QP MSC Botany 29012020

SLR-JD-74
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M.Sc. (Semester - I) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
BIOLOGY AND DIVERSITY OF FUNGI, BACTERIA, VIRUSES AND LICHENS
Day & Date: Monday, 18-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 11:30 AM To 02:00 PM
Instructions: 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3) Draw neat and labeled diagram wherever necessary.
Q.1 Fill in the blanks by choosing correct alternatives given below. 14
1) Identify the term that describe spherical shape bacteria _____.
a) coccus b) bacillus
c) spirilli d) cylindrical
2) Fungal cell wall is made up of _____.
a) chitin b) peptidoglycan
c) muramic acid d) none
3) Mycorrhizae are formed by many members of genus _____.
a) Rhizobium b) Azotobacter
c) Azospirillum d) Glomus
4) Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) is _____ viras.
a) single stranded RNA b) double stranded DNA
c) single stranded DNA d) none of these
5) Lichens thallus is formed by the mutualism of _____ and fungi.
a) bacteria b) algae
c) viruses d) bacteriophages
6) Who among the following is known as a Father of modern Mycology?
a) Stanley b) Bawden
c) De bary d) Micheli
7) Myxomycetes are commonly called _____.
a) Golden -brown algae b) slime moulds
c) Yellow green algae d) rust fungi
8) The black rust of wheat is a fungal disease caused by _____.
a) Albugo candida b) Claviceps perpurea
c) Puccinia graminis trittici d) None
9) Imperfect fungi lack sexual reproduction and possess a special genetic
recombination, called _____.
a) disexuality b) parasexuality
c) homosexuality d) none
10) Common bread moulds is _____.
a) Albugo b) Mucor
c) Claviceps d) Ustilago
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11) True nucleus is absent in _____.
a) algae b) bacteria
c) fungi d) bryophytes
12) Basidiomycetes produce _____ as a fruiting body.
a) ascocarp b) cleistothecium
c) basidiocarp d) basidiospore
13) Find out correct sequence of sexual reproduction in fungi.
a) karygamy-plasmogamy- meiosis
b) plasmogamy-karyogamy-meiosis
c) meiosis-karyogamy-plasmogamy
d) all of these are correct
14) Yellow vein mosaic of lady’s finger is caused by _____.
a) bacteria b) mycoplasma
c) virus d) nematoades
Q.2 A) Answer the following questions. (Any Four) 08
1) What is collumella?
2) Explain role of fungi in food.
3) Enlist any four characteristics of viruses.
4) Name any two antibiotics derived from bacteria with their biological
source.
5) Draw a well labeled diagram of Bacteriophage.
B) Write short notes. (Any Two) 06
1) Fructification in myxomycetes
2) Powdery mildews
3) Edible fungi
Q.3 A) Answer the following questions. (Any Two) 08
1) Describe sexual reproduction in Chytridiomycetes.
2) Describe the structure of conidium in penicillium.
3) Explain the role of lichens.
B) Answer the following questions. (Any One) 06
1) Enlist general characters of fungi.
2) Comment on general account of bacteria.
1) Explain ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae with suitable example.
2) Describe the distinguishing characters of zygomycotina.
3) Give classification of Lichen.
1) Explain the germination of Teletospores in Puccinia graminis.
2) What is ascocarp? Describe various kinds of ascocarp within the
Ascomycotina.
Q.5 Answer the following questions. (Any Two) 14
a) Describe replication in viruses.
b) Describe life cycle in Stemonites.
c) Asexual and sexual reproduction in fungi.
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SLR-JD-75
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Botany
BIOLOGY AND DIVERSITY OF ALGAE, BRYOPHYTES AND
PTERIDOPHYTES
Day & Date: Tuesday, 05-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 11:30 AM To 02:00 PM
3) Draw neat labelled diagrams wherever necessary.
1) Leaves of _____ plant have legume.
a) Pinus b) Cycas
c) Selaginella d) Lycopodium
2) _____ type of antherozoids are found in Equisetum.
a) Biflagellate b) Uniflagellate
c) Multiflagellate d) None of these.
3) Marsilea is found in _____ habitat.
a) Terrestrial b) Aquatic
c) Amphibian d) Both B & C
4) Siphonostele is found in ______ stem.
a) Ephedra b) Marsilea
c) Equisetum d) Pinus
5) _____ type of reserve food material found in Chlorophyceae.
a) Starch b) Fat
c) Both A and B d) Laminarin
6) _____ is father of modern Algology of India.
a) Fritsch b) Iyengar
c) Alasingaracharya d) Allen
7) Eye spot is absent in _____ class of algae.
a) Rhodophyceae b) Phaeophyceae
c) Chlorophyceae d) Cyanophyceae
8) The gametophyte of Psilotum is _____.
a) Endosporic b) Endoscopic
c) Exosporic d) Dioecious
9) The archegoniophore of Marchantia is known as _____.
a) Carpogonium b) Archegonium
c) Female receptacle d) Carpocephalum
10) In bryophytes vegetative reproduction takes place by _____.
a) Gemmae b) Aplanospores
c) Haplanospore d) Akinetes
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11) _____ is the apical part of capsule.
a) Peristome b) Epiphragm
c) Operculum d) Rim
12) Chlorella belongs to order _____.
a) Chlorococcales b) Chlorococcaceae
c) Chrchlorellaceae d) Oocystaceae
13) A bryophyte differs from Pteridophyte in _____.
a) Archegonia b) Flagellated antherozoids
c) Lack of vascular tissue d) Independent gametophytes
14) _____ generation is dominant in mosses.
a) Diploid gametophyte b) Diploid sporophyte
c) Haploid gametophyte d) Haploid sporophyte
1) Enlist types of thallus organization in algae.
