C.S.(MAIN) EXAM, 2009

AGRICULTURE

Paper-I

I Time Allowed Three Hours I I Maximum Marks 300 I

INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Hindi and
in English.

Answers must be written in the medium
specified in the Admission Certificate issued
to you, which mu.st be stated clearly on the
cover of the answer-book in the space
provided for the purpose. No marks wil! be
given for the answers written in a medium
other than that specified in the Admission
Certificate.

Candidates should attempt Question Nos. 1
and 5 which are compulsory, and any three
of the remaining questions selecting at least
one question from each Section.

The number of marks carried by each
question is indicated at the end of the
question.

Section-A

1.Write short notes on any three of the
following in about 200 words each 20x3=60

Tillage
Herbicide Residue Management
Seed Dormancy
Mulching and Cover Crops

2. Name the essential elements required by
plants. Whal are the sources of these
elements? How are they lost from the soil and
What are the measures to maintain their
status in the soil? 10+ 10+20+20=60

3. Differentiate between the following terms
1ox6=60

Cropping Scheme and Cropping Pattern
Soil Texture and Soil Structure
Field Capacity and Water-holding
Capacity
Water Requirement and Irrigation
Requirement
Water-use Efficiency and Irrigation
Efficiency
(FJ Organic Mattcir and Mineral Matter

4. What do you understand
agriculture? Compare 1t
agriculture and discuss
by sustainable
with intensive
in detail the
management practices 111 sustainable
agriculture. 60

Section-B

5. Write short notes on any three or the
following m about 200 words each 20x3=60

(a)Scheduling Irrigation
(B)Training for Human
Development
Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
Resource
Soil Fertility and Soil Productivity

6. Discuss the prospects and problems of
contract farming. What Government
interventions are required for success of
contract farnting in India? 60

7. Discuss saline and alkaline soils under the
following subheads 60

Classification and characteristics
Causes of formation
Remedial measures

8. What is micro-irrigation and what are its
advantages compared to conventional
methods of irrigation?

Describe the
important micro-irrigation systems with
respect to their pros and cons, the
precautions in their use and the cropping
situations. 60

Note English version of the Instructions is
prin led on the fron l cover this
question paper.