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TEST CODE: 161

TEST NAME: Agricultural Department Test for the Members of the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service in the Agriculture Department

Agricultural Departmental Manual

Chapter I Organization and control

The erstwhile Three–Tier System (District, Taluk and Block) was converted into Two-Tier System (District and Block) and Technical Staff provided in the new setup in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business and Seed Certification Departments. Staff was reorganized vide G.O.Ms.No.537, Agriculture (AA 8) Department, dated 24.12.2007. In the G.O.Ms.No.60 Agriculture (AA 8) Department, dated 21.02.2008, the Ministerial and other Non-Technical Posts, the surplus in the Agriculture Department due to the implementation of new staff as per G.O.Ms.No.537, Agriculture Department, dated 24.12.2007, were transferred to above Sister Departments

Chapter II – Accounts and Audit – General

Chapter III – Advisory Committees

Chapter IV – Agricultural Analytical Laboratories

Chapter VII – Office Procedure

Chapter IX Agricultural Marketing

As per G.O.Ms.No.537, Agriculture (AA 8) Department, dated 24.12.2007, new staff was adopted and 29 District Offices were formed with the Deputy Director of Agriculture as Head of Office and the State Headquarters was also reorganized.

Chapter X Miscellaneous – Paragraphs 304 to 310, 311, 314 to 316, 329, 332 to 335 of the Agricultural Departmental Manual

TEST CODE: 167

TEST NAME: Agricultural Department Test for the Technical Officers of the Agriculture Department

 The Agricultural Departmental Manual Organisation and control

The erstwhile Three–Tier System (District, Taluk and Block) was converted into Two-Tier System (District and Block) and Technical Staff provided in the new setup in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business and Seed Certification Departments. Staff Pattern was reorganized vide G.O.Ms.No.537, Agriculture (AA 8) Department, dated 24.12.2007. In the G.O.Ms.No.60, Agriculture (AA 8) Department, dated 21.02.2008, the Ministerial and other Non-Technical Posts, surplus in the Agriculture Department due to the implementation of new staff as per G.O.Ms.No.537, Agriculture Department, dated 24.12.2007, were transferred to above Sister Departments.

Agricultural Analytical Laboratories

As per G.O.Ms.No.537, Agriculture (AA 8) Department, dated 24.12.2007, new staff was adopted at the District level under the Direct Control of the District Joint Director of Agriculture and one Additional Director of Agriculture (Research) at State Headquarters. STL increased from 14 to 30 Nos, PTL from 9 to 15 Nos, and FTL from 6 to 14 Nos, besides establishing 15 BFPU and 1 BFQCL at State Level.

1) Seasons – Prominent seasons and Rainfall

2) Agro Climatic Zones of Tamil Nadu

3) Area, Production and Productivity of crops in Tamil Nadu

4) Crop specific strategies – SRI, SPI, SSI, Precision farming, Micro irrigation

5) Farm level planning, Management of inputs and farmers specific extension – FCMS, FDMS through mobile application, voice enabled Data updation Module, scheme benefits Tracking system, IFS, FIHB, online farm machinery booking

6) State Sponsored Schemes – Soil Survey and Land Use Organization, Organic farming – Vermi composting, composting farm waste through Pleurotus, Bio-fertilizers, Liquid Bio-fertilizers, Blue green Algae, Green Manure Crops, Azolla, Seed Multiplication Scheme, Seed farms, SPU, Crop and Plant Protection, Bio control Agents, Insurance Schemes – NAIS, MNAIS & WBCIS, CPIS, Crop Yield Competition, Crop Cutting Experiments – CES, Laboratories – (FCL, PTL, STL, MSTL, BFPU) Parasite Breeding Centers and TNCCM

7) Extension in augmenting Agriculture – Farmers guide booklet, farmers Hub, PDA, Touch Screen Kiosk, FTC, Water Management Training centre, STAMIN

8) Centre – State Shared Schemes – NADP, NMOOP, NFSM, NMSA, SSEPERS (ATMA), SMSP, CDB

