2. Sketch the plan and calculate the area of a field ABEGFDC from the following nctes:

3. How many coins each 13 in. in diameter can be arranged on a circular table 20 in. in diameter, in the form of a regular hexagon?

Find also the length of a string which will just pass round the coins.

4. State two rules for finding approximately the area bounded by a curved line by means of a number of equidistant ordinates drawn perpendicular to the same straight line, and apply them to the following example, in which the ordinates are given in links, and the common interval is one chain :

90, 98, 108, 116, 121, 125, 126, 127, 125, 119, 111, 100, 93, 86, 80.

5. Shew how to find the area of a segment of a circle.

AHBF is a circle, AD a diameter, E its centre. HEF is a diameter perpendicular to AB. AF, BF are joined and produced to C, D respectively. With centres A, B circular arcs BČ, AD are described, and with centre F arc CD is described. Find the circumference and the area of the oval thus formed.

SECTION II.

6. Describe the slide-rule and shew how to find by this rule the solidity of round or unsquared timber.

7. Find the solidity of a frustum of a regular hexagonal pyramid, the sides of its ends being 4 and 6 feet, and its height 24 feet.

8. If a segment, whose slant side 6 feet is cut off from the upper part of a cone, whose slant side 30 feet, and the circumference of its base is 10 feet, what is the convex surface of the frustum ?

9. Find the volume of a sphere.

A sphere is cut by a plane, which divides the perpendicular diameter in parts which are as 3: 1; find the ratio of the volumes of the two segments of the sphere.

10. Give the prismoidal formula.

Find the cost at 5s. per 1,000 cub. ft. of excavating the following trench:Length 200 ft.; width of bottom 15 ft.; longitudinal slope of bottom 1 in 100; depth at upper end 10 ft.; slope of sides 1 in 10.

MONDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER.

[10-30 A.M. TO 1-30 P,M.]

BOTANY.

1. Give short botanical descriptions of the following, and name the plants (with their natural orders) from which they are derived:-turnip, garlic, cauliflower, pineapple, sugarcane and coccanut.

2. Describe the different kinds of indehiscent polycarpellary fruits mentioning a few examples of each..

3. Describe with the aid of a diagram the structure of a Monocotyledonous and a Dicotyledonous embryo, and state the different kinds of albumen met with in seeds.

4. Describe with the aid of diagrams the structure of (a) a sieve tube, (b) a resin duct, (c) inulin crystals, and (d) thyloses.

5. How are Dicotyledones divided and sub-divided in the natural system of classification ?

Name the principal natural orders coming under each ultimate division.

6. Give the general characters of the natural orders cruciferæ, cucurbitacea and solanaceæ, and mention some plants of agricultural and economic importance belonging to them.

7. Describe with the aid of diagrams the structure and life history of Puccinia graminis.

8. Describe fully the specimen placed before you.

THURSDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER.

[10-30 A.M. TO 1-30 P.M.]

VETERINARY SCIENCE.

1. Name the position of the following:

Gaskin, withers, flank, poll, dewlap, muzzle, croup, dental pad, brisket, and sheath or prepuce.

2. Describe your idea of a good buffalo for milking purposes. Which are the best milking breeds of cattle and buffaloes?

3. Give the principal differences between the bones of the pelvis of the mare and cow.

4. Mention the muscles brought into use during mastication and give the attachments and actions of the diaphragm.

5. What is the function of the lymphatic system?

6. Describe shortly the external appearances of the lungs of the ox and contrast them with the lungs of the horse.

7. Name the arteries which spring directly from the posterior aorta, and give the position of their origin from before backwards.

S. In passing a needle through the centre of the eyeball from before backwards what structures would be pierced?

9. How is the normal temperature of an animal regulated?

10. Give the external signs of old age in a bullock. Contrast the structure of the bones of a young animal with those of an old one.

TUESDAY, 6TH NOVEMBER.

[10-30 A.M. TO 1-30 P.M.]

AGRICULTURE-PAPER I.

1. Give the yields that may be expected from (a) a 12-anna crop of wheat in Gadag, Dharwar, (b) a 6-anna crop of rice in Thana, (c) a 9-anna crop of bajri in Nadiad.

2. What are the lines along which we should work to improve the Konkan rice crop?

3. Why do "Nitrogen" cultures give so little results in India?

4. Describe fully the cultivation of Turmeric.

5. Explain the method of irrigating cotton in Sind.

6. Why is it necessary to balance a plough in order to get the best results from it?

7. What improvements would you suggest in the manufacture of sugar as usually carried out in the Deccan ?

8. What chemical and physical changes take place in the stem of Jowar, if it is stored for a short time before being given to cattle as fodder?

THURSDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER.
[2-30 P.M. TO 5-30 P.M.]

