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Roll No. .......................
Total No. of Questions : [07]
Total No. of Printed Pages : 07
RJ-210
B.Sc.B.Ed. (Secondary) Examination, 2024
(Second Semester)
BOTANY
SEC-I
Medicinal Botany
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks : 40

Note : Attempt all questions. Marks are indicated at right side.

Section A
1x5=5
(Multiple Choice Questions)

Note : Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. (i)

'Doctrine of Signatures' signify :

  1. All plants possess signatures of God
  2. Plants possess heart shaped leaves
  3. Plants possess blood roots
  4. All of the above
(ii)

Siddha medicine focuses on :

  1. Treating the body
  2. Treating the mind and soul
  3. Treating the body, mind and soul
  4. None of the above
(iii)

Ethnobotany refers all those plants used by tribal

people for :

  1. Food
  2. Medicine
  3. Textile and ornament
  4. All of the above
(iv)

Grafting refers to :

  1. The scion is inserted into the stock
  2. The stock is inserted into the scion
  3. The bud is inserted into the scion
  4. None of the above
(v)

Aboriginal communities of India comprise of :

  1. The Great Andamanese
  2. The Jarawa
  3. The Nicobaris
  4. All of the above
Section B
2x5=10
(Short Answer Type Questions)

Note : Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

2. (a)

Write a brief History of Ayurveda.

Or

Importance of medicinal plants.

(b)

Write a brief History of Unani.

Or

Write a note on tumor treatment therapy.

(c)

Role of Botanical Gardens.

Or

Conservation of endangered medicinal plants.

(d)

Advantage of green-house for nursery production.

Or

Describe the plants used in Ayurvedic treatments.

(e)

Ethnic communities of India.

Or

Folk medicine of Ethnobotany.

Section C
5x5=25
(Long Answer Type Questions)

Note : Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

3.

Elaborate Panchamahabhutas, Saptadhatu and Tricosha

concepts.

Or

Describe the plants used in Siddha medicine.

4.

Describe the plants used in Siddha medicine.

Or

Describe the origin and basis of Siddha system.

5.

Illustrate, how ex-situ conservation helped conservation

of medicinal plants.

Or

Illustrate in-situ conservation method highlighting the

role of Biosphere reserves and National Parks.

6.

Describe important components of Medicinal Plant

Nursery.

Or

Illustrate cutting, grafting and budding for propagation

of plants.

7.

Illustrate the contribution of ethnic communities to

the development of Ethnomedicine.

Or

Illustrate the application of natural products as curative

agents of Infertility and skin diseases.