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PSC Assistant Agricultural Officer (AAO) (Code No. 3101) Exam 2015 Tamil
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TNPSC Exam Syllabus 2015
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) will
conduct a Written exam for recruitment of Assistant Agricultural
Officer (Code No. 3101) in Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate
Service (Code No. 102). Nowadays Competition Level become very high so
Competitive Exams gets too tougher. Candidates facing critical problem
of “What to prepare” and “How to prepare”. So, here we are providing the
latest Syllabus & Exam Pattern of Assistant Agriculture Officer
Exam conducting by Tamil Nadu PSC.
Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for the Assistant Agriculture Officer (AAO) written Exam is as Follows :-
Paper | Subject | Maximum Marks | No. of Questions | Time Duration |
Paper – I | Agriculture (Diploma Standard) |
300 | 200 | 03:00 Hrs. |
Paper – II | General Studies (HSC Standard) |
200 | 100 | 02:00 Hrs. |
Interview & Record | 70 | |||
TOTAL | 570 |
► Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection 171 (for SC, ST, MBC/DC BC(M) & BC) & 228 (for Others).
► The question paper in Paper I and II will be set both in Tamil and English.
Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Tamil Nadu PSC Assistant Agricultural Officer (AAO) Exam is given below :-
AGRICULTURE (DIPLOMA STANDARD)
Unit I Agronomic principles, practices and meteorology
Agriculture – Definition – Scope of agriculture in
India and Tamil Nadu – Branches of agriculture – Agronomy – Art and
Science of Crop Production. Agronomical classification of crops – their
importance. Major crops of India and Tamil Nadu. Factors affecting Crop
Production – Moisture, Aeration, Light, Temperature and Nutrients.
Cropping systems – definitions, Principles. Principles and Practices of
Agricultural Operations – Tillage and Tilth – Objectives and Types of
Tillage – Primary tillage, Secondary Tillage and Intercultural
Operations, Implements and Tools in Agriculture.
Meteorology – Agricultural Meteorology – Definition –
Importance in Crop Production – Atmosphere – Components and its
importance – Weather Parameters and their role in Crop Production.
Rainfall – Spatial and Temporal Variability in Tamil Nadu across Seasons
– Agro Climatic Zones of Tamil Nadu
Irrigation – sources of water for irrigation – water
movement,– soil moisture constants – available soil moisture – effect of
water stress on crop yield – water use efficiency – water requirement
of major crops – critical stages of water requirement – irrigation
scheduling – types and advantages – Irrigation methods – Irrigation
water use efficiency – management of poor quality irrigation water –
soil erosion due to water and control.
Weeds – definition and importance of weed control in
crop production – classification of weeds – methods of weed control –
manual, mechanical, cultural, chemical and biological methods – relative
merits and demerits – Herbicide classification based on mode of action
and method of application – common herbicides available in the market–
weed control practices for major crops – parasitic, problematic and
aquatic weed management – integrated weed management – concepts and
practices.
Agronomic Practices including Climatic and Soil
Requirement, Land Preparation – Seeds and Sowing – Varieties –
Fertilizer Management – Irrigation – Weed Control – Harvesting –
Cropping Systems for Cereals, Millets, Pulses, Oilseeds, Commercial
Crops, Forages and Green Manure Crops. Cultivation of Mulberry Crop
Unit II Dry Farming and Agro-Forestry
Dry Farming – Definition and Present Status in Tamil
Nadu – Soils of Dry Farming Tracts and their limitation to Crop
Production – Major Crops of Dry Land. Suitable Dry Land Technology for
increased Crop Productivity – Pre-monsoon sowing – Conventional Crop
Production Vs Alternate land Use in Dry Land – Integrated Farming
Systems in dry lands. Erosion – Classification of Erosion – Water and
Wind Erosion – Land Slide – Contour Bund, Graded Bund, Bench Terrace,
Contour Stone Wall. Gully Control Structures – Cultivation Practices –
Water Harvest – Farm Ponds – Percolation Ponds –Weather aberrations and
Contingent Crop Planning – Important Drought Events in Tamil Nadu and
their effect on Crop Production; Watershed development – definition and
components
Land use classification – Role of Forests – Indian
forests – Status – Classification – Disciplines in Forestry – Agro
forestry – Definition – Differences between Agro forestry, Social
Forestry, Urban Forestry – Advantages – Agro forestry Systems – Primary
Systems – Agrisilviculture, Silvipasture, Agrisilvipasture – Mixed Wood
Lots – Sub Systems – Shifting Cultivation – Taungya – Home Gardens –
Alley cropping – Wind Break and Shelter Belts – Agro forestry Practices.
