HSSC JE (Horticulture) and Junior Technical Assistant Test Series 2026 – HSSC CET Mains Preparation

Prepare effectively for HSSC CET Mains with our specially designed test series for Junior Engineer (Horticulture) and Junior Technical Assistant posts. This test series covers horticulture fundamentals, plant science, nursery management, landscaping, irrigation methods, soil science, pest control, greenhouse technology, and Haryana-specific agriculture and horticulture knowledge. Based on latest HSSC exam pattern, this series helps improve speed, accuracy, and concept clarity through topic-wise tests, full-length mock tests, and detailed solutions. Ideal for candidates preparing for HSSC government jobs in the horticulture and technical field.

Concept of plant cells, plant tissue and plant organs

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Free

Plant habits: annuals, biennials, perennials

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Free

Seed and seed germination

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Free

Morphology and Micro-morphology of flowering plants

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Free

Binomial nomenclature and classification of plants

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Introduction to plant taxonomy and plant systematic

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Introduction to genetics

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Cell division: mitosis and meiosis

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Mendelian principles of heredity

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Study of chromosome structure

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Multiple alleles, pleiotropism and pseudo alleles and blood group genetics

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Linkage and its estimation, crossing over mechanisms, chromosome mapping

Category:

Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Sex determination and sex linkage, sex limited and sex influenced traits

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Qualitative and quantitative traits, polygenes and continuous variations, multiple factor hypothesis

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Questions: 41

Time Limit: 41 minutes

Type: Paid

Cytoplasmic inheritance

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Mutation- classification, methods of inducing mutation and ClB technique

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Mutagenic agents and induction of mutation

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Structural and numerical changes in chromosome

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Nature, structure and replication of genetic material

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Protein synthesis-transcription and translational mechanism of genetic material

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Gene concept- gene structure and functions

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Gene regulation- Lac and Trp operons

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Historical development, concept, nature and role of plant breeding

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Major achievements in plant breeding

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Modes of reproduction and apomixes

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Self-incompatibility and male sterility

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Domestication, acclimatization, and introduction

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Centre of origin/diversity

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Breeding methods in self-pollinated crops (Mass, Pure line, Hybridization)

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Handling segregating populations (Pedigree, Bulk, SSD, Back cross)

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Multiline concept

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Breeding methods in cross-pollinated crops

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Heterosis and inbreeding depression

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Development of inbred lines, hybrids, composites, and synthetics

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Breeding methods in asexually propagated crops (Clonal selection)

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Wide hybridization and pre-breeding

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Polyploidy in relation to plant breeding

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Mutation breeding methods and uses

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Introduction to crop physiology and importance in Agriculture

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Plant cell and Mineral nutrition

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Photosynthesis and Respiration

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Plant growth regulators

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Physiological aspects of growth and development

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Photoperiodism, Vernalization and Translocation of solutes

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Seed and seed technology definitions

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Different classes of seed

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Seed production in field crops and genetic purity maintenance

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Seed certification, Seed Act, and Seed Control Order 1983

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Detection of genetically modified crops

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Seed drying, treatment, and storage principles

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Factors affecting seed longevity and pest control in storage

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Questions: 0

Time Limit: 0 minutes

Type: Paid

Seed marketing, WTO, and OECD roles

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Introduction and meaning of intellectual property

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Treaties for IPR protection and Indian legislations

Category:

Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Patents Act 1970 and Patent Cooperation Treaty

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Questions: 42

Time Limit: 42 minutes

Type: Paid

UPOV and Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act (PPV&FR)

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Registration of plant varieties and Traditional Knowledge (TK)

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Convention on Biological Diversity and Indian Biological Diversity Act 2002

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

ITPGRFA and access/benefit sharing

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Botanical Name, family, and chromosome number of 18 selected crops

Category:

Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Floral biology and genetics of selected crops (Rice, Maize, Cotton, etc.)

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Questions: 0

Time Limit: 0 minutes

Type: Paid

Breeding objectives and Ideotype concepts

Category:

Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Climate resilient crop varieties and international/national research stations

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Questions: 41

Time Limit: 41 minutes

Type: Paid

History and concepts of plant biotechnology

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Micro-propagation, organogenesis, and embryogenesis

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Synthetic seeds and Embryo rescue

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Cryo-preservation and Central Dogma

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Recombinant DNA methods (Gene gun, PEG, Agrobacterium)

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Questions: 41

Time Limit: 41 minutes

Type: Paid

Transgenics and PCR techniques

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Molecular markers (RFLP, RAPD, SSR) and Marker Assisted Breeding

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Line development and maintenance of hybrids

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Genetic purity testing and advances in hybrid seed production

