PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC – 2025
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURE (PAPER-I)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE:
i. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
ii. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
iii. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
iv. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
NOTE:
Attempt FIVE Questions in All. Attempt in Urdu or English.
Q. No. 1: Define biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). Describe the perspectives and limitations of BNF in a symbiotic relationship of bacteria and legumes.
Q. No. 2: Suggest practical tools and extension methods for the spread and diffusion of the latest agri. technologies amongst the farming community. Give a logical framework while justifying each of these.
Q. No. 3: What are the current national forest policies related to the national development plans and external influences? Enlighten the current and emerging issues, trends, and critical problems of forest resources and the forestry sector.
Q. No. 4: Farm mechanization has become a crucial element to accelerate agricultural productivity. Discuss the status, prospects, futuristic outlook and constraints of farm mechanization in Pakistan.
Q. No. 5: What is the use of dairy products? What steps are involved in milk production and dairy processing? How are dairy products classified?
Q. No. 6: a) Discuss the underlying principles making narrative of the World Trade Organization (WTO). How do they provide fair international trade?
b) Which sort of limitations the member countries face in implementing WTO regimes?
Q. No. 7:
a) Explain different land tenure systems in Pakistan and discuss the ways by which they limit agricultural productivity in the country.
b) Write a comprehensive note on land reforms in Pakistan and their impact on the sustainability of this sector of the economy.
Q. No. 8: The Indus River Basin supplies water to the largest contiguous irrigation system. What are the challenges of water management being faced by the Indus Basin system?
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