2) Any 4 salient features of order Sphagnales.
3) Important characters of subdivision Lycopsida.
4) Types of flagella in algae.
5) Any 4 general characteristics of chlorophyceae.
B) Write Notes. (Any Two) 06
1) Asexual reproduction in Bryophytes
2) Unusual habitat of algae
3) Structure of archegonium in Mesipteris
1) Salient features of class psilopsida.
2) Salient features of order Anthocerotales.
3) Write in brief Pigments of algae.
1) Salient features of Lycopsida.
2) With a well labelled diagram describe archegonium in psilotum.
1) Describe isolation and culture of algae.
2) Describe gametophyte of Selaginella.
3) Write a note on economic importance of bryophytes.
1) Describe interrelationship in between Psilopsida and Lycopsida.
2) Write general character of Polytrichales.
a) Describe in detail Spike of Ophioglossum.
b) Describe classification of algae by G. M. Smith.
c) Describe in detail antheridia and archegonia in Lycopodium.
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SLR-JD-76
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Botany
PLANT ECOLOGY
Day & Date: Thursday ,07-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 11:30 AM To 02:00 PM
1) An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(an) _____.
a) Heterotroph b) Chemotroph
c) Autotroph d) Producer
2) Energy flow in an ecosystem is not cyclic because energy is.
a) Destroyed as it is used
b) Evenly spread out over many organisms
c) Increased as you go up the energy pyramid
d) Lost as heat or used
3) Trophic levels in ecosystem is formed by_____.
a) only herbivores b) only plants
c) only bacteria d) Organisms linked in food chain
4) Which type of pyramid shows the amount of living tissue at each trophic
level in an ecosystem?
a) A numbers pyramid b) An energy pyramid
c) A biomass pyramid d) A food pyramid
5) EIA is the assessment of the environmental _____ consequences.
a) only positive b) only negative
c) both positive and negative d) None of these
6) The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands comes into force in _____.
a) 1975 b) 1965
c) 1955 d) 1945
7) All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called
a(an) _____.
a) Biome b) Population
c) Community d) Ecosystem
8) _____ is the increase of Earth’s average surface temperature due to effect
greenhouse gases.
a) Global warming b) Global cooling
c) Global marketing d) Globalalization
9) If pollution comes from a single location then it is known as _____
pollution.
a) point-source b) nonpoint-source
c) pickpoint d) midpoint
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10) CFC referes to _____.
a) Chlorincarbon b) Chlorofluorocadmium
c) Chlorofluorocarbon d) All of these
11) _____ is known as water hyacinth.
a) Eichhornia crassipes b) Marsilea quadrifolia
c) Salvinia molesta d) HydrillaVerticillata
12) _____ is not a green house gas.
a) Water vapor b) Methane
c) Ozone d) Oxygen
13) _____ is the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other
chemicals in an organism.
a) biomagnification b) biotransformation
c) bioaccumulation d) biocontrol
14) In Phytoextraction _____ process is essential.
a) Chelation b) dehydration
c) excretion d) secretion
Q.2 A) Answer the following question. (Any Four) 08
1) What is succession?
2) Give wetland characteristics.
3) Mention causes of air pollution.
4) What is Phytovolatization?
5) Enlist active sensors in remote sensing.
B) Write Notes on. (Any Two) 06
1) Structural components of ecosystem
2) Biotransformation of toxicants
3) Significances of Environmental awareness programmes
Q.3 A) Answer the following question. (Any Two) 08
1) Biosphere reserves.
2) Water hyacinth.
3) Ramasar convention.
B) Answer the following question. (Any One) 06
1) Explain EIA.
2) Explain Marine water ecosystem.
1) Give Mechanism of bioremediation.
2) IUCN
3) Biotransformation
1) PhytostabiIization
2) Carbon credit
Q.5 Answer the following question. (Any Two) 14
a) Give effects of air pollution on vegetation.
b) Explain consequences of climate changes.
c) Write an essay on ‘factors affecting toxicity’.
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SLR-JD-77
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No.
Set P
M.Sc.(Semester - I) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES IN BOTANY
Day & Date: Saturday, 09-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 11:30 AM To 02:00 PM
3) All questions carry equal marks.
4) Draw neat labeled diagrams whenever necessary.
1) A basic principle of AAS may be expressed by the statement _____.
a) All atoms emit light
b) All atoms produce light
c) All atoms absorb light
d) All atoms produce light of a specific wavelength
2) _____ is the most suitable gas to use as a carrier gas in a gas
chromatogram.
a) Helium b) Oxygen
c) Methane d) Both a and c
3) High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) cannot be used to ____
a) separate types of organic pesticides
b) determine the mercury content of a fish sample
c) identify the various pigments from a leaf extract
d) determine the caffeine content of coffee samples
4) Which would be best to separate a protein that binds strongly to its
substrate?
a) Gel filtration b) Affinity chromatography
c) Cation exchange d) Anion exchange
5) Isotopes of an element _____.
a) may or may not be radioactive
b) have the same atomic number but differing atomic masses
c) may be used for human disease diagnostics
d) all of the above
6) The main advantage of fluorescence over UV-Vis spectroscopy is _____.
a) Its sensitivity
b) Its compatibility with separation techniques
c) Its compatibility with most analysts
d) None of the above
7) Chi square test (X2) is _____.
a) measure the degree of deviation of the experimental result from the
expected result
b) to test the closeness of observed and expected frequency
c) to test the population variance and sample variance
d) all of these
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8) Living, unstained cells and organisms can be observed best using _____.