AGRICULTURE-PAPER II.

1. Give the most important crops of the Bombay Presidency, and show their distribution by rough maps.

2. Give a list of crops used as cilseeds in India, with season, soil and districts, in which they flourish.

3. Contrast the root system of wheat, tur, cotton, and safflower.

4. How would you endeavour to preserve and perpetuate some excellent quality that you may have noticed in the produce from any crop of a parti cular season?

5. Give full details of the cost of growing and marketing potatoes for the Bombay market.

6. In what way do leguminous crops exhaust and enrich the soil?

7. State all you know about the sugarcane moth borer.

8. Compare: Hibiscus cannubinis, Crotalaria juncea, and Agava Ameri

M. H. SOWERBY, M.R.C.V.S., I.C.V.D.

F. E. PLACE, M.R.C. V.S., M.R.A.S., F.Inst. S.E. ...? In Agriculture.

J.B. KNIGHT, B.Sc., M.Sc.

THURSDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER.

[2-30 P.M. TO 5-30 p.m.]

GEOLOGY.

SECTION I.

1. Draw a good map of India and mark upon it the areas occupied by the various known geological formations.

2. What four theories have been put forward as to the condition of the earth's interior? What three evidences point to the existence of the internal heat of the earth?

3. Write short but accurate explanations of the following geological terms :— Septaria, alluvium, moraine, porphyry, freestone, dyke, outlier, unconformity. When unconformity is present, what is its significance ?

4. What are the four main guides to the true chronological classification of the geological formations? What class of rocks is the most useful towards such

a classification and why?

5. Write a table of the stratified systems and formations. Mark on the same the proper places of the Indian Gondwana, the nummulites of Surat, the older and newer transition, and the Dharwar rocks.

SECTION II.

6. Describe carefully the following substances with regard to their composi tion, appearance, mode of occurrence, and uses :

7.

Guano, gypsum, marl, peat, graphite, marble.

Write short notes on the following fossils, especially stating the systems or formations of which they are characteristic:

Sigillaria, stigmaria, glossopteris, physa, cerithium, calceola, graptolites. What use has been made of the last named fossil with regard to the system, of which it is characteristic ?

8. What is meant by Weathering? Explain soil, subsoil, solid rock, rotting rock and give a section in illustration. What are springs? Explain their origin. What are mineral springs? Give some examples.

9. Give the composition and most important properties of laterite. What two kinds of laterite are there, and where does each occur? Account for the barrenness of laterite districts. What, on the other hand, are the reasons that account for the fertility of the black cotton soil of India? What is "reh"? 10. Name the principal and secondary minerals of trap. What are amygdales? What minerals constitute amygdales? Mention the rocks that make up the Dharwar system. Give the districts in India known to be occupied by the Dharwar system.

MONDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER.

[10-30 A.M. TO 1-30 P.M.]

BOTANY.

1. Explain fully the method of ascertaining the angular divergence of leaves and describe the different varieties of divergence ordinarily met with.

2. Describe with the aid of a diagram the general structure of an ovule, and give an account of the relative positions of hilum, chalaza and micropyle in different ovules.

3. Give a detailed account of the formtion of new tissue by the activity of the cambium and phellogen in a perennial dicotyledonous tem, and explain fully the mode of formation of annual rings, duramen and alburnum, and scale bark and ringed bark in such a stem.

4. Describe the action of light on the nutrition and growth of a green plant. Illustrate your answer by describing the phenomena presented by a plant grown in darkness.

5. What is an enzyme? Describe the different kinds of enzymes met with in plants, and give a short account of the action of each.

6. Give an account of the structure and life history of a Moss.

7. Give the general characters of the natural orders Euphorbiaceæ, Anacardiacea, and Palmacea, and mention some plants of agricultural and economic importance belonging to them.

FRIDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER,

[10-30 A.M. TO 1-30 P.M.]

CHEMISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.

1. What do you know about the weathering of rock minerals to form soils, and the agencies which bring it about?

What are the felspars, and the products of their weathering?

2. How far is an estimation of the total mineral plant food in a soil a guide to its fertility?

A soil containing 0.31 per cent. of Potash did not respond to Potash manuring, whereas another containing 0.44 per cent. did so. Can you explain this? How could you find out the probable explanation of this fact?

3. Write a short essay on either—

(a) The influence of Micro-Organisms of the soil, or

(b) The relation of drainage waters to the substances absorbed by the soil. 4. Why are animal excreta of value as a manure, and why are liquid excreta. of greater value than solid ones?

What conditions determine the value of excreta as manure?

5. State the various food substances required by plants, and their soures. How are they assimilated?

6. Describe the functions of the various food constituents of plants when fed to animals.

What considerations must be taken into account in compounding food.

rations for animals ?

7. Give the chemical composition of milk.