STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION

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Section-A

1.Mode of nutrition of explant before organogenesis is

Photosynthetic
Autotrophic
Heteromorphic
Heterotrophic

2.The part of the grain in cereals, where much of the protein lies is the:

Aleurone
Endosperm
Pericarp
Embryo

3.Compared to a bull a bullock is docile because of:

Higher levels of cortisone
Lower levels of blood testosterone
Lower levels of adrenalin/noradrenalin in its blood
Higher levels of thyroxina

4.An explant is

Dead plant
Part of the plant
Part of the plant used in tissue culture
Part of the plant that expresses a specific gene

5.Which of the following is correctly matched?

Apiculture – Honey bee
Pisciculture – Silk moth
Sericulture – Fish
Aquaculture – Mosquitoes

6.What will you conclude, when a cow is crossed to a bull and female progeny is yielding more milk than its mother?

More number of genes for high yielding milk are inherited, only from the female parent
More number of genes for high yielding milk are inherited only, from the male parent
More number of genes for high yielding milk are inherited only from both the parent
The progeny through mutation achieved more number of genes for high yielding milk

7.Mule is produced from a cross between _A_ and _B_ Here A and B refers to

A-female horse; B-male donkey
A-male horse; B-female donkey
A-male horse; B-female horse
A-male donkey; B-female donkey

8.Keeping beehives in crop field during flowering period increases

Honey and wax yield
Crop yield
Both Honey and wax yield and Crop yield
Pollination in wheat

9.Which of the following is incorrect w.r.t SCP?

Quantitative and qualitatively superior proteins
Production involves utilization of organisms which has high rate of biomass production and growth
250 g Methylophilus methylotrophus can produce 20 tonnes of protein per day
Can be obtained from both unicellular and multicellular organisms

10.Ranikhet or New Castle Disease of poultry is caused by:

Bacteria
Virus
Fungus
None of these

11.Which one is a rich source of vitamin-A?
I. Carrot
II. Lemon
III. Beans
IV. Spinach
Choose the correct option

I and II
I and III
I and IV
I, II, III and IV

12.India’s wheat yield revolution in 1960s was possible primarily due to

Increased chlorophyll content
Mutations resulting in plant height reduction
Quantitative trait mutations
Hybrid seeds

13.Best method to increase crop yield is (e.g. wheat)

Using tractors
Sowing seeds of improved varieties
Eradication of weeds
Reduce ration holders

14.According to NCERT text, which of the following are selection and testing of superior recombination in plant breeding?

It involves selection of plants amont the progeny of the hybrids with desire combination of characters
The hybrid are superior to both the parents this is called hybrid vigour
They are self-pollinated for several generations till they rich a stable of uniformily or homozygosity in order to ovoid the segregation of characters in the future progeny
All of the above

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?

Only I
Only II
I and II
None of these

16.Maximum contribution to the total milk production of our country comes from:

Cows
Buffaloes
Camels
Goat

17.The term ‘totipotency’ refers to the capacity of a

Bud to generate whole plant
Cell to generate whole plant
Seed to germinate whole plant
Cell to enlarge in size

18.The method of growing or producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called

Totipotency
Somaclones
Micropropagation
Macropropagation

19.Hardening in tissue culture is

Keeping 30°-50℃ temperature for about 30 minutes
Acclimatization of tissue culture plants slowly before growing in the field
Plunging the vials into water at 37°-40℃
None of the above

20.Which of the following is considered as the root of any breeding program

Genetic variability
Cross hybridization
Hybrid vigour
Heterosis

21.Examples of high-yielding and disease resistant wheat varieties were introduced in India in

1961
1962
1963
1964

22.Emasculation is related to

Pureline
Mass selection
Clonal selection
Hybridization

23.Infertility of local breeds of cattle can be overcome by use of:

Cross breeding with exotic breeds
Good nourishment
Stilbesterol
Gonadotropin

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

Bee wax
Honey
Latex
Resin

25.New varieties of plants can be produced by:

Selection and hybridization
Subjecting them to very heavy dose of radiation
Subjecting them to doses of radiation and selection
Subjecting them to continuous radiation

26.The method maximum used in cattle breeding is:

Random breeding
Artificial insemination
Controlled breeding
Super ovulation and embryo transplant

27.Culturing of isolated plant organ is called

Explant culture
Inplant culture
Organism culture
Organ culture

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

I and II
I, II and III
II, III and IV
I, II, III and IV

29.In protoplast fusion, the enzymes required are

Cellulose, hemicellulose, pectinase
Pectinase
Ligase, hemicellulose
Hemicellulose

30.Mule is produced by

Inbreeding
Artificial insemination
Interspecific hybridization
Intraspecific hybridization

31.In crop improvement programme haploids are important because they:

Require one half of nutrients
Are helpful in study of meiosis
Grow better under adverse conditions
Form perfect homozygous individuals on diploidisation

32.Semi-dwarf wheat was developed at

International Centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement Brazil
International Centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement Mexico
International Centre for Wheat and Rice Improvement Japan
International Centre for Wheat and Gram Improvement Mexico

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

I and II
I, II and III
II, III and IV
I, II, III and IV

34.Essential oils are made of:

Vitamins
Auxins
Trace elements
Aromatic volatile organic substances

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

I, II and III
I, III and IV
II, III and IV
I, II, III and IV

Section-B

36.Anatomically, cotton fibres are:

Bast fibres
Xylem fibres
Epidermal hairs
Pith cells

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

I, II and III
I, II and IV
II, III and IV
I, II, III and IV

38.When breeding is between animals of the same breed for 4-6 generation, it is called

Crossbreeding
Outbreeding
Outcrossing
Inbreeding

39.The principle source of sugar is/are:

Sugarcane
Sugar beet
Palm
Both Sugarcane and Sugar beet

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

A-11 million, B-75 million, C-35 million, D-89.5 million
A-14 million, B-80 million, C-40 million, D-92.5 million
A-10 million, B-71 million, C-35 million, D-89.5 million
A-15 million, B-70 million, C-40 million, D-90 million

41.Cultivation of fishes in artificially prepared ponds

Aquaculture
Pisciculture
Vermiculture
Agriculture

42.The germplasm collections are usually maintained at a _A_ temperature in the form of _B_ . Here A and B refers to

A-low, B-plant
A-low, B-seed
A-high, B-plant
A-high, B-seed

43.A hybrid where the cytoplasm of two parent cell are fused by retaining only one parental nucleus is called

Asymmetric somatic hybrid
Cytoplasmic hybrid
An interbreed
Symmetric somatic hybrid

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

Marketing
Improvements
Management
None of these

45.MOET stands for

Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer technology
More Ovulation Embryo Transfer technology
Multiple Ovulation Embryo Test technology
None of the above

46.Quinine is obtained from bark of:

Cinchona
Atropa belladona
Magnifera indica
Cedrella toona

47.High yielding variety of rice is:

Dhann
IR-8
Tripsacum
Digitaria

48.High content of lysine is present in

Wheat
Apple
Maize
Banana

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

I, II and III
I, III and IV
II, III and IV
None of these

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

I, II and III
II, III and IV
I, II and IV
I, II, III and IV