CUET Agriculture case studies
CUET Agriculture · Put your knowledge to work in context.
CUET (UG) is the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate programmes, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous testing organisation established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. According to the official CUET portal, CUET scores are used for admission into UG programmes in all Central Universities and participating State, Deemed and Private universities across the country. The CUET Agriculture case studies are 5 cases and about 2,914 words.
1Fertiliser plan from a constrained soil test on alkaline wheat land
Ramesh farms 1.5 ha in a semi-arid tract where wheat follows rice. His soil test report shows pH 8.4, EC 0.18 dS/m, organic carbon 0.32%, available N 112 kg/ha (low), P 14 kg/ha (medium), K 310 kg/ha (high), and DTPA-Zn 0.36 mg/kg (deficient).
637 words, about 3 min2Failed pyrethroid sprays and beneficial insects in Bt cotton
At 45 days after sowing, a Bt cotton field in Vidarbha shows 8% damaged squares, 2 medium larvae per plant, and a spray history of two pyrethroid applications at 10-day intervals with no visible reduction. The farmer has already spent ₹4,800/ha on insecticides and wants a third spray, this time a pyrethroid-organophosphate mixture.
556 words, about 3 min3Allocating scarce well water before maize tasselling
A farmer has 2 ha of maize on sandy loam with a 3 L/s tube well that runs 8 hours a day, giving about 86 m³/day for the farm. Maize is at 45 days after sowing, tasselling begins in 10 days.
585 words, about 3 min4Farm-saved wheat seed with low germination and loose smut
A farmer has 2 ha for wheat. He has 180 kg of farm-saved seed of a tall, late-sown local variety with a germination test of 70% and 5% inert matter; the seed lot also shows 2% loose smut infection.
565 words, about 3 min5Tomato marketing choice with a loan deadline
A farmer harvests 900 kg of tomato in a single week. The local mandi price is ₹8/kg, but commission and transport reduce net realisation to ₹5.50/kg.
571 words, about 3 min