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    How To Prepare Botany Optional For WBCS Main Exam – Botany Book List

    BOTANY AS AN OPTIONAL-

    Botany is the study of the physiology, genetics, structure, ecology, classification, distribution and economic importance of plants.Continue Reading How To Prepare Botany Optional For WBCS Main Exam – Botany Book List.

    Candidates with Botany, Agriculture, Biology or Biotechnology as their graduation subject can take up  botany in the WBCS mains. Even candidates who haven’t studied these subjects previously are eligible to take them as optionals but this would be a risk as both are science subjects.

    How to Prepare WBCS Botany Optional Subject

    Botany is highly scoring optional subject in WBCS Mains exam. This is one of the optional subjects that the WBCS offers candidates in the mains exam. Not many candidates opt for it as it is a specialized subject. This article talks about Botany as an optional for the WBCS mains exam and gives a few tips to prepare for this optional. It will be difficult to any aspirants does not have a prior knowledge of Botany and Agriculture.Also, aspirants with a background in biotechnology can also opt for this optional subject.

    How to Study Botany for WBCS Mains

    (1) The subject, being from the science stream, is straight and conceptual in nature. Even if you do not have great skills of language but if you can understand and internalize the basic concepts and facts in a simplified manner, you can score very well.
    (2)  Being a Science subject, the syllabus is very well defined. So, you can carry out your preparation by remaining precisely within the boundaries of the syllabus.
    (3)  The questions which are asked are straightforward and basic in nature. So, writing a good, balanced answer is not difficult for anyone who has mastered the basic concepts.
    (4)   Last but not the least; a number of areas in the Botany syllabus (for example Environmental Issues) are extremely relevant to the General Studies preparation as well.

    Strategy for Mains
    The preparation for Mains must be over before you start with Preliminary preparation, as the Main exam syllabus covers nearly 75% of the requirements of the Preliminary examination.
    If a student has not done graduation with Botany, the suggested strategy would be as follows.
    (1) Surveying the syllabus of Botany carefully and identifying the completely unfamiliar areas.
    (2)  Going through at least 2 basic books with a purpose to acquaint yourself with the unfamiliar areas.
    (3)  Doing a careful survey of the past 5 years’ Main Examination Question Papers and identifying the areas of significance.
    (4)  Identifying the most fruitful areas:
    The most fruitful parts in the Paper I of the Main Examination Syllabus are:(a)  Plant Diversity – (b) Angiosperm Systematics  (c) Embryology of Angiosperms and Morphogenesis

    Prepare a Study Plan

    Study plan is very important for every exam preparation. It plays a key role in the success of getting the good score in the WBCS exam.  Prepare a study plan for WBCS exam. Make a monthly plan, weekly plan and daily schedule to prepare WBCS Botany Optional Paper. Allot the time for exam preparation and set the time for playing, eating, watching TV, and studying.

    Advantages of Botany Optional:

    • It is a science subject and so is scoring.
    • A good understanding of the foundations of the subject can enable you to write good answers and fetch more marks. You need only clarity of concepts.
    • Being a science subject, there is no room for interpretation. So, you cannot lose marks because of subjectivity.
    • The questions in Botany are generally direct and straight-forward.
    • The Botany portions are mostly static.
    • You can score through diagrams in this optional.

    Books for Botany optional for WBCS Mains Exam-

    W.B.C.S. Main Examination 2019 Optional Botany Question Paper I And II Download

    W.B.C.S. Main Examination Botany Optional Syllabus

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