BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF SECTION OFFICERS (B-17)
AGRICULTURE
MARKS: 100
JUNE 04, 2003
TIME: 03 HOURS
JUNE 04, 2003
TIME: 03 HOURS
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q-1. Balochistan has tremendous potential for the development of its agriculture. Please provide an in-depth analytical review of the constraints hindering the crop productivity and suggest measures for their removal.
Q-2. Please name and describe various Audio-Visual Aids which are likely to be useful in Extension Work and Teaching.
Q-3. What standard safety precautions are to be adopted while working with any kind of pesticides including safety precautions for the health of workers?
Q-4. The quality of Cotton (Phutti) is affected by Admixture, Improper and Immature Picking, High Moisture Content, Un-Opened Bolls, Mixing of Trash and Leaves and other foreign matter. What precautions need to be adopted for proper cotton picking? Please Elaborate.
Q-5. Give a brief account of various Surface and Ground Water Resources of Balochistan and suggest measures to conserve and utilize this precious natural resource efficiently.
Q-6. Please enumerate benefits accruing to farm families as a result of Crop Diversification.
Q-7. Define with examples any TEN of the following:
(i) Active Ingredients
(ii) Powdery Mildew
(iii) Obsolete Pesticides
(iv) Iron Chelate
(v) Zero Tillage
(vi) Intercropping
(vii) Relay Sowing
(viii) Rhizobium
(ix) Soil Borne Diseases
(x) Wheel Hoe
(xi) Confectionary Crop
(xii) Acaricides
(xiii) Crop Rotation
(xiv) Rooting Depth
(xv) Rauni Irrigation
(xvi) Exhaustive Crops
(i) Active Ingredients
(ii) Powdery Mildew
(iii) Obsolete Pesticides
(iv) Iron Chelate
(v) Zero Tillage
(vi) Intercropping
(vii) Relay Sowing
(viii) Rhizobium
(ix) Soil Borne Diseases
(x) Wheel Hoe
(xi) Confectionary Crop
(xii) Acaricides
(xiii) Crop Rotation
(xiv) Rooting Depth
(xv) Rauni Irrigation
(xvi) Exhaustive Crops
Q-8. Green Manures are used primarily to increase the yield of a subsequent Crop as well as to improve the fertility status of the soil. Please name at least THREE Crops which are used for Green Manuring purposes and describe briefly the method of cultivation of any ONE Crop Named.
Q-9. Describe Potentials of Profitable Crop Production in various Agro-Ecological Zones obtaining in Balochistan.
Q-10. Write Short Note on any FIVE of the following:
(i) Non-Price measures for improving productivity and marketing of Crops.
(ii) Pest-Scouting as a tool in the integrated pest management programme.
(iii) Usefulness of Agricultural farms in the dissemination of improved agricultural technology.
(iv) Pollination problems in Dates.
(v) Fruit Trees Management.
(vi) Harvest and Post-Harvest Storage of Crops.
(vii) Cultural Techniques for Control of Weeds in Wheat Crop.
(viii) Crop Calendar.
(ix) Selection of Site for Farm Demonstration Centre.
(x) Influence of Nitrogen on Plant Growth.
(i) Non-Price measures for improving productivity and marketing of Crops.
(ii) Pest-Scouting as a tool in the integrated pest management programme.
(iii) Usefulness of Agricultural farms in the dissemination of improved agricultural technology.
(iv) Pollination problems in Dates.
(v) Fruit Trees Management.
(vi) Harvest and Post-Harvest Storage of Crops.
(vii) Cultural Techniques for Control of Weeds in Wheat Crop.
(viii) Crop Calendar.
(ix) Selection of Site for Farm Demonstration Centre.
(x) Influence of Nitrogen on Plant Growth.
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