Constraints in Agro forestry – Trees for Problem Soils – Sand – Sand
Dune Stabilization – Social Forestry Projects in Tamil Nadu –Industrial
Agro forestry – Waste land development – types of wastelands and
management practices. Management Practices for Multi Purpose Trees (MPT)
– Teak, Casuarina, Ailanthus, Neem, Bamboo, Acacia
Unit III Soils and Fertility Management
Definition of Soil – Its main components – Soils of
Tamil Nadu. Soil Physical Properties – Color, Texture, Structure, Bulk
Density, Pore Space, Soil water, Soil Air, Soil Temperature and their
significance in crop production. Soil Chemical Properties – Soil
Colloids – Ion-exchange Reactions – Soil Organic Matter and its
decomposition – Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles – Soil Micro Organisms –
Importance of Organic Matter on Soil Properties. Soil Reaction – Acid,
Saline and Alkaline Soils – Their Formation and Reclamation – Soil
Pollutants. Soil Fertility – Major, Secondary and Minor Plant Nutrients.
Soil Fertility evaluation, Soil Testing and fertilizer recommendations.
Fertilizers – Nitrogenous, Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers –
Complex and Mixed Fertilizers, Efficient use of Fertilizers.
Bio-Fertilizers – Groups of Bio-Fertilizers – Bacterial, Fungal, Algal
and Azolla. Irrigation water – Qualities of irrigation water – Water
testing
Unit IV Horticultural Crop Cultivation Techniques
Study of Cultural Practices of the following Fruit
Crops with reference to Soil, Climate, Varieties, Methods of
Propagation, Cultural, Manorial, Horticultural and Irrigation practices –
physiological and nutritional disorders – Training and Pruning – Role
of Growth Regulators – Maturity Standards – Methods of Harvesting –
Yield. Post harvest Technology – Grading – Packing – Storage. Tropical
fruits:- Mango, Banana, Grapes, Papaya, Sapota, Guava, Citrus,
Pomegranate, Ber, Annona, Amla and Jack. Subtropical and Temperate
fruits: Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum and Pineapple. Propagation methods –
sexual, asexual and micro-propagation – merits and demerits – steps in
micro-propagation – packing and marketing of tissue culture plants
Importance of Vegetables – Nutritive Value – Types of
Vegetable Garden: Kitchen Garden, Nutritional Garden, Truck Garden,
Commercial Garden – Soil and Climatic Requirements, Varieties, Cultural
Practices, Irrigation, weeding – use of growth regulators, manuring,
Harvesting, Yield and Post Harvest Handling of Tomato, Brinjal, Chilies,
Bhendi, Onion, Cucurbits; Temperate Vegetables like Cauliflower,
Cabbage, Turnip, Knol-khol; Salad Vegetables; Root and Tuber vegetables;
Greens and Perennials – Tissue Culture achievements in Vegetables.
Cultural Requirements of Commercial Flower Crops –
Jasmine, Rose, Chrysanthemum, Marigold, Tuberose, Crossandra, Cockscomb.
Garden Design – Formal and
Informal Gardens – Components of Garden – Lawns and Lawn Making – Study
of Important Flowering Annuals, Flowering and Foliage Shrubs – Flowering
and Foliage Trees – Creepers and Climbers – Cacti and Succulents –
Indoor Plants and Indoor Decoration – Cut Flowers – Flower arrangement –
Bonsai Culture and dry flower decoration.
Preparing ornamental garden design for home – Lawn
Making; Different Methods of Lawn Making – Identification of Important
Annuals, Herbaceous, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, Cacti and Succulents,
Creepers and Climbers, Bulbous Plants and Hedge Plants – Preparation of
Pot Mixture – Potting and Repotting Exercise – Raising Nursery for
Ornamental Plants – Flower Arrangement – Interior decoration – Bonsai
Practices
Definition – Area and Production – Soil, Climate,
Varieties, Propagation, Cultural, Manorial and Irrigation Practices,
Training and Pruning, Harvesting, Yield, Processing, Grading and
Packing, Value added Products of : Spices – Pepper, Cardamom, Clove,
Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Allspice, Turmeric, Ginger, tamarind, Coriander and
Fenugreek. Plantation Crops – Coffee, Tea, Coconut, Areca nut, Cashew,
Cocoa and Rubber. Medicinal Crops – Coleus, Gloriosa, Ashwagandha,
Senna, Keezhanelli, Agave, Thulasi and Achorus.
