PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC. – 2015
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURE (PAPER-II)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
Q.1. What do you understand by the term Genetics? Discuss its contribution in the development of high yielding new crop varieties which can grow on normal and marginal lands.
Q.2. Agricultural Biotechnology has become a potential research area for enhancing agricultural productivity. Describe in detail its uses and hazards in crop movement.
Q.3. What is the hybrid breeding? Discuss its prospects and hazards in enhancing the yield potential of field crops in general and that of vegetables in particular.
Q.4. Why cereals like wheat and rice are considered to be very important for economic stability in our country ? Enlist the disease and insects/pests of these crops and also describe the two major disease and one important insect/pest of each crop along with their control measures.
Q.5. Soil health is considered to be very important for sustainable agriculture in any agro-based country. Discuss in details the soil problems along with their control measures and economic importance in Pakistan.
Q.6. Give a detailed account on the significance of availability of high quality seed and modern production technology for enhancing the productivity of cotton and oil seed crops in our country. Also suggest some solutions to solve these problems of our farming community.
Q.7. What is meant by the term climate change?Explain in detail its overall impact on agriculture on the global basis and in our country. What possible strategies should be adopted to tackle this problem for having sustainable agriculture in Pakistan.
Q.8. Differentiate between the following.
a). Kitchen Gardening vs Truck Gardening
b). Mutation Breeding Vs Transgenic Breeding
c). Rabi Crops vs Kharif crops
d). Remote sensing vs GIS
e). Agriculture vs Sericulture
Q.9. Write short note on the following:
a). Genetic code
b). Haploid breeding
c). Mushroom cultivation
d). Soil Erosion
e). Agricultural Pollution