<p> B.Sc. Agriculture I (First) Semester Examination 2014-15</p><p>Course Code: BAG105 Paper ID: 0981175</p><p>Agricultural Meteorology </p><p>Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70 </p><p>Max Marks: 75</p><p>Note: Attempt six questions in all. Q. No. 1 is compulsory. uksV% dqy N% iz'uksa ds mRrj nhft,A iz'u la[;k ,d vfuok;Z gSA </p><p>1. Answer any five of the following (limit your answer to 50 words). (4x5=20) fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdUgh ikWap iz'uksa ds mRrj fyf[k;s ¼mRrj ipkl 'kCnks ls vf/kd ugha gksuk pkfg,½A a) Windvane and anemometer ok;q lwpd ,oa ok;q xfr ekih ;U= b) Cyclone pØokr c) Evapotranpiration okLiksRltZu d) Atmospheric pressure ok;qeaMyh; nkc e) Albedo vychMksa f) Solar constants. lkSj fLFkjkad g) Short and long wave radiation y?kq ,oa nh?kZ fofdj.k h) Black body CySd ckWMh</p><p>2. Define precipitation? Describe the forms of precipitation, 8. Describe the composition and structure of atmosphere with hydrologic cycle and its components. (10) appropriate diagram. (10) ikru ¼çslhihVslu½ dks ifjHkkf”kr djsaA ikru ds ok;qeaMy dh laxBu ,oa lajpuk dk fp= cukdj foLrkj fofHkUu çdkj] tyh; pØ ,oa blds ?kVdksa dk o.kZu ls o.kZu dhft,A djsaA</p><p>3. What do you understand by weather forecasting? Discuss the different types of weather forecasts and their uses in agriculture. (10) ekSle iwokZuqeku ls vki D;k le>rs gSa\ fofHkUu çdkj ds ekSle iwokZuqekuksa ,oa budk d`f”k esa egRo le>kb;sA</p><p>4. Enlist the agro climatic zones of India. Describe the characteristic of agro climatic zones of Uttar Pradesh. (10) Hkkjr o”kZ ds fofHkUu d`f”k tyok;q {ks=ksa dks lwfpc) dhft,A mRrj çns’k ds fofHkUu d`f”k tyok;q {ks=ksa dk foLrkj ls o.kZu dhft,A</p><p>5. Define runoff. Describe Universal Soil Loss Equation and management to minimize the runoff. (10) viokg ¼juvkWQ½ dks ifjHkkf”kr djsaA ;wfuolZy e`nk gzkl lehdj.k ,oa viokg dks de djus ds mik;ksa dk o.kZu dhft,A</p><p>6. What do you mean by humidity? Explain the absolute, specific and relative humidity. Describe the importance of humidity on plant growth. (10) vknzZrk ls vki D;k le>rs gSa\ ije ¼vClksY;wV½] fof’k”V ,oa lkis{k vknzZrk dks le>kb;sA vknzZrk dk Qly o`f) ij çHkko dk o.kZu dhft,A</p><p>7. Differentiate between weather and climate. Describe the factors affecting the climate. (10) ekSle ,oa tyok;q esa vUrj fyf[k;sA tyok;q dks çHkkfor djus okys dkjdksa dk o.kZu dhft,A</p>