Exam Details

Subject Rainfed Farming
Paper
Exam / Course DIPLOMA IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (DIWM)
Department School of Agriculture (SOA)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Differentiate between:

Alfisols and Vertisols

Crop water use efficiency and field water used efficiency

What are the factors influencing water use efficiency

What is rainfall intensity

Discuss the rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency relationship.

Describe the importance of rainwater 3 harvesting for crop production under rainfed conditions.

Classify climatic zones based on rainfall in India.

Describe different management practices 8 (local and improved) under aberrant weather conditions.

What is crop diverfication

Define farming system.

Briefly describe different components of integrated farming systems.

What is bio-fertilizer and list the benefits of bio-fertilizers.

Define green manuring and list out advantages and disadvantages of green manuring.

List out different methods of irrigation.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of drip irrigation?

What is Integrated Pest Management(IPM)

How does mixed cropping helps to reduce spread of diseases

Write short notes on

Imbalanced use of nutrients

Trap cropping

What is Indigenous Technical Knowledge(ITK) for water conservation

Write short notes on any two:

Zabo farming system

Bamboo drip irrigation

Khadin

Briefly describe different types of strip cropping.


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

  • Elements Of Hydrology
  • Fundamentals Of Watershed Management
  • Funding, Monitoring, Evaluation And Capacity Building
  • Horticulture And Agroforestry System
  • Livestock And Pasture Management
  • Rainfed Farming
  • Soil And Water Conservation