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This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following is not a variety of Millet s? |
A. | Hybrid maize |
B. | Jowar |
C. | Bajra |
D. | Jaya |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Semi-dwarf varieties were derived from IR-8 and Taichung Native-1. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
3. |
Which variety of sugarcane was originally grown in North India? |
A. | <em>Saccharum barberi</em> |
B. | <em>Saccharum officinarum</em> |
C. | <em>Saccharum spontaneum</em> |
D. | Kalyan sona |
Answer» B. <em>Saccharum officinarum</em> | |
4. |
Which of the following is not a High Yielding Variety of wheat? |
A. | Jaya |
B. | Ratna |
C. | Sonalika |
D. | Jowar |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
During which period, wheat production increased from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes? |
A. | 1960-2000 |
B. | 1980-1990 |
C. | 1942-1980 |
D. | 1920-1950 |
Answer» B. 1980-1990 | |
6. |
HYV stands for ___________ |
A. | High Yak Variety |
B. | Heat Yak Variety |
C. | High Yielding Varieties |
D. | Heat Yielding Varieties |
Answer» D. Heat Yielding Varieties | |
7. |
Which of the following scientists developed the semi-dwarf wheat variety? |
A. | Herbert Boyer |
B. | Stanley Cohen |
C. | M.S. Swaminathan |
D. | Norman E. Borlaug |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of the following is not a method of evaluation of new crops? |
A. | Irrigation |
B. | Fertiliser application |
C. | Harvesting them |
D. | Growing them in research fields |
Answer» D. Growing them in research fields | |
9. |
The selection process in hybridisation is crucial to the success of the breeding objective and requires careful scientific evaluation of the progeny. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
10. |
Which of the following statements is true for Emasculation? |
A. | Removal of stigma and anther from a plant |
B. | Removal of male parts from the future female plant |
C. | Removal of female parts from the future male plant |
D. | Removal of all parts of the plant |
Answer» C. Removal of female parts from the future male plant | |
11. |
Which of the following processes is not related to hybridisation? |
A. | Emasculation |
B. | Selection of parents |
C. | Bagging |
D. | Crossing or artificial pollination |
Answer» C. Bagging | |
12. |
___________ is the race of a species which is superior to all other existing varieties in one or more traits. |
A. | Improved variety |
B. | Variety |
C. | Character |
D. | Genes |
Answer» B. Variety | |