UPSC Mains Optional
Agriculture Optional test series
26 tests (12 sectional + 14 full-length), each evaluated by experts within 2 hours, with model answers written around your own style.
₹9,999for all 26 tests
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Test series
Agriculture test series
12 sectional + 14 full-length tests
₹9,999
- Expert evaluation within 2 hours
- Model answers built on your writing style
- Your score vs UPSC weightage graphs
- 12 years of topic and subtopic analytics
- Personalise your test dates after joining
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3 questions per day for 6 months
₹9,000
- Same-day evaluation and feedback
- Weak-area analysis
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Topic-wise PYQs
Last 10 years, organised by topic
₹250
- Average yearly weightage per topic
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PYQ solutions
2014-2024 model solutions, topic-wise
₹1,250
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- Built to lift your score toward 330+
Test schedule
12 sectional tests followed by 14 full-length mocks.
| Test | Type | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sectional – Paper I | Ecology and Environmental Management | 03-Oct |
| 2 | Sectional – Paper I | Cropping Systems and Forestry | 04-Oct |
| 3 | Sectional – Paper I | Soil Water and Irrigation Management | 10-Oct |
| 4 | Sectional – Paper I | Farm Economics and Marketing | 11-Oct |
| 5 | Sectional – Paper I | Agricultural Extension and Rural Development | 17-Oct |
| 6 | Sectional – Paper I | Environmental and Policy Issues | 18-Oct |
| 7 | Sectional – Paper II | Genetics and Plant Breeding | 24-Oct |
| 8 | Sectional – Paper II | Seed Systems and IPR | 25-Oct |
| 9 | Sectional – Paper II | Plant Physiology and Stress Biology | 31-Oct |
| 10 | Sectional – Paper II | Horticulture and Post‑Harvest Technology | 01-Nov |
| 11 | Sectional – Paper II | Crop Protection and Plant Health | 07-Nov |
| 12 | Sectional – Paper II | Food Security Nutrition and Policy | 08-Nov |
| 13 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 14-Nov |
| 14 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 15-Nov |
| 15 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 21-Nov |
| 16 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 22-Nov |
| 17 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 28-Nov |
| 18 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 29-Nov |
| 19 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 05-Dec |
| 20 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 06-Dec |
| 21 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 12-Dec |
| 22 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 13-Dec |
| 23 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 19-Dec |
| 24 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 20-Dec |
| 25 | Full-Length Test | Paper I – Full Syllabus | 26-Dec |
| 26 | Full-Length Test | Paper II – Full Syllabus | 27-Dec |
Dates don't suit you? You can personalise your test schedule after joining.
Agriculture Optional syllabus
The UPSC syllabus this test series covers, topic by topic.
Agriculture - Paper I
- Ecology and Environmental Management
- Ecology relevance to humans, natural resource sustainability, conservation. Physical, social, environmental factors and agroecology, cropping indicators. Pollution hazards to crops, animals, humans; climate change; global initiatives; greenhouse effects; remote sensing, GIS.
- Cropping Systems and Forestry
- Cropping patterns in agro-climatic zones; effects of high-yielding short-duration varieties. Cropping and farming systems, organic, precision farming. Practices for cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fibres, sugar, fodder; forestry plantations, agroforestry propagation, forest products, conservation.
- Soil Water and Irrigation Management
- Soil properties, formation, nutrients, fertility testing, biofertilisers, nutrient efficiency, reclamation. Soil erosion, conservation, watershed, dryland agriculture, stabilisation. Irrigation scheduling, efficiency, rainwater harvesting, drip, sprinkler, drainage, water quality, projects.
- Farm Economics and Marketing
- Farm planning, budgeting, resource use, economics of farming systems. Agricultural marketing strategies, market intelligence, price fluctuations, cooperatives, price policy, crop insurance.
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
- Extension importance, methods, surveys, training programmes, evaluation. Roles of KVK, NGOs, SHGs, FPOs in technology dissemination, rural upliftment. e-technologies for farmer production and marketing.
- Environmental and Policy Issues
- Land reforms, cropping pattern shifts, consumption, marketing. Subsidies—direct, indirect; WTO issues, food policy, PDS, TPDS, food security, nutritional deficiency, dietary guidelines.
Agriculture - Paper II
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Cell structure, function, cycle; genetic material, heredity, chromosome aberrations, linkage, mutation, polyploidy, cytoplasmic inheritance. Plant breeding history, reproduction techniques, domestication, genetic resource conservation. Breeding methods—pedigree, mass, recurrent, combining ability, heterosis, somatic hybridization, biotechnology, GM crops, molecular markers.
- Seed Systems and IPR
- Seed production, testing, certification, storage, registration, DNA fingerprinting. Public and private sector roles, seed marketing. IPR, WTO issues in agriculture.
- Plant Physiology and Stress Biology
- Nutrition, absorption, translocation, metabolism, soil-water-plant relations. Photosynthesis, respiration—C3, C4, CAM; pigments, enzymes, growth regulation, germination, dormancy. Stress physiology—drought, salt, water stress.
- Horticulture and Post‑Harvest Technology
- Practices for fruits, plantation, vegetables, spices, flowers; protected cultivation, landscaping, floriculture, medicinal, aromatic crops. Post-harvest handling, processing, value addition, nutritional aspects.
- Crop Protection and Plant Health
- Pest, disease diagnosis, classification, economic importance, management, IPM, BPD, epidemiology, forecasting, quarantine. Biological control, pesticide formulation, modes of action, storage, pest management.
- Food Security Nutrition and Policy
- Food production, consumption trends, food security Vision2020, grain surplus. Procurement, distribution, PDS, BPL, TPDS, globalization challenges. Nutrition deficiency—PEM, PCM, micronutrients, dietary approaches, policy implications.
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