note the advantages of vermi-composting.
What are trap crops? Give one example.
Describe the advantages of bio-pesticides in organic farming.
What are the characteristics of successful bio-control agents
Define the following
Biological control
Tillage
Expand the following
NPOP
IFOAM
FYM
NPV
What is green manuring? What are the features of an ideal green manure crop
List the products prohibited for feeding in organic livestock production.
List the important considerations for designing an organic farm.
What are cover crops? List the benefits of cover crops in organic farming.
Define seed dormancy.
What are the common types of seed dormancy? Briefly describe each one of them.
Explain the methods for breaking the seed dormancy.
Describe the factors influencing the quality of irrigation water.
Differentiate between surface irrigation and sub-surface irrigation practices with appropriate examples.
What is eutrophication?
Describe soil contamination. Give two examples of inorganic contaminants of soil.
Explain the ways of soil contamination in organic farming.
What is crop rotation
List the criteria for selection of crop or crop varieties in crop rotation.
Write a note the advantages of vermi-composting.
What are trap crops? Give one example.
Describe the advantages of bio-pesticides in organic farming.
What are the characteristics of successful bio-control agents
Define the following
Biological control
Tillage
Expand the following
NPOP
IFOAM
FYM
NPV
What is green manuring? What are the features of an ideal green manure crop
List the products prohibited for feeding in organic livestock production.
Other Question Papers
Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Economics And Marketing of Organic Produce
- Inspection and Certification Of Organic Produce
- Introduction to Organic Farming
- Organic Production System