5/15/2020 Test Question

Q 1 (29561) :

In mung bean the resistance to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew were introduced by:

1. Mutations

2. Hybridization

3. Tissue culture

4. Genetic engineering

Q 2 (29763) :

Pusa Shubhra, an improved variety of cauliflower, is resistant to:

1. White rust

2. Bacterial blight

3. Black rot

4. Leaf curl

Q 3 (29764) :

To obtain a virus free plant, what can be used as an explant in micropropogation ?

(1) Apical meristem

(2) Axillary meristem

(3) Either apical or axillary meristem

(4) Embryo

Q 4 (30243) :

Meristem culture is especially important to obtain: 

(1) Drought resistant plants

(2) Virus free plants

(3) Biofortified plants

(4) Androgenic haploids

Q 5 (54853) :

Green revolution was dependent to a large extent for development of high yielding and disease resistant varieties on which of the following
options?

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1. Plant breeding
2. Better management practices
3. Increase in acreage
4. Both B and C

Q 6 (54857) :

The entire collection of plants/seeds having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called

1. Germplasm collection
2. Genotypic variation
3. Genoplasm collection
4. Germ cells collection

Q 7 (54859) :

Creation of pure line has to be done in plant breeding at which step

1. After collection of germplasm

2. After evaluation of parents
3. After selection of parents
4. After cross hybridization

Q 8 (54865) :

During the period 1960 to 2000, the rice production went up from
1. 35 million tonnes to 89.5 million tonnes
2. 30 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes
3. 38 million tonnes to 84 million tonnes
4. 25 million tonnes to 40 million tonnes

Q 9 (54871) :

Which of the following is better yielding Rice varieties?

1. Jaya and Kalyan sona

2. Sonalika and Ratna
3. Jaya and Ratna
4. All of these

Q 10 (54872) :

Semi-dwarf rice varieties were developed at

1. International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

2. International Rice Research Institute, Mexico
3. International Rice Research Institute, Taiwan
4. International Rice Research institute, India

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Q 11 (54874) :

Which of the following belongs to north India?

1. Sacchaurm barberi
2. Saccharum officinarum
3. Saccharum northien
4. Saccharum esturian

Q 12 (54876) :

Saccharum officinarum has not

1. Grown well in South India

2. Had thicker stem
3. Higher sugar content
4. Grown well in North India

Q 13 (54877) :

Which of the following hybrid millet is not grown in India?

1. Hybrid Maize
2. Hybrid Jowar
3. Hybrid Bajra
4. Hybrid sugarcane

Q 14 (54878) :

Which of the following is not correct?

1. A wide range of fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens affect the yield of cultivated crop species especially in tropical climates
2. Crop losses can often be significant up to 20-30% or even 100%
3. Hybrid breeding have led to the development of several high yielding varieties resistant to water stress
4. The disease resistant varieties increase our dependence on use of fungicides and bacteriocides.

Q 15 (54879) :

Which of the following is not a bacterial disease?

1. Brown rust of wheat

2. RedRot of sugarcane
3. late blight of potato
4. all of these

Q 16 (54880) :

Which of the following is not a fungal disease?

1. black rot of crucifers

2. Brown rust of wheat
3. Red rot of sugarcane

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4. late blight of potato

Q 17 (54887) :

Which of the following is a variety of cauliflower?

1. Himgiri
2. Pusa swarnim
3. Pusa snowball K-1
4. Pusa komal

Q 18 (54889) :

Karan Rai, another disease resistant variety of plant is not associated with

1. Brassica
2. Pusa swarnim
3. White rust
4. Black rot

Q 19 (54890) :

Pusa shubhra, a disease resistant variety is not associated with

1. Black rot
2. Curl blight black rot
3. Cauliflower
4. Bacterial Blight

Q 20 (54895) :

Pusa sem 2 and Pusa sem 3 are the varieties of ……. And are resistant against ……

1. Flat bean, fruit shaper

2. Brassicas, shoot and Fruit borer
3. Okra (Bhindi), shoot and fruit borer
4. Flat bean, Jassids, aphids and fruit borer

Q 21 (54896) :

Pusa Sawani is a variety of

1. Okra
2. Flat bean
3. Rapeseed mustard
4. Cowpea

Q 22 (54898) :

Which of the following is not related with Rapeseed mustard?

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1. Pusa Gaurav
2. Pusa sem 2
3. Aphid resistance
4. Both B and C

Q 23 (54899) :

To induce mutations artificially through use of chemicals or radiations(like gamma radiations) and selecting and using the plants that have
the desirable character as a source in breeding -

1. Mutation Breeding
2. Conventional breeding
3. Hybrid breeding
4. Cultivar breeding

Q 24 (54901) :

Insect resistance in host crop plants may be due to

1. Morphological
2. Biochemical
3. Physiological
4. All of these

Q 25 (54903) :

In wheat, solid stem lead to

1. Non preference by the stem sawfly

2. Preference by the stem sawfly
3. Non preference by the bollworms
4. Preference by the bollworms

Q 26 (54905) :

The resistance to maize stem borers is not caused by

1. High Aspartate
2. Low Nitrogen
3. Low sugar content
4. High Glutamate

Q 27 (54908) :

Biofortification- is the most practical means to improve public health

1. Breeding crops with higher levels of vitamins and minerals

2. Breeding crops with higher proteins
3. Breeding crops with healthier Fats
4. All of these

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Q 28 (54911) :

Commonly consumed rice varieties has ……. Iron content of Iron fortified rice variety.

1. Twice
2. Thrice
3. One fifth
4. One third

Q 29 (54912) :

IARI, New Delhi has not released which of the following crops

1. Vitamin A enriched carrots, spinach, pumpkin

2. Vitamin C enriched bitter gourd, bathua, mustard, tomato
3. Iron and calcium enriched spinach and bathua
4. Protein enriched spinach

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