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Quality seed production of vegetable crops

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Variety testing, release, and notification systems in India (SSVT, LSVT, MLT)

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Natural Resources (Forest, Water, Mineral, Food, Energy, Land)

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Ecosystems (Forest, Grassland, Desert, Aquatic)

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Biodiversity conservation, threats, and hot-spots

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Environmental Pollution (Air, Water, Soil, Marine, Noise, Thermal, Nuclear)

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Solid Waste Management and Environmental Ethics

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Environmental Legislation (Protection Act, Air Act, Water Act, Wildlife Act)

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Natural and Man-Made Disasters

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

International strategy and national framework for disaster reduction

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Role of NGOs, Media, Armed Forces, and Police in disaster response

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Introduction to Indian agricultural heritage and ancient practices

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Questions: 0

Time Limit: 0 minutes

Type: Paid

Journey of Indian agriculture from past to modern era

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Indigenous traditional knowledge in production and protection

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Crop voyage and national agriculture setup in India

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Earth atmosphere composition and structure

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Weather variables: Pressure, Wind, Temperature, Humidity

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Questions: 39

Time Limit: 39 minutes

Type: Paid

Condensation, Clouds, and Precipitation types

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Climate change causes and impact on Agriculture

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Origin, distribution, and cultural practices of Kharif crops

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Origin, distribution, and cultural practices of Rabi crops

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Characteristics, classification, and dissemination of weeds

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Herbicide classification, formulations, and mode of action

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Allelopathy and Bio-herbicides

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Integrated weed management and Herbicide resistance

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Cropping systems, patterns, and allied enterprises

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Questions: 38

Time Limit: 38 minutes

Type: Paid

Sustainable agriculture indicators and conservation strategies

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Integrated Farming System (IFS) models and energy flow

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Questions: 40

Time Limit: 40 minutes

Type: Paid

Precision agriculture and geospatial technologies

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Questions: 37

Time Limit: 37 minutes

Type: Paid

Remote sensing, GIS, and GPS applications in agriculture

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Questions: 0

Time Limit: 0 minutes

Type: Paid

Crop simulation models and STCR approach

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Questions: 0

Time Limit: 0 minutes

Type: Paid

Principles, scope, and government initiatives

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Questions: 0

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Type: Paid

Organic nutrient resources and pest/disease management

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Questions: 0

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Type: Paid

NPOP structure, certification process, and standards

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Questions: 0

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Drought management and water harvesting techniques

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Questions: 0

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Type: Paid

Contingent crop planning and watershed management components

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Questions: 0

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Causes of plant diseases and pathogenic organisms

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Questions: 0

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Pathogenesis, enzymes, toxins, and defense mechanisms

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Epidemiology, dispersal, and survival of pathogens

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Microbial world and bacterial genetics

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Questions: 0

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Role of microbes in soil fertility and nitrogen fixation

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Questions: 0

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Biofertilizers, biopesticides, and biofuel production

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Questions: 0

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General characteristics and morphology of nematodes

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Questions: 0

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Classification of plant parasitic nematodes and feeding habits

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Nematode management: cultural and chemical methods

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Questions: 0

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Detection, diagnosis, and economic injury levels (EIL)

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Principles of disease management and forecasting

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Fungicides and antibiotics: classification and mode of action

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Questions: 0

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Symptoms and management of diseases in Field Crops (Rice, Wheat, etc.)

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Questions: 0

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Type: Paid

Symptoms and management of diseases in Horticultural Crops (Mango, Tomato, etc.)

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Questions: 0

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Soil genesis, physical properties, and taxonomy

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Questions: 0

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Soil water, air, temperature, and reaction (pH)

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Soil colloids, silicate clays, and organic matter

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Organic manures and chemical fertilizers

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Questions: 0

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Essential plant nutrients: role, deficiency, and toxicity

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Soil testing, fertility evaluation, and fertilizer recommendations

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Properties of water, pH, and buffers

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Metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids

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Secondary metabolites, enzymes, and vitamins

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Reclamation of saline, sodic, acid, and polluted soils

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Irrigation water quality standards

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Remote sensing in diagnosis and land suitability classification

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Standardization of solutions and estimation of soil nutrients

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Plant analysis: sampling and estimation of N, P, K, S

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Irrigation water analysis and quality index

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History, Morphology, and Systematics of insects

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Insect Ecology and categories of pests

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Recent methods of pest control and economic importance

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Questions: 0

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Honey bees, Silkworms, and Lac insects

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Parasitoids and predators in biological control

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Biology and management of pests in cereals, pulses, and oilseeds