Unit V Breeding and Seed Production
Field Crops – Importance – Classification –
Agricultural and Industrial – Chemical Composition of Economic Parts in
the Crops & Cereals, Millets, Pulses, Oilseeds, Fibers, Sugar and
Starch Crops. Plant Photosynthesis – Respiration – Translocation of
Assimilates. Reproductive and Pollination System in Plants – Mechanisms
promoting Self Pollination and Cross Pollination in crop plants –
Genetic Conservation and utilization.
Breeding Techniques for Self Pollinated Crops – Pure
line selection – Mass Selection – Hybridization and Selection – Pedigree
Method – Bulk Method – For Crops like – Rice, Sorghum, Black gram,
Groundnut. Breeding Techniques for Cross Pollinated and Often Cross
Pollinated Crops – Mass Selection, Heterosis Breeding – Development of
Hybrids – Single Cross – Double Cross and Poly Cross – Use of Male
Sterile lines for Hybrid Seed Production – Synthetics and composites for
crops like Maize, Cumbu, Redgram, Cotton, Castor, Sunflower, Coconut.
Breeding Methods for vegetatively propagated crops – Clonal Selection –
Hybridization and selection for crops like Sugarcane, Tapioca and
Potato. Mutation in crop improvement – Polyploidy in Crop Improvement –
Inter Specific Hybridization.
Seed – Importance – Seed Quality Characteristics –
Classes of Seed – Nucleus, Breeder, Foundation and Certified Seed –
Guidelines for Seed Production – Multiplication Ratio – Seed
Certification, general certification standards – Field Inspection –
Methodology for Certification – Seed Standards – Floral biology –
Pollination and Role of Insects, Environmental and Edaphic Factors. Seed
Production Techniques for Varieties and Hybrid in Rice, Sorghum, Maize,
Cumbu, Pulses, Cotton, Oilseeds and Important Vegetables: Tomato,
Brinjal, Chilies, Bhendi, Lablab and Cucurbits. Harvesting, Processing,
Treatment, Storage, Seed Health and Marketing.
Unit VI Plant Protection Principles and Practices
Insects – Definitions – Characters of Insects –
Elementary knowledge of Insect – Dominance of Insects; Mouth Parts –
Wings – Legs. Economic Classification of Insects – Sericulture – Rearing
of Mulberry silk worms – Apiculture – Role of Bees in Crop Productivity
– Hiving Bees and Apiary Management. Beneficial Insects – Insect
Pollinators – Predators and Parasitoids. Pest – Definition – Categories
of Pests – Pest outbreak – Pest Monitoring – Pest Surveillance –
Forecasting – Economic Threshold Level – Economic Injury Level. Pest
Management Components – Cultural, Physical, Mechanical, Legal and
Integrated Methods – Use of Resistant Varieties, Biological Control –
Parasitoids, Predator and Microbial Agents.
Pesticides – Groups, Classification, Mode of Action –
Formulation and Uses, Principles of Pesticides application – Hazards in
the use of Pesticides and Environmental Pollution – Safe Handling of
Pesticides – Pesticide residue – Behavior modifying chemicals – Use of
Pheromones in pest management and behavioral modifying chemicals;
approach.
Damage symptoms – life cycle and management practices
of insect and non insect pests of Rice, Sorghum, Maize, Cumbu, Ragi,
Cotton, Sugarcane, Pulses, Groundnut, Castor, Gingelly, Sunflower,
Brinjal, Tomato, Bhendi, Cucurbits, Crucifers, Moringa, Tapioca,
Chilies, Onion, Coconut, Areca nut, Turmeric, Curry-leaf, Coffee, Tea,
Cardamom, Pepper, Betel vine, Flower crops, Mango, Citrus, Banana,
Grapes, sapota, Guava, Pomegranate, Pests of stored materials and their
management
Plant diseases – definition, Causes of plant diseases
– Fungi, Bacteria, Viruses and Mycoplasma – Categories of plant
diseases – Mode of spread – Environmental factors influencing diseases
out breaks. Control exclusion – Eradication – Immunization – Protection –
Cultural – Methods of Control– Bio control – Economics of the new
technologies, Useful fungi – mushroom, cultivation of Oyster mushroom,
Trichoderma – utility. Characteristics of an ideal fungicide – Care in
handling fungicides – Major groups – Formulation and Applications –
Phytotoxicity – Precautions in using fungicides – Antibiotics in plant
disease management. Bio technology and its application in disease
management – Assessment of crop diseases and losses – Principles of
management in Plant Disease Control – Integrated Pest Management in
plant disease control.
