Exam Details
| Subject | agriculture | |
| Paper | paper 2 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main optional | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2002 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
IAS Mains Paper: Agriculture 2002
Paper-II
Section A
Answer any three of the following in about 200 words each:
Define dichogamy. Describe in brief protogyny and protandry.
What is self-incompatibility? Describe in brief the mechanism of self incompatibility.
What is biometry? Discuss the usefulness of biometrical techniques to the plant breeders.
Define hybridization. Describe in-brief the various types of hybridization.
Answer the following questions
Describe in brief emasculation and discuss the various methods of emasculation.
What is inbreeding? Discuss in brief the effects of inbreeding.
Define mass selection. Explain the procedure of mass selection and discuss its merits and demerits.
Answer the following questions
Briefly describe the bulk method of breeding and its applications in crop improvement programme.
Discuss in brief the progeny selection and describe its merits and demerits.
Define and discuss plant growth regulators and their use in agriculture.
Write short notes on the following:
Transgenic plants
Pheromones
Disease complex of cotton
Section B
Answer any three of the following in about 200 words:
Define and discuss insecticide resistance management (I. R for a pest.
Define Grain storage and describe integrated pest management of a storage pest.
Discuss in brief the package of practices for the cultivation of tomato.
Briefly describe the Indian Seed Act (1966).
Describe the nature of damage, life history and management of following insect-pests and diseases:
Melong fruit fly
Spotted ball worm of cotton
Rice Tungro Virus
Answer the following questions
List the various international agencies and institutes concerned with the improvement of agriculture production. Briefly describe the objectives and functions of any two of them.
Give an account in brief on Genetically Modified Crops.
Discuss in brief the post harvest losses in fruits and vegetables, and the measures to minimize these losses.
Write short notes on the following:
Carbamate insecticides
Methods of raising ornamental plants
Neem in pests control
Paper-II
Section A
Answer any three of the following in about 200 words each:
Define dichogamy. Describe in brief protogyny and protandry.
What is self-incompatibility? Describe in brief the mechanism of self incompatibility.
What is biometry? Discuss the usefulness of biometrical techniques to the plant breeders.
Define hybridization. Describe in-brief the various types of hybridization.
Answer the following questions
Describe in brief emasculation and discuss the various methods of emasculation.
What is inbreeding? Discuss in brief the effects of inbreeding.
Define mass selection. Explain the procedure of mass selection and discuss its merits and demerits.
Answer the following questions
Briefly describe the bulk method of breeding and its applications in crop improvement programme.
Discuss in brief the progeny selection and describe its merits and demerits.
Define and discuss plant growth regulators and their use in agriculture.
Write short notes on the following:
Transgenic plants
Pheromones
Disease complex of cotton
Section B
Answer any three of the following in about 200 words:
Define and discuss insecticide resistance management (I. R for a pest.
Define Grain storage and describe integrated pest management of a storage pest.
Discuss in brief the package of practices for the cultivation of tomato.
Briefly describe the Indian Seed Act (1966).
Describe the nature of damage, life history and management of following insect-pests and diseases:
Melong fruit fly
Spotted ball worm of cotton
Rice Tungro Virus
Answer the following questions
List the various international agencies and institutes concerned with the improvement of agriculture production. Briefly describe the objectives and functions of any two of them.
Give an account in brief on Genetically Modified Crops.
Discuss in brief the post harvest losses in fruits and vegetables, and the measures to minimize these losses.
Write short notes on the following:
Carbamate insecticides
Methods of raising ornamental plants
Neem in pests control
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