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Name of the Board
West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC )
Post Name
Assistant Director of Horticulture
Exam Name
Written Test (Preliminary Screening Test)
Category
Syllabus
Job Location
West Bengal
Status
Syllabus Released
Exam Pattern
S.No
Scheme
Details
1
Number of questions
100 Questions
2
Marks
100 Marks
3
Duration of Exam
1 hour and 30 minutes
4
Type of question
MCQ type
Syllabus
Section
Core Subjects
Topics
Marks
A
Fruit Science
Introduction; Plant Propagation and Nursery Management; Tropical and Sub Tropical Fruits; Temperate Fruit Crops; Dry-land Horticulture: Breeding of Fruit Crops
09
B
Vegetable Science
Tropical and Sub Tropical vegetables; Temperate Vegetables and Tuber Crops; Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation of Vegetables; Breeding and Seed Production of Vegetable Crops.
09
C
Plant Pathology
Fundamentals of Plant Pathology; Diseases of Fruit, Plant and Aromatic crops; Diseases of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice crops.
05
D
Entomology
Fundamentals of Entomology; Principles of Pest Management and Productive Insects (Economic classification of Insects; Importance and History of apiculture); Pests of Fruit, Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops.
05
E
Biotechnology and Crop Improvement
Elementary Plant Biochemistry: Introductory Crop Physiology; Growth and Development of Horticulture Crops; Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetic; Principles and Methods of Plant Breeding; Introduction to Plant Biotechnology; Principles of Seed Production in Horticulture Crops.
07
Total
35 Marks
Part II:
Section
Core Subjects
Topics
Marks
A
Floriculture
Ornamental Horticulture; Commercial Floriculture: Protected Cultivation of Flower Crops: Breeding and Seed Production of Flower Crops:
09
B
Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
Plantation Crops; Spices and Condiments; Breeding of Spices and Plantation Crops.
09
C
Post Harvest Technology
Post-Harvest Management of Horticultural Produce; Processing of Horticultural Produce.
04
D
Natural Resources Management
SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY · Fundamentals of Soil Science; Soil, Water and Plant Analysis; Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management. AGRONOMY · Water Management in Horticulture Crops; Agro-meterology and Climate Change; Major Field Crops; Organic Farming; Weed Management in Horticulture Crops ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE · Environmental Studies and Disaster Management
09
E
Social and Allied Sciences
Economics and Marketing; Elementary Statistics; Horticulture Farm and Financial Management.
