Crop plants grown in monoculture are:

Continued inbreeding can cause inbreeding depression. Whenever, this becomes a problem, selected animal of the breeding population should be mated with:

The best plant explant to raise virus free plant is:

The agriculture practice of breeding and raising livestock is called as:

Consider the following two statements:

I. In spite of having more than 70 per cent of the world livestock population, the contribution of india and china to the world farm produce is only 25 per cent.

II. The productivity per unit of cattle in these countries is very low.

The management of animals for milk and its products for human consumption is called as:-

Which of the following is the most important factor that would lead to increased milk yield in cattle ?

Amongst the following the number of fresh water fishes is:

Catla, Rohu, Common carp, Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel, Pomfrets

A group of animals related by descent and similar in most characters like general appearance, features, size, configuration, etc., are said to belong to a:

The purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired plant types that are better suited for cultivation, give better yields and are disease resistant is called:

Hisardale is a new breed of:

Today, all our major food crops are derived from:

There are several species of honeybees which can be reared. Of these the species reared in india is:

Consider the following two statements:

I. An effective germplasm collection is the prerequisite of any successful plant breeding program.

II. Genetic variability is the root of any breeding program.

Arrange the following steps of a plant breeding program in a correct chronological manner:

I. Selection and testing of superior recombinants

II. Collection of variability

III. Crosshybridization among the selected parents

IV. Evaluation and selection of parents

V. Testing, release and commercialization of new cultivars

The best breeding method for animals that are below average in produtivity in milk production would be:

Identify the option where all columns are not correctly matched:

      Crop                 Variety                       Resistant to

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

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

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

In plants, somatic embryo regeneration is induced usually by a relatively high concentration of:

Inbreeding depression in animals can be overcome by:

Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Meristem culture is especially important to obtain: 

Consider the following statements:

I. Hairy leaves are associated with resistance to jassids in cotton and cereal leaf beetle in wheat

II. Low aspartic acid, high nitrogen and sugar content in maize leads to resistance to maize stem borers.

III. In wheat, solid stems lead to non preference by the stem sawfly and smooth leaved and nectar-less varieties of cotton do not attract bollworms

Which of the above statements are true?

Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below:

Codes

             I           II         III         IV

Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?

Consider the following four measures (A-D) that could be taken to successfully grow chick pea 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?

The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/tolerant to

Which one of the following is linked to the discovery of Bordeaux mixture as a popular fungicide?