Major diseases caused by Fungi, Bacteria, Virus and
Mycoplasma in Cereals (Rice, Sorghum, Maize, Cumbu, Ragi), Pulses ( Red
gram, Black gram, Green gram, Bengal gram, Cowpea, Lablab) – Oil seeds
(Groundnut, Gingelly, Sunflower, Castor), Cash crops (Cotton, Sugarcane,
Tobacco, Betel vine) – Fruits (Mango, Banana, Grapevine, Sapota,
Pomegranate, Papaya) – Vegetables (Tomato, Chilllies, Brinjal, Bhendi,
Cucurbits, Crucifers, Onion, Garlic) – Plantation crops (Coffee, Tea,
Rubber, Coconut, Areca nut) – Spices (Turmeric, Pepper, Cardamom,
Coriander, Ginger) – Flowers (Rose, Jasmine, Crossandra, Chrysanthemum)
and their management.
Unit VII Livestock, Poultry Management, Artificial Insemination and Calf Rearing
Significance of livestock and poultry in Indian
economy –Role of livestock and poultry in Indian agriculture – Various
systems of livestock production – extensive – semi intensive – intensive
– mixed – Integrated farming systems – Manure management methods –
Definition of breed – classification of indigenous, exotic cattle and
buffaloes – Breed characteristics of Sindhi, Kangeyam and Umblacherry,
Jersey, Holstein Fricsian, Murrah and Surti. Breeding – importance of
cross breeding
Artificial Insemination – merits and demerits –
Housing management – farm site selection space requirement for calves,
heifer, milch animal and work bullocks – Type and design of house. –
Systems of housing – Single row system – Double row system – head to
head and tail to tail – merits and demerits – Care and management of new
born calf and heifers – Care and management of pregnant, lactating
animals and work bullocks.
Milk – Definition – clean milk production – methods
of milking – hand and machine milking – Processing of milk – cooling
Pasteurization – Definition – Various methods – Low Temperature Long
Time and High Temperature Short Time – advantages and disadvantages.
Nutrition – Definition – Ration – Balanced
composition of concentrate feed for dairy animal, calf and work bullock –
Requirement and importance of green fodder, carrying capacity and
forage cycle.
Diseases – classification – Viral, bacterial and
metabolic – General control and preventive measures. – Viral Diseases –
Foot and mouth – Bacterial diseases – Anthrax, Hemorrhagic septicemia
and Black quarter – Metabolic – Tympanites, Ketosis and Milk fever –
Mastitis and its control – Zoonotic diseases(Anthrax, Tuberculosis,
Brucellosis and Rabies) – Prevention and control.
Sheep and Goat farming – classification of breeds of
Indian and exotic origin – Systems of rearing – Housing management –
Type design – Floor diagram – Space requirement for adult and young
stock –Nutrition – common tree Fodder for small ruminants – Common
ailments of sheep and goat – Sheep pox – Foot and Mouth – Blue Tongue –
Enterotoxaemia – Ecto and Endo parasites
Systems of poultry rearing – Backyard, Intensive
systems; Nomenclature of commercial layers and broiler strains – Care
and management of day old chicks – Brooder management. Systems of
housing – Deep litter and cage systems – merits and demerits – Raised
platform housing – Floor space requirement – litter management – care
and management of layers – Care and management of broilers.
