Consider the following statements:

I: Self-pollination or selfing is the extreme form of inbreeding.
II: Loss of vigor associated with inbreeding is inbreeding depression.
III: Self-pollinated crops do not usually show the ill effects of inbreeding.

The correct statements are:

1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III

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Practically all hybrids of poultry and swine are produced by:
1. crossing inbred stocks
2. introduction of exotic breeds
3. crossing genetically similar parents
4. mutation breeding

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The most important species of honeybee reared in India is:

1. Apis indica 2. Apis mellifera
3. Apis dorsata 4. Apis florea
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Column I Column II
1. Sonalika and Kalyan Sona Improved varieties of wheat
2. Jaya and Ratna Improved varieties of maize
3 Saccharum Barberi Poor sugar content and yield
4. Saccharum officinarum High sugar content and thick stems
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Methylophilus methylotrophus is a source of:

1. Bioinsecticide 2. Single cell protein
3. Thrombolytic 4. Clotting factors
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In mung bean, resistance to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew was introduced by:

1. Agrobacterium mediation 2. Somatic hybridization
3. Micropropagation 4. Mutation breeding
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Consider the two statements:

I