APPSC ADO Agriculture II Previous Year Paper 2017

Arunachal Pradesh ADO Old Question Paper 2017 on Agriculture II

Subject:- AGRICULTURE SCIENCE – PAPER –II

Time: 3 (three) hours                                                                                                                             Full Marks: 100

NOTE: ANSWER ANY 5 (FIVE) QUESTIONS

Q.1.        a)  Illustrate the symptoms, etiology, perpetuation, disease resistance and chemical  (10)                                        management of rust of wheat. 

1. b) Write the most distinguishing symptoms along with the causal organism of the following diseases: (2×5=10)
2. Late blight of potato
3. White rust of crucifers

• Citrus greening

1. Fire blight of Apple
2. Bacterial leaf blight of rice

Q.2.        Write a brief note on the following:                                                                                         (4×5=20)

1. What is virus? Describe its morphology and nucleic acid composition.
2. Five important characteristics of Bacteria.
3. Antibiotic vs. Phytoalexin
4. DAS-ELISA
5. Horizontal resistance vs. vertical resistance

Q.3.        Describe the nature of damage and management practices of the following insect-pests(4×5=20)

1. Yellow stem borer
2. Banana pseudostem weevil
3. Potato tuber moth
4. Pulse bruchid (Gram dhura)
5. Brinjal fruit and shoot brore

Q.4.        a) Describe the symptoms of nematode diseases of rice and pine apple                                (5+5=10)

1. b) Discuss in detail nematode management practices.                                                                   (10)

Q.5.        Define agricultural economics. What are the different divisions of agricultural economics? State subject of agricultural economics.                                                                                  (10+10=20)

Q.6.        Enumerate the principles involved in farm management decisions. How can agricultural marketing cooperatives help in better farm management?                                                           (20)

Q.7.        Analyse the steps of extension educational process. Show how the extension teaching methods are classified into different categories? Describe two extension teaching methods from each category along the area of their application.                                                                         (7+3+10=20)

Q.8.        a) To increase agriculture production through mechanization, suggest your recommendations in                                   view of latest developments in farm implements and machineries.                                          (6)

1. b) what is post harvest technology? What s primary and secondary processing? Explain in brief about various food preservation techniques?                                                                                                 (8)
2. c) What is the sequence of water erosion? Under what condition drop spill ways are constructed? What are the purposes of bunds? (6)

        Published on 30th Sept 2021