MPPSC MAINS EXAM SYLLABUS
AGRICULTURE (CODE NO. 01)
PAPER - I
There will be two parts
PART I :Compulsory for all the candidates.PART II :There will be two optional sections (A & B) Candidate will have to answer all the questions from the opted - one section.
PART - I
- Classification of weeds and herbicides. Associated losses due to infestation of weeds. Weed management through cultural, chemical, biological and integrated approach. Tillage and crop production.Water use efficiency in relation to crop production. Criteria for scheduling irrigation. Concepts of multiple cropping, multi-storey, relay and inter-cropping and their importance.
- Orchard planning (Soils,Climate, Nutrition,Training,Pruning,Flowering & fruiting problems and bearing habits), Bonsai. Nursery management and propagation methods. Types of vegetable gardening; Physiological disorders in vegetables and fruits. Principles and methods of preservation of important fruits and vegetables and processing techniques. Landscape, Floriculture including raising of ornamental plants. Design and layout of gardens.
- Chromosome organization and functions -Mitotic and meiotic cell division.Reproduction and fertilization - Mendel's experiments and laws of inheritance. Gene interaction, Linkage and crossing over, Chromosomal aberration. Cytoplasmic inheritance. Qualitative and quantities traits. Nilsson-Ehle's experiment. Structure and replication of genetic material. Gene expression. Central dogma. gene transcription and translation. Genetic code. Operon model. Gene mutation.
- Center of Crop diversity,mode of reproduction,variability in plants,Germsplasm Male sterility and self incompatibility. Heterosis and inbreeding depression, Breeding methods for crop improvement
- Classification & symptoms of plant diseases, Principles of plant disease control including (exclusion, eradication,immunization and protection) Classification of pesticides and formulations. Agents and basic steps of biological control. Integrated diseases and insect pest management. Principle methods of control of stored grain pest and storage pests. Methods of rodent control. Spray equipments, their selection and maintenance. Safety precautionary measures during pesticide usage. Bee keeping (apiculture) and mushroom cultivation.Legal control - plant quarantine and insecticidal act.
- Silvi-culture & agro-forestry,Classification of agro-forestry system;Waste land & watershed development through agro-forestry
- Absorption and translocation of water and nutrients.Transpiration and water economy. Photosynthesis and respiration. Growth analysis and its importance. Photo-periodism and vernailisation.Growth hormones,senescence & post-harvest physiology (seed dormancy, storage physiology and fruit ripening)
- Defination of organic Farming,Components & its role in sustainable Agriculture Bio- fertilizers, production and use; Role of neem Products in crop protection. Role of microorganisms in agriculture
- Dry land agriculture for sustaining agricultural production.Soil & Water management with special reference to dry land agriculture.
PART - II
SECTION - A
- Cereals : Wheat, rice, maize and sorghum
- Pulses Crops: Pigeon pea ,chick pea, Urid and Mung
- Oil seeds Crops : Soybean, groundnut, and rapeseed/mustard
- Cash crops : Cotton and sugarcane
SECTION - B
- Fruits : Mango, citrus , banana and papaya
- Vegetable crops : Potato, onion, cucurbits, tomato, okra and peas
- Cole crops : Cauliflower and cabbage
- Leafy vegetables : Spinach,
- Flowers : Roses, merry gold, chrysanthemum, aster,gaillardia and gladiolus
- Spices : garlic, chillis, fenugreek, coriander
PAPER - II
- Seed technology : definition and importance.Varieties,Seed germination and dormancy. Planting value. Seed and variety deterioration. DUS and VCU test. Physical and genetic purity. Seed health. Seed legislation and certification; Classes of seeds; basic priniciples of Seed production and processing
- Methods and application of plant tissue culture;D.N.A. based marker gene cloning and tools for recombinant DNA technology
- Agriculture marketing and its problems;Marketing costs,Profit margins and efficiencies. Cooperative marketing in India. EXIM policies and farm commodities for export. Barriers of export in context to WTO. Farm management, types and systems of farming and factors affecting them.
- Rural society and institutions. Definitions, characteristics and importance of social stratification and culture. Agricultural extensionits importance; Importance and methods of extension training and evaluation. Importance of rural development programmes in India in post-independence period. Communication and diffusion of agricultural innovations. Role of KVKs in dissemination of agricultural technologies. Role and functions of ATMA
- Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Correlation and regression. Graphs and diagrams
- Types and classification of computers. Data operating systems. Library function. Data management.
- Processes and factors of soil formation.Soil Taxonomic classification.Physico-chemical properties of soils. Soil fertility and fertilizers.Integrated nutrient management. Problem soils and their management. Essential plant nutrients, their distribution, functions and cycling in soils. Microbial processes involved in recycling of plant nutrients. Symbiotic and non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Soil organic matter and nutrient cycling. Soil survey, conservation and land use planning. Processes and factors of erosion and runoff and their management.
- Natural resources (Forest and water), their management and conservation. Environmental pollution (air, water, soil and nuclear) and associated hazards to crops. Solid waste management. Utility of plant genetic resources in crop improvement. Germplasm collection and conservation.
- Biochemistry of carbohydrates and proteins. Types and properties of amino acids. Types of vitamins and their sources. Classification and nature of enzymes. Factors affecting activities of enzymes. Metabolism. Chemistry of natural products (natural antibiotics and plant hormones)
- Farm management planning & budgeting.Role of farming systems in sustainable agriculture. Significance of farm mechanization in agricultural production
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