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Stored grain pests and non-insect pests (rodents, birds)

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Pests of vegetables, fruits, spices, and plantation crops

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Plant protection in protected cultivation

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Production technologies for major and minor fruits

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High density planting and rootstock use

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Importance and production technology of major vegetable and spice crops

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Maturity, ripening, and causes of post-harvest losses

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Storage methods and value addition (Jam, Jelly, Canning)

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Basic concepts, demand, and national income

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Credit analysis, financial statements, and SWOT analysis

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Agricultural cooperation and crop insurance (PMFBY)

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Market classification, pricing strategies, and trade

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Types of farms, cost concepts, and farm planning

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Solar, wind, and biomass energy applications in agriculture

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Greenhouse technology and engineering properties of seeds

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Educational psychology, motivation, and rural leadership

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Self-awareness, decision making, and ethical living

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HSSC JE (Horticulture) and Junior Technical Assistant Test Series 2026 – HSSC CET Mains Preparation

Concept of plant cells, plant tissue and plant organs

Plant habits: annuals, biennials, perennials

Seed and seed germination

Morphology and Micro-morphology of flowering plants

Binomial nomenclature and classification of plants

Introduction to plant taxonomy and plant systematic

Introduction to genetics

Cell division: mitosis and meiosis

Mendelian principles of heredity

Study of chromosome structure

Multiple alleles, pleiotropism and pseudo alleles and blood group genetics

Linkage and its estimation, crossing over mechanisms, chromosome mapping

Sex determination and sex linkage, sex limited and sex influenced traits

Qualitative and quantitative traits, polygenes and continuous variations, multiple factor hypothesis

Cytoplasmic inheritance

Mutation- classification, methods of inducing mutation and ClB technique

Mutagenic agents and induction of mutation

Structural and numerical changes in chromosome

Nature, structure and replication of genetic material

Protein synthesis-transcription and translational mechanism of genetic material

Gene concept- gene structure and functions

Gene regulation- Lac and Trp operons

Historical development, concept, nature and role of plant breeding

Major achievements in plant breeding

Modes of reproduction and apomixes

Self-incompatibility and male sterility

Domestication, acclimatization, and introduction

Centre of origin/diversity

Breeding methods in self-pollinated crops (Mass, Pure line, Hybridization)

Handling segregating populations (Pedigree, Bulk, SSD, Back cross)

Multiline concept

Breeding methods in cross-pollinated crops

Heterosis and inbreeding depression

Development of inbred lines, hybrids, composites, and synthetics

Breeding methods in asexually propagated crops (Clonal selection)

Wide hybridization and pre-breeding

Polyploidy in relation to plant breeding

Mutation breeding methods and uses

Breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses

Introduction to crop physiology and importance in Agriculture

Plant cell and Mineral nutrition

Photosynthesis and Respiration

Plant growth regulators

Physiological aspects of growth and development

Photoperiodism, Vernalization and Translocation of solutes

Seed and seed technology definitions

Different classes of seed

Seed production in field crops and genetic purity maintenance

Seed certification, Seed Act, and Seed Control Order 1983

Detection of genetically modified crops

Seed drying, treatment, and storage principles

Factors affecting seed longevity and pest control in storage

Seed marketing, WTO, and OECD roles

Introduction and meaning of intellectual property

Treaties for IPR protection and Indian legislations

Patents Act 1970 and Patent Cooperation Treaty

UPOV and Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act (PPV&amp;FR)

Registration of plant varieties and Traditional Knowledge (TK)

Convention on Biological Diversity and Indian Biological Diversity Act 2002

ITPGRFA and access/benefit sharing

Botanical Name, family, and chromosome number of 18 selected crops

Floral biology and genetics of selected crops (Rice, Maize, Cotton, etc.)

Breeding objectives and Ideotype concepts

Climate resilient crop varieties and international/national research stations

History and concepts of plant biotechnology

Micro-propagation, organogenesis, and embryogenesis

Synthetic seeds and Embryo rescue

Cryo-preservation and Central Dogma

Recombinant DNA methods (Gene gun, PEG, Agrobacterium)

Transgenics and PCR techniques

Molecular markers (RFLP, RAPD, SSR) and Marker Assisted Breeding

Line development and maintenance of hybrids

Genetic purity testing and advances in hybrid seed production

Quality seed production of vegetable crops

Variety testing, release, and notification systems in India (SSVT, LSVT, MLT)

Natural Resources (Forest, Water, Mineral, Food, Energy, Land)

Ecosystems (Forest, Grassland, Desert, Aquatic)

Biodiversity conservation, threats, and hot-spots

UPOV and Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act (PPV&FR)