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Agriculture—I



Time Three Hours] [Maximum Marks 300
INSTRUCTIONS

Answers must be written in English.


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


The answer to each question or part thereof should begin on a fresh page.

Your answer should be precise and coherent.


The part/parts of the same question must be answered together and should not be interposed between answers to other questions.


Candidates should attempt question no.1 which is compulsory and any four more out of the remaining questions.


If you encounter any typographical error, please read it as it appears in the text-book.
(viii) Candidates are in their own interest advised to go through the General Instructions on the back side of the title page of the Answer Script for strict adherence.

Technologies available for enhancing the productivity of rain-fed crops and how to mitigate the drought effects. 55
7. Answer any five of the following

Essentiality of plant nutrients


Cultural programs as the tools of extension communication


Efficient techniques of farm management

Super-markets How they are useful in farming with any example.


Bio-fertilizer use in India


Green manuring crops


Micro-nutrients and their role in plant nutrition.

Government interventions in Agricultural produce marketing-
recent advances and legal frameworks evolved over years. 55

8. Write short notes on any five of the following

Soil and plant analysis


Rock phosphate


Acid, neutral and basic fertilizers
Soil amendments

EFG-45554 6 Contd.
2. Differentiate between any five sets

Acidic soils and alkaline soils


Symbiotic and asymbiotic N fixation


Inter cropping and mixed cropping

Drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation


PRA and PTD


Macronutrients and micronutrients


Marginal cost and opportunity cost.

Explain in detail the principles and practices of Integrated Nutrient Management. 55
3. Explain any five of the following

Deficiency and role of N in plants


Govt. interventions in agricultural marketing


ICT tools in agricultural extension

Farmers field schools in technology transfer


SRI method of rice cultivation


Contract farming


Customized fertilizers.

What are the non-cash inputs and LEISA tools that can help in enhancing the farm profitability under various cropping systems in India 55
4. Give scientific reasons for any five Explain in detail the principles and practices of Integrated

Legume seeds are treated with Rhizobium before sowing. Watershed Management and various programs in vogue in India


Broad spectrum herbicides can be used before crop sowing. now. 55


Regular pruning of lower branches in tree crops is desirable. 6. Give the package of practice for following crops

Saline soils can be treated with only good quality water.


Farmers are interested in total income than total yield.


Split application of N and K is desirable.


Some chemicals are allowed under organic farming.

Farm mechanization is only partially successful in India. Why and how it can be made more user friendly under Indian conditions 55
5. Following terms may be explained (any ten)

Front-line demonstrations


Poster presentation


Fertilizer use efficiency

Harvest index


pH


Liming


Nitrification
(viii) Sugarcane planter machines

Arrowing in sugarcane


Glyphosate


Micro irrigation


ITK.

Package SRI Rice Irrigated sugarcane Bengal gram Ground -nut Sunflower Wheat
Seed rate
Spacing
Recommend NPK
Herbicide dose
Major pest diseases
Yield
Cost of cultivation
Profit

EFG-45554 4 Contd.

No continuation sheets shall be provided to any candidate under any circumstances.


Candidates shall put a cross on blank pages of Answer Script.


No blank page be left in between answer to various questions.


No programmable Calculator is allowed.
(xiii) No stencil (with different markings) is allowed.

1. What do you understand about climate change and its effects on farm productivity, environment, live stock and related resources and its implication on Indian agriculture 40
Any five of the following to be described

Mulching, its merits and demerits


Good characteristics of inter crops


Multistorey cropping system

LEISA


Calculate the fertilizer requirement for rice for 1 ha in terms of Urea, DAP and MOP (Recommended dose for rice is 60 40 60 Kg N1 P2O5 and K2O/ha)


Participatory Technology development.


Role of KVK in technology transfer. 40

EFG-45554 2 Contd.

Zn status of Indian soils


Diversified agriculture


Forage and fodder crops.

Describe the recent advances in agricultural technology communication and their utility under different situations in India with case studies if any.