Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100 Marks
Paper: Urdu Literature
PART-2 (Subjective) 20 Marks
Paper-I
PART-II
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
Q. No. 2
(a) Describe in detail the life cycle of Chara. Why is it considered more closely related to Chlorophyceae?
(b) Write a note on the following:
(i) Vegetative reproduction in Nostoc
(ii) Sexual reproduction in Oedogonium
(iii) Plant body of Vaucheria
Q. No. 3
(a) What are the different types of Lichens? Give detailed methods of reproduction in Lichens.
Describe in detail the economic importance of fungi.
Q. No. 4
(a) What do you know about the Stellar System? Describe the different kinds of stele.
(b) Differentiate between the following:
(i) Heartwood and Sapwood
(ii) Protoxylem and Metaxylem
(iii) Parenchyma and Collenchyma
(iv) Porous wood and Non-porous wood
(v) Apical meristem and Lateral meristem
(vi) Taxonomy and Systematics
Q. No. 5
(a) What are the different types of systems of classification? Illustrate your answer with the help of an example.
(b) Write a note on the following:
(i) Binomial Nomenclature
(ii) Rules of Nomenclature
Q. No. 6
(a) Describe in detail the male and female cones of Pinus.
(b) Draw neat and labeled diagrams of the T.S. of a leaf of Pinus.
(c) What are stomata? Describe their structure and functions.
Q. No. 7
(a) Give an account of the life cycle of Equisetum.
(b) Write a detailed note on Pollination.
(c) What do you know about the sporophyte of Riccia?
Q. No. 8
(a) Write down the characters of bryophytes.
(b) Write a note on chemo taxonomy.
(c) What is the economic importance of algae?
Paper-II
PART-2 (Subjective) 20 Marks
PART-II
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
Q. No. 2
(a) Discuss the role of light and the transformation of CO₂ in photosynthesis.
(b) Define respiration. What is meant by respiratory quotient?
(c) What is dormancy? Describe methods of breaking dormancy.
Q. No. 3
(a) Define ecology. Describe applications of ecology in detail.
(b) What is plant succession? Give a detailed account of the process of plant succession starting in a lake.
Q. No. 4
(a) Give an account of methods for the reclamation of waterlogged soil.
(b) Write an essay on natural resources of Pakistan.
Q. No. 5
(a) What is soil erosion? What are its causes? How can we control it?
(b) Environmental pollution is the result of urbanization and industrialization. Comment.
Q. No. 6 Write notes on the following:
(a) Plant Hormones
(b) Vernalization and its significance
(c) Food Web
(d) Methods of Sampling Vegetation
Q. No. 7 Describe the structure and functions of the following cell organelles. Draw diagrams where necessary:
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Cell Wall
(c) Golgi Bodies
(d) Endoplasmic Reticulum
(e) Ribosomes
Q. No. 8
(a) What do you know about the theory of natural selection?
(b) What is mutation? Describe its different types.
(c) Give an account of crossing over and polyploidy.
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