TSPSC
Syllabus 2015 TSPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2015 Telangana State PSC
Horticulture Officer Exam Pattern 2015 Telangana PSC Horticulture Officer Exam
Syllabus 2015
TSPSC Exam
Syllabus 2015
Telangana State Public Service Commission
(TSPSC) will conduct a
written examination for the recruitment to the posts of Horticulture Officer.
Candidates who are going to participate in this written test can get the
syllabus and exam pattern from here under.
Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for the Engineering Manager
written Exam is as Follows:-
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Paper
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Subject
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Questions
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Marks
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Time Duration
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Paper – I
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General Studies & General Abilities
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150
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150
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02:30 Hrs.
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Paper – II
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Horticulture
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150
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300
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02:30 Hrs.
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The written exam will be multiple choice objective type.
► There will also be a Interview of 50 marks.
► There will also be a Interview of 50 marks.
Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Telangana PSC AEE
(Civil) Exam is given below :-
Paper-I:
GENERAL STUDIES AND GENERAL ABILITIES
1. Current affairs
– Regional, National and International.
2. International
Affairs.
3. General Science;
India’s Achievements in Science and Technology.
4. Environmental
issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies.
5. Economic and
Social Development of India and Telangana.
6. Physical, Social
and Economic Geography of India.
7. Physical, Social
and Economic Geography and Demography of Telangana.
8. Socio-economic,
Political and Cultural History of Modern India with special emphasis on Indian
National Movement.
9. Socio-economic,
Political and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on Telangana
Statehood Movement and formation of Telangana state.
10. Indian
Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.
11. Social
Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender,
Caste, Tribe, Disability etc. and inclusive policies.
12. Society,
Culture, Heritage, Literature of Telangana.
13. Policies of
Telangana State.
14. Logical
Reasoning; Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation.
15. Basic English.
(10th class Standard)
PAPER-II:
HOTICLUTURE (DEGREE LEVEL)
Classification
of Horticultural crops. Horticultural zones of India. Principles, planning and
layout,propagation: Pruning and training of fruit crops, Plant growth
regulators; methods of irrigation and fertilizer application: Cropping systems:
Fruitfulness and Unfruitfulness; Rejuvenation of old orchards and top
working.Methods of plant propagation — Sexual & Asexual; Graft
incompatibility; Seed dormancy; Nursery techniques; Different propagating
structures; Bud wood certification, Nursery Registration Act. Orchard
management – Soil management – Integrated nutrient management, pollination
& fruit set problems in orchard, Crop regulation in relation to cropping
systems.
Fruit
crops – Production technology, value addition and post harvest management of
major tropical, subtropical and other dry land fruit crops. Special production
problems. Crop improvement, pest and disease management. Temperate fruit crops
– Production technology, Value addition and post harvest management. Crop
improvement pests and diseases in temperate fruits crops.
Vegetable
crops – role in human nutrition. Production technology of important tropical
and temperate vegetable crops. Vegetables seed production, techniques of
raising nursery in different vegetable crops; Breeding methods and crop
improvement of vegetable crops; Physiological disorders: Pests and diseases of
vegetables.
Scope
and Importance of commercial Floriculture. Production technology of major loose
flower crops. Production technology and post harvest management of major cut
flowers. Physiological disorders; Post harvest management of cut flowers;
Techniques for Flower drying; Landscaping – Basic principles & Elements of
Landscape design, Principles of gardening. Gardens – Special types, Components,
structures, adornments, methods of designing; lawn making and Plants for
landscaping. Flower arrangement; Bio aesthetic planning; Bonsai culture.
Production
Technology, Post Harvest Management and Value Addition or Major Spices,
condiments and Plantation Crops. Medicinal and Aromatic crops cultivation in
India and Telangana – Production Technology, harvesting and processing,
chemical composition, extraction, use of important Medicinal and Aromatic
crops.
Post
Harvest Technology in Horticultural Crops, maturity indices, harvesting,
handling, grading of fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, plantation crops,
medicinal and aromatic plants. Pre harvest factors; Deterioration –
physiological and biochemical changes,. Post harvest treatments; Quality
parameters and specifications; Storage, Packaging, and transport: Food
Processing Techniques. Principles and methods of Preservation of Fruits and
Vegetables. Preparation of various products from Fruits and Vegetables; Food
spoilage; Quality control of processed products, Govt. policy on import and
export of processed fruits and vegetables.
