Q.21
Amount of water retained at low values of matric suction is mainly affected by
Q.22
Assystem of uniform grains in a soil structure is called as
Q.23
What is the coordination number of cubic tetrahedral type packing of soil spherical particles?
Q.24
What is not an assumption of Stoke's law?
Q.25
Apparent drought is caused by
Agricultural Climatology
3 Topics
Agro-Climatic and Agro-Ecological Zones of India (Planning Commission, ICAR, NBSS&LUP), LGP & Drought Climatology
Cardinal Temperatures, Thermal Requirements of Crops, Growing Degree Days (GDD), PTU & Phenological Climatology
Climate-Crop-Pest Interactions, Livestock Biometeorology & Crop Weather Protection (Shelterbelts, Frost Control)
Crop Weather Modeling
3 Topics
Systems Analysis in Agriculture (C.T. de Wit Approach), Climate Change Scenarios (IPCC RCPs, SSPs) & Impact Projections
Crop Growth Simulation Models: Conceptual, Statistical, Deterministic, Mechanistic & Stochastic Model Architectures
Dynamic Simulation Platforms: DSSAT, CERES (Wheat, Rice, Maize), WOFOST, INFOCROP & Model Calibration
Evapotranspiration
3 Topics
Evaporation and Transpiration Physics: Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD), Dew Point, Psychrometry & Soil Water Evaporation
Actual Evapotranspiration (AET) Measurement: Lysimetry, Eddy Covariance, Bowen Ratio (BREB) & Crop Coefficients (Kc)
Potential and Reference Evapotranspiration (PET, ETo): FAO-56 Penman-Monteith Equation & Empirical Methods
General Agriculture
6 TopicsGeneral Climatology
3 Topics
Extreme Weather Systems: Tropical Cyclones, Thunderstorms, Hailstorms, Heat Waves, Cold Waves & Local Winds
Global Atmospheric Circulation: Hadley, Ferrel, Polar Cells, Coriolis Force, Jet Streams & Planetary Wind Belts
Climatic Classifications (Koppen, Thornthwaite, Troll), Indian Monsoon Mechanisms & Teleconnections (ENSO, IOD)
General Meteorology
3 Topics
Atmospheric Thermodynamics: Lapse Rates (DALR, SALR, ELR), Atmospheric Stability, Clouds & Precipitation Processes
Atmospheric Composition, Vertical Structure (Troposphere to Thermosphere), Atmospheric Pressure & Gas Laws
Solar Radiation: Solar Constant, Radiation Laws (Planck, Stefan-Boltzmann, Wien, Kirchhoff), Shortwave/Longwave & Albedo
Micrometeorology
3 Topics
Surface Energy Balance: Net Radiation (Rn), Sensible Heat Flux (H), Soil Heat Flux (G), Latent Heat Flux (LE) & Bowen Ratio
Active
Canopy Microclimate: Light Interception (Beer-Lambert Law), Radiation Use Efficiency (RUE) & Advection Effects
Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Surface Roughness Length (z0), Zero-Plane Displacement (d) & Logarithmic Wind Profiles
Weather Forecasting for Agriculture
3 Topics
Satellite Meteorology, IMD Agro-Advisories (GKMS), Weather Warnings & Crop-Weather Calendars
Meteorological Forecasting Scales: Nowcasting, Short-Range, Medium-Range & Long-Range Weather Forecasting
Synoptic Meteorology: Surface & Upper-Air Charts, Air Masses, Fronts & Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Official PYQ Papers
Previous Year Papers of Agricultural Meteorology
Practice official shift-wise question papers with answer keys and detailed explanations on the actual exam pattern.
1
Total Available
Previous Papers
2024
29-06-2024