Exam Details

Subject Organic Production System
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate in Organic Farming
Department School of Agriculture (SOA)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Define the following terms:

Agroforestry

Summer Ploughing

Zero Tillage

Crop Rotation

Hay

2. Differentiate between:

Sequential and Multiple cropping

Border and Furrow irrigation

Epigeous and Hypogeous germination

Farmyard manure and Compost

3. What do you mean by organic farming? Explain the benefits of trees in organic farming.

Enumerate the advantages of botanical pesticides.

4. Explain the sowing method of wheat.

Give an account of different methods of dormancy breaking of seed.

5. Enlist the different methods of irrigation. Explain in detail about surface irrigation method.

6. Write short notes on the following:

Indore method of composting

Neem seed kernel extract

Liquid manure

Trap crop

7. Differentiate the seed priming and seed treatment.

Enlist the different implements used for sowing.

8. Give classification of bio-pesticide.

Describe the importance of water contamination in organic farming.


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

  • Economics And Marketing of Organic Produce
  • Inspection and Certification Of Organic Produce
  • Introduction to Organic Farming
  • Organic Production System