a) Fluorescent microscopy b) TEM
c) Phase contrast microscopy d) Scanning electron microscopy
9) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is best used to study _____.
a) small internal cell structures
b) internal structure of live, motile cells
c) surface morphology
d) all of the above
10) A Geiger-Muller counter is able to provide an indirect measure of
radioactivity because radiation has a property of _____.
a) ionization b) making matter glow in the dark
c) fogging photographic film d) attracting electrons
11) In _____ distribution probability of success remains constant from trial to
trial.
a) Normal b) Poisson
c) Binomial d) None of these
12) The biggest herbarium in India is _____.
a) I.A.R.I Delhi
b) Central National Herbarium, Calcutta
c) St. Xevier’s Herbarium, Bombay
d) Foreset Research Institute, Dehradun
13) _____ chemical is used for poisoning the specimens in herbarium
technique.
a) Hg2CI2 b) AgNO3
c) HCl d) HgCl2
14) Which of the following identifies three types of sources used in AAS?
a) Hollow cathode Lamp (HCL), Electrode less Discharge Lamp (EDL),
Argon lamp
b) Electrode less Discharge Lamp (EDL), Deuterium (D2) lamp, Hollow
Cathode Lamp (HCL)
c) Deuterium (D2) lamp, plasma, flame
d) Neon lamp, Acetylene torch, Tungsten lamp
Q.2 A) Answer the following question.(Any Four) 08
1) Define buffer and give its examples.
2) Define regression.
3) Write any two application of ultracentrifugation.
4) Write any two application of gel electrophoresis.
5) What is half-life of radio isotopes?
1) Principle of Flame spectrophotometry
2) Effect of radiation on biological system
3) Standard units of expression
1) What is probability? Give its examples.
2) Explain application of computer in life science.
3) Explain principle of electron microscope.
B) Answer the following question.(Any One) 06
1) Write application of HPCL.
2) Explain important herbaria in India.
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1) Explain the principle and application of gas chromatography.
2) Explain the principle and application of photomicrography.
3) Explain the principle and application of TEM.
1) Explain in brief radioisotopes.
2) Write application of gel filtration.
Q.5 Answer the following question. (Any Two) 14
a) Describe in brief principle and application atomic absorption.
b) Describe in brief principle and application of phase contrast microscopy.
c) Describe in brief principle and application of SEM.
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SLR-JD-79
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M.Sc. (Semester - II) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
BIOLOGY & DIVERSITY OF GYMNOSPERMS AND PALAEOBOTANY
Time: 11:30 AM To 02:00 PM
3) Use of calculators, cell phones or any other electronic gadgets is prohibited.
4) Draw neat, well labeled, complete diagram wherever necessary.
1) Symbiotic relationship of roots of gymnosperms with algae is seen in ____.
a) Ephedra b) Cycas
c) Pinus d) None of these
2) Vegetative reproduction is present in _____.
a) Cycas b) Ephedra
c) Pinus d) Cedrus
3) Generally the leaves are _____ in gymnosperms.
a) Monomorphic b) Dimorphic
c) Trimorphic d) Polymorphic
4) Presence of _____ on the stem is a characteristic feature of gymnosperms.
a) Pulvinous leaf base b) Irregular nodes
c) Stem scars d) Leaf scars
5) Engler (1889) created another group _____ in addition to Bentham and
Hooker to accommodate.
a) Cycadales, Cycas b) Gnetales, Gnetum
c) Coniferales, Pinu d) Ginkgoales, Ginkgo
6) The order Coniferales does not include the following family _____.
a) Voltziaceae b) Taxacece
c) Cephalotaxacece d) Cupressacece
7) Coniferales have _____Wood.
a) Pycnoxylic b) Manoxylic
c) Both a & b d) Polycyclic
8) Araucarian pitting is seen in _____.
a) Araucaria b) Agathis
c) Both a & b d) Podocarpus
9) Tracheids are characterized by tertiary spiral thickenings in _____.
a) Cupressaceae b) Podocarpacece
c) Pinacece d) Cephalotaxacece
10) Uniseriate, 1-18 cells high vascular rays can be seen in _____.
a) Taxaceae b) Taxodacece
c) Pinacece d) Araucariaceae
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11) _____ first time observed stem, petiole and leaves of Medullosa.
a) Steler (1883) b) Williamson (1889)
c) Potonie (1899) d) Kidston(1904)
12) _____ is a stem genus.
a) Lyginopteris b) Kaloxylon
c) Sphenopteris d) Lagenostoma
13) In Lyginopteris oldhamia primary xylem is _____ type.
a) Exarch b) Endarch
c) Mesarch d) Polyarch
14) In the centre of _____ seventy steles are present.
a) Medullosa endocentrica b) Medullosa stellata
c) Medullosa anglica d) Medullosa thompsoni
1) What is maceration?
2) Describe stigmaria root.
3) What is fossilization?
4) Draw male cone of Zamia.
5) What is Mycorrhizal roots?
1) Shoot dimorphism in Ginkgo
2) Describe coal ball.
3) MaIe fIower of Ephedra
1) How reproductive structure of Cycadales get evolved?
2) Sphenophyllum foliage
3) Explain phylogeny of Coniferales.
1) Applied aspect of Cycadaceae
2) Give a brief account of order Bennettitale.
1) Discuss Sahanianthus flower.
2) Explain Enigmocarpon.
3) Write salient features of Order Cordaitales.
B) Write Notes. (Any One) 04
1) Salient features of Taxales.
