Plant Pathology

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

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Milestones, Historical Epidemics & Pioneers in Plant Pathology

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Infection Process, Survival, Inoculum Dynamics & Dispersal

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Mulberry Crop Production

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Mulberry Botany, Varieties, Moriculture Agronomy, and Soil Requirements

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Mulberry Diseases, Pests, and Integrated Moriculture Protection

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Laboratory and Analytical Techniques

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Culture Media, Isolation, Purification & Preservation of Pathogens

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Analytical Equipment, Microscopy & Biochemical Instrumentation

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

1 Question 0.8% Exam 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

9 Questions 7.5% Exam Weightage

Molecular Genetics of Immunity, R-Genes, SAR/ISR & Transgenics

All PYQs 6 questions 5.00% weightage

Pathogenesis Mechanisms, Enzymes, Toxins & Virulence Factors

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Host Defense Mechanisms, Phytoalexins & Structural Resistance

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Silkworm Biology

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Morphology, Mouthparts, Integument, and Molting in Silkworm Larvae

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Ecology

2 Questions 1.7% Exam Weightage

Population Dynamics, Life Tables, and Ecological Principles

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Mycology

11 Questions 9.2% Exam Weightage

Fungal Morphology, Ultrastructure, Spore Biology & Reproduction

All PYQs 7 questions 5.83% weightage

Economic Mycology, Edible Mushrooms & Mycorrhizal Associations

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Fungal Classification, Nomenclature & Taxonomic Systems

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Silkworm Protection

4 Questions 3.3% 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 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Biological Control

1 Question 0.8% Exam Weightage

Mass Production, Commercialization, and Transgenic Bioagents

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Plant Bacteriology

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Bacterial Morphology, Ultrastructure & Classification

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Bacterial Genetics, Physiology, Nutrition & Bacteriophages

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

Plant Virology

10 Questions 8.3% Exam Weightage

Viroids, Satellite Agents & Viral Purification/Nomenclature

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Viral Morphology, Genome Organization & Replication

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Transmission Biology, Insect Vectors & Virus-Vector Interactions

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% 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

Plant Disease Epidemiology

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Disease Forecasting Models, Weather Influences & Geoinformatics

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Epidemic Dynamics, Monocyclic vs Polycyclic Diseases & Loss Assessment

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

Phanerogamic Parasites and Non-parasitic Diseases

3 Questions 2.5% Exam Weightage

Abiotic Disorders, Nutritional Deficiencies & Environmental Stresses

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Phanerogamic Plant Parasites & Parasitic Angiosperms

All PYQs 1 questions 0.83% weightage

Fungal Diseases of Crop Plants

4 Questions 3.3% Exam Weightage

Fungal Diseases of Horticultural, Plantation, Spice Crops & Mycotoxins

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

Bacterial and Viral Diseases of Crop Plants

6 Questions 5% Exam Weightage

Bacterial Diseases of Field, Fruit & Vegetable Crops

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Viral, Viroid & Phytoplasmal Diseases of Major Crops

All PYQs 3 questions 2.50% weightage

Management of Plant Diseases

8 Questions 6.7% Exam Weightage

Biological Control, Biopesticides, PGPR & Integrated Disease Management

All PYQs 4 questions 3.33% weightage

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

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% weightage

Chemical Control, Fungicides, Antibiotics & Fungicide Resistance

All PYQs 2 questions 1.67% 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