UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, RAICHUR

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

RAICHUR/BHEEMARAYANAGUDI/KALABURAGI

DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY

AGR-302 (0+1)   Principles of Organic Farming

             Midterm Examination

Name: ___________________________                                                  Time: 120 Minutes

I.D. No.________________________                                                       Maximum Marks: 30

Class: III Year B.Sc. (Hon.) Agri.                                                           Date: 08 / 01 /2021

 

I.    Expand the following abbreviations                                                                       (0.50 x 5 =2.50)

 

1.   IFOAM

2.   APEDA

3.   APOF

4.   ZBNF

5.   NCOF

II. Match the following                                                                                               (0.50 x 10=5.00)

 

 

A

 

             B

_________

1.

Permaculture

A.

Masanobu Fukuoka

_________

2.

Rhizobium

B.

Cereals

_________

3.

Dhaincha

C.

Robert Rodale

_________

4.

Natural Farming

D.

Sir Albert Howard

_________

5.

Organic farming 

E.

Acharya

_________

6.

Regenerative Agriculture

F.

Perennial green leaf manure

_________

7.

Glyricidia

G.

Rudolph Steiner

_________

8.

Bangalore method of composting

H.

Legume crops

_________

9.

Azospirillum

I.

Bill Mollison

_________

10.

Biodynamic farming

J.

Green manure crop

 

II.              Define the following terms                                                                    (0.50 x 10=5.00)

 

1.

Organic Farming

6.

Biodynamic farming

2.

Biofertilizers

7.

Liquid organic manures

3.

Green manuring

8.

Organic manures

4.

Vermiculture

9.

Composting

5.

Natural farming

10.

Humus

 

 

IV. Mention the principles for the following                                                                  (1 X 5 =5.00)

1.      Organic farming

2.      Natural farming

3.      Biodynamic farming

4.      Composting

5.      Approaches to organic farming

 

V. Answer the following questions in brief                                                                 (2 x 5 =10.00)

 

1.   Mention the advantages of organic farming

2.   Differentiate organic farming and conventional farming

3.   Mention the sound agro-ecological principles of organic agriculture

4.   Write short notes on initiatives taken by central and state government and non- 

     governmental organizations for promotion of organic agriculture in India.

5.   Mention the role of soil organic matter.

6.   Vermicomposting pit filling procedure (Different layers of vermicompost pit)

 

VI. Answer the following questions                                                                    (2.50 x 1=2.50)

1. Write the relevance/necessity of organic farming in India.