Poultry Nutrition – composition of chick mash grower,
layer, broiler starter and finisher mashes – Feed Conversion Ratio /
dozen eggs or kilogram of meat. Classification of Poultry diseases –
Viral – Bacterial – Protozoan – Causative organisms, symptoms, causes
and prevention – Viral diseases – Ranikhet disease – Infectious bursal
disease – Bacterial disease – E. coli – Coryza – Salmonellosis –
Protozoan – Coccidiosis – Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
Unit VIII Farm Machinery and Post Harvest Technology
Farm houses – types – sewage disposal structures –
cess pool. Bore hole – Septic Tank Structures – Dispersion Trenches –
Soak pit. Gutters & Floorings – loose housing system – Feeding Sheds
and Milking Sheds – Silos – types – pit silo, Trench silo. Poultry
Structures – Location and Types. Poultry Equipments –Feeders and
Waterers – Brooder House Details. – Thrashing Floor, drying floor. I.C.
Engines – Types, Introduction – Preventive maintenance and minor
repairs. Tractor – Different systems of a tractor – Hydraulic system –
Clutch and Transmission system – Hitching of implements to Tractor –
Power Tiller – and matching Implements. Seeders and planters. Plant
Protection equipment –Harvesting machinery. Agricultural Pumps – Types
of pumps.
Post Harvest losses in durable and Perishable crops –
Moisture content – Methods of Determination – Drying – Sun Drying –
Merits and Demerits – Mechanical Drying – Merits and Demerits. Shelling
and Decorticator – Rubber Roll Sheller – Centrifugal Dehusker.
Parboiling of Paddy – Merits and Demerits – Polishing – Milling of Corn
and Pulses – Principles and Methods – Seed Treater – Types of Seed
Treater. Storage of Grains and Seeds – Condition for safe storage.
Unit IX Energy and Environment
Energy Resources and Forms of Energy – Conventional
and Non Conventional Energy – Energy Scope. Solar Energy – Introduction –
Application – Merits and Limitations of Solar Energy – Basic Approach
and Objectives – Solar Constants. Wind Energy – Introduction – Merits
and Limitations of Wind Energy Conversion – Basic Principles of Wind
Energy Conversion – Classification of WEC Systems. Energy from Bio-Mass –
Technologies – Classification and types of Bio-Gas Plants – Selection
of Site – Bio-Gas from Plant Wastes – Problems related to Bio-gas Plants
– Utilization of Bio-gas. Bio Fuel Plant – Gasifiers – Smokeless
Chulas.
Ecology – Natural resources – Soil, Water, Mineral,
forest, wildlife resources – Ecosystems – Concepts – Productivity.
Biosphere – Components and characteristics Environmental Pollution and
Management – Atmospheric Pollution – Particulate emission by industries
and automobiles – Smog – Acid rain – Ozone hole – Global Warming –
Causes, Effects and Control measures – Noise pollution – Sources,
Effects and prevention – Liquid and Solid Waste disposal – Waste water
treatment – Waste recycling and resource recovery. Sustainable living
resources: World food supply – Ecological Perspective in Agriculture –
Traditional farming methods – Eco-Safe technologies in agriculture.
Food composition – Classification – functions.
Physical properties of foods, food emulsion, foam and set. Cooking
methods, sensory evaluation, fortification, additives. Nutrition and
health – Classification of Carbohydrate, Protein, Fat and Fibre. Fat
soluble and water soluble vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
Assessments of nutritional status, Prevalence of malnutrition. National
and International Organization
Unit X Commercial Agriculture
Bio-Control Agents, Mushroom Cultivation, Fruits and
Vegetables Processing, Hybrid Seed Production, Nursery Technology,
Organic Composting and Broiler Production
Importance – History and development of bio-control
agents – classical examples of biocontrol agents – Role in pest and
disease management – Categories of bio-control agents. Setting up a
bio-control laboratory. Mass culture of tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera
litura) and gram pod borer (Helicoverpa armiger)- synthetic diet – mass
production of SlNPV and HaNPV. Mass production of Trichogramma spp.,
Chrysoperla, coccinellid predators, Trichoderma viride, Pseudomonas
fluorescens and Entomopathogenic nematodes
Mushroom- importance-present production and trade,
scope for export, mushroom products – Mushroom morphology : common
edible mushrooms – Pleurotus, Calocybe – poisonous mushrooms –
Laboratory techniques: equipments used, sterilization of glassware,
media preparation, pure culture techniques, sub-culturing and storage.
Spawn: types of spawn, mother spawn and bed spawn. Cultivation: Oyster
mushroom, Milky mushroom – Problems in cultivation: weed moulds,
diseases, pests and abiotic disorders – Uses of mushroom: as food,
nutraceutical and pharmaceutical values, composting coir-pith and other
agro-wastes – Post harvest technology: methods of preservation and value
addition.
