TSPSC AEO Syllabus 2017- 2018 Telangana State Public Service Commission Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2017- 2018 Study Material & Scheme Of Examination 2017- 2018 For Agriculture Extension Officer………
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2018 for the examination AEO 311 posts.
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Exam Scheme :-
Scheme And Syllabus For
Recruitment To The Posts Of Agriculture Extension Officer Grade-Ii In
Department Of Agricultural Subordinate Service
Scheme Of Examination :-
Written Examination (Objective Type) No.of Question
Duration( Min.) Max Marks
Paper-I: General Studies And General Abilities
150 150
150
PAPER-II: Agriculture (Diploma Level) (English & Telugu
Version)
Or Dry Land Agriculture (Vocational Degree Level) 150
150
150
Total
300
Syllabus for PAPER-I:
General Studies And General Abilities
1. Current Affairs – Regional, National and International
2. International Relations and Events.
3. General Science; India’s achievements in Science and Technology
4. Environmental issues and Disaster Management
5. Economy of India and Telangana
6. Geography of India with a focus on Telangana
7. Indian Constitution and Polity with a focus on local self
Government
8. Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts and Literature of Telangana
9. Policies of Telangana State
10. History of Modern India with a focus on Indian National
Movement
11. History of Telangana with special emphasis on Movement for
Telangana Statehood
12. Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation
13. Basic English (8th Class Standard)
PAPER-II:
AGRICULTURE (DIPLOMA LEVEL)
1. Agronomy
Agriculture terminology; National and International institutions; Research
stations in state universities- Agro climatic zones of Telangana state -
characterization, Research priorities. Agroclimatic zones of Telangana State;
weather, agricultural meteorology, study of weather parameters - Sunlight,
Temperature, Pressure, Transpiration, snowfall, Rainfall- types; rainfall
measuring instruments; effect of rainfall on crops; Tillage – effect on soil
properties – Factors affecting good tilth; puddling, Sowing methods; Crop stand
establishment; Plant geometry – Effect of Plant population on growth &
yield; Soil fertility and soil productivity ; Soil fertility management ;
cultivation methods, Nutrient requirement, Organic & Chemical fertilizers-
uses; Weeds – losses due to weeds ; important aspects of weed control, use of
herbicides in major agricultural crops, Integrated weed management; Irrigation
water management, crop water requirement, methods of irrigation, Modern methods
of water management – advantages and disadvantages; Drainage; Harvest maturity
symptoms; harvest and post Harvest measures; Rainfed agriculture- improved
agronomic practices. Water harvesting, contingency crop plan; Watershed;
Cropping systems; crop rotation; Integrated farming systems;; Sustainable
agriculture; Organic farming- certification.
2. Crop production and
improved management practices :- Food grain crops;
commercials crops, Pulses and Oil seed crops, Fodder crops, Spices and
condiments in Telangana and in India – Importance, acreage, production,
productivity, improved varieties and hybrids developed, suitable soils,
climatic conditions, seed rate, seed dormancy, seed treatment, spacing, inter
cultivation, seed rate, weed control, water management, integrated nutrient management,
improved management practices, harvesting, and post harvest measures.
3. Soil Science :-
Soil chemical and physical properties; Carbon : Nitrogen ratio and its
importance, soil pH, soil organic matter; importance of microorganisms, soil
ionic exchange, problematic soils, different types of soils in Telangana state;
important nutrients requirement of crop plants; essentiality - forms of
nutrient availability, nutrient deficiencies, corrective measures; causes for
loss of soil fertility - management; soil - environmental pollution - control,
classification of organic and chemical fertilizers, composting, vermicompost;
biogas plant, green manures, green manure crops, concentrated organic manures;
mixed fertilizers- fertilizer use efficiency, bio fertilizers, integrated
nutrient management, soil testing methods; global warming - causes, secondary
nutrients; complex fertilisers; chelated micronutrients; fertilizer control
act.
4. Plant Breeding, Seed
Technology, Seed testing
Parts of flower, methods of reproductions in plants, male
sterility, vegetative propagation. Plant breeding - selection, hybridization,
mutation breeding, polyploidy breeding; methods of breeding for varietal and
hybrid development, varietal description, DNA test; importance of seed; seed
characters, classes of seed, principles of seed production, management
practices in seed production, isolation distance; difference between varietal
and hybrid seed production; tips in seed production of different crops, seed
certification, seed processing; cleaning and grading equipment; seed treatment;
seed testing, seed viability, seed vigour, seed dormancy, seed health, seed
packing, seed varietal protection, seed pellets, biotechnology in seed
development, Intellectual Property Rights, crop varietal release- trials,
release procedure and release. Seed production of field and vegetable crops,
seed regulations in India, historical development, nation and international
institutions in seed quality control, seed acts and regulations; seed production
in fruits and flower crops; seed sampling, physical purity tests, seed moisture
tests, genetic purity tests; seed processing - importance and methods; seed
storage.
5. Crop pests and their
management
Introduction to Entomology, Taxonomy and Characters of class
Insecta, Insect Segmentation. agriculturally important insect Orders, Insect
mouthparts and types. Symptoms of Damage caused by various insects. Integrated
Pest Management – Importance, Predators and Parasitoids, Botanicals, chemical
insect control, Insecticides – Classification, Compatibility and Formulations;
Nematicides, Rodenticides etc. Sericulture, Apiculture and Lac culture. Pests
of Agricultural and Horticultural crops – Scientific names – nature of Damage
and Management, Stored grain Pests – Management, Non – insect Pest Management
(Rodents, Birds and Nematodes).
06.Plant diseases and their
control
Introduction to Plant pathology- casual organisms, terminology -
concepts, classification of diseases, etiology, disease spread, pathogens,
predisposing factors of diseases, disease management methods- use of
fungicides, classification of fungicides, common fungicides- mode of action;
diagnosis of field diseases, important methods of diseases management, control
of diseases, nematodes and plant parasites- their management; diseases of
important field and horticultural crops and their management.
07.Horticulture and
forestry
Vegetable Crops and their cultivation details; important fruit
crops, medicinal, aromatic crops and flower crops of Telangana state-
propagation, nursery management, pruning, green houses, principles of fruits
and vegetable storage; value addition of fruits and vegetable products; Agro
forestry – importance, national forest polices and forest acts; afforestation,
management of forest nurseries, important forest plants- uses, their
management; Social forestry, wind break trees, timber and non timber forest
products - their characters..
08 Agricultural Economics
Agriculture finance – definition, Scope and importance; Regional
Rural Banks; NABARD; Self Help Groups; Lead Bank Scheme; Kisan Credit Card;
Crop Insurance, preparation and uses of balance sheet, theory of production –
law of variable proportions; laws of returns, returns to scale; economies of
scale; study of costs and returns; farm business organizations- aims and main
objectives, farm management-aims; types of farming, farm planning –types, uses,
cooperation-principles; farmers cooperative societies –types; co-operative
movement in India –history; farmer cooperative societies and Agriculture
cooperative societies –types and uses; agricultural credit policy-main
features; different types of agricultural credit; cooperative banks, RBI,
problems faced by farmers in accessing credit; agricultural marketing- types of
Agriculture markets, market efficiency; problems of agricultural
marketing-overcoming measures; price determination; seed industry –importance;
seed price policies; market price and normal price.
For Remaining Syllabus 2017- 2018 You may download it From Official Site or in
Notification of AEO You should navigate to Annexure III For the Latest Syllabus
2017- 2018 . We are providing the Link for direct access the Syllabus From in
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