RBSE SS Agriculture study plan

Build a one-page crop-calendar table listing kharif, rabi and zaid crops of Rajasthan with their sowing and harvesting windows from memory, then verify each row against a standard agronomy text

Explain in writing the difference between gross and net cropped area, cropping intensity and cropping pattern, using Rajasthan district-level examples

Solve 15 numerical problems on seed rate, plant population and row-to-row spacing calculations for major field crops

List the critical growth stages of wheat, mustard, pearl millet and gram at which irrigation or nutrient stress causes maximum yield loss

Describe the package of practices for the five highest-weight crops (wheat, pearl millet, mustard, gram, groundnut) including land preparation, nutrient doses, water management and harvest indices

Identify and differentiate the symptoms of the ten most common field-crop insect pests and match each to its order, damaging stage and recommended control measure

Classify herbicides by mode of action and calculate herbicide dose per hectare for at least five products

Draw and label the life cycle of a polyphagous pest and mark the most vulnerable stage for intervention

Diagnose the major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of cereals, pulses and oilseeds from written symptom descriptions and state the pathogen genus for each

Explain the principles of integrated pest management and rank control methods by preference, giving one field example per principle

Describe soil profile horizons and classify soils by texture using the feel method and the textural triangle

Explain cation exchange capacity, base saturation and soil reaction, and state how each affects nutrient availability

Compute fertilizer doses from soil test values for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium using the recommended-application-minus-soil-test formula

Explain the fate of nitrogen in soil including volatilization, leaching, denitrification and immobilization, and match each to a management remedy

Describe the modes of pollination and mechanisms of self- and cross-pollination with crop examples

Explain the steps of pure-line selection, mass selection and hybridization in self-pollinated crops

Outline seed certification procedures, generation systems and the classes of seed recognized in India

Solve genetics problems on monohybrid, dihybrid and test-cross ratios, and explain linkage and crossing over in simple terms

Describe the breeding objectives and methods for at least three major crops, naming one released variety and its key trait

Plan a seasonal vegetable rotation for a small holding covering nursery raising, transplanting, spacing and harvesting for five vegetables

Explain protected cultivation basics including polyhouse types, media preparation and fertigation scheduling

Describe post-harvest handling, grading and storage of vegetables and the causes of post-harvest losses

Describe the digestive anatomy of ruminants and explain rumen fermentation in relation to feed utilization

Formulate a balanced ration for a crossbred cow and a buffalo using a Pearson square calculation, showing the steps

List the major cattle and buffalo breeds with their milk-yield ranges and native tracts, and distinguish milch from draft types

Explain clean milk production, milk composition and the common adulteration tests

Compute farm fixed and variable costs, gross margin and benefit-cost ratio for a mixed crop-livestock farm

Explain the principles of farm management and distinguish between farm budgeting, partial budgeting and enterprise budgeting with an example of each

Describe agricultural marketing channels, price spread and the role of regulated markets, cooperatives and e-NAM

Identify the main agricultural credit sources and the role of cooperative banks, regional rural banks and NABARD

Explain the steps of the extension teaching-learning process and compare individual, group and mass contact methods

Describe the role of panchayati raj institutions and self-help groups in rural development

Match farm implements to operations and estimate field capacity, field efficiency and tractor power requirements with worked examples

Explain irrigation methods and drainage, and calculate water requirement and irrigation interval for one crop

Describe agroforestry systems and their interactions, and list five multipurpose tree species suited to Rajasthan with their uses

Explain soil erosion types, conservation measures and the principles of organic farming and integrated nutrient management

Complete two full-length mock tests under timed conditions and review every wrong answer to its source topic