APPSC Agriculture Officer Syllabus

APPSC Agriculture Officer Exam Pattern & Syllabus

Paper I (Objective Type) – General Studies and Mental Ability- 150 questions for 15o marks
Paper II (Objective Type) – Agriculture – 150 questions for 15o marks

APPSC Agriculture Officer General Studies & Mental Ability Syllabus
1. Event of national and international importance.
2. Current Affiars – International, National and Regional.
3. General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology.
4. Social-economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
5. Indian Polity and governance – Constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.
6. Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh
7. Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
8. Disaster management – vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies.
9. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection.
10. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation
11. Data Analysis (a) Tabulation of data (b) Visual representation of data (c) Basic data analysis (Summary statistics such as mean, median, mode, variance and coefficient of variation) and Interpretation.
12. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political and legal implications/ problems.

APPSC Agriculture Officer Discipline subject Agriculture Syllabus –
1. Introductory Agriculture and Principles of Agronomy
2. Field Crops (Kharif)
3. Field Crops (Rabi)
4. Weed Management Weeds
5. Water Management including Micro Irrigation
6. Organic Farming
7. Farming Systems and Sustainable Agriculture
8. Principles of Plant Breeding
9. Principles of Seed Technology
10. Principles of Plant Biotechnology
11. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
12. Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
13. Entomology Insect Morphology and Systematic
14. Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management including beneficial insects
15. Pets of Field Crops and stored Grain and their Management
16. Principles of Agricultural Economics
17. Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices