Which of the following is the tedious task?

  • Collection of variability

  • Cross hybridization

  • Evaluation of parents

  • Selection of parents

Creation of pure line has to be done in plant breeding at which step

  • After collection of germplasm

  • After evaluation of parents

  • After selection of parents

  • After cross hybridization

After the selection process of desired progeny in the plant breeding program, the process of self-pollination is carried out to

  • Reach a state of uniformity

  • Avoid the segregation of characters in the progeny

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Selection of superior progenies

In-plant breeding, the evaluation in research fields is followed by

  • Testing the materials in the research field for three growing seasons

  • Testing the materials in the farmer's field for at least two growing seasons

  • Testing the materials in the farmer's field for at least three growing seasons

  • Testing the materials in advanced research fields for at least two growing seasons

According to data given in text book, agriculture in India is responsible for …..India's GDP and employs nearly……. of the population.

  • 33% 65%

  • 33%, 62%

  • 30%,70%

  • 25%,75%

In 1960, the dramatic increase in food production in our country was because of varieties of

  • Rice and wheat

  • Rice and corn

  • Wheat and corn

  • All of these

During the period 1960 to 2000, wheat production is increased from

  • 11 million tonnes to 70 million tonnes

  • 15 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes

  • 10 million tonnes to 65 million tonnes.

  • 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes

During the period 1960 to 2000, the rice production went up from

  • 35 million tonnes to 89.5 million tonnes

  • 30 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes

  • 38 million tonnes to 84 million tonnes

  • 25 million tonnes to 40 million tonnes

The hike in the production of wheat and rice was due to the development of

  • Dwarf varieties

  • Semi-dwarf varieties

  • Tall varieties

  • Medium varieties

The semi-dwarf variety of wheat was developed. Which of the following is not associated with that?

  • Nobel laureate

  • International centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement

  • Norman E. Borlaug

  • Australia

Which of the following variety of wheat was introduced all over the growing belt of India in 1963?

  • Kalyan wheat

  • Sona kalyan

  • Sonalika

  • Kalyanika

Kalyan Sona has which of the following additional advantage?

  • High yielding

  • Disease resistant

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Draught resistant

Semi-dwarf varieties of rice were derived

  • From IR-7

  • From IR-8

  • From IR-5

  • From IR-9

Which of the following is better yielding Rice varieties?

  • Jaya and Kalyan sona

  • Sonalika and Ratna

  • Jaya and Ratna

  • All of these

Semi-dwarf rice varieties were developed at

  • International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

  • International Rice Research Institute, Mexico

  • International Rice Research Institute, Taiwan

  • International Rice Research institute, India

The rice variety Taichung Native -1 was also used for semi-dwarf variety production and it was from

  • IR-8

  • Sonalika

  • Taiwan

  • China

Which of the following belongs to north India?

  • Sacchaurm barberi

  • Saccharum officinarum

  • Saccharum northien

  • Saccharum Asturian

Saccharum Barberi has not

  • Poor sugar content

  • Poor yield

  • Thick stem

  • Grown in North India

Saccharum officinarum has not

  • Grown well in South India

  • Had thicker stem

  • Higher sugar content

  • Grown well in North India

Which of the following hybrid millet is not grown in India?

  • Hybrid Maize

  • Hybrid Jowar

  • Hybrid Bajra

  • Hybrid sugarcane

Which of the following is not correct?

  • A wide range of fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens affect the yield of cultivated crop species, especially in tropical climates.

  • Crop losses can often be significant, up to 20-30% or even 100%.

  • Hybrid breeding has led to the development of several high yielding varieties resistant to water stress.

  • The disease-resistant varieties increase our dependence on the use of fungicides and bacteriocides.

Which of the following is not a bacterial disease?

  • Brown rust of wheat

  • Red rot of sugarcane

  • Late blight of potato

  • All of these

Which of the following is not a fungal disease?

  • black rot of crucifers

  • Brown rust of wheat

  • Red rot of sugarcane

  • late blight of potato

Which of the following is a bacterial disease?

  • Tobacco Mosaic

  • Turnip Mosaic

  • black rot of crucifers

  • red rot of sugarcane

Which of the following is a variety of Brassica?

  • Himgiri

  • Pusa swarnim

  • Pusa shubhra

  • Pusa komal

Which of the following is a variety of chili?

  • Himgiri

  • Pusa swarnim

  • Pusa shubhra

  • Pusa Sadabahar

Himgiri, a disease-resistant plant variety is not associated with?

  • Leaf and stripe rust

  • Hill bunt

  • Wheat

  • White rust

Karan Rai, another disease-resistant variety of plant is not associated with

  • Brassica

  • Pusa swarnim

  • White rust

  • Black rot

Pusa shubhra, a disease-resistant variety is not associated with

  • Black rot

  • Curl blight black rot

  • Cauliflower

  • Bacterial Blight

Pusa Komal is associated with

  • Cowpea

  • Bacterial blight

  • Black rot

  • Both 1 and 2

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