Floor layout of Fruit and Vegetable processing
Industry – Equipments and Accessories used in processing Industry –
Preparation of Squash, Syrup, Cordial, Nectar, Ready to serve beverages
(RTS) – Fruit juice concentrate – Paste, Powder, Bar – Jam, Jelly,
Marmalade and Candy, Preserve – Pickles – Oil, Salt and vinegar – Tomato
products – Ketch up. Sauce, Puree and Paste – Canning of Fruit and
Vegetables – Dehydrated Fruit and Vegetables and Re-hydration –
Preservation by low temperature – cut-out analysis of canned Fruit and
Vegetables – Evaluation of Frozen Fruit and Vegetables – Osmotic
dehydration
Definition – Production of hybrids – Development of
inbreeds – Single cross evaluation – Prediction of double cross
performance – Production of hybrid seed – Cytoplasmic, Genetic male
sterility – Maintenance of Male sterile lines – Production of single
cross hybrids – Production of double cross hybrid varieties – Manual
emasculation and / or Pollination – Chemically induced male sterility –
Merits and demerits of hybrid varieties– Floral biology, anthesis,
pollination, selfing, emasculation and crossing technique in Rice,
Sorghum, Pearl millet, Red gram, Castor, Sunflower, Cotton, Tomato,
Bhendi.
Harvesting – Physical and chemical indices –
Extraction techniques – Seed processing – Use of cleaner, grader – Seed
treatment – Seed packaging – Seed storage – Sanitation – Certification
procedure
Selection of nursery area – preparation of seeds and
seed treatment – Sowing and raising of rootstocks (Fruits and Flower
Crops) – Application of Liquid Manure and plant protection of rootstock –
Potting materials and Preparation of pot mixture – Potting of Rootstock
and Hardening – Selection of Scion Plants and Grafting, Aftercare of
Grafted Plants, Graft Separation and Hardening – Preparation of Cuttings
of Ornamental Plants, Treating the Cuttings with growth regulators and
Planting in Mist Chamber in Beds/Polybags, Potting of Rooted Cuttings
and Hardening – Air Layering of Ornamental/Fruit Crops – Budding of
Ornamental Plants (Rose) – Maintenance of Potted Plants – Packing and
Marketing.
Agricultural, Industrial and Urban wastes – Nutrient
potential of different organic manures – Preparation of FYM Compost –
Composting methods – Preparation of enriched FYM – Coir pith composting –
Sugarcane trash – Press mud – Farm wastes and farm weeds – Parthenium
composting – Determination of maturity indices of composts – Commercial
utility of organic manures –Introduction to vermicompost – Types of
Vermicompost – Materials for vermicomposting. Preliminary treatment of
composting material – Small Scale vermicomposting – Large scale
vermicomposting – Other types of vermicomposting – Requirements for
vermicomposting – Bedding materials, container, pH, Moisture content,
Temperature – Cover feed substrates – Selection of right type of worm
species – Preparation of vermicompost beds – Collection of Vermicompost –
Vermicompost efficiency – Transportation of live worms – Application of
vermicompost
Preparation of poultry house for receiving new chicks
for broiler production – Disinfection – Sanitation procedures –
Arrangement of Brooders, brooding, spreading of litter and medication –
Medication schedule and vaccination – broiler chicks – Measures to
control respiratory problems. Coccidiosis and their management problems –
Feeding, watering, spacing – Management of litter – Use of growth
promoters and feed additives – Improvement of feed intake and feed
conversion efficiency – Composition of broiler feeds, feeding ages and
consumption levels – Commonly used ingredients in feed mixing for
broilers – Least cost feed formulation – Observation on feed
consumption, use of stimulants – Recording of body weight of broilers
during growth – Management of broilers during summer – winter –Common
basic post mortem findings to know the cause of death – Dressing
procedures to prepare ready to cook broilers – Various poultry meat
preparations.
Importance of artificial insemination. Basic study of
the reproductive organs of a Bull/He-buffalo) – Fundamentals about
semen production. Artificial vagina structure. Collection, processing
for insemination – Basic knowledge about the Frozen semen straw
production – Liquid Nitrogen – Cryocan – Handling of Cryocan – Storage
of Frozen semen straws – Handling of Frozen semen straw – Visit to
frozen semen production stations.
