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26th October 2012, 02:03 PM
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Indian forest service exam syllabus UPSC
What will be the syllabus for the forest service exam of the Union public Service Commission? Can you provide me the syllabus and explain me the course structure?
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27th October 2012, 10:59 AM
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Re: Indian forest service exam syllabus UPSC
Union public Service Commission conducts Indian forest service exam which syllabus has uploaded here: Paper-I Section- A 1. Soil and Water Conservation: Scope of soil and water conservation. Mechanics and types of erosion, their causes. Mechanics and types of erosion, their causes. Rainfall, runoff and sedimentation relationships and their measurement. Soil erosion control measures – biological and engineering including stream bank protection-vegetative barriers, contour bunds, contour trenches, contour stone walls, contour ditches, terraces, outlets and grassed waterways. Gully control structures - temporary and permanent – design of permanent soil conservation structures such as chute, drop and drop inlet spillways. Design of farm ponds and percolation ponds. Principles of flood control – flood routing. Watershed Management – investigation, planning and implementation – selection of priority areas and water shed work plan, water harvesting and moisture conservation. Land development – levelling, estimation of earth volumes and costing. Wind Erosion process – design of shelter belts |