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Document Described : Agriculture Question Paper, Jharkhand Question Paper

AGRICULTURE
Full Marks - 70
Pass Marks - 23
Time - 3 Hours
All questions are compulsory.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Figures in the margin indicate ful marks.

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UNIT : I
1. Multiple choice questions : 1×10=10
(i) The most important source of irrigation is ?
(a) Tank (b) Well
(c) Canal (d) Rain.
(i) Maize is an example of ?
(a) Rabi Crop (b) Kharif Crop
(c) Cash Crop (d) Al of these.
(ii) The layer of soil which is rich in organic
matter and mineral is known as ?
(a) B-horizon (b) A-horizon
(c) O-horizon (d) R-horizon.
(iv) Which State is leading State in wheat production ?
(a) Punjab (b) Assam
(c) Bihar (d) Kerala.
(v) The micro-organism matabolic products which may inhibit the growth of other micro-organisms is caled as ?
(a) Antibiotic (b) IAA
(c) Cytokins (d) Biofertilizer.
(vi) is an example of N2-fixing micro-organism.
(a) Rhizobium (b) Pseudomonas
(c) Streptococcus (d) Diptherial.
(vi) The plants such as mosses, ferns are halophytes, best grow in soil having P4 ?
(a) 3.0 (b) 5.5
(c) 8.2 (d) None of these.
(vii) 85% sand and 15% clay is the charac- teristic of ?
(a) Loam soil (b) Loamy soil
(c) Sandy soil (d) Red soil.
(ix) Bacilus thuringiensis is an example of ?
(a) Biofertilizer (b) Bioinsecticide
(c) Biofuel (d) Biogas.
(x) Jatropa (Ratna jot) is a commercial important plant used in the production of ?
(a) Biofertilizer (b) Biodiesel
(c) Edible oil (d) None of these.
2. What are the different sources of irrigation ?
Briefly describe the advantages and disadvan- tages of each. What do you mean by water requirement of crops ? 2+4+2=8
3. Write short notes on the folowing : 4×3=12
(a) Methods of weed control
(b) Classification of crops based on their utility
(c) Acid soils and their management.
4. Define the terms: 2×5=10
(a) Acid soil (b) Biofertilizer
(c) Fibre crops (d) Forage crops
(e) Soil fertility.

UNIT : II
1. Write short notes on the folowing : 4×3=12
(a) Importance of fruits and vegetables in human diet
(b) Differentiate between Annuals and Perennial plants
(c) Principles and methods of fruit preserva- tion.
2. What do you mean by processing and marketing of fruits ? Write some important processed products of Potato, Tomato and Mango. 5+3=8

3. Define the folowing terms : 2×5=10
(a) Pruning
(b) Shurbs
(c) Kitchen garden
(d) Intercroping
(e) Preparation of jams.