Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and

Higher Secondary Education, Pune

Subject : Agriculture Science & Technology (75)
Std. XII

Weightage to Units
Sr. No. Name of the Chapter Marks Marks with option
1. Traditional Crops 09 12
2. Commercial Crops 09 12
3. Modes of Reproduction 04 08
4. Seed Production Technology 04 12
5. Farm Management 05 11
6. Nursery Management 06 06
7. Green House Technology 05 05
8. Seed Processing and Testing 04 06
9. Mushroom Production 05 05
10. Agro Tourism 02 06
11. Organic Farming 03 06
12. Agro Informatics 04 06
13. Agricultural Marketing 05 05
14. Preservation 05 05
Total 70 105

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 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and
Higher Secondary Education, Pune
Subject : Agriculture Science & Technology (75)
Std. XII

Distribution of Marks as per the objectives

Sr. Marks with

Objectives Net Marks
No. option
1. Knowledge 14 14
2. Understanding 14 28
3. Application 28 42
4. Skill 14 21
Total 70 105

Questionwise distribution of marks

Sr. Net Marks with
Question type Percentage
No. Marks option
1. Objective 18 25 18
2. Short Answer 38 55 59
3. Long answer 14 20 28
Total 70 100 105

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 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and
Higher Secondary Education, Pune
Subject : Agriculture Science & Technology (75)
Std. XII

Agriculture Science and Technology

Std. XII
Format of Question Paper for Annual Examination.
Time : 3.00 hrs. Marks : 70
Q.1 A) Select the appropriate alternative and complete the following statements. (05)
1) a) b) c) d)
2) a) b) c) d)
3) a) b) c) d)
4) a) b) c) d)
5) a) b) c) d)
(B) Make the pairs (04)
Group "A" Group "B"
1) a)
2) b)
3) c)
4) d)
e)
f)
(C) Find odd one out (04)
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________
4) ___________________________________________________

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 (D) Write true or false (05)
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________
4) ___________________________________________________
5) ___________________________________________________
Q. 2) Answer in brief (Any Five) (10)
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________
4) ___________________________________________________
5) ___________________________________________________
6) ___________________________________________________
7) ___________________________________________________
Q. 3) Answer the following questions. (Any four) (12)
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________
4) ___________________________________________________
5) ___________________________________________________
6) ___________________________________________________
7) ___________________________________________________
Q. 4) Answer the following questions. (Any four) (16)
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________
4) ___________________________________________________
5) ___________________________________________________
6) ___________________________________________________
Q. 5) A) Answer the following questions in detail. (Any one) (06)
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________
B) Answer the following questions in detail. (Any one) (08)
1) ___________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________

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 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and
Higher Secondary Education, Pune
Subject : Agriculture Science & Technology (75)
Std. XII

Agriculture Science and Technology

Practical Syllabus
Std - XII
List of Practicals
1. Calculation of plant population for given area.
2. Calculation of actual quantity of fertilizers for different crops and calculation of
unit value (cost of fertilizer per kg)
3. Practicing different methods of fertilizer application for wheat, paddy and
soybean.
4. Practicing layout of sugarcane planting and set treatment.
5. Practicing asexual methods of propagation viz: cutting, layering, budding and
grafting.
6. Emasculation and pollination in cotton.
7. Prepartion of cropping scheme and calender of operations.
8. Practicing various nursery operations.
9. Evaluation of seedlings after germination and calculation of seed germination
percentage.
10. Seed treatment with chemicals and biofertilizers.
11. Use of computer, internet and smart phones for collection and communication of
agricul-tural information
12. Preparation of mushroom pickle.
13. Practicing various green house operations.
14. Preparation of jam, sauce and pickles.
15. Practicing post harvest operations in handling of agricultural produce.
16. Study of cost of cultivation of some crops.
17. Awareness in purchasing, storage and application of agricultural inputs.
18. Preparation of crop cafeteria and writing of reports in journal.

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Visits
• At least four visits from the following list should be conducted.
• Separate section of visit report should be written in the journal.
1. Visit to tissue culture unit.
2. Visit to hightech nursery.
3. Visit to seed processing plant/seed testing laboratory.
4. Visit to polyhouse.
5. Visit to Agrotourism centre.
6. Visit to organic farming unit.
7. Visit to agriculture produce market committee (APMC).
8. Visit to allied agriculture enterprises (Sugar factory, Jaggery plant, Dal mill, Oil
extraction plant, Processing industry).
Project work
• Complete any one of the following projects.
1. Preparation of seed album.
2. Collection of farm records.
3. Preparation of seedling for transplanting.
4. Collection of mushroom samples.
5. Preparation of album of diseased plant parts.

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 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and
Higher Secondary Education, Pune
Subject : Agriculture Science & Technology (75)
Std. XII

Specimen question paper (Practical)

Std. : XII
Subject : Agriculture Science & Technology (75)
Time : 3.00 hrs. Marks : 30
Q. 1 Identification 6
A. Identify
B. Subquestion
Note : In all 6 Specimens should be kept, each carrying 1 mark (1/2 mark for
identification and 1/2 mark for correct answer of subquestion)
Q. 2 Solve any two of the following. 6
A. Mathematical problem from practical syllabus (viz. plant population/seed
germi nation percentage)
B. Mathematical problem from practical syllabus (viz. quantity of fertilizers/unit
value of fertilizers)
C. Theoractical question from practical syllabus.
Q. 3 Practical exercise (any one) 6
A. Layering/budding/grafting
B. Emasculation and pollination in cotton
C. Fertilizer application
D. Evaluation of seedlings after germination
E. Use of computer or smart phone and internet.
F. Layout of sugarcane planting or set treatment
G. Seed treatments with chemicals and bio-fertilizers
Q. 4 A. Viva-voce - 02 6
B. Journal - 04
Q. 5 A. Project report - 03 6
B. Visit report - 03
Any one report on project and the visit actually given by the student during the
academic year.

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