In this article, we will tell you what is the job of the Punjab Agriculture Development Officer (PPSC ADO), and what is its exam pattern syllabus, Eligibility Criteria?
ADO Agriculture works as a block-level Agriculture Development Officer of the subordinate to the state department. He is the coordinator of the agricultural activities going on in different villages of the block through the field level workers called Technical Assistants, ATMs, and BTMs. He works as a bridge between the district level officer that is the District Agriculture Officer and the field level functionaries for the transmission of the information regarding the schemes being run by the Agriculture Department in the block.
Qualification
candidate must have completed B.Sc (Agriculture) with a minimum of 60% marks from a recognized university or institution to apply for the posts.
Provide that preference shall be given to a person who processes a degree in MSC agriculture from a recognized University
Age Criteria
Lower Age Limit: 18 Years
Upper Age Limit: 37 Years
EXAM PATTERN
| Name of topics | Question | marks |
| Technical subjects | 100 | 250 |
| logical Reasoning mental ability | 10 | 25 |
| general knowledge and current affair | 10 | 25 |
| Total | 120 Question | 300 Marks |
This exam also has an interview which is of 40 marks.
IFFCO AGT Syllabus and Best Books
SYLLABUS
Agriculture
Cultivation of cash crop
Efficient management practices for fertilization
Irrigation
Weed control
Nutrient recycling
Mulches
Crop residue management
Multiple cropping
Integrated disease
Crop-rotation
Pest management in Kharif and Rabi crops
Sowing method
Mixed crop
Time of sowing
Kharif and Rabi crops from seeding to seed i.e grain maturation
Field preparation
Intercropping
MENTAL ABILITY
Percentage
Whole number
Number system
Ratio and proportion
Fundamental Arithmetical Operation
Fraction number
Whole number
Interest
Time and Distance
Decimals
Ratio and time
Mensuration
Discount
Use of table and graph
Profit and Loss
Time and work
Averages
General knowledge and
current affair
Indian constitution
Indian Polity
Social-Economic and Cultural Issues
Economic-India
History-India and Assam
National and International Organisation
General science
Sports
Abbreviation
who’s who?
Award and Honours
Geography-Indian Assam and World
Critical Days
Books and Authors
People and personalities
Science and Technology
