Syllabus for Admission to B.Sc. (Ag) Honours, B.Sc. (Horticulture) and B.Sc. (Forestry)

Syllabus for Admission to B.Sc. (Ag) Honours, B.Sc. (Horticulture) and B.Sc. (Forestry)

1. Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur.
2. Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad.
3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Modipuram, Meerut.
4. Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda.

• General Studies: It will include questions based on general knowledge, current affairs, rasoning, aptitude, etc.
• Agronomy (General Field crops, soils & Manures)
• General Field Crops : Study of wheat, paddy, cotton, sorghum, pearl-millet, maize, groundnut, gram, tobacco, berseem, potatoand sugarcane under the following heads:
  • Recomended varieties, Suitable area in state, sowing time, seed rate, methods of sowing, manuring techniques, irrigation, harvesting, threshing and yield
• Soil : Genesis of soils, classification of soils i.e. gravels, sandy, loam, silt and clay. physical properties of soil. Effect of rainfall on soil structure. Preliminary knowledge of calcarious and laaterite soils of uttar pradesh. Basic principles of different methods of soil conservation.
• Manures and Manuring : Essential nutrients for plant growth, quantity of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash taken by the principle field crops from the soil, need of manuring, organic and inorganic manures and fertilizers. Conservation of Farm yard manure and compost, green manure crops and their utility.
• Study of the following manures : Farm yard manure (FYM) Compost, Urinated soils, castor cake, groundnut cake, ammonium sulphate, Sodium nitrate, super phosphate, Potassium Sulphate Urea, Calcium Ammonium nitrate, Ammonium Chloride and mixed fertilizers.
• Irrigation and Drainage : Irrigation requirement, water requirement of the crps, water discharge and its relationship with soil texture, measures to reduce misuse of water, quality of irrigation water and its effects.
• Systems and Methods of Irrigation : Flood irrigation, basin methods, furrow methods, sprinkler irrigation, lift irrigationmerits and limitations of each. Measurement of irrigation water ‘V’ notch orifice cusec, acre-inch, metric system of measurement.
• Animal Husbandary and Hairying : General principles of are and management of pregnant cows, downcalves, newly born Calves, recently calved cows and milch cows

General principles involved in feeding of different classes e.g. calves, bull calves, heifers pregnant cows, milch cow, bulls and bullocks. General idea about cheap availability of fodder and grains for animals throughout the year, cleaning and prepration of cows for milking. General idea about cleaning and sanitation of mailking sheds. Principles and methods of Milking and clean milk production, milk recoding. Simple medicines used for treatmen of animals and method of their use. Control, costing and securing of animals for treatment castration of calves.

• Horticulture (Vegetables and Fruits)

Study of the following vegetables and fruit Crops

1. Cole Crops : Cauliflower, Cabbage and knoll-khol
2. Bulb Crops : Onion
3. CucurbitS : Bitter gourd, Bottle Gouard, Spnoge gouard, Musk-melon
4. Root crops : Carrot, Radish, Sweet Potato, Turnip, Potato,
5. Legume : Pea
6. Spices : Chilli
7. Others : Brinjal, Lady’s finger, Tomato
8. Fruits : Banana, Apple, Lichi, Ber, Mango

• Agricultural Zoology

1. (a) General properties of protoplasm, structure of an animal cell, difference between living and non liing-cell.

(b) Study of living beings through Amoeba and Paramaecium like animals.

2. External morphology, habit and study of the life history of the following

• Non- chordates-Tape worm, Earth Worm, Cockroach, Silkworm, Honeybee and Termite.
• Vertebrates-Frog, Pigeon (or any other bird) and squirrel (or any other Mammal)

3. Internal structure of the following : Cockroach, Frog and Mammal.
4. (a) Elementry Knowledge of Anatomy : Histology and Physiology of stomach, lungs and kidney of a mammal.

• General Knowledge and Physiology of digestion, Respiration and Excretion.

5. An elementry Knowledge of animal kingdom-calssification with characteristics of main phylaincluding references to main classes of animals mentioned in para 2.

• Agricultural Botany

1. External morphology of plant organs stem, root, leaf and flowers. Functions of different plant parts and their modifications.
2. Structure of flower, tpyes, functions of its different parts. Inflrescence : Different types f inflorescence.
3. Pollination, type of pollination and study of its mechanism.
4. Seed : structure and seed germination (typical germination of monocot and dicot seeds), types of seed, functions and dissemination.
5. Types of fruits, their functions and dissemination.
6. Internal morphology : structure of a typical cell, inclusion of a cell, cell division (somatic and meiotic), organization of cells in the form of tissues, interal morpholgy of monocot and dicot root, stem and leaf (Secondary growth and structure of dicot stem and root), structure of reprodtive organs in Angiosperms.
7. Plant physiology (Only elementary study):-

• Absorption of water by a plant structure of root hair.
• Transpiration and root pressure, their functions and significance.
• Carbon-assimilation, Structure and function of leaf stomata. Factors influencing efficient carbon assimilation.
• Respiration, kind and function.

