MINERALOGY. THIRD HONOUR PAPER. (PRACTICAL.) Examiner-T. H. HOLLAND, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S. The figures in the margin indicate full marks. 1. How would you distinguish between sections of the following minerals under the microscope : : (a) oligoclase and anorthite; 2. Name the minerals marked A, B, C, D, giving the crystalline form 28 and the chemical composition of each. 3. 4. Draw and describe the crystal-models E, F, G, H. 24 22 5. How would you separate and proceed to identify the constituents 25 of a sand composed of quartz, magnetite, augite, anorthite, zircon, and ilmenite ? 6. Draw a four-faced cube and a three-faced octahedron, marking the 25 faces in each case with Miller's indices. 7 Determine the optical sign of the minerals L and M, and describe as many of their optical properties as is possible with these two sections. 8. Measure the interfacial angles of the crystal N. 25 26 celviii PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC M.B. EXAMINATION. Preliminary Scientific M.B. Examination. 1905. CHEMISTRY. LT.-COL. G. S. A. RANKING, M.D., I.M.S. Paper set by-RAI CHUNILAL BASU BAHADUR, M.B., F.C.S. 1. The figures in the margin indicate full marks. FIRST HALF. Examiner-RAI CHUNILAL BASU BAHADUR, M.B., F.C.S. Mention the factors which influence the boiling-point of a liquid, and 60 describe an experiment by means of which you would determine the tenBion of aqueous vapour at the boiling temperature. 2. Describe a Leclanché cell. What are the advantages of the em- 40 ployment of a battery of this type in preference to Groves'? 3. Explain, and illustrate by equations, the action of water on each of 50 the following substances: (a) Red-hot charcoal. (b) Phosphorus trichloride. (c) Silicon fluoride. (d) Antimony trichloride. (e) Calcium oxide. 4. Enumerate the successive stages in the manufacture of Commer. 8) cial Sulphuric Acid, with equations, to illustrate the reactions What are the chief impurities of this acid, and how would you recog nize and remove them? SECOND HALF. Examiner-RAI CHUNILAL BASU BAHADUR, M.B., F.C.S. 5. How are the following substances most commonly prepared? Give 90 the formula of each substance, tests for the recognition of, and the prin cipal uses of each : (a) Hydrogen Dioxide. (b) Arsenic trioxide. (c) Potassium Permanganate. (d) Formaldehyde. (e) Salicylic acid. (f) Absolute Alcohol. 6. Describe one method for the estimation of urea in urine. 40 7. Mention the most important Fatty Acids, together with the sources from which they are commonly obtained. Give the formula of any three of these. 40 BOTANY. CAPT. A. T. GAGE, M.B., C.M., I.M.S. Paper set by- The figures in the margin indicate full marks. FIRST HALF. Examiner-CAPT. A. T. GAGE, M.B., C.M., I.M.S. 1. Is it stem or root or leaf or what kind of organ is it that forms:- 125 (i) the fleshy part of a mango fruit, (ii) the fleshy part of a fruit of Anacardium, (iii) the edible tuber of the potato plant, (iv) the edible part of a tamarind fruit, (v) the edible part of a lemon, (vi) the edible underground part of the ginger plart, (vii) the edible part of a jack-fruit, and by what means do you know each of your diagnoses to be correct? 2. How many stamens and how many carpels do you expect to find 125in the flower of a plant belonging to the Anonacea, to the Scitamineæ and to the Compositæ, and how many cotyledons are characteristics of these orders? SECOND HALF. Examiner-CAPT. A. T. GAGE, M.B., C.M., I.M.S. Answers to be illustrated with rough sketches and diagrams. 1. Compare the microscopic structure of the stem of a herbaceous 125 Dicotyledon with the microscopic structure of the young root of a Dicotyledon. 2. Describe the structure and give an account of the chemical con- 125 stitution and the functions of Chlorophyll grains. Paper set by COMPARATIVE ANATOMY. MAJOR A. W. ALCOCK, C.I.E., M.B., C.M., LL.D., F.R.S., I.M.S. N. ANNANDALE, Esq., B.A., D.Sc. The figures in the margin indicate full marks. FIRST HALF. Examiner MAJOR A. W. ALCOCK, C.I.E., M.B., C.M., LL.D., F.R.S., I.M.S. 1. Describe the different kinds of reproduction that occur among the 70 Hæmospridia. 2. Describe the life-history of the Liver Fluke. 60 3. Describe the different kinds of breathing-organs that occur among 70 the Arthrapoda. SECOND HALF. Examiner-N. ANNANDALE, Esq., B.A., D.Sc. 4. Describe the different methods of reproduction in a simple Cœlente- 70 rate such as Hydra. 5. On what grounds are the Ascidians associated with the Vertebrata? 70 6. What are the chief anatomical differences between a bird and a 60 crocodile ? First M.B. Examination. 1905. Paper set by-{ PHYSIOLOGY. CAPT. L. ROGERS, M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., I.M.S. FIRST HALF. Examiner-CAPT. L. ROGERS, M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., I.M.S. 1. Describe how electrotonic currents in nerve are demonstrated, giv. 175 ing diagrams of the apparatus required. State and explain Pfluger's Law of Contraction. 2. Describe the processes of digestion which occur in the small intes. tine. State the influences which control the digestive secretions of the pancreas and the intestinal gland. SECOND HALF. Examiner-DR. Upendranath BRAHMACHARI, M.A., M.D. 3. Describe the structure of the retina. Discuss Young-Helmhotz 175 theory of colour vision, 4. Discuss fully how carbonic acid and oxygen respectively exist in 175 the blood. "Oxidation takes place in the blood." Discuss and criticise this statement. The value of each question is 175 marks. Total 700 ... ... 300 Paper set by—{ ANATOMY. CAPT. E. O. THURSTON, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S., I.M.S. FIRST HALF. Examiner-CAPT. E. O. THURSTON, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S., I.M.S. 1. Give the course and relations of the vertebral artery. Mention 100 its branches. |