ARS Main: Descriptive-Previous Questions Agricultural Bio-Technology (200 !

In the descriptive section all are essay questions. You should answer in a page. Answer should be brief and to the point. Prepare notes according to the syllabus in points. The following are some of the questions from previous question papers. Hope you will get an idea about question pattern. TO BEGIN PREPARATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO NOW... Agricultural Bio-Technology (2006) 1. hat are molecular mar!ers" How do they differ from biochemical mar!ers" #iscuss their utility in plant bio technology with suitable e$amples. %. &ist all possible comparison between the chloroplast genome and the nuclear genome. #escribe the chloroplast transformation method and give its advantages over the nuclear transformation procedure in plants" '. #escribe the basic steps and mechanism of nitrogen fi$ation in legumes with special emphasis on the role of nif genes. (. hat is )*Ai " #escribe the various mechanisms of nitrogen fi$ation in legumes with special emphasis on the role of nif genes. +. ,ive the detailed account of the current status of transgenic crop at global level and critically view the importance of transgenic in Indian agriculture" -. a.How is double fertili/ation accomplished in plants" endosperm nucleus" b. How does gamete formation in higher plants differ from that in higher animals" OR a. hat is an en/yme and how does it wor!s" hat is the fate of egg and the

b. hat are different methods of en/yme immobili/ation" 0$plain their industrial application with advantages" 1. #istinguish between forward and reverse genetics2 and e$plain how these approaches are useful in crop improvement" OR hat are different methods of gene isolation" #escribe the essential steps involved in isolation of ) genes from any plant species using map based cloning method. 3. hat is a promoter" &ist various types of promoters with suitable e$amples in each case. #escribe the available method of isolation of plant promoters" OR hat is microarray technique" ,ive the principle on which it is based" suitable e$ample" 4. hat are 5T&s" 0$plain how they are identified and used in crop improvement programmes" OR hat is genetic lin!age map" #escribe the various steps involved in constructing a genetic lin!age map in rice" 16. hat is phytoremediation" How does it differ from other methods of bioremediation" 0$plain to detail the mode of action of phytoremediation with suitable e$amples. OR #escribe the use of microbes for the production of7 8a.Hydrogen2 and 8b.Hydrocarbons2 as source of energy with associated advantages2 if any. hat purpose is this technique widely used for" #escribe the procedure in detail with