2) Explain Ephedrales.
a) Diversity of gymnosperms with respect to Anatomy.
b) Describe upper Gondwana.
c) Describe various techniques used in the study of different fossil.
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SLR-JD-80
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M.Sc. (Semester - II) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov 2019
Botany
TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS
Day & Date: Wednesday, 06-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 11:30 AM To 02:00 PM
1) The term ‘Taxonomy’ was coined by _____.
a) Sir J. D. Hooker b) C.V. Linnaeus
c) A. P de Candolle d) C. Bessey
2) The term Alpha diversity refers to ______.
a) Genetic diversity
b) Community and ecosystem diversity
c) Species diversity
d) Diversity among the plants
3) _____ is not included under in situ conservation.
a) National park b) Wild life sanctuary
c) Zoological garden d) Biosphere reserve
4) _____ published the Biodiversity Hotspots Concept.
a) Myers b) E. O. Wilson
c) E. P. Odum d) S. K. Jain
5) Turmeric belongs to family ______.
a) Magnoliaceae b) Zingiberaceae
c) Sapotaceae d) Araceae
6) The family Urticaceae belongs to subclass _____.
a) Hamamelidae b) Rosidae
c) Arecidae d) Asteridae
7) John ray gave _____.
a) Biological concept b) typological concept
c) species concept d) None of these
8) Isotype is a duplicate of the _____ which collected by same author from
same locality.
a) Lectotype b) Holotype
c) neotype d) syntype
9) International Association of Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) publish _____.
a) IUCN b) ICVCN
c) ICBN d) ICZN
10) A _____ represents a group of closely related species.
a) family b) genus
c) order d) division
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11) _____ is the salient feature of Zingiberaceae.
a) Tepals three b) Perianth 6 in 2 whorls
c) Pinnate leaves d) staminodes absent
12) _____ has maximum genetic diversity in India.
a) Tea b) Teak
c) Mango d) Wheat
13) _____ is example ex-situ conservation.
a) National park b) Wildlife sanctuary
c) Seed bank d) Sacred groves
14) Typology is one of the type of ______.
a) typification b) species concept
c) chemotaxonomy d) alpha taxonomy
1) Define Numerical Taxonomy.
2) Define Biodiversity.
3) Define Paratype.
4) Define Genus.
5) Write the typical morphological peculiarity of family Zingiberaceae.
B) Write notes. (Any Two) 06
1) Functions of taxonomy
2) Synonym and Homonym
3) In situ conservation
1) Demerits of Cronquist’s system of classification.
2) Non-dimensional species concept.
3) Comment on hotspots in India.
B) Write short notes. (Any One) 06
1) General evolutionary trends in gynoecium
2) Rejection of names
1) Floristic diversity of India.
2) Authors citation.
3) Flower of Commelinaceae.
B) Write short notes. (Any One) 04
1) Strategies for species conservation
2) Effective and valid publications
a) Morphological characters of orchidaceae.
b) Explain in brief typification.
c) Floristic works in Maharashtra.
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SLR-JD-81
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M.Sc. (Semester - II) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
Day & Date: Friday, 08-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 11:30 AM To 02:00 PM
Q.1 Multiple Choice Questions. 14
1) Plasma membrane is _____.
a) S.J. Singer b) G.L. Nicolson
c) Aristotle d) Both a & b
2) _____ is not a histone.
a) H2A b) H2B
c) H3 d) H6
3) _____ are the membrane transport proteins.
a) Uniporter b) Symporter
c) Antiporter d) All of these
4) Endocytosis is _____ transport.
a) passive b) active
c) small d) large
5) 30S ribosome occurs in _____ RNA.
a) tRNA b) rRNA
c) mRNA d) snRNA
6) _____ is an exogenous agent that damage DNA.
a) Oxidation b) Alkylation
c) Ionizing radiation d) Hydrolysis
7) _____ is not a stop codon.
a) UGA b) UGG
c) UAA d) UAG
8) Chloroplast DNA is denoted as _____
a) mtDNA b) CtDNA
c) nDNA d) cpDNA
9) GISH stands for _____.
a) Gene in situ hybridization b) Genomic in situ hybridization
c) Genetic in situ hybridization d) Genomic in silico hybridization
10) mtDNA is inherited from _____.
a) Father b) Mother
c) Grandfather d) Mother in-law
11) Satellite DNA is present in _____ region.
a) Coding b) Non coding
c) Centromere d) Both b & c
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12) Phosphodiester bonds are present in _____.
a) DNA b) RNA
c) Carbohydrate d) Both a & b
13) A membrane which bounds the chief vacuole of a plant cell is called _____
a) ChloropIast b) TonopIast
c) Leucoplast d) Spheroplast
14) Any DNA sequence that occurs in nuclear, mitochondrial, or plastid of
eukaryotic cells is called _____
a) Promoter DNA b) Promiscuous DNA
c) General DNA d) Common DNA
1) Channels and pumps in cell
2) Plasmodesmata
3) FISH
4) Cell-Cell interaction
5) mtDNA
1) Write note on cyclin dependent kinases
2) Write note on cell cycle
3) Write note on cytokinesis and cell plate formation
Q.3 A) Answer the following questions. (Any two) 08
1) Give account on GISH
2) Write a note on selfish DNA.
3) Write a note on Vacuoles.
1) Write a note on nucleochloroplastic interactions.
2) Explain the genome organization of chloroplast.
1) Explain the mechanism of DNA repair.
2) Explain the plasma membrane.
3) Describe denovo synthesis of mitochondria.
1) Describe the tumor suppressor gene p53.
