Which one of the following is a viral disease of poultry ?

1. Salmonellosis

2. Coryza

3. New castle disease

4. Pasteurellosis

Subtopic:  Animal Husbandry (OLD NCERT) |
 60%
NEET - 2007
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Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in:

1. alleviation of vitamin- A deficiency

2. pest resistance

3. herbicide tolerance

4. producing a petrol-like fuel from rice

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
 96%
From NCERT
NEET - 2006
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Crop plants grown in monoculture are:

1. low in yield

2. free from intraspecific competition

3. characterised by poor root system

4. highly prone to pests

Subtopic:  Insect & Pest Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
NEET - 2006
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Triticale, the first man-made cereal crop, has been obtained by crossing wheat with: 

1. rye

2. pearl millete

3. sugarcane

4. barley

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding for Quality (OLD NCERT) |
 62%
NEET - 2006
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In order to obtain virus-free plants through tissue culture the best method is:

1. protoplast culture

2. embryo culture

3. anther culture

4. meristem culture

Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
 93%
From NCERT
NEET - 2006
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The name of the Indian scientist associated with Green Revolution in India is

1. H.G. Khorana

2. M.S.Swaminathan

3. Homi Bhaba

4. C.N.R. Rao.

Subtopic:  Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
 86%
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People recovering from long illness are often advised to include the alga Spirulina in their

diet because it

1. makes the food easy to digest

2. is rich in proteins

3. has antibiotic properties

4. restores the intestinal microflora.

Subtopic:  Single Cell Protein (OLD NCERT) |
 91%
From NCERT
AIIMS - 2003
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Somaclonal variation can be obtained by

(1) application of colchicine

(2) irradiation with gamma rays

(3) tissue culture

(4) hybridisation.

Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
 80%
AIIMS - 2004
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Somaclonal variation appears in

(1) organisms produced through somatic hybridization

(2) plants growing in highly polluted conditions

(3) apomictic plants

(4) tissue culture raised plants.

Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
 75%
AIIMS - 2005
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In the following table identify the correct matching of the crop, its disease and the corresponding pathogen.

Subtopic:  Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
 50%
AIIMS - 2006
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