BSEB Inter Agriculture study plan

List the 12 crop groups of Bihar (cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fibres, sugar, tubers, fodder, spices, fruits, vegetables, fibres, medicinal) with two local examples each, from memory in 20 minutes.

Draw and label the seed germination sequence of a monocot (maize) and a dicot (gram), naming the parts that emerge first.

Compute seed rate, plant population per hectare, and expected yield for wheat at 100 kg/ha seed rate, 20 cm row spacing and 1000-grain weight of 40 g.

Explain the difference between sole cropping, mixed cropping, intercropping, relay cropping and sequence cropping with one Bihar-relevant example for each.

Classify the 5 tillage operations (primary, secondary, minimum, zero, conservation) and state one soil condition each is suited to.

Sketch the soil profile and label horizons O, A, E, B, C and R with the dominant process in each.

Convert between soil texture classes and justify why a loam is preferred for most field crops over pure sand or clay.

Calculate the lime requirement and gypsum requirement for an acidic and an alkaline soil given pH and exchangeable sodium percentage values.

List the 16 essential plant nutrients, their mobile/immobile status and one deficiency symptom each for N, P, K, Zn, Fe and B.

Compare urea, DAP, MOP, SSP and vermicompost on N-P-K percentage and one agronomic caution for each.

Define gene, allele, genotype, phenotype, homozygote and heterozygote and use them correctly in five self-written sentences.

Solve 6 monohybrid and 4 dihybrid crosses including a test cross, showing Punnett squares and expected ratios.

Explain the steps of pureline selection, mass selection, pedigree method and backcross breeding, and match each to a suitable crop situation.

Describe seed certification classes (nucleus, breeder, foundation, certified, truthfully labelled) and the field standards for isolation distance in a named cross-pollinated crop.

List the tests for seed viability and vigour (germination, tetrazolium, electrical conductivity, accelerated ageing) and state what each measures.

Classify 20 common vegetables into botanical families and the olericulture groups (cole, root, bulb, fruit, leafy, legume).

Compare sexual and asexual propagation for mango, guava, banana and litchi, and state the commercial method used for each in Bihar.

Explain training and pruning systems for mango and guava, including the purpose of each cut.

Describe protected cultivation basics: polyhouse types, media, fertigation and one crop suited to each structure.

Plan a 0.1 ha kitchen garden or floriculture plot with a season-wise cropping calendar for rabi, kharif and zaid.

Identify 15 insect pests by order, family, damaging stage and the crop attacked, including stem borer, brown planthopper, aphid, whitefly, fruit fly and termite.

Distinguish damage symptoms of chewing, sucking and boring insects and match each to one control tactic.

Name the causal organism, symptoms and one management practice for 10 major diseases (blast, blight, wilt, rust, smut, mosaic, damping off, powdery mildew, bacterial blight, root knot).

Explain integrated pest management in sequence: monitoring, threshold, cultural, mechanical, biological, chemical, with one example per step.

Read a pesticide label and state active ingredient, formulation, dose, waiting period and safety precautions for two products.

List the major cattle and buffalo breeds of Bihar and India with one distinguishing trait and typical milk yield each.

Describe the estrous cycle, signs of heat, and the correct timing of artificial insemination in cattle.

Explain clean milk production steps from milking to storage and the compositional difference between cow and buffalo milk.

Calculate a balanced ration for a crossbred cow using a Pearson square with two feedstuffs of known protein content.

Perform and record three field skills: seedbed preparation, seed treatment before sowing, and taking a soil sample by zig-zag method.

Compute cost of cultivation, gross income, net income, B:C ratio and break-even yield for one wheat enterprise with realistic Bihar figures.

Distinguish land, labour, capital and management as factors of production and classify fixed versus variable costs.

Describe the extension methods (individual, group, mass) and match each to a farm-advisory situation.

Explain the working principle, calibration and field capacity of a seed drill, sprayer and thresher.

Compare the functions and adjustments of a mouldboard plough, disc harrow, cultivator and rotavator.

Explain agroforestry systems (agrisilviculture, silvopasture, agrihorticulture) and name five multipurpose tree species suited to Bihar.

Describe the causes and control of soil erosion by water and wind, and the role of contour bunding, terracing and vegetative barriers.

Summarise climate-smart practices: conservation agriculture, residue management, micro-irrigation and integrated nutrient management.

Revise the highest-weight domains by re-solving the week 1 and week 2 formula sheets and deficiency table without notes.

Take two full-length timed mock tests and log every wrong answer by domain.