Himalayan University MSc Botany 3rd Sem Bot-45 Genetics and Plant Breeding Question Paper 2023

Himalayan University M.Sc Genetics and Plant Breeding Question Paper

Himalayan University Master of Science, Botany 3rd semester of examination which was held in January 2023. The paper code is BOT-45: Bot-45 Genetics and Plant Breeding. Himalayan University previous year question papers of M.Sc. Botany.
The maximum time for the paper is 3 Hours and the Total full marks is 70.
 

 

Himalayan University MSc Botany Question Paper Detail

University Himalayan University
Course
M.Sc Botany
Semester
3rd Semester 2023
Question Paper
BOT-45 Genetics and Plant Breeding
 

Question Paper Himalayan University M.Sc. Botany Bot-45 Genetics and Plant Breeding

SECTION-A
 
1. The arrangement of alleles in any organism is
a. Genotype
b. Phenotype
c. Heterotype
d. Morphozygous

2. The term gene refers to
a. sequence of amino acids in protein
b. a part of DNA
c.a part of RNA
d. alinkage group

3. The chromosomes those relating to sex are known as
a. heterotype
b. autosomes
c. allosomes
d. cytosomes

4. Emasculation is
a. removal of stigma
b. removal of anther:
c. removal of petals
a. removal of sepals

5. Phenomenon of certain genes staying together during inheritance through generations without any change or separation due to their being present on the same chromosome.
a. crossing over
b. linkage
c. non disjunction
d. epistasis

6. Phenomenon of masking or suppressing the expression of a gene by another non allelic gene
a. dominance
b. recessiveness
c. epistasis
d. hypostasis

7. Inheritance of acquired characters was proposed by
a. lamarck
b. darwin
c. hugo de vries
d. Sutton and boveri

8. Natural selection was given by
a. lamarck
b. hugo de vrie
c. darwin
d. Sutton and boveri

9. Intellectual Property rights include
a. copyright
b. patent
c. trademark
d. all of the above

10. Crossing of hybrid with one of its parents
a. backcross
b. testcross
c. crossing over
d. self cross

SECTION-B

Write short notes on any four (4) of the following.

1. Genetic drift
2. Heterosis breeding
3. Darwinism
4. Linkage and crossing over
S Multiple allelism
6. Protection of plant variety and farmers rights

SECTION-C

Attempt any 3 (three) questions.

1. Define pollination. Explain types of pollination in detail.
2. Give a detail account of chromosomal aberrations in both structural and numerical forms.
3. What are the objectives of plant breeding. Also explain the various techniques involved in hybridization.
4. Explain the pure line selection and how is it different from mass selection.
5. Write a note on apomixis and its types.

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