Which of the following explains why production of transgenic plants is easier than production of transgenic animals?
1. Plant cells can grow in cell culture.
2. Plant cells have a lower number of potentially lethal genes.
3. Plant cells are totipotent.
4. Production of mutant plants poses less ethical dilemmas than production of mutant animals.

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below:
Column I                               Column II
I. Pusa Swarnim                     1. Cauliflower
II. Pusa Shubhra                    2. Brassica
III. Pusa Komal                      3. Okra
IV. Pusa Sawani                      4. Cowpea
Codes:
I II III IV
A. 1 2 3 4
B. 2 1 4 3
C. 2 1 3 4
D. 1 2 4 3

Subtopic:  Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) | Insect & Pest Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
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An agriculture practice based on integration and harmonious mix of environmental health, economic profitability, and social equity is termed as:
1. hydroponics.
2. nutirent fixation.
3. genetic engineering.
4. sustainable agriculture.

Subtopic:  Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
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Pusa komal is disease resistance variety of?

1. Cauliflower

2. Brassica

3. Cowpea

4. Chilli

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The most practical means to improve public health and enriching foods with vitamins and minerals would include.

1. Micropropagation

2. Use of single cell proteins

3. Biofortification

4. Developing pest resistant crops

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding for Quality (OLD NCERT) |
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By cross hybridisation of Saccharum barberi and Saccharum officinarum sugarcane varieties obtained have the desired qualities except one of the following

1. High yield.

2. High levels of sugar.

3. Resistance to jassids.

4. Thick stems.

Subtopic:  Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
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Which of the following varieties is not associated with the increase in rice production during green revolution.

1. IR8

2. Jaya

3. Kalyan Sona

4. Ratna

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Find the wrong match.

1. Wheat → Pusa Shubra

2. Cauliflower → Pusa Snowball K-1

3. Chilli → Pusa Sadabahar

4. Brassica → Pusa Swarnim

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Classical plant breeding involves:

1. Hybridisation of pure lines

2. Domestication

3. Tissue culture

4. Using molecular genetic tools

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) |
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Resistance to yellow mosaic virus in Abelmoschus esculentus was transferred from a wild species and a new variety was produced, which is called:

1. Pusa sawani

2. Pusa A-4

3. Parbhani kranti

4. Himgiri

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