2) Explain the mechanisms of programmed cell death.
Q.5 Answer the following questions. (Any two) 14
1) Explain various types of transporters in cell.
2) What is ATP? Add a note on ATPase.
3) Explain structure and function of microtubules
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SLR-JD-83
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M.Sc. (Semester - III) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
PLANT EMBRYOLOGY AND PALYNOLOGY
Time: 03:00 PM To 05:30 PM
4) Use of calculators, cell phones, or any other electronic gadgets is prohibited.
1) Pollinia are found in _____.
a) Rubiaceae b) Poaceae
c) Orchidaceae d) Magnoliaceae
2) Generative cell gives rise to _____.
a) Antipodal cell b) Male gamete
c) Egg d) Synergids
3) Tricellular pollen grains are found in _____.
a) Poaceae b) Betulaceae
c) Rosaceae d) Solanaceae
4) _____ is diploid in nature.
a) Synergid b) Egg cell
c) Antipodal cell d) Nucellus
5) Incompatibility reactions are controlled by _____ gene.
a) ‘S’ b) ‘nif’
c) ‘I’ d) PHF8
6) In Casuarina equisetifolia _____ embryo sacs are formed within ovule.
a) two b) three
c) four d) many
7) _____ coined the term palynology.
a) Linnaeus b) Theophrastus
c) Erdmann d) Hyde and Williams
8) Winged pollen grain is characteristic of family _____ in Gymnosperm.
a) Pinaceae b) Cycadaceae
c) Gnetaceae d) Taxaceae
9) Aeropalynolgy is the study of pollen in the _____.
a) Water b) Air
c) Soil d) Honey
10) Honey bees collect pollen and nectar for making _____.
a) Bee-bread b) Honey Comb
c) Honey d) None of them
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11) Pollen grains are produced in ______.
a) Algae b) Bryophyte
c) Fungi d) Angiosperm & Gymnosperms
12) Choose the incorrect method of pollen germination from following.
a) Hanging Drop Culture b) Sitting Drop Culture
c) Suspension Culture d) Callus culture
13) Entry of pollen tube through chalaza is _____.
a) chalazogamy b) mesogamy
c) porogamy d) pseudogamy
14) Secondary nucleus is _____.
a) Haploid b) Triplod
c) Diploid d) Tetraploid
1) Define apomixs.
2) Give definition of eurypalynous condition with suitable example.
3) Give definition of stenopalynous condition with suitable example.
4) Define function of synergid.
5) What does pollen viability mean?
1) Typical female gametophyte in Angiosperm
2) Causes of Polyembryony
3) Scope of palynology
1) Describe male gametophyte.
2) Write note on ovary culture.
3) Describe in brief path of pollen tube.
B) Write notes. (Any One) 06
1) Any two methods of pollen viability test.
2) Abnormal male gametophyte.
1) Distinguish unifloral and multifloral honeys.
2) Give an account on stigma surface proteins and its significance.
3) Give account on plants causing pollen allergy.
1) Pollen analysis
2) Structure and composition of pollen wall
a) What is pollen allergy? Give brief account of various pollen allergies.
b) Describe process of double fertilization in angiosperms.
c) Describe various methods of pollen storage.
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SLR-JD-84
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M.Sc. (Semester - III) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
CYTOGENETICS, PLANT BREEDING AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
Day & Date: Tuesday, 05-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 03:00 PM To 05:30 PM
3) Draw a neat, well labeled, complete diagram wherever necessary.
4) Use of calculators, cell phones, or any other electronic gadgets is
prohibited.
1) Integration of viral 'DNA' into cell 'DNA' results in a structure named as
a) Viral genome b) Prophage
c) Virion d) Prion
2) When DNA helix has normal number of base pairs per helical turn then it is
_____ state.
a) Coiled b) Supercoiled
c) Normal d) Elongated
3) Heterochromatin is usually localized to periphery of the _____.
a) Cell membrane b) Cytoplasm
c) Nucleus d) Cell wall
4) Part of chromosome that links sister chromatids is called _____.
a) Telomere b) Centromere
c) Isomer d) Polymer
5) Which of the following involves remarkable capacity of short segment of
DNA from one place to another?
a) DNA transposition b) DNA replication
c) Transcription d) Translation
6) Which of the following occurs between particular short sequences present
on otherwise dissimilar parental molecule?
a) Homologous genetic recombination
b) Site specific recombination
c) Non homologous recombination
d) Replicative recombination
7) Which of the following contain the sequences required for transposition
and the genes for proteins that promotes the process _______.
a) Insertion sequences b) Complex transposition
c) Transposons d) Chromosomes
8) Crossing over in diploid organism is responsible for _____.
a) Dominance of genes b) Segregation of alleles
c) Recombination of linked genes d) Linkage between genes
9) Synthetic seed is produced by encapsulating somatic embryos with _____.
a) Sodium chloride b) Sodium alginate
c) Sodium acetate d) Sodium nitrate
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10) Cybrids are _____.
a) Nuclear hybrids b) Hybrids from cross pollination
c) Cytoplasmic hybrids d) Cytological hybrids
11) Hybridoma technology was developed by ______.
a) Kohler and Milstein b) Khorana and Nirenberg
c) Khorana and Kornberg d) Beedle and Tautum
12) Monoclonal antibodies are produced by _____.
a) in vivo method
b) suspended cell culture in fermenters
c) immobilized cell reactors
d) All of these
13) Which of the following is not a variant of BLAST?
a) BLASTN b) BLASTP
c) BLASTX d) TBLASTNX
14) The protein coat of virus is called _______.
a) Nucleiod b) Capsid
c) Capsomere d) Outer envelop
Q.2 A) Answer the following (Any Four) 08
1) Role of Rec A enzyme.
