Consider the two statements:
I.    Mules are mostly infertile.
II.    Mule is the hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
 
  •     Both I and II are correct and II explains I
  •     Both I and Ii are correct but II does not explain I
  •     I is correct but Ii is incorrect
  •     Both I and Ii are incorrect
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute is located at:
 
  • New Delhi
  • Patna
  • Lucknow
  • Pune
Plants generated through micropropagation are:
 
  • Somatic hybrids
  • Embryoids
  • Somaclones
  • Explants
What improved variety of cauliflower is resistant to black rot?
 
  •  Pusa Shubhra
  •  Pusa Sadabahar
  •  Pusa Gaurav
  •  Pusa Sawani
Smooth-leaved and nectar-less cotton does not attract:
 
  • Jassids
  • Bollworms
  • Stem sawfly
  • Stem borers
You want to set up a dairy farm. Which of the following is the most important step?
 
  • Selection of good breeds
  • Cleanliness and hygiene
  • Processes should be mechanised
  • Employing a veterinary doctor
Out-cross is very important in animal breeding programs because:
I. It is the best method for animals that are below average in productivity in milk production, growth rate of beef cattle etc.
II. A single outcross often helps to overcome inbreeding depression.
 
  • Only I is correct
  • Only II is correct
  • Both I and II are correct
  • Both I and II are incorrect
Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
COLUMN I COLUMN II
A Apiculture P Maintenance of hives of honeybees
B Sericulture Q Cultivation of silkworms to produce silk
C Aquaculture R Breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish and aquatic plants.
D Floriculture S Cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry

Codes:
A B C D
1. P Q R S
2. Q P S R
3. R S Q P
4. S R P Q
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Regarding MOET [Multiple Ovulation and Embryo Transfer] program for herd improvement, the incorrect statement is:
 
  • FSH analogue is used to induce super ovulation
  • Cow is either mated with an elite bull or artificially inseminated
  • The fertilized eggs are removed surgically
  • At 8-32 cell stages, the pro-embryos are transferred to surrogate mothers
Pusa Sawani and Pusa A-4 are improved varieties of:
 
  • Okra [Bhindi] and are resistant to fruit and shoot borer
  • Flat bean and are resistant to Jassids and Aphids
  • Cow pea and are resistant to bacterial blight
  • Wheat  and are resistant to hill bunt
The success of improving a crop by plant breeding largely depends on:
 
  •     Effective germplasm collection
  •     Somatic hybridization
  •     Somaclonal variations
  •     Induced mutations
Cross breeding has resulted in the creation of a new breed of sheep called
  • Leghorn
  • Hisardale
  • Jersey
  • Herman
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Mung bean Resistance to powdery mildew transferred from a wild species
2. Atlas 66 Protein enriched wheat
3. Golden rice Vitamin A enriched rice
4. Pusa sadabahar Chilli variety resistant to chilli mosaic virus 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Which of the following is incorrect regarding out-crossing in animal breeding?
 
  • It is the practice of mating of animals within the same breed, but having no common ancestors on either side of their pedigree up to 4-6 generations
  • It is the best breeding method for animals that are below average in productivity in milk production and growth rate etc.
  • It can overcome inbreeding depression
  • It was employed for producing a new breed of sheep called Hisardale
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Golden rice Vitamin A enriched
2. Parbhani kranti Resitance to yellow mosaic virus transferred from a wild species
3. Jaya and Ratna Semi-dwarf rice varieties
4. Sonalika and kalyan Sona Varieties of sugarcane grown in south India
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
If you want to generate virus free plant through micropropagation [plant tissue culture], the explant you should use is:
 
  • Meristem
  • Embryo
  • Anther
  • Ovule

Which scientist, given in Column I, is not correctly matched with the contribution given in Column II?

1. Norman Borlaug Blue revolution
2. Florey and Chain Established penicillin for commercial use
3. Cohen and Boyer Recombinant DNA technology
4. Fred Sanger Human genome sequencing
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
In Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology [MOET] for animal breeding:
I. FSH like drug is used to induce super-ovulation
II. The fertilized eggs at 8 – 32 cells stage are transferred to genetic mother
 
  • Only I is correct
  • Only II is correct
  • Both I and II are correct
  • Both I and II are incorrect
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