A pure line plant:

1. is defined as having only recessive alleles for the traits at all loci
2. breeds true and preserves the trait for many generations
3. is not susceptible to any diseases and is used as a parent in plant breeding experiments
4. can be produced by inbreeding amongst the endemic varieties only

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) |
 71%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


The sobriquet ‘Father of Green Revolution’ is used for:

1. Norman Borlaug 2. M. S. Swaminathan
3. Gordon Conway 4. Elvin Stakman
Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
 74%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

Hidden hunger is accurately described as:
1. protein undernutrition
2. calorie undernutrition
3. vitamins and minerals undernutrition
4. PEM

Subtopic:  Single Cell Protein (OLD NCERT) |
 55%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


advertisementadvertisement

Plant tissue culture is based on:

1.cellular totipotency2.indeterminate growth
3.phenotypic plasticity4.secondary growth

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) |
 95%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Consider the given two statements:

I: Somatic hybridization and cybridization have great potential for plant improvement.
II: Somatic hybridization through protoplast fusion provides the ability to combine parent genes in higher plants to overcome sexual incompatibility among plant species or genera.

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) |
 68%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Consider the following two statements:

I: In spite of having more than 70 percent of the world's livestock population, the contribution of India and China to the world's farm produce is only 25 percent.
II: The productivity per unit of cattle in these countries is very low.

1. Both I and II are true and II explains I
2. Both I and II are true but II does not explain I
3. I is true but II is false
4. Both statements are not true

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Animal Husbandry (OLD NCERT) |
 77%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


advertisementadvertisement

Identify the incorrect statement regarding Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET):

1. FSH like hormones or PMSG [pregnant mare serum gonadotropin] are used to induce super-ovulation [6 – 8 eggs rather than one per cycle] and Prostaglandins are used to regulate the duration of cycle.
2. Fresh embryos can be stored at 37ºC for 6 - 8 hours without much harm but it is recommended that the embryos are inserted into the recipient cow or frozen as soon as possible. The embryos can be stored forever in liquid nitrogen.
3. The animal is either mated with an elite bull or artificially inseminated and the fertilised eggs at 8–32 cell stages are recovered non-surgically and transferred to genetic mothers.
4. The embryos are transferred to a recipient cow whose oestrous cycle is at the correct receptive stage.
Subtopic:  Animal Husbandry (OLD NCERT) |
 51%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Today, all our major food crops are derived from:
1. Wild varieties
2. Domesticated varieties
3. Genetically modified varieties
4. Plant tissue culture

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Cross hybridisation among the selected parents is frequently used for the improvement of crop plants. Which of the following is not a shortcoming of the process?

1. The combination of desired characters may always not be possible
2. It can be a tedious and time-consuming process
3. Undesirable characters may get introduced
4. The number of progeny is very limited
Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
 59%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

advertisementadvertisement

Better yielding semi-dwarf varieties of rice developed in India are:

1. Sonalika and KalyanSona
2. IR – 8
3. Taichung native – 1
4. Jaya and Ratna

Subtopic:  Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
 85%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.