Agricultute / 2016

Mains PYQ - 2016

Section A
Ques 1

What is water-use efficiency? Describe the role of micro-irrigation in increasing the water-use efficiency.

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Ques 2

What is allelopathy? Discuss its role in major cropping systems of irrigated agriculture.

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Ques 3

Discuss the role of land reforms in agricultural development. Identify the factors that were responsible for the success of land reforms in India.

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Ques 4

Given the vulnerability of Indian agriculture to vagaries of nature, discuss the need for crop insurance and bring out the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).

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