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UPSC IFOS Botany Paper I Syllabus

Indian Forest Service Examination

5
Topics
27
Sub-topics
8
Questions

Botany Paper I is one of 32 sections in the UPSC IFOS syllabus. It has 5 topics and 27 sub-topics, tested in Main Examination, with about 8 questions (200 marks). Optional subject, Paper I (200 marks, 3 hours, conventional essay type, answered in English). The paper has 8 questions in Parts A and B; candidates attempt 5, including one compulsory question from each part. Candidates choose any two of the 14 optional subjects..

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UPSC IFOS Botany Paper I: topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Microbiology and Plant Pathology

    • Viruses, bacteria and plasmids
    • Infection and phytoimmunology
    • Applications of microbiology in agriculture, industry, medicine and pollution control
    • Plant diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi and nematodes
    • Molecular basis of infection and disease resistance
    • Physiology of parasitism and control measures
    • Fungal toxins
  2. 2

    Cryptogams

    • Algae
    • Fungi
    • Bryophytes
    • Pteridophytes
    • Distribution and economic potential of cryptogams in India
  3. 3

    Phanerogams

    • Gymnosperms: classification, distribution and reproduction
    • Angiosperm systematics and classification systems
    • Study of angiosperm families
    • Anatomy, stomata and anomalous secondary growth
    • Embryology: gametophytes, pollination, fertilization and endosperm
    • Polyembryony, apomixis and palynology
  4. 4

    Plant Utility and Exploitation

    • Origin of cultivated plants and Vavilov's centres
    • Plants for food, fodder, fibres, spices, beverages, drugs and timber
    • Gums, resins, dyes, latex, cellulose and starch
    • Ethnobotany in the Indian context
    • Energy plantation
    • Botanical gardens and herbaria
  5. 5

    Morphogenesis

    • Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and differentiation
    • Cell, tissue, organ and protoplast culture
    • Somatic hybrids and cybrids

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What topics are in the UPSC IFOS Botany Paper I syllabus?

Botany Paper I for UPSC IFOS has 5 topics: Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Cryptogams, Phanerogams, Plant Utility and Exploitation and Morphogenesis, with 27 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Botany Paper I in UPSC IFOS?

About 8 questions (200 marks) in Main Examination. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

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