Name of the Board : CBSE Academic
Class : XII STD
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Subject : Agriculture (Theory)
Year : 2016 – 2017
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Agriculture Theory – Sample Question Paper :
Time duration: 3 Hrs
Maximum Marks: 70
General instructions :
1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Marks of each question is indicated against it.
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Question :
1 Marks Question :
1. State the Liebig’s law of minimum. 1
2. What is post-harvest technology? 1
3. What is swarming in honey bee? 1
4. Why landscaping is beneficial in urban area? 1
5. Name one fungal disease of honey bee.1
2 Marks Question :
6. What are the differences between macronutrients and micronutrients? 2
7. Write any two criteria regarding an element as essential plant nutrients. 2
8. Justify the reason behind the use of thermal processing during food processing and preservation. 2
9. Packaging is an important consideration in food processing and value addition. Justify.2
10. What is vermicomposting? Why is it recommended to be used in the fields? 2
5 Marks Question :
11. a. What are the components of Insect Pest Management?
b. Explain mechanical method of pest control.
c. Explain biological pest control with two examples. 5
12. Summarize the function and deficiency symptoms of boron and molybdenum. 5
13. Pre cooling of the produce soon after their harvest is one of the important components of the cool chain, which ultimately affect the shelf life of the produce. List the various methods of pre-cooling and describe any two methods. 5
14. Explain the zero energy cool chamber. Explain its importance in rural areas. 5
15 . a. Develop a plan to set up a nursery with an area of 0.2 ha.
b. Identify the major problem associated with the packing, handling and marketing of plant sapling. 5
10 Marks Questions :
16 a. What is organic farming?
b. What is organic certification?
c. What are the Government policies promoting organic farming in India?
d. Explain the important characteristics of organic farming. 10
17 a. Define cut flower
b. Explain the factors which influence the longevity of cut flowers.
c. Discuss the various ways to improve the post-harvest life and quality of cut flowers. 10
18. How can you plan button mushroom production taking into account the following factors?
a. Agro-climatic requirement
b. Varieties/ strains
c. Casing
d. Harvesting and yield
e. Important pest and diseases 10
Subject : Entrepreneurship
Time allowed : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 70
Questions :
1. Name the two things that are taken care in a reorder point? 5
2. Deepak Ltd., has been manufacturing cycles since 2010. Their market share in this field is 35%. They decided to introduce new cycles with advanced gear systems in 2015. For the same they estimated their financial requirements to be 20 crore. They decided to raise the same through a limited number of sophisticated investors. Identify this kind of issue?
3. Rishabh lives in Vijay Nagar, a residential colony near Delhi University (DU). Being close to DU this area is a hub for students who come from outside Delhi to study here as they find good accommodation with Tiffin service readily available. Rishabh has a vacant residential building there. He found it to be an attractive economic idea to start a Paying Guest House. He knows that he has a good market because of the location of his building. State the other requirement he has to ensure before opting for this opportunity.
4. What is meant by ‘private sector enterprise’?
5. State the role of a sales person in personal selling.
6. What is meant by seed capital financing? What the entrepreneur has to do to convince the investor to get money?
7. Explain the first two elements in the innovation process?
8. Sanjiv was developing a business plan for his organization. While working on the financial plan he realised that his financial requirements will be for fixed assets and their installations, preliminary expenses, working capital, expenses on research and development and investment in short-term assets viz. raw material, level of cash, etc. To decide on the sources of funds for the venture, he tried to ensure the selection of the best overall mix of financing for the enterprise.
a. Identify the elements of financial plan discussed here.
b. Why is it important for an entrepreneur to ensure the selection of the best overall mix of financing for the enterprise?