9) Centrally Sponsored Schemes – Integrated farming in coconut holdings for productivity improvement

10) External aided projects –IAMWARM

11) TAWDEVA

12) AWS, Agricultural Education in Tamil Nadu

13) Insecticide Act, 1968, Fertilizer Control Order,1985

Horticulture

1.Area, Production and Productivity of Horticulture Crops

2.Dissemination of Hi-Tech Horticulture Practices

 3.Capacity Building

4. State Plan Schemes

i) Integrated Horticulture Development Schemes (IHDS)

ii) Horticulture Training Centers (HTC)

iii) Integrated Tribal Development Programme (ITDP)

iv) Western Ghat Development Programme (WGDP)

v) Hill Area Development Programme (HADP)

vi) City Vegetable Development Scheme (CVDS)

 vii) National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS)

 viii) Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme

 (WBCIS) National Agriculture Development programme

1. Precision Farming
2. Hi-Tech Productivity Enhancement Programme
3. Rainfed Area Development Programme (RADP)
4. Encouraging cultivation of Pandal Vegetables
5. Mechanization of Harvesting Processing in Turmeric and Sett cutting and harvesting in Tapioca
6. Modernization of State Horticulture Farms in Tamil Nadu
7. Perimetro Vegetable Cluster Development Programme

Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA) Government of India Shared Schemes

1. National Horticulture Mission
2. National Mission on Micro Irrigation

Government of India Schemes – Fully funded

1. National Bamboo Mission
2. National Mission of Medicinal Plants(NMMP)

Externally Aided Project – World Bank Funded Scheme

1. IAMWARM

Other Schemes

1. Parks and Garden
2. Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives (Hitherto Part-II Schemes

TEST CODE: 128

 Departmental Test for Agricultural Marketing Department Employees

1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Notification of intention of regulating marketing of Agricultural produce in specified area
4. Declaration of notified area
5. Establishment of Market Committee
6. Establishment of Markets
7. Establishment of special and subsidiary Markets
8. Trading in Agricultural produce in notified area
9. Alteration of notified area, etc.,

 10.Constitution of Market Committee

11.Publication of names of Members of Market Committee

 12.Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Market Committee

13.Disqualifications for Membership of Market Committee

14.Assistant Director of Agriculture to be Ex-officio Member

15.Term of office of Members, etc.,

16.Incorporation of Market Committee

17.Market Committee to be a local authority

18.Sub-Committee, Special Committee and delegation of powers

19.General meeting

20.Proceeding of Market Committee not to be invalidated by informalities

21.Nominated person to cease to be a Member in certain cases

 22.Officers and servants of Market Committee

23.Execution of contracts by Market Committee

24. Levy of fee by Market Committee
25. Establishment of check-post or barrier
26. Issue of receipt by Market Committee

 27.Determination of fee, etc., not to be questioned in prosecution

28. Levy of subscription for Market reports, etc.,

29. Market Committee Fund

30.Purposes for which Market Committee Fund may be expended

31.Power to borrow

32.Trade allowance not permissible except in certain cases

 33.Special provision where there is delay in reconstitution of new Market Committee, etc.,

34.Delivery of possession of records and properties of Market Committee

35.Establishment of Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board

36.Constitution of Board

 37.Officers and servants of Board

38.Powers and functions of Board

39.Execution of contracts by Board

 40.Power to borrow

41.Estimates of income and expenditure of Board

 42.Annual audit of accounts

43.Superintendence and control by Government

44. Market Board Fund
45. Market Development Fund

46.Powers and functions of Director

47.Delegation of powers

48.Penalties

49. Liability of accused to pay fee, or other amount

50.Composition of offences

51.Power of Magistrate to recover summarily fee or other amount

 52.Power to make rules 53.Power to make Regulations and By-Laws

54.Power to write off irrecoverable amount, etc.,

 55.Bar of certain proceedings

56.President, Vice-President, Chairman and Vice-Chairman to be Public Servants

 57.Limitation for certain suits and prosecutions

58.Trial of offences

59.Recovery of sums

60.Revision

 61.Registration of document executed on behalf of Board or Market Committee

62.Injunction not to be granted in cretin proceedings, etc.,

63.Liability of President, Vice-President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member for loss, waste or misapplication of property