Basic knowledge about the reproductive organs of
cows/she-buffalo – Puberty – Oestrus cycle – Oestrum – Symptoms of heat –
Stages of oestrus cycle-Standing heat – Identification of Animals in
“Heat”-Management of animals in “Heat”. Examination of reproductive
organs in slaughter house specimen – Repeated rectal examination of
reproductive organs in animals going for slaughter –Artificial
insemination technique –– Non return to heat – Pregnancy examination –
Study of various stages of pregnancy by rectal examination – Care and
management of pregnant animals – Nearing calving animals – Calving.
Unit XI Agrl.Extension and Agrl.Economics
Rural Economics and Agricultural Economics – Meaning,
importance and scope – Sectors of Economy – Importance of agriculture
in rural economy: Problems of rural economy – Population growth and its
consequences. Agents of production: Land distribution – Size of land
holding – Man-Land ratio – Subdivision and Fragmentation – Land reform –
Ceiling on land holding, Tenurial reforms, Consolidation of land
holdings – Cooperative farming and Bhoodhan movement – Success and
failure. Rural labor: Meaning – Classification – Characteristics of
rural labor – agricultural labor – Employment, wages and income –
Minimum wages act and other welfare measures.
Rural Banking and Finance: Meaning and Concept –
Classification and purpose – Sources of finance – Institutional and
non-institutional – Government, cooperatives, nationalized commercial
banks, regional rural banks and land development banks, private money
lenders and other traditional sources – Establishment of NABARD and its
role, Multi-agency, Service area approach. Rural industries: Importance
and their classification – Investment needs – Generation of employment.
Types of agro-industries – Rural industries project –
Khadi and Village Industries – Problems of rural industries –
Potentials for development of agro- industries from agricultural
products and wastes – Sugarcane, Cotton seed, Banana sheath, Forestry
products – Rural technologies – Technology gap – Economic and social
constraints in the spread of technology. Study of important and recent
rural development schemes.
Concepts and definition of marketing and agricultural
marketing – Scope of agricultural marketing – Classification of Markets
– Structure of markets. Characteristics of agricultural commodities:
Small quantities, Bulkiness, Perish ability, Varietal characteristics.
Problems in grading and standardization. Marketing costs and marketing
margins. Price spread. Advantages and problems.
Cooperative agricultural marketing societies and
regulated markets – Role of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing
Federation and TANFED. Role of specialized agencies viz., Food
Corporation of India, Central Warehousing Corporation, State Warehousing
Corporation in marketing of agricultural commodities and CCI.
Price support programmes – Buffer stock operations –
Role of Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices – Price
stabilization. Agmark grading and commercial grading – Marketing
information and intelligence – Marketing of agricultural inputs viz.,
seeds, fertilizers, plant protection chemicals and implements.
Sociology – Rural Sociology – Characteristics of
rural society. Rural Youth – Their needs and aspirations. Basic rural
institutions and voluntary agencies. Leadership – Classification,
Characteristics and their influence. Motivation – Methods of Motivation.
Social change. Adoption – Meaning, Stages, Adopter categories and their
characteristics. Extension methods – Classification – Individual
contact, group contact and mass contact methods. Extension aids – Audio
aids, Visual aids and Audio Visual aids. Print and Electronic media.
Photography, new achievements in communication technology.
Visit to a village – Identifying resources,
conducting participatory rural appraisal (PRA), conducting SWOT
(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis and
preparing action plan for village development.
Visiting farmers – Analysis of farm resources and
studying the life style of farmers, earnings, enterprises, expenditure
pattern, technical information seeking behavior and dissemination of
technologies. Finding the factors of adoption of technologies.
Problem diagnosis study – visiting farmers’ fields,
identifying technical and frequent problems like soil, pest, disease,
disorders and other problems in agriculture, obtaining solutions from
known sources and providing them to the farmers.
Visiting agro service centers – Studying the business
techniques, farmers approach, distribution pattern, dealership pattern,
knowing different agro chemicals available in markets and their prices,
gaining experience in solving the farmers problems in agro service
centers.
Visiting daily vegetable wholesale markets and
assessing the price fluctuation and preparing price trend calendar for
different vegetables. Preparing line chart for maximum price of
different vegetables grown in the district and identifying optimum
sowing period for different vegetables.
