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Designation : Agriculture Extension Officer Grade-II
Reference Number : Notification no. 51/2017
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HALL TICKET FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION OFFICER GRADE-II IN AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT (GENERAL RECRUITMENT) Notification No. 51/2017 COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT TEST

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Syllabus :
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.

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 maMor 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).