Insect
Pests of Fruits. Plantation. Medicinal, Aromatic Crops, Vegetable. Ornamental
and Spice Crops. Integrated Pest Management. Nematode pests and their
management. Apiculture. Sericulture : Mori culture. Lac culture.
Plant
diseases, Pathogens, their survival and spread; disease symptoms, etiology and
Plant disease management. Integrated Disease Management practices in Fruits,
Vegetables, Flower crops, Medicinal and Plantation crops. Mushroom cultivation
— Pest and disease management.
Ultra
Structure of Plant Cells and Organs: Principles of Plant Genetics; Mendel laws;
gene action; mutations; chromosomes: Cell division; DNA . RNA and protein
synthesis; linkage and crossing over; Chromosomal aberrations. Plant Bleeding —
Scope and importance: Floral biology, emasculation and pollination techniques
in horticultural crops.
Plant
genetic resources — applications in crop improvement; modes of pollination and
reproduction. Methods of breeding in self, cross and vegetative propagated
crops. Self incompatibility and male sterility. Breeding objectives, methods
and important concepts of breeding. procedures of varietal and Hybrid
development in major fruit, vegetable, ornamental and plantation crops.
Breeding for insect, disease and drought resistance. Stability.
Plant
biotechnology – Sterilization techniques: Plant tissue culture and genetic
engineering methods and applications in crop improvement. Gene transfer
methods; transgenic plants; molecular markers; marker assisted selection. Seed
Technology — seed quality — seed classes – Deterioration of crop varieties.
Seed production of major horticultural crops. Seed certification seed act etc,
IPRs; Seed storage; Seed treatment; drying and processing of seeds.
Classification
of weeds, propagation and dissemination: Concepts of weed prevention. control
and eradication: Integrated weed Management in major horticultural crops.
Organic Production requirements, Biological intensive Nutrient Management,
Integrated disease and Pest Management in Horticulture Crops. Cropping systems
in Agriculture; Classification of Agro Forestry systems. Types of Manures and
Fertilizers, Fertilizer use efficiency; Quality Control; Integrated Nutrient
Management for Horticultural Crops Water Management in Major Horticultural
Crops.
Plant
Bio Chemistry – Proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, enzymes, and plant pigments –
their Physical and Chemical Properties. Mode of action and metabolism of
Carbohydrates. Seed Physiology, structure and development, Physiological
maturity, Harvestable Maturity, Seed viability and vigor; Wider relations in
Plants; Plant Nutrition, Physiological role of Plant Nutrients; Photosynthesis,
Seed Dormancy; Plant growth regulators, Physiology of Flowering, Physiological
aspects of pruning and training in Horticultural crops. Micro Biology- General
Properties of micro organisms. Biogas production, Microbial inoculants, Bio
fertilizers, Micro bio pesticides; microbial agency for control of plant
disease.
Farm
power — Sources, implements and equipments used In farm operations. Surveying
and leveling; soil erosion: drip and sprinkler irrigation systems, water
harvesting structures and watershed development. Natural resources. Ecosystem,
biodiversity, environmental pollution and global warm rig. Horticultural waste
management, climate change, Environmental protection Act.
Statistics;
frequency; measures of center tendency; dispersion: testing of hypothesis:
correlation and regression: experimental designs. Computers-anatomy- operating
systems WINDOWS- MS OFFICE-MS ACCESS-MS WORD-MS POWER POINT-MS EXCEL.
Divisions
of economics; economic systems; Classification of goods, utility, Demand &
Supply;Factors of production; Theories of Population; Capita, theories of
interest. Farm management; various economic principles applied to farm
management, cost and Income measures, types of farming, farm planning; farm
records, capital budgeting techniques. WTO.
Extension
education-teaching and learning; Audiovisual aids; rural development;
sociology; rural sociology-education psychology-transfer of technology-farm
women and rural youth-programme Planning process-participatory rural
appraisal-leadership-management and administration-human resource development.
Forms and methods of communication, group communication methods;
entrepreneurship development. small and medium enterprises (SMEs/SSIs.). SWOT
analysis, Public and private partnerships. Export and Import policies relevant
to Horticultural sector, Globalization and emerging entrepreneur environment.
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