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Microbiology and Plant Pathology

Cryptogams

Phanerogams

Plant Resource Development

Morphogenesis

Cell Biology

Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution

Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics

Physiology and Biochemistry

Ecology and Plant Geography

Paper-I

Paper-II

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

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Microbiology and Plant Pathology

Structure and Reproduction in Viruses

6 pages

Structure and Reproduction of Viroids

7 pages

Structure and Reproduction of Fungi

5 pages

Structure and Reproduction of Mycoplasma

14 pages

Applications of Microbiology

14 pages

Prion and Prion Hypothesis

7 pages

Important Crop Diseases Caused by Viruses

2 pages

Important Crop Diseases Caused by Bacteria

3 pages

Important Crop Diseases Caused by Mycoplasma, Nematodes

25 pages

Important Crop Diseases Caused by Fungi

11 pages

Modes of Infection and Dissemination

4 pages

Physiology of Parasitism and Control Measures

3 pages

Modelling and Disease forecasting; Plant quarantine

7 pages

Molecular basis of infection and disease resistance

17 pages

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Cryptogams

Cryptogams & Classifications

2 pages

Structure and Reproduction Pteridophytes

2 pages

Structure and Reproduction Algae

11 pages

Structure and Reproduction Fungi & Lichens

24 pages

Structure and Reproduction Bryophytes

5 pages

Distribution of Cryptogams in India

1 page

Ecological and Economic importance of Cryptogams

1 page

Phanerogams

Phanerogams: Definition, Characteristics & Importance

3 pages

Main Orders of Modern Gymnosperms

2 pages

Study of Angiospermic Families

6 pages

Anatomy of C3 and C4 plants

2 pages

Classification of Gymnosperms

9 pages

Type of Fossils and their Study Techniques

34 pages

Angiosperms

11 pages

Taxonomic hierarchy

3 pages

Origin and Evolution of Angiosperms

5 pages

Stomata and their types

6 pages

Pollination & Fertilization

20 pages

Plant Resource Development

Domestication and Introduction of Plants

3 pages

Origin of Cultivated Plants

3 pages

Vavilov’s centres of origin

4 pages

Plants as Sources for Food

10 pages

Importance of Ethnobotany in Indian context

27 pages

Morphogenesis

Tissue Culture

17 pages

Somatic Hybrids and Cybrids

4 pages

Micropropagation

5 pages

Somaclonal Variation and its Applications

6 pages

Embryo Rescue Methods and their Applications

4 pages

Cell Biology

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

3 pages

Structure and Function of Cell Organelles

7 pages

Cytoskelaton and Microtubules

4 pages

Cell Signalling and Cell Receptors

5 pages

Signal Transduction

3 pages

Mitosis and Meiosis

4 pages

Polytene Chromosomes

1 page

B-Chromosomes: Structure, Behaviour and Significance

3 pages

Structural Variations in Chromosomes

7 pages

Structure and Function of extracellular matrix (cell wall)

4 pages

Techniques of Cell Biology

39 pages

Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution

Gene Versus Allele Concepts (Pseudoalleles)

2 pages

Organic Evolution

6 pages

Sex Linkage

7 pages

Mutations: The molecular basis of mutations

3 pages

Cytoplasmic Inheritance and Genes

8 pages

Polygenic Inheritance

7 pages

Gene Silencing

13 pages

Regulation of Gene Expression

15 pages

Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids & proteins

20 pages

Methods of Gene Mapping

10 pages

Multiple Alleles

5 pages

Incomplete Dominance

8 pages

Quantitative Genetics

27 pages

Development of Genetics

8 pages

Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics

Methods of Plant Breeding

5 pages

Genetic Engineering

2 pages

Apomixes

2 pages

DNA Sequencing

5 pages

Transgenic Crops and Biosafety Aspects

9 pages

Probability and Distributions

4 pages

Correlation and Regression

4 pages

Tests of significance, Chi-Square Test & Z-Test

13 pages

Standard Deviation & Coefficient of Variation

5 pages

Tools and Techniques: Southern Blotting, DNA fingerprinting, Polymerase Chain Reaction & Fluorescenc

12 pages

Development and use of molecular markers in plant breeding

20 pages

Methods of Transfer of Genes

20 pages

Physiology and Biochemistry

Mineral Deficiencies

5 pages

Mechanism of phloem transport

3 pages

Chemiosmotic theory and ATP synthesis

2 pages

Lipid Metabolism

3 pages

Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Metabolism

3 pages

Enzymes and Coenzyme

3 pages

Energy Transfer and Energy Conservation

3 pages

Importance of Secondary Metabolites

2 pages

Photoperiodism

4 pages

Fruit and Seed physiology

3 pages

Stress Physiology

81 pages

Growth substances applications in agri-horticulture

4 pages

Plant Growth Substances

5 pages

Plant Movements

4 pages

Vernalization and Senescence

7 pages

Pigments as photoreceptors

8 pages

Electron transport chain, Oxidative phosphorylation & Photorespiration

13 pages

Respiration & Types of Respiration

5 pages

Photosynthesis: Photochemical reactions, Photophosphorylation & Carbon fixation pathways

25 pages

Water Transport and Mineral Nutrition

9 pages

Ecology and Plant Geography

Plant Succession

4 pages

Concept of Biosphere

3 pages

Ecosystems

4 pages

Phytoremediation

3 pages

Forest Types of India

4 pages

Social Forestry

4 pages

Endangered (EN) - IUCN Classification

3 pages

The Red Data Book

4 pages

Plant Indicators

11 pages

Environment (Protection) Act

12 pages

Biodiversity and its conservation

6 pages

Rights and Intellectual Property Rights

4 pages

Concept of Sustainable Development

5 pages

Biogeochemical Cycles

2 pages

Global Warming and Climatic Change

1 page

Phytogeographical regions of India

3 pages

Concept of Ecosystem and Ecological Factors

6 pages

Paper-I

UPSC Mains PYQ 2023: Botany (Paper - I)

4 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2022: Botany (Paper - I)

6 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2021: Botany (Paper - I)

4 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2020: Botany (Paper - I)

4 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2019: Botany (Paper - I)

4 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2018: Botany (Paper - I)

4 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2017: Botany (Paper - I)

6 pages

Paper-II

UPSC Mains PYQ 2023: Botany (Paper - II)

6 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2022: Botany (Paper - II)

4 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2021: Botany (Paper - II)

4 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2020: Botany (Paper - II)

6 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2019: Botany (Paper - II)

8 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2018: Botany (Paper - II)

7 pages

UPSC Mains PYQ 2017: Botany (Paper - II)

6 pages

2023

Botany Optional Paper 1 - 2023

4 pages

Botany Optional Paper 2 - 2023

5 pages

2022

Botany Optional Paper 1 - 2022

5 pages

Botany Optional Paper 2 - 2022

4 pages

2021

Botany Optional Paper 1 - 2021

4 pages

Botany Optional Paper 2 - 2021

4 pages

2020

Botany Optional Paper 1 - 2020

4 pages

Botany Optional Paper 2 - 2020

6 pages

2019

Botany Optional Paper 1 - 2019

4 pages

Botany Optional Paper 2 - 2019

8 pages

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