COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF SECTION OFFICERS (B-17)
JULY 21, 2001
AGRICULTURE
MARKS: 100 TIME: 03 HOURS
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.
JULY 21, 2001
AGRICULTURE
MARKS: 100 TIME: 03 HOURS
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q-1. Under government plan for Devolution of Power to Districts down, decentralization of agriculture related functions at the district level is emerging (agriculture extension, on farm water management, pest control, livestock, forestry and soil conservation). Please suggest effective coordination mechanism whereby all the areas of concern receive due attention.
Q-2. Forest trees have beneficial impacts on water harvesting and soil conservation. Please discuss and elaborate.
Q-3. Please differentiate between any Five of the following:-
(i) Physical Weathering and Chemical Weathering.
(ii) Pod and Cerd.
(iii) Trickle Irrigation and Sprinkler Irrigation.
(iv) Deciduous Trees and Evergreen Trees.
(v) Cereal Crops and Fibre Crops.
(vi) Stored Grain Pests and Rodents.
(vii) Primary Tillage and Secondary Tillage.
(viii) Viticulture and Arboriculture.
(ix) Fungicides and Acaricides.
(x) Asexual and sexual propagation.
(i) Physical Weathering and Chemical Weathering.
(ii) Pod and Cerd.
(iii) Trickle Irrigation and Sprinkler Irrigation.
(iv) Deciduous Trees and Evergreen Trees.
(v) Cereal Crops and Fibre Crops.
(vi) Stored Grain Pests and Rodents.
(vii) Primary Tillage and Secondary Tillage.
(viii) Viticulture and Arboriculture.
(ix) Fungicides and Acaricides.
(x) Asexual and sexual propagation.
Q-4. What planting systems are used for Fruit Trees? Which is the most common system used in upland Balochistan? What factors govern the planting distance of fruit trees?
Q-5. Please differentiate between Monitoring and Evaluation and describe in brief various types of agricultural project evaluation.
Q-6. Please define with examples:
(i) Renewable natural resources
(ii) Soil pH
(iii) Agro Forestry
(iv) Cropping Patterns
(v) Karezes
(vi) Primary plant nutrients
(vii) Intercropping
(viii) Soil Organic matter
(ix) Low delta crops
(x) Environment
(i) Renewable natural resources
(ii) Soil pH
(iii) Agro Forestry
(iv) Cropping Patterns
(v) Karezes
(vi) Primary plant nutrients
(vii) Intercropping
(viii) Soil Organic matter
(ix) Low delta crops
(x) Environment
Q-7. Name important insect diseases of wheat giving technical name each and suggest control measures.
Q-8. Name the Commercial date varieties grown in the Kech and Panjgur districts of Balochistan and examine in detail the potentials for the establishment of proper marketing channels for the Makran Dates.
Q-9. Please sketch a wheat crop maximization programme for Balochistan briefly describe the steps involved in its formulation and implementation.
Q-10. Please write short note on any FIVE of the following:-
(i) Green House issues in Agriculture Sector.
(ii) Crop Ecology.
(iii) Commercial Agriculture Farming.
(iv) Corporate Farming.
(v) Raw materials Sources of economy.
(vi) Irrigation Agronomy.
(vii) Soil enriched through legumes.
(viii) Role of certified seed in field crop production.
(i) Green House issues in Agriculture Sector.
(ii) Crop Ecology.
(iii) Commercial Agriculture Farming.
(iv) Corporate Farming.
(v) Raw materials Sources of economy.
(vi) Irrigation Agronomy.
(vii) Soil enriched through legumes.
(viii) Role of certified seed in field crop production.
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