64.Exemption

65.Power to amend the Schedule

66.Power to remove difficulties

67.Repeal and savings

TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING (REGULATION) RULES, 1991

1. Short title
2. Definitions
3. Publication of Notification
4. Copy of the Act, Rules, etc. to be kept in the Office
5. Term of office to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman
6. Election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Market Committee
7. Election of the Vice-President of the Board
8. Cessation of office of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman
9. Cessation of office of the Vice-President of the Board

10.Resignation of Members, etc.,

 11.Special Allowances

12.Powers and functions of the Chairman

13.Powers and functions of the Vice-Chairman

14.Notice of the meeting of the Market Committee

15.Preparation of Agenda

16.Presidency of the meeting

17.Quorum

18.Subject and motion in the meeting

 19.Meeting of the Board

20.Conditions for association of person with the Board

21.Motion by Member to associate any person with the Board

22.Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer

23.Purchase of the executive authority of the Board and Market Committee

24.Application for License

25.Grant of License

26.Renewal of License

 27.License fee

28.Fee for Renewal of License

29.Issue of Duplicate License

30.Suspension or Cancellation of License

31.Appeal

32.Submission of periodical return

33.Levy of fee on notified Agricultural produce

34.Person authorized to collect fee and charges

35.Subscription for supply of Market report 36.Exemption

37.Person to abide the instruction of the head of Market

 38.Receipt of deposit of Agricultural produce

39.Storage and charge for storage

 40.Storage after sales and charges therefore

41.Weighing of Agricultural produce

 42.Returns by Weigh man, Broker, Measurer, Warehouseman

 43.Engaging a broker

 44.Exposure of Agricultural produce for sale

45.Regulation of purchase and sale in the market

46.Inspection

47.Accounts

48.Audit

49.Submission of audit report

50.Payment of cost of audit

 51.Check on receipts and expenditure

52.Daily crediting of money 53.Payment to be made by cheque

 54.Drawing of cheque

55.Passing of a bill

56.Passbook

57.Cash Book

 58.Budget

 59.Investment of surplus fund

 60.Permanent Advance

61.Payment

62.Passing for payment

 63.Acknowledgement of receipt

64.Sanction of Expenditure

65.Incurring of Expenditure

 66.Time limit for presentation of bill

67.Overpayment

68.Defalcation or loss of money or valuable

69.Cheques

 70.Signing of Cheque

71.Writing of Cheque

72.Cancellation of Cheque

73.Refund of Revenue

74.Stamp Account

75.Purchase of Stationery and Stores

76.Purchase of Books, Maps, Periodicals

77.Deposits

 78.Authority to sanction refund of deposits

79.Diversion of loan amount

80.Checking the registers, etc., of the Board and Market Committee

81.Purchase, etc., by calling for tenders

82.Printing

83.Power to Condemn

84.Payment by the Market Committee to the Board

TEST CODE : 162

TEST NAME: Animal Husbandry Department Test

TEST CODE: 129

 Revised syllabus

1.volume IA-Legal framework of GST

2.Volume IB-Guide Book on Service Taxation

3.Volume IC-Compendium of standing Instructions/Circular of the Commissioner on GST

TEST CODE: 145

I Registration

II Levy and collection of tax

 III Time and value of supply

IV Input Tax Credit

V Tax invoice, credit and debit notes

 VI Returns

 VII Payment Of Tax

VIII Accounts And Records

IX Assessment

 X Refunds

 XI Audit

 XII Inspection, search, Seizure and Arrest

 XIII Offences and penalties

XIV Demands and Recovery

 XV Liability to pay in certain cases

 XVI Appeals and Revision

 XVII Transitional provisions

 XVIII Miscellaneous

 XIX Integrated Goods and service act

 XX The Goods And Services Tax (compensation to states) Act, 2017

XXI Volume –II-TNVAT Legacy and other Acts

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