sve CS {NMAIN) EXAM, 2010
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AGRICULTURE
Paper ll
Time Allowed : Three Hours\ {Maximum Marks ; 300| .
INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Hindi and in
English.
Answers must be written in the medium
specified in the Admission Certificate issued
to you, which must be stated clearly on the
cover of the answer-book in the space
provided for the purpose. No marks will be
given for’ the answers written in a median
other than that specified in the Admission
Certificate.
Candidates should attempt Question Nos, 1
and 5 which are compulsory, and any three
of the remaining questions selecting at least
_ one question from each Section.
_ All questions carry equal marks.
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1. Comment on the following in about 150 words
each : 4x15=60
(a) Various types of gene linkage and their
detection. ‘
(b) The success story of “Juvenile hormone”
GH.) in insect pest management.
(c) Various types of apomictic seedlings and their
use in plant propagation.
(d) The physiological processes mediated by
phytochrome pigment.
2. Answer the following in about 200 words each:
{a) How do phytophagous insects select their
host ? Explain the role of plant chemicals in
host selection, 10+10=20 -
(b) How can the pest faunal complex be managed
in paddy ? 20
(c) Describe in brief. the preventive and curative
methods for the control of storage pests.
10+10=20
3. Answers to each of the following: should be brief
and to the point :
(a) Discuss the types of self-incompatibitity and
their relevance in plant breeding. 15,
(b) Describe the methods of transfer of two or
more characters to a single recurrent parent:
15
(c) In what situations are different recurrent
selection methods used and compare their
effectiveness. 1s
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