TSPSC AEO Syllabus 2018 Telangana State Public Service Commission Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2018 Study Material & Scheme Of Examination 2018 For Agriculture Extension Officer………
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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.
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