Exam Details
| Subject | agriculture | |
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main optional | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2000 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
IAS Mains Paper: Agriculture 2000
Paper-I
Section A
Write short critical notes in about 200 words each on any three of the following:
Regulated Market
Farm Budgeting
Integrated Weed Control in Wheat
Natural Resource Management
What is farm labour? Explain reasons for their low efficiency and write measures to improve the efficiency of the farm labour.
What is green revolution and its after effects on crop production? How can we make grey areas green to meet the challenges of food requirement for the increasing population of the country?
What are the limiting factors of production responsible in pulses and oilseed crops? Suggest suitable steps needed to enhance their production in the country.
Section B
Write short critical notes in about 200 words each on any three of the following:
Environmental Pollution
Classification of Herbicides
Particle Density
Phosphorus in Crop Production
Describe the role of nitrification inhibitors with mechanism of their working and suitable examples.
Define and differentiate between soil texture and soil structure. How do you determine soil texture? Give brief description of structural types with schematic drawings.
What is water erosion? Write its mechanism, soil loss equation and control measures.
Paper-I
Section A
Write short critical notes in about 200 words each on any three of the following:
Regulated Market
Farm Budgeting
Integrated Weed Control in Wheat
Natural Resource Management
What is farm labour? Explain reasons for their low efficiency and write measures to improve the efficiency of the farm labour.
What is green revolution and its after effects on crop production? How can we make grey areas green to meet the challenges of food requirement for the increasing population of the country?
What are the limiting factors of production responsible in pulses and oilseed crops? Suggest suitable steps needed to enhance their production in the country.
Section B
Write short critical notes in about 200 words each on any three of the following:
Environmental Pollution
Classification of Herbicides
Particle Density
Phosphorus in Crop Production
Describe the role of nitrification inhibitors with mechanism of their working and suitable examples.
Define and differentiate between soil texture and soil structure. How do you determine soil texture? Give brief description of structural types with schematic drawings.
What is water erosion? Write its mechanism, soil loss equation and control measures.
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