In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called:
 
1.  cross-hybridisation among the selected parents
2.  evaluation and selection of parents
3.  germplasm collection
4.  selection of superior recombinants

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) |
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‘Jaya’ and ‘Ratna’, developed for the green revolution in India, are the varieties of:
1. rice 2. wheat
3. bajra 4. maize
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A collection of plants and seeds having diverse alleles of all the genes of a crop is called:
1.  germplasm
2.  gene library
3.  genome
4.  herbarium
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Bioethanol can be produced by using which of the following plants?

1.  Brassica

2.  Zea maize

3.  Jatropha

4.  Pongamia

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) |
AIPMT - 2011
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Mutations can be induced with:

1.  IAA

2.  ethylene

3.  gamma radiations

4.  infrared radiations

Subtopic:  Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
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‘Himgiri’ developed by hybridization and selection for disease resistance against rust pathogens is a variety of:
1. maize
2. sugarcane
3. wheat
4. chilli
Subtopic:  Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
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AIPMT - 2011
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When two unrelated individuals or lines crossed, the performance of F1 hybrid is of superior to both its parents. This phenomenon is called:

1.  transformation

2.  splicing

3.  metamorphosis

4.  heterosis

Subtopic:  Animal Husbandry (OLD NCERT) |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Breeding of crops with high levels of minerals, vitamins, and proteins is called:

1.  somatic hybridization
2.  biofortification
3.  biomagnification
4.   micropropagation

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding for Quality (OLD NCERT) |
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Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?

1. Late blight of potato: Alternaria solani

2. Black rust of wheat-Puccinia graminis

3. Loose smut of wheat-Ustilago nuda

4. Root-knot of vegetables-Meloidogyne sp

Subtopic:  Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
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AIPMT - 2009
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Consider the following four measures (A.D) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpeas in an area where bacterial blight disease is common:

(A) spray with Bordeaux mixture
(B) control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen
(C) use of only disease-free seeds
(D) use of varieties resistant to the disease 


Which two of the above measures can control the disease?

1. B and C

2. A and B

3. C and D

4. A and D

Subtopic:  Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
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AIPMT - 2008
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