Odisha Public Service Commission Assistant Agriculture Officer Syllabus
Paper I – 100 marks – 100 questions (01 mark each) Duration – 2 hours
| Topics | No. of questions |
| Unit –I | |
| Agronomy | 12 |
| Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture | 05 |
| Principles of organic farming | 06 |
| Crop production technology | 12 |
| Unit- II | |
| Production of technology of Horticultural crops (Fruit Crops) | 07 |
| Production technology of Horticultural crops (Vegetable crops) | 08 |
| Production technology of Horticultural crops
(Floriculture crops) |
05 |
| Unit III – Plant Pathology & Microbiology (Disease) | |
| Field crops | 06 |
| Horticultural crops | 04 |
| Entomology | 14 |
| Nematode pests of horticultural crops and their managements | 06 |
| Unit –IV | |
| Agriculture & Sericulture | 03 |
| Agro-meteorology & Climate change | 07 |
| Forestry | 05 |
| Total | 100 |
Paper II– 100 marks – 100 questions (01 mark each) Duration – 2 hours
| Topics | No. of questions |
| Unit –I | |
| Geoinformatics and Nano-technology | 05 |
| Fundamentals of soil science | 10 |
| Soil fertility and nutrient management | 10 |
| Problematic soils and their management | 10 |
| Unit II | |
| Principles of seed technology | 07 |
| Genetics and plant breeding | 11 |
| Introductory crop physiology | 07 |
| Unit III | |
| Fundamentals of agricultural extension education | 08 |
| Agricultural Economics | 06 |
| Fundamentals of Statistical methods | 05 |
| Agri-business management | 05 |
| Agricultural marketing, trade prices | 06 |
| Unit –IV | |
| Agriculture heritage | 04 |
| Farmer empowerment schemes | 06 |
| Total | 100 |
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