Feminism: Theory and Practice — DU B.A. (Hons.) Political Science Previous Year Question Papers

3. Attempt three questions from Section A and three questions from Section B including question number 1 of both sections. 1. a. Define the following i. Perisperm ii. Lathyrism iii. Fermentation iv. Aleurone layer v. Ginning b. Give the botanical name, family of the following i. A plant yielding both fibres and oil of commercial importance ii. Poor man’s meat iii. A plant rich in alkaloid theine iv. A staple cereal v. A plant which is source of oil that is used as histological clearing agent 2. 3. 4. Write notes on of the following (any three) a. Economic importance of legumes b. Drying and non-drying oils c. Processing of cotton d. Economic importance of spices Draw well labelled diagrams of the following (any three) a. L.S. of clove bud b. V.S. of tea leaf c. L.S. of wheat grain d. C.S. of black pepper corn Give a detailed account of the following (any two) a. Vavilov’s centres of origin and their significance b. Green Revolution c. Tea and it’s processing 1. a. Expand the following i. RAPD ii. AGE iii. GFP iv. Ti plasmid v. EtBr b. Match the following i. Totipotency ii. Bt iii. Endosperm culture iv. HEPA filter v. Kary Mullis a. Cry protein b. PCR c. Laminar Air Flow d. Regeneration from a single cell e. Triploid plants 2. 3. 4. Write short notes on the following (any three) a. Human Gene Therapy b. DNA fingerprinting c. Southern Blotting d. Micropropagation Differentiate between the following (any three) a. Androgenesis and Gynogenesis b. AGE and PAGE c. Reporter and selectable marker genes d. Direct and Indirect Organogenesis Attempt the following (any two) a. Define molecular DNA markers. Enlist their applications in plant sciences. Briefly explain any one molecular marker. b. Discuss briefly one direct and one indirect method of gene transfer used in plant biotechnology. c. Elaborate on PCR and RT-PCR