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UPSC MainsAgriculture (Optional)54 questions

Agriculture: UPSC Mains Agriculture (Optional) questions

54 practice questions on Agriculture, each with a model answer, an approach note, key facts and links to the previous year questions on the same theme.

  1. 1Agroecology in Food Distribution and Sustainable Production
  2. 2Azolla as Bio-Fertilizer in Agriculture
  3. 3Classification and Mechanisms of Biofertilizers
  4. 4Classification and Role of Plant Nutrients in Crop Productivity
  5. 5Classification of Biofertilizers and Biological Nitrogen Fixation
  6. 6Conservation Agriculture in Rainfed Farming
  7. 7Criteria for Essentiality and Plant Nutrient Absorption
  8. 8Criteria of Essentiality and Classification of Plant Nutrients
  9. 9Criteria of Essentiality and Functions of Plant Nutrients
  10. 10Critical Stages of Irrigation in Cereals and Millets
  11. 11Cropping Systems and Economy of North-East India
  12. 12Dalhan Atmanirbharata Mission and Pulses Self-Reliance
  13. 13Declining Soil Fertility and Measures to Improve Productivity
  14. 14Definition and Classification of Seeds
  15. 15Differentiating Soil Texture and Soil Structure
  16. 16Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter in Agriculture
  17. 17Enhancing Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Transplanted Rice
  18. 18Factors Affecting Efficacy of Herbicides
  19. 19Factors Affecting Phosphate Fixation in Soil
  20. 20Factors Affecting Soil Structure Formation and Stability
  21. 21Gaseous Nitrogen Losses from Soil: Pathways and Factors
  22. 22Importance and Modification of Soil Structure
  23. 23Integrated Nutrient Management and Field Limitations
  24. 24Irrigation Scheduling in Crop Production
  25. 25Law of Diminishing Returns in Agriculture
  26. 26Manifestation and Commercial Application of Heterosis
  27. 27Marker Assisted Selection and CRISPR-Cas9 in Crop Breeding
  28. 28Micro vs Macro Economics and Arunachal Agriculture
  29. 29Modern Classification of Indian Soils by NBSS & LUP
  30. 30Neem Coated Urea: Importance and Nitrogen Release Mechanism
  31. 31Nitrogen Loss Mechanisms and Improving NUE
  32. 32Nitrogen Losses and NUE in Submerged Rice
  33. 33Pedigree Selection Method in Plant Breeding
  34. 34Phosphorus Availability and Improving Phosphorus Use Efficiency
  35. 35Phytochrome Forms and Physiological Roles in Plants
  36. 36Plant Cell Ultrastructure and Organellar Functions
  37. 37Plant Enzymes and Their Vital Roles
  38. 38Problematic Soils and Their Reclamation Methods
  39. 39Reclamation and Management of Problematic Soils
  40. 40Reclamation Characteristics of Saline and Sodic Soils
  41. 41Role and Mechanism of Nitrification Inhibitors
  42. 42Role of Pulses in Sustainable Agriculture
  43. 43Seed Certification Concept and Stepwise Process
  44. 44Seed Processing Definition and Steps
  45. 45Seed Testing Definition and Different Methods
  46. 46Shift to Pluralistic Agricultural Extension and ICT
  47. 47Slow-Release Nitrogen Fertilizers and Agricultural Importance
  48. 48Small-Scale Post-Harvest Processing in Arunachal Pradesh
  49. 49Soil Acidity Effects and Remedial Procedures
  50. 50Soil Changes and Nitrogen Dynamics in Puddled Rice
  51. 51Soil Organic Matter and Nanotechnology in Agriculture
  52. 52Somatic Hybridization in Hybrid Plant Production
  53. 53Structure and Function of Mitochondria
  54. 54Water Use Efficiency and Soil Moisture Conservation