8. Systematic Botany and elementry introduction of plant kingdom as for as possible the study of botanical (distinguishing characteristics of general plants fund in locality and garden), description of plants belonging to families: Graminae, Cruciferae, Leguminosae, Cucubitaceae and malavaceae.
9. Elementry Study of following plants:

• Moss
• Fern
• Mucor
• Bacteria
• Agricultural Physics

1. Mechanics and General Properties of Matter
2. Units, dimensions and measurements
3. Vectors and scalars-Forces at a point
4. Velocity and Acceleration-Equations of motion
5. Gravitation, Motion under gravity and acceleration due to gravity
6. Neton’s laws of motion-momentum
7. Moment of a force, parallel forces, couple and physical blance
8. Friction
9. Uniform circular motion : Centripetal and Centifugal forces, orbital speed of satellite and escape velocity
10. Work energy an power
11. Properties of gasses: Atmospheric pressure and Boyle’s law, Relative density
12. Pump and siphon
13. Properties and pressure of liquids: capillarity and surface tension
14. Simple Machines: Pulleys and levers
15. Heat
16. Temperatture and its measurement
17. Calorimetry and specific heat capacity
18. Change of state and latent heat
19. Transmission of Heat: Conduction, Convension and radiation
20. Heat and work-Heat engines
21. Light
22. Reflection of light from plane surfaces
23. Refelection of light from spherical surfaces
24. Reflection of light at plane surfaces
25. Reflection Through a thin lens
26. Radiation-visible and invisible polarization of light
27. Wave Motion and Sound
28. Electricity
29. Primary and secondary cells
30. Magnetic effect of an electric current and its measurement
31. Ohm’s Law, electrical resistance, meter bridge, post office box and potentionmeter
32. Electrical work energy and power
33. Uses of electricity

• Agricultural Chemistry

1. Physical Chemistry
2. Matter : Solids, Liquids, Physical and chemical Changes
3. Element, Mixture and compounds
4. Laws of chemical combination (numerical questions)
5. Atomic theory, Modern and Ancient theories (popular elementary ideas)
6. Definition, explanation and relationship of valency, Atomic weight, Molecular weight and equivalent weight.
7. Atomic Structure.
8. Avogadro’s hypothesis and its application
9. Theory of ionization
10. Oxidation and reduction
11. Periodic classification of elements.
12. Inorganic Chemistry
13. Water : temporary and permanent hardness, processing of making soft water from hard water, quality of water for irrigation purposes.
14. Study of the following elements and their compounds with special reference to their occurrence, properties and uses.

Nitrogen, Ammonia, Nitric acid, Carbon-dioxide, Phosphorus, Phosphoric acid, Sulphur-dioxide, Sulphuric acid, Chlorine and Hydrochloric acid, Sodium, Sodium chloride, Sodium hydroxide, Sodium carbonate, Sodium bicarbonate, Sodium Phosphate and sodium nitrate, Potassium, Potassium nitrate and potassium sulphate, Calcium, Calcium oxide, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium phosphate and iron phosphate

Aluminium, Aluminium Sulphate and Aluminium Phosphate.

1. Organic Chemistry

Formation of organic compounds, physical properties, classification and their nomenclature general knowledge, simple method of forming, general formula, general properties, important used and structural formula (Leaving minerals, oil, fats, carbohydrates and proteins) of the Following

1. Hydrocarbons Alcohols.
2. Aldehydes and Ketones.
4. Fats and Oils.
5. Carbohydrates and
6. General method of preparation & general properties of Benzene and Phenol.

• Mathematics

1. Algebra : Theory of indices, logarithms, Variation, Arithmetical progression, Geometrical Progression, harmonical progression, permutation and combination
2. Trigonometry : Trigonometrical ratio, relation between trigonometrical ratios, trigonometrical ratios of certain angles, solution of right angled triangles, height and distance, trigonometrical ratios of angles of any magnitude, trigonometrical functions of certain allied angles, ratios of the sum and differences of tow angles, transformation of products and sums, trigonometrical identities.
3. Solid Geometry : Volumes and Surface of rectangular solids, cylinders cones and spheres
4. Co-ordinate Geometry : Co-ordinate of a point, distance between two points, area of a triangle, plotting of straight lines and simple Curves.
5. Statistics : Its meaning, definition scope and limitations, collection and tabulation of data classification and frequency distribution, statistical average, dispersion.

Pattern of Question Paper

For admission to B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons., B.Sc. (Horticulture) and B.Sc. (Forestry) it shall be of three hours duration and shall consist of one question paper with 200 questions carrying 600 marks.

The questions shall be Framed from all subjects and the weightage given to each subject will be as per number of credits generally assigned to each subject as given below.

Common Test for B.Sc. (Ag.) B.Sc. (Ag.) – RGSC in Banaras Hindu University

There shall be one paper of 120 minutes (Two Hours) duration carrying 300 marks containing 200 multiple-choice question based 0n +2 examination or equivalent,. The paper shall comprise the following five sections.

1. Mental Ability – 25 Questions.
2. Chemistry – 25 Questions.
3. Physics & Mathematics – 50 Questions.
4. Botany & Zoology – 50 Questions.
5. Agriculture – 50 Questions.

A candidate will answer 100 questions. Section I and Section II are compulsory for all Candidates whereas from Sections III, IV and V, a candidates will answer any one Section.