Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100 Marks
Paper: Agriculture & Forestry
PART-2 (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. (20×4)
PART-II
SECTION-A
Q. No. 2 Discuss the applicability, affordability, and effectiveness of Precision Agriculture in prevailing farming systems.
Q. No. 3 What changes do you foresee in our farming systems in the post-climate change era?
Q. No. 4 Analyze critically the present sugar and wheat flour crisis, keeping in view its socio-economic constraints.
Q. No. 5 Describe zero tillage and mechanized tillage, their merits and demerits. Which one would you recommend and why?
SECTION-B
Q. No. 6 Discuss different silvicultural systems suitable for natural as well as manmade forests.
Q. No. 7 Explain the advantages of different silvicultural operations needed at different growth stages of forests.
Q. No. 8 Desertification is a growing threat. Which climatic and edaphic factors accelerate it, and how?
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