CSMMAINEXAM201B facia perucuamne oy (aya-a2 1) AGRICULTURE (Paper I) Prete war: det am Time Allowed : Three Hours wra-wer arerelt fate sqear gran wedi Se gat BA a Preafera wakes arg wh carpi WH 1 ert are wet Bot St arest 4 Penfier far feedt atk atte Sat wa EL aderdt at gar wie weit & ae BF wel den ak Safar & oer ant ta woke wos a eat ee er gra fae atte eat a ae difry | wee we / aT a oie see aT fee ee | ‘weit sere sell area Ht fers ora sarfer farsa aes araeh wrar—aey fase wer 2, fe ge Te oT ere FAG WH-TE-TR (RLAT.) afer & FayS oC sea falda era ae fea oT THe | -afglner rer By ft are fet arene fa ary ae we a kes aret FA weit # ere citer, wel fafaffe @ am saereer fern art arfien, | wei & aed tere wegen St aneht | af rer ad a, tase ae A ore At ahh sr ae an dere: fear ae St | wer-ae-aee gfe A are Star gar ye aT gee sit ST TE eT A areT carer arfen | QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions. ‘There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO SECTIONS and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH. ‘Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all. ‘Question Nos. 1 and § are compulsory and out of the remaining, any THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE fiom cach Section. ‘The number of marks carried by a question /part is indicated against it. Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated. clearly on the caver of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one. ‘Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to, Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off, 1 EGT-P-AGRC1.{c) 1.4) 1.(e) 2a) 2.(c) 34a) 3b) 3.(c) US ‘A’ SECTION ‘A’ Preafeferr wet ar armen 150 sreat A aia ifr Describe the following in about 150 words each : 10%*5=50 sgerosetta aT (Fetarey an) Us eee HTT BETTE Te HTT Global warming and its impact on crop productivity 10 gen ua ari gf tg ser ator Contingency planning in dryland/rainfed agriculture 10 ‘are year & afta wea ofp Bq dex a ga enka wont A afire Role of hybrids/high yielding varieties to meet national goal of food security 10 saat sae Gear agi? el wet a aa flee safe Precise water saving irrigation practices to enhance water use efficiency 10 cana 3 aft fos 3 gan & fae yea Initiatives for improving agricultural marketing in India 10 fafa vhf da aavia wer Hea & ya wal weet K vat Hf | Discuss the importance and method of water harvesting under different agro- ‘ecosystems. 20 er Se ered rar at wan aA aT aa Bi a A MAT | ET Fe vert agit Bq aarti ar att tfc | Explain the factors affecting soil organic matter content. Describe the techniques to inerease soil organic matter. 20 “aft Prorrer eq wether at te weal Gretta eh were eet A afer ware? What is tole of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and Self Help a 7 technology dissemination for agricultural development ? apt at ate witfeen gars Ua Ue. ae. ang. waht A wears am gerreren ait fora | Describe the comparative package of practices for direct secded aerobic rice and SRL 20 git fora i Ft Bedeftet en € 2? sft far ae git aartat & fren a firarit 2 annfre-anfie seat # fist ote 8 wert & 7 What are the mandates of Krishi Vigyan Kendras? How KVKs are helping in dissemination of agricultural technologies and upliftment of socio-economic conditions of farmers ? 20 saree: fit Bs after ge ter (Potte ARir) Ah aerate Ba A al AAT | Discuss the utility of Remote Sensing in context of Indian Agriculture. 10 EGT-P-AGRC 24.fa) 4.(b) 4.(c) 5.(a) 5.0) 5.(c) 5.(d) 5.(e) 6.(a) 6.(b) ara At ateoadt yer H ser aera are @ 7 gr Warsi A asi A Eafe a aor soa Re ag & ae Fao ae | What changes occur in rice puddled soil? Describe the fate of nitrogen and practices for enhancing nitrogen use efficiency in such soils. 20 ae Rea Ta salt wa a oe a a Aw at | Ta aT Re sagen ge wonftett fh fatrererath a ae aay | Describe the types and benefits of non-conventional forestry systems. State the characteristics of suitable tree species for non-conventional forestry. 20 arama Fo areata vite sears an é 2 areal afr fare eq frei areal & ait vat eAifore, | What is the phenomenon of herbicide resistance in weeds? Discuss the factors responsible for development of herbicide resistance. 10 avs ‘B’ SECTION ‘B’ frafafter vere ar emt 150 wea A ah fare = Describe the following in about 150 words each 10*5=50 Ate aeraR wart Haar Innovations in biological weed management 10 ye ards afer & abet at ara Role of forestry in carbon sequestration 10 ania vd dies ya A area a GER Problems and reclamation of saline and sadic soils 10 ht were H qaer we dare cart ar saat Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) in agricultural extension 10 fears: 3 onmarit aft tq Often aft Sr after Role of organic farming for sustainability and profitability 10 Be ua wet wear & fat ait war € 2 yer ea we Ug a Re STI SR a What are the different sources of soil and water pollutions ? Describe the impact of soil and water pollution on crop productivity and environment. 20 Sa shal & wat wa eae ware & aa St aval ak | aed Peart & are eres eet wear a aareoit at fret S Discuss the kinds of bio-fertilizers and their application methods. Give the reasons for their limited acceptance among the Indian farmers. 20 3 EGT-P-AGRC6.(c) Ta) 70) 74a) 8.0) 8b) 8.6) 8d) veae atte wd gad ora A at a eer th oe wea GET Ser a Gegait ae Fae a1 Discuss the crop insurance and its implications. Narrate the government initiatives taken for crop insurance. 10 deen aft & feared A ater ee | aeetta oes Beker gfe A wawsit wa wera oar area Fifa | Explain the principles of conservation agriculture. Describe the practices and impact of conservation agriculture in Indian scenario. 20 fad fan & ata a qtieg AGA | Listout the approaches for scheduling of irrigation. 10 agrestt A eae H 25, 50 we 75% Seer BET THB eae Ae fires fae 3 are wearer ar Teer wena @ | se BaF 60 Aa. warfaa ag Ga A ait oer ae a eae creat feeq aera: 16% TH 6% E Vsceen ofa férer§ Prater 4 fea ger it ox frat ait? It is proposed to test the relative efficiency of scheduling irrigation to groundnut at 25%, 50% and 75% depletion of available soil moisture. Field capacity of soil in the effective root zone depth of 60 cm is 16% with a permanent wilting point ‘of 6%. At what respective soil moisture contents, irigations are to be scheduled 10 ‘fare srer #2022 cen Sep Hey A correct ar frereehen ferfere, | Elaborate the strategies for doubling the farmers’ income by 2022. 10 ara % Reet serer A fet ws sere Hoar weer &? fer ger A ameafiker wre Bq write ar avr Afar, | ‘What is status of oilseed production and constraints of their production in India? Describe the strategies for attaining self-sufficiency in oilseed production. 20 sam aot att Aer fadeart 2 oni were erensh & aemt Bg a fr aaetiat at sroret ? ‘What are the characteristics of a good farm plan? What techniques will you oat to solve the farm management problems ? safer oft weak (mem cet) aT ion angen GRE wera & 7 What is Front Line Demonstration (FLD)? How does it help in boosting the production and productivity of crops ? 10 Taare aera fda a en salt et t 7 What are the advances in chemical weed management ? 10 EGT-P-AGRC 4