Download SGBAU BSc 2019 Summer 4th Sem Apiculture Bee Chemistry Question Paper

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B.Sc. (Part-II) Semester—IV Examination

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APICULTURE

(Bee Chemistry)

Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 80

Note :— ALL questions are compulsory and questions 2 to 7 carry equal marks.

1. (A) Fill in the blanks :
   1. Bees convert _ _into honey.

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   2. Bee collects pollen from __________.
   3. Honey from mix florais ________ honey.
   4. Resin collected by mellifera bee is __________.
2. (B) Choose correct option :
   1. -Sting apparatus is located on this part of honey bee :
      1. (a) abdomen

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      2. (b) head
      3. (c) mouth
      4. (d) leg
   2. Honey quality standards are fixed by :
      1. (a) Agmark

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      2. (b) Market
      3. (c) KVIB
      4. (d) Bee keep
   3. __________ is raw material for honey.
      1. (a) Pollen

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      2. (b) Nectar
      3. (c) Water
      4. (d) Propolis
   4. Sweet juice secreted by aphides is :
      1. (a) honey

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      2. (b) honey dew
      3. (c) nectar
      4. (d) resin

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3. (C) Answer in one sentence each : 4
   1. Define unifloral honey.
   2. What is propolis ?
   3. What is BII ?
   4. Define nectar.

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4. (a) Explain sugars in honey as one of the components. 4
   (b) Give average chemical composition of nectar. 4
   (c) Explain bee pollen as a product of honey bees. 4
   OR
   (d) Explain ripened honey.
   

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   (e) Describe ripened honey.
   (f) Explain components of honey other than sugars.
5. (g) Describe antibacterial properties.
   (h) Explain how apiary honey is more hygienic than squeezed honey. 4
   (i) Explain honey dew. 4
   

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   OR
   (j) Describe antioxidant properties of honey 4
   (k) Describe multifloral honey 4
   (l) Explain types of honey. 4
6. Discuss fermentation and hygroscopicity as properties of honey. 12
   

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   OR
   Discuss quality standard of honey; give its specifications. Describe effect of temperature on honey quality. 12
7. (m) Explain need to process honey. 4
   (n) Explain any two value added products of honey. 4
   (o) Give average composition of wax. 4
   

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   OR
   (p) Give advantages of processing of honey. 4
   (q) Give applications of bees wax. 4
   (r) Explain bleaching of wax. 4
8. Discuss collection composition and uses of bee pollen. 12
   

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   OR
   Discuss composition and applications of bee venom. Give account of extraction of bees venom. 12
9. (s) Explain source and use of royal jelly in bee colony. 4
   (t) Describe uses of propolis in bee colony. 4
   (u) Give average composition of royal jelly. 4
   

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   OR
   (v) Explain basic source of propolis and give its applications.
   (w) Describe uses of royal jelly.
   (x) Explain royal jelly and as propolis are bee product.

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