STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION
1.Mode of nutrition of explant before organogenesis is
2.The part of the grain in cereals, where much of the protein lies is the:
3.Compared to a bull a bullock is docile because of:
4.An explant is
5.Which of the following is correctly matched?
6.What will you conclude, when a cow is crossed to a bull and female progeny is yielding more milk than its mother?
7.Mule is produced from a cross between _A_ and _B_ Here A and B refers to
8.Keeping beehives in crop field during flowering period increases
9.Which of the following is incorrect w.r.t SCP?
10.Ranikhet or New Castle Disease of poultry is caused by:
11.Which one is a rich source of vitamin-A? I. Carrot II. Lemon III. Beans IV. Spinach Choose the correct option
12.India’s wheat yield revolution in 1960s was possible primarily due to
13.Best method to increase crop yield is (e.g. wheat)
14.According to NCERT text, which of the following are selection and testing of superior recombination in plant breeding?
15.Blue revolution I. It is the rapid expansion intensive commercial aquaculture II. Increase global food production and reduce widespread hunger Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
16.Maximum contribution to the total milk production of our country comes from:
17.The term ‘totipotency’ refers to the capacity of a
18.The method of growing or producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called
19.Hardening in tissue culture is
20.Which of the following is considered as the root of any breeding program
21.Examples of high-yielding and disease resistant wheat varieties were introduced in India in
22.Emasculation is related to
23.Infertility of local breeds of cattle can be overcome by use of:
24.____ is used in the manufacture of many items including cosmetics, shaving creams and polishes of various kinds. The most appropriate word for filling the blank is
25.New varieties of plants can be produced by:
26.The method maximum used in cattle breeding is:
27.Culturing of isolated plant organ is called
28.Microbes like Spirulina can be grown on material like I. waste water from potato processing plants II. straw III. animal manure and sewage IV. molasses Choose the correct option
29.In protoplast fusion, the enzymes required are
30.Mule is produced by
31.In crop improvement programme haploids are important because they:
32.Semi-dwarf wheat was developed at
33.Which of the following statement are the main objective of animals breeding? I. improved growth rate II. increased production of milk, meat, egg, wool, etc. III. superior quality of milk, meat eggs wool, etc. IV. improved resistance to various disease Choose the correct option
34.Essential oils are made of:
35.The conventional method of breeding for resistance includes I. screening the germplasm for resistant sources II. hybridization of selected parents III. selection and evaluation of the hybrids IV. testing and release of new varieties Choose the correct option
36.Anatomically, cotton fibres are:
37.The objective of biofortification is to improve I. protein content and quality II. oil content and quality III. vitamin content IV. micronutrients and mineral content Choose the correct option
38.When breeding is between animals of the same breed for 4-6 generation, it is called
39.The principle source of sugar is/are:
40.In 1960 to 2000 wheat production increased from _A_ tonnes to _B_ tonnes while rice production was from _C_ tonnes to _D_ tonnes Here A to D refers to
41.Cultivation of fishes in artificially prepared ponds
42.The germplasm collections are usually maintained at a _A_ temperature in the form of _B_ . Here A and B refers to
43.A hybrid where the cytoplasm of two parent cell are fused by retaining only one parental nucleus is called
44.The art and science of combining ideas, facilities, process, materials and labour to produce and market a worth, while produce or service successfully called
45.MOET stands for
46.Quinine is obtained from bark of:
47.High yielding variety of rice is:
48.High content of lysine is present in
49.The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi has released several fortified vegetable crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals. These are I. Vitamin-A enriched carrot, spinach, pumpkin II. Vitamin-C enriched bitter gourd, bathua, mustard tomato III. Iron and calcium enriched spinach and bathua IV. Protein enriched broad beans, French bean, garden pea Choose the correct option
50.The new sugar cane varieties had the qualities like I. high yield II. thick stem III. high sugar content IV. ability to grow in North India Choose the correct option