Study the potentialities, prospects and to get clear knowledge about starting agro industries.
Unit XII Computer Application
Introduction to Computers – Hardware – Software –
Operating systems – Windows operating systems – Word processing – MS
Word – Data Entry using Excel – Charts – Graphs – Internet – E Mail –
Multimedia Presentation – Application of computer in agriculture –
Preparation of Tabular Columns, Charts and Graphs – Multimedia
Presentation – power point – Internet and E- Mail and Application of
computer in agriculture.
GENERAL STUDIES (HSC STANDARD)
Unit‐I General Science
PhysicsNature of
Universe‐General Scientific laws‐Inventions and discoveries‐National
scientific laboratories‐Mechanics and properties of matter‐Physical
quantities, standards and units‐Force, motion and energy‐Magnetism,
electricity and electronics‐ Heat, light and sound
ChemistryElements and Compounds‐Acids, bases and salts‐Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides
BotanyMain Concepts of life science‐Classification of living organism‐Nutrition and dietetics‐Respiration
ZoologyBlood and blood
circulation‐Reproductive system‐Environment, ecology, health and
hygiene‐Human diseases, prevention and remedies‐Animals, plants and
human life
Unit‐II Current Events
HistoryLatest diary of
events‐national ‐National symbols‐Profile of States‐Eminent persons
& places in news‐Sports & games‐Books & authors ‐Awards
& honors’‐India and its neighbors
Political Science
Problems in conduct of public elections‐Political parties and political system in India‐Public awareness & General administration‐Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility
Problems in conduct of public elections‐Political parties and political system in India‐Public awareness & General administration‐Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility
GeographyGeographical landmarks
EconomicsCurrent socio‐economic problems
ScienceLatest inventions on science & technology
Unit‐III Geography
Earth and Universe‐Solar system‐Monsoon, rainfall,
weather & climate‐Water resources ‐rivers in India‐Soil, minerals
& natural resources‐Forest & wildlife‐Agricultural
pattern‐Transport & communication‐Social geography –
population‐density and distribution‐Natural calamities – Disaster
Management.
Unit- IV History and culture of India and Tamil Nadu
Indus valley civilization‐Guptas, Delhi Sultans,
Mughals and Marathas‐Age of Vijayanagaram and the brahmanis‐South Indian
history‐Culture and Heritage of Tamil people‐India since
independence‐Characteristics of Indian culture‐Unity in diversity –
race, color, language, custom‐India‐as secular state‐Growth of
rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN‐Political parties and populist
schemes
Unit‐V INDIAN POLITY
Constitution of India‐‐Preamble to the constitution‐
Salient features of constitution‐ Union, state and territory‐
Citizenship‐rights amend duties‐ Fundamental rights‐ Fundamental duties‐
Human rights charter‐ Union legislature – Parliament‐. State
executive‐. State Legislature – assembly‐ Local government – panchayati
raj – Tamil Nadu‐ Judiciary in India – Rule of law/Due process of law‐.
Elections‐. Official language and Schedule‐VIII. Corruption in public
life‐. Anti‐corruption measures –CVC, lok‐adalats, Ombudsman, CAG‐ Right
to information‐ Empowerment of women‐ Consumer protection forms
Unit‐VI INDIAN ECONOMY
Nature of Indian economy‐ Five‐year plan models‐an
assessment‐Land reforms & agriculture‐Application of science in
agriculture‐Industrial growth‐Rural welfare oriented programmers‐Social
sector problems – population, education, health, employment,
poverty‐Economic trends in Tamil Nadu
Unit‐VI INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
National renaissance‐‐Emergence of national
leaders‐Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore‐Different modes of agitations‐Role of Tail
Nadu in freedom struggle Rajaji, VOC, periyar , Bharathiar & others
Unit VII APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS
Conversion of information to data‐Collection,
compilation and presentation of data ‐ Tables, graphs,
diagrams‐Parametric representation of data‐Analytical interpretation of
data ‐Simplification‐Percentage‐Highest Common Factor (HCF)‐Lowest
Common Multiple (LCM)‐Ratio and Proportion‐Simple interest‐ Compound
interest‐Area‐Volume‐Time and Work ‐ Logical Reasoning‐Puzzles‐
Dice‐Visual Reasoning‐Alpha numeric Reasoning‐Number Series.
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