TEST QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions. There are 19 questions in this test paper.

Candidate has to attempt ALL the questions. All the questions are compulsory.

Marks Distribution

  • Q 01 to Q 10: 10 Marks each, 150 words. [Total 100 Marks]
  • Q 11 to Q 16: 15 Marks each, 200 words. [Total 90 Marks]
  • Q 17 to Q 19: 20 Marks each, 250 words. [Total 60 Marks]

Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one.

Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.

Diagrams/Sketches, wherever required, may be drawn in the space provided for answering the question itself.

Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.

2. Ecology:

  1. Biosphere: Concept of biosphere; biomes, Biogeochemical cycles, Human induced changes in atmosphere including green house effect, ecological succession, biomes and ecotones, community ecology.
  2. Concept of ecosystem; structure and function of ecosystem, types of ecosystem, ecological succession, ecological adaptation.
  3. Population; characteristics, population dynamics, population stabilization.
  4. Biodiversity and diversity conservation of natural resources.
  5. Wildlife of India.
  6. Remote sensing for sustainable development.
  7. Environmental biodegradation, pollution and its impact on biosphere and its prevention.

3. Ethology:

  1. Behaviour: Sensory filtering, reponsiveness, sign stimuli, learning and memory, instinct, habituation, conditioning, imprinting.
  2. Role of hormones in drive; role of pheromones in alarm spreading; crypsis, predator detection, predator tactics, social hierarchies in primates, social organization in insects.
  3. Orientation, navigation, homing, biological rhythms: biological clock, tidal, seasonal and circadian rhythms.
  4. Methods of studying animal behaviour including sexual conflict, selfishness, kinship and altruism.

4. Economic Zoology:

  1. Apiculture, sericulture, lac culture, carp culture, pearl culture, prawn culture, vermiculture.
  2. Major infectious and communicable diseases (malaria, filaria, tuberculosis, cholera and AIDS) their vectors, pathogens and prevention.
  3. Cattle and livestock diseases, their pathogen (helminths) and vectors (ticks, mites, Tabanus, Stomoxys).
  4. Pests of sugar cane (Pyrilla perpusiella), oil seed (Achaea janata) and rice (Sitophilus oryzae).
  5. Transgenic animals.
  6. Medical biotechnology, human genetic disease and genetic counselling, gene therapy.
  7. Forensic biotechnology.

5. Biostatistics:

  • Designing of experiments; null hypothesis; correlation, regression, distribution and measure of central tendency, chi square, student-test, F-test (one-way & two-way F-test).

6. Instrumentation Methods:

  1. Spectrophotometer, phase contrast and fluorescence microscopy, radioactive tracer, ultra centrifuge, gel electrophoresis, PCR, ELISA, FISH and chromosome painting.
  2. Electron microscopy (TEM, SEM).

Practice Question: Discuss the concept of biosphere and its significance in understanding ecological succession and biogeochemical cycles. How do human-induced changes in the atmosphere, such as the greenhouse effect, impact these processes?

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Practice Question: Explain the structure and function of an ecosystem. How do ecological adaptations contribute to the sustainability of different types of ecosystems?

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Practice Question: Analyze the characteristics of population dynamics and the factors influencing population stabilization. How do these factors vary across different biomes?

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Practice Question: Evaluate the importance of biodiversity and the strategies for the conservation of natural resources. What role does community ecology play in maintaining biodiversity?

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Practice Question: Examine the current status of wildlife in India. What are the major challenges faced in wildlife conservation, and how can remote sensing contribute to sustainable development in this context?

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Practice Question: Discuss the impact of environmental biodegradation and pollution on the biosphere. What measures can be taken to prevent and mitigate these impacts?

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Practice Question: “Behaviour is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.” Discuss this statement in the context of sensory filtering, learning, and memory in animal behavior.

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Practice Question: How do hormones and pheromones influence social hierarchies and organization in primates and insects? Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

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Practice Question: Describe the methods used in studying animal behavior, focusing on sexual conflict, kinship, and altruism. How do these behaviors contribute to the survival and evolution of species?

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Practice Question: Critically analyze the role of medical biotechnology in addressing human genetic diseases. How does genetic counseling and gene therapy contribute to the management of these diseases?

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Practice Question: Discuss the concept of biosphere and its significance in understanding ecological succession and community ecology. How do human-induced changes in the atmosphere, such as the greenhouse effect, impact these processes?

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Practice Question: Examine the structure and function of ecosystems. How do ecological adaptations contribute to the sustainability of different types of ecosystems?

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Practice Question: Analyze the characteristics and dynamics of populations. What strategies can be employed for effective population stabilization?

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Practice Question: Evaluate the importance of biodiversity and the conservation of natural resources. How do these efforts contribute to ecological balance?

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Practice Question: Discuss the role of remote sensing in promoting sustainable development. How can it be utilized to monitor and manage wildlife in India?

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Practice Question: Examine the impact of environmental biodegradation and pollution on the biosphere. What measures can be taken to prevent these issues?

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Practice Question: Explore the role of hormones and pheromones in animal behavior. How do these chemical signals influence social hierarchies in primates and social organization in insects?

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Practice Question: Discuss the methods of studying animal behavior with a focus on sexual conflict, selfishness, kinship, and altruism. How do these behaviors contribute to the survival and evolution of species?

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Practice Question: Analyze the role of medical biotechnology in addressing human genetic diseases. How do gene therapy and genetic counseling contribute to the management and prevention of these diseases?

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