2) Write in brief about plasmid genome.
3) What is gene mapping?
4) What is NCBI?
5) Recombination nodule.
B) Write Notes on (Any Two) 06
1) Significance of mobile genetic element.
2) Explain molecular mechanism of recombination.
3) Explain architectural difference of the genome.
Q.3 A) Answer the following (Any Two) 08
1) Write a note on independent assortment.
2) Bioinformatic resources on internet.
3) Explain conventional method of construction of restriction map.
B) Answer the following (Any One) 06
1) Describe genome structure of yeast.
2) Describe hybridoma technology.
Q.4 A) Answer the following (Any Two) 10
1) Explain gene conversion.
2) Describe linkage group.
3) Explain BLAST.
B) Answer the following (Any One) 04
1) What are risks and ethical issues of IPR?
2) Explain protein data bank.
Q.5 Answer the following (Any two) 14
a) Explain size and structure of genome of bacteria.
b) Describe in detail amplification.
c) Explain methods of protoplast fusion.
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SLR-JD-85
Seat
No.
Set P
M.Sc.(Semester - III) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
ADVANCED PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Day & Date: Thursday , 07-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 03:00 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions:1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Draw neat and labelled diagrams wherever necessary.
1) Photolysis of water takes place by photochemical reactions in _____.
a) Photosystem I
b) Photosystem II
c) Photosystem I and Photosystem II
d) Cytochrome b
2) Red Drop Effect was studied with isotope _____ of carbon.
a) 12C b) 13C
c) 14C d) 18C
3) Conversion of Pyruvic acid to Acetyl Co-A requires _____ as a cofactor.
a) Mg++ b) Fe++
c) Zn++ d) Cu++
4) _____ phosphorylation produces only ATP molecules.
a) Cyclic b) Non cyclic
c) Direct d) Indirect
5) _____ acids are relatively non polar.
a) Aromatic amino acids b) Essential amino acids
c) Shikimic acid d) Phytic acid
6) _____ is a type of secondary metabolite called a Tropane.
a) Atropine b) Tannin
c) Flavonoids d) Alkaloids
7) About 50% phosphorus from total phosphorus is in _____ form.
a) Inorganic b) Organic
c) Mineral d) Absorbed
8) VAM plus preparation contains _____ asexual spores.
a) Aplanospores b) Zoospores
c) Clamydospores d) Conidiospores
9) _____ is found in most high protein food.
a) Cysteine b) Sulphur
c) Phenol d) Zinc
10) The first reaction in photorespiration is _____.
a) Carboxylation b) Decarboxylation
c) Oxygenation d) Phosphorylation
11) _____ is the precursor for the formation of aromatic amino acids.
a) Iron b) Serine
c) Glycine d) Erythrose 4 phosphate
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12) _____ Calvin cycles needed to form one glucose molecule.
a) One b) Two
c) Four d) six
13) _____ shows higher rate of respiration.
a) Seeds b) Developing seeds
c) Germinating seeds d) Dry seeds
14) Mitochondria is the site of _____.
a) Photolysis b) Oxidative phosphorylation
c) Photophosphorylation d) Starch reactions
Q.2 A) Answer the following questions.(Any Four) 08
1) Discuss the aromatic amino acids.
2) Explain the Sulphate uptake.
3) Write an account of photosynthetic carbon partitioning.
4) Names of secondary metabolites.
5) Describe the ATP synthesis.
1) Forms of Sulphur in soil and plants
2) Energy transduction in photosynthesis
3) Biosynthesis of Methionine
1) Factors controlling P uptake.
2) Gluconeogenesis.
3) The role of Malic acid in acid metabolism.
1) Pentose phosphate pathway.
2) Biosynthesis of starch.
1) Describe the modern concept of electron transport chain in
Mitochondria.
2) Explain the photosynthetic apparatus.
3) Explain the VAM and P nutrition.
1) Explain the light harvesting complexes.
2) Discuss the role of pyrophosphate in plant metabolism.
a) Biosynthesis of sulphur containing amino acids.
b) Explain the various steps in respiratory chain.
c) Mechanism of fixation of CO2 in C3 plants.
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SLR-JD-88
Seat
No.
Set P
M.Sc. (Semester - IV) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2019
Botany
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
Time: 03:00 PM To 05:30 PM
1) _____ organization is active for conservation of biodiversity at world level.
a) WWF b) WCU
c) both a and b d) EE
2) Find odd one out _____.
a) Nanda devi b) Great Nicobar
c) Mannar d) Thar
3) _____ type of information is obtained from Red-List.
a) Red colored flowers b) Red eyed birds
c) Endangered plants and animals d) Red colored insects
4) Which option is correct for endemism _____?
i) Any group which can be found in small region
ii) Any group which can be found in large region
iii) Group of species which can be found in definite region
iv) Any group which can be not found anywhere else
v) Endemic species which can be found everywhere
a) i, ii, iii b) i, iii, iv
c) ii, iii, v d) only ii and v
5) _____ is one of the Hot spot of India.
a) Gangatic plain b) Western Ghat
c) Eastern Ghat d) Arravali mountain
6) _____ is the most appropriate method for conservation of wild life.
a) Vaccination b) Hybridization
c) conservation in natural habitat d) Killing of predator
7) Which pair contains maximum diversity and endemic species in India?
a) Sunderban and runn of Kutch
b) Eastern Ghat and West Bangal
c) East Himalaya and Western Ghat
d) Kerala and Punjab
8) _____ is the modern concept of conservation.
a) Biosphere reserve b) sanctuary
c) National park d) Protected forest
9) _____ is the endemic tree genera for India.
a) Acacia b) Hardwickia
c) Azadirachta d) Magnolia
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10) For the successful polyhouse _____ is one of the most important
component.
a) Co2 enrichment b) Heating
c) Mulching d) Ventilation
11) Threatened species are documented in ______.
a) Rare plants of India b) Endemic plants of Maharashtra
c) Ethnobiology of India d) Red Data Book
12) Climatic regions includes ______ with even climate and _____ with
uneven climate.
a) Mountains and Deserts b) Oceanic and Mountains
c) Continental and Islands d) Oceanic and Continental
13) The term _____ means ‘a particular taxon has very restricted distribution’.
a) Critically Endangered b) Low risk
c) Threatened d) Endemic
14) Climate of temperate & adjacent lands with means annual temperature
is _____.
a) Below 100 C b) Above 100 C
c) Below 00 C d) Between 00 - 100 C
Q.2 A) Answer the following. (Any Four) 08
1) What is relic endemism?
2) What is in-situ conservation?
3) Define cryopreservation.
4) Define biotechnology.
5) What is mean by Agroforestry?
1) Rare plants
2) National parks
3) Sthalvrikshas
Q.3 A) Answer the following. (Any Two) 08
1) Write in brief importance of Botanical gardens.
2) Comment up on NBPGR.
3) Write brief about scared groves.
B) Answer the following. (Any One) 06
1) Write in brief about the seed banks.
2) Inscribe temperate biome- as a major terrestrial biome.
Q.4 A) Answer the following. (Any Two) 10
1) Comment up on wild life protection act.
2) Write in brief about role of NGO’s in conservation.
3) Inscribe the role of polyhouse in- Ex-situ conservation.
B) Answer the following. (Any One) 04
1) Write in brief about biological diversity act- 2002.
2) Write in brief about Aforestation.
Q.5 Answer the following. (Any two) 14
a) Comment up on western ghat vegetation of India.
b) Explain in detail Age & Area hypothesis.
c) Explain Mangrove vegetation of India.
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SLR-JD-89
Seat
No.
Set P
Botany
PLANT TISSUE CULTURE AND GREEN HOUSE TECHNOLOGY AND
HYDROPONICS
Day & Date: Wednesday, 06-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 03:00 PM To 05:30 PM
Q.1 Fill in blanks by choosing correct alternatives given below. 14
1) Synchronization of suspension culture takes place with the help of _____.
a) Chemical inhibition b) Colchicine
c) Starvation d) All of these
2) Use of immature embryos for in vitro production of hybrids called as
_____.
a) Cybrids b) Hybrids
c) embryo culture d) Embryo rescue
3) Haploid plants are useful in ______.
a) Screening of recessive mutation
b) Development of homozygous plants
c) Production of diploids
d) All of above
4) _____ media generally preferred for root culture.
a) White’s b) MS
c) B5 d) Nitsch’s
5) ______ element in MS media required for chlorophyll biosynthesis.
a) Nitrogen b) Molybdenum
c) Zinc d) Sulphur
6) The term hydroponics was first introduced by _____.
a) W. A. Setchell b) John Woodward
c) W. F. Gericke d) D. R. Hoagland
7) The ability of component cells of callus to form a whole plant is known as
_____.
a) Redifferentiation b) Dedifferentiation
c) Both (b) and (c) d) None of these
8) Which of the following is thermo stable?
a) Zeatin b) ABA
c) Both a and b d) None of these
9) Which of the following hydrogels have been used for encapsulation of
hydrated somatic embryos?
a) Sodium and potassium alginate
b) Carageenan and Gel-Rite
c) Sodium pectate and Agar
d) All of these
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10) Pollen embryoids were discovered by ______.
a) Konal and Natraja b) Guha and Maheshwari
c) Skoog and Mille d) Helperin and Wetherell
11) Gynogenic haploids were first developed by ______.
a) Nitsch b) White
c) San Noem d) Thomas
12) Which country has developed advanced hydroponics technology due to its
arid climate?
a) Sri Lanka b) UAE
c) USA d) Israel
13) Rock wool is the most probably widely used medium in hydroponics, which
is obtained from ______.
a) Fossil remains b) Basalt rock
c) Volcanic rock d) All of these
14) PEG treatment is widely used for protoplast fusion because _____.
a) Low frequency of heterokaryon formation
b) Slow agglutination
c) Reduced formation of binucleate heterokaryon
d) Both a & c
1) Define micropropagation.
2) Chemical Sterilization in tissue culture.
3) Define hydroponics.
4) macronutrients in tissue culture media
5) Applications of haploid culture.
1) What is haploid culture? Describe Process of anther culture?
2) objectives of tissue culture
3) Growth media used in hydroponics
1) Embryo rescue
2) Types of greenhouse
3) Haploid plants
1) Bioreactors and secondary metabolites.
2) Factors affecting anther culture.
1) Factors affecting green house technology.
2) Applications of hydroponics.
3) Describe process of axillary bud culture.
1) Applications of synthetic seeds.
2) Significance of Embryo culture.
a) Describe concept of cellular totipotency.
b) Describe in detail somatic embryogenesis and its applications.
c) Fertilizers in greenhouses.
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SLR-JD-90
Seat
No.
Set P
Botany
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Day & Date: Friday, 08-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 03:00 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions:1) All questions are compulsory.
4) Use of calculators, cell phones or any other electronic gadgets is
Prohibited.
1) CaSO4 is used for reclamation of _____ soil.
a) Acidic b) Alkaline
c) Saline d) Marshy
2) SO4 and NO2 produce pollution by increasing ______.
a) Alkalinity b) Acidity
c) Neutrality d) Buffer action
3) _____ gas of the atmosphere holds up ultraviolet rays.
a) Helium b) O2
c) N2 d) CO2
4) Salt glands are present in halophytes showing _____ Phenomenon.
a) Salt evasion b) Salt tolerant
c) Salt insensitive d) All of these
5) In frost injury, ice formation begins at _____.
a) Freezing point
b) Several degrees below freezing point
c) Slightly above the freezing point
d) 100C
6) Electrical conductivity of typical saline soil is _____.
a) Less than 4ds b) More than 4ds
c) Equal to zero d) Not measurable
7) Tissue water potential is measured in the units of _____.
a) Amperes b) Volts
c) Calories d) Megapascals
8) Depletion of ozone increases the amount of _____ radiations reaching the
globe.
a) Visible b) UV
c) IR d) Gamma
9) An exposure to UV radiations stimulates synthesis of _____ in plants.
a) Phenols b) Proline
c) Anthocyanins d) Chlorophylls
10) _____ is the main target of chilling stress.
a) Starch b) Phospholipids
c) Proteins d) Chlorophylls
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11) Potassium ions play an important role in _____.
a) Stomatal movements b) Proteins synthesis
c) Cell signaling d) None of the above
12) Accumulation of glycine betaine is observed in some crops in response to
_____.
a) Water stress b) Flooding
c) Pollution stress d) All of these
13) Chilling injury occurs when warm region plants are exposed to a
temperature of _____.
a) 0-100C b) 10-150C
c) 25-350C d) Less than 00 C
14) _____ is not a compatible solute.
a) Proline b) Glycine-betain
c) Sorbitol d) Malic acid
1) What are different types of stresses?
2) Define Osmolyte.
3) What is mean by photoinhibition?
4) Define Ice nucleation.
5) Define free radicals.
1) Causes of soil salinization
2) Causes of water logging
3) Chilling injury
1) Mechanism to overcome salt stress.
2) Heat shock proteins.
3) Mechanism of UV tolerance.
1) Effects of salinity stress on plants.
2) Mechanism of flooding tolerance.
1) Effects of heavy metal toxicity in plants.
2) Reactive oxygen species.
3) Describe in brief chilling injury.
1) Adaptations in plants in response to water stress.
2) Effect of SO2 on plant metabolism.
a) Role of proline in plants.
b) Effects of Air pollutant on plant metabolism.
c) Write on antioxidants in plant.
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SLR-JD-91
Seat
No.
Set P
Botany
CROP PHYSIOLOGY
Time: 03:00 PM To 05:30 PM
1) Which of the growth hormone promotes flowering in LDP?
a) Ethylene b) Auxin
c) Cytokinin d) GA
2) The role of Antitranspirants is to _____.
a) Synthesis of florigen b) Synthesis of vernaline
c) Check the water loss d) Increase growth of plants.
3) In Plant food transport takes place through _____.
a) Xylem b) Phloem
c) Both a & b d) None of above.
4) Permanent and irreversible changes in size, shape and structure of plant is
known as ______.
a) Growth b) Respiration
c) Flowering d) None of these
5) Synthesis of florigen hormone takes place in _____.
a) Root b) Stem apex
c) Leaves d) Fruit
6) Which of the following is Organic fertilizer?
a) Compost b) DAP
c) SuperPhosphate d) Urea
7) During Nitrogen fixation Nitrogenase enzyme require _____ condition for
proper functioning.
a) Aerobic b) Aerobicun
c) Both a & b d) None of these
8) Following are the PGR _____.
a) G.A b) Auxins
c) Cytokinins d) All of these
9) Long day Plant requires _____ condition for the initiation of flowering.
a) Less than 12 hrs Sunlight b) Only 12 hrs Sunlight
c) Low temperature d) None of these
10) 2-4-D is potential _____.
a) Organic Fertilzer b) Weedicides
c) Growth promoter d) All
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11) The role played by fertilizers in Agriculture _____.
a) Increase fertility of Soil
b) Increase yield of crops
c) Improves pysico-chemical properties of Soil
d) All of these.
12) Weedicides used to kill _____.
a) Weeds b) Bacteria
c) Viruses d) Fungi
13) Richest source of G.A. growth hormone in higher plant is _____.
a) Immature Seed b) Stems
c) Leaves d) Roots
14) Central soil salinity research Institute is located in _____.
a) Jodhapur b) Karnal
c) Bengleru d) Lacknow
1) Define harvest index.
2) Define Antitranspirants.
3) Define growth.
4) Any four functions of IAA.
5) Define Nitrogen fixation.
1) Plant growth regulators in agriculture
2) What is importance of crop physiology in agriculture?
3) Phloem transport
1) Applications of fertilizers.
2) Enlist the enzymes synthesised in during fruit ripening.
3) Methods used for storage of grapes.
B) Write Notes. (Any One) 06
1) Give an account of common weedicides & add a note on mode of
action of any one weedicides.
2) Mention the contribution of UAS in Crop Physiology.
1) Crop growth analysis & its applications.
2) Research Institute ICRISAT.
3) Photoperoidism.
1) Types of fertilizers.
2) Give an account of Fruit Physiology of any one fruits studied by you.
1) Research contribution of CAZARI in Agriculture.
2) Explain Physiology of mineral nutrition of ground nut.
3) Concept of source sink relationship & factors affecting on it.
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