Time allowed: Three Hours maximum Marks: 200
Candidates should attempt Question Nos. 1 and 5 which are
compulsory and THREE of the remaining questions, selecting at least ONE
question from each Section.
SECTION
– B
5.
Answer any four of the following (Answer should be within 150 words in each case):
(a)
Describe the following:
(i)
Conifer wood
(ii)
Polyembryony in Gnetum
(iii)
Latex
(iv)
Endothecium
(b)
Distinguish between the following:
(i)
Nuclear and Cellular endosperm
(ii)
Green and Black tea
(iii)
Aril and Caruncle
(iv)
Stomata and Lenticels
(c)
Write
notes on:
(i)
Kranz anatomy
(ii)
NPC system
(iii)
Fruit of black pepper
(iv)
Indian Botanical Garden
(d)
Write what you know on:
(i)
Male germ
unit
(ii)
Embryo development in Paeonia
(iii)
Classification of angiosperms by Armen Takhtajan
(iv)
Floral characters Asclepiadaceae
(e)
Describe the following:
(i)
Distribution of gymnosperms in India
(ii)
Cyathium
(iii)
Bennettitales
(iv)
Orchidaceae in India
6.
Answer the following (Draw labeled diagrams wherever necessary):
(a)
What are the diagnostic floral features of
Brassicaceae?
(b)
Describe male gametes of Ginkgo biloba.
(c)
Why jute is considered a labour –intensive crop?
(d)
What are the structural features of guard cells
which help in opening and closing of stomata?
7.
Write short notes on:
(a)
Interxylary phloem
(b)
Bird-pollinated plants
(c)
Role of synergids in double fertilization
(d)
Diagnostic features of family Euphorbiaceae
8.
Mention the botanical name, family and the
part(s) used for each of the following:
(a)
Cashew
(b)
Nutmeg
(c)
Kenaf
(d)
Oil palm
(e)
Vetiver oil
(f)
Cork
(g)
Annatto
(h)
Vetiver oil
(i)
Belladonna
(j)
Ginger
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