Sericulture

General Agriculture

20 Questions 16.7% Exam Weightage

Agronomy, Tillage & Field Crop Production

All PYQs 5 questions 4.17% weightage

Cell Biology, Plant Physiology & Biochemistry

All PYQs 5 questions 4.17% weightage

Agricultural Entomology, Nematology & Crop Protection

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Agricultural Meteorology & Climate Science

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Soil Science, Plant Nutrition & Reclamation

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Crop Genetics, Plant Breeding & IPR

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

History and Economic Importance

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Milestones, Historical Nematologists, Cobb's Contributions & Nematological Societies

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

History and Principles of Plant Pathology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Infection Process, Survival, Inoculum Dynamics & Dispersal

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Mulberry Crop Production

11 Questions 9.2% Exam Weightage

Mulberry Botany, Varieties, Moriculture Agronomy, and Soil Requirements

All PYQs 7 questions 5.83% weightage

Mulberry Diseases, Pests, and Integrated Moriculture Protection

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Chawki Garden Management and Leaf Quality for Silkworm Rearing

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Morphology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Insect Integument, Cuticle, and Body Sclerotization

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Mulberry and Silkworm Breeding

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Breeding Methodologies, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding, and Bivoltine Hybrids

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Silkworm Genetics, Races, Voltinism, and Sex-Limited Breeds

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Nematode Taxonomy and Morphology

5 Questions 4.2% Exam Weightage

Nematode Cuticle, Integument, Hypodermis, Sense Organs & Pseudocoelomic Structure

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Nematode Taxonomy, Systematics, Nomenclature & Generic Classification

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Embryology, Internal Anatomy and Physiology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Excretory, Endocrine, Reproductive Physiology, and Metamorphosis

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Nematological Techniques

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Soil and Plant Sampling, Extraction Methods, Sieving & Decanting Techniques

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Pathogenesis Mechanisms, Enzymes, Toxins & Virulence Factors

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Silkworm Biology

13 Questions 10.8% Exam Weightage

Morphology, Mouthparts, Integument, and Molting in Silkworm Larvae

All PYQs 5 questions 4.17% weightage

Internal Anatomy, Digestive, Circulatory, Excretory, and Nervous Systems

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Silk Gland Anatomy, Histology, and Silk Protein Synthesis

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Reproductive Biology, Egg Physiology, Diapause, and Diapause Hormone

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Ecology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Population Dynamics, Life Tables, and Ecological Principles

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Mycology

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Fungal Classification, Nomenclature & Taxonomic Systems

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Fungal Morphology, Ultrastructure, Spore Biology & Reproduction

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Economic Mycology, Edible Mushrooms & Mycorrhizal Associations

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Silkworm Protection

5 Questions 4.2% Exam Weightage

Silkworm Pests, Parasitoids, and Cocoon Predators (Uzi Fly and Dermestids)

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Protozoan and Fungal Diseases (Pebrine and Muscardine) and Disinfection

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Biological Control

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Mass Production, Commercialization, and Transgenic Bioagents

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Bacteriology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Bacterial Morphology, Ultrastructure & Classification

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Fastidious Vascular Prokaryotes, Phytoplasmas & Spiroplasmas

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Nematode Relationships

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Parasitic Adaptations, Feeding Habits & Secretions (IAA, CLAVATA-like Peptides)

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Silkworm Nutrition

12 Questions 10% Exam Weightage

Nutritional Requirements, Essential Amino Acids, and Nutrient Metabolism

All PYQs 7 questions 5.83% weightage

Artificial Diets, Semi-Synthetic Formulations, and Feeding Efficiency

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Digestion, Absorption, and Silk Protein Biosynthesis

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Non-Mulberry Sericulture

11 Questions 9.2% Exam Weightage

Tasar Sericulture (Tropical and Oak Tasar)

All PYQs 6 questions 5.00% weightage

Muga Sericulture (Antheraea assamensis) and African Wild Silks

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Eri Sericulture (Samia cynthia ricini)

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Plant Virology

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Transmission Biology, Insect Vectors & Virus-Vector Interactions

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Viroids, Satellite Agents & Viral Purification/Nomenclature

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Host Plant Resistance

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Mechanisms of Host Plant Resistance to Insects

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Nematode Pests of Crops

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Nematode Parasites of Cereals, Millets, Pulses, Oilseeds & Fibre Crops

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Silk Reeling Technology

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Cocoon Quality, Sorting, Stifling, and Storage

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Raw Silk Testing, Grading, Denier, and Wet Processing

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Nematode Management

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Biological Control, Bioagents (Purpureocillium, Pochonia, Pasteuria), Host Resistance & INM

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Silkworm Seed Cocoon and Egg Production

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Mother Moth Examination, Pebrine Detection, and Disinfection

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Fungal Diseases of Crop Plants

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Fungal Diseases of Horticultural, Plantation, Spice Crops & Mycotoxins

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Bacterial and Viral Diseases of Crop Plants

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Bacterial Diseases of Field, Fruit & Vegetable Crops

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Viral, Viroid & Phytoplasmal Diseases of Major Crops

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Management of Plant Diseases

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Legislative Quarantine, SPS/WTO, Seed Certification & Cultural Practices

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Pests of Field Crops and their Management

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Pests of Cereals and Millets and their Management

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Pests of Commercial and Fiber Crops and their Management

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Polyphagous, Soil, Invasive, Vertebrate, and Molluscan Pests

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Pests of Horticultural Crops and their Management

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Pests of Vegetable Crops and their Management

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Pests of Plantation, Spice, Ornamental, Protected Crops, and Mushrooms

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Pests of Stored Products and their Management

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Biology, Damage, and Identification of Stored Grain Pests

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Helpful and Useful Insects

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Pollinators, Scavengers, Medicinal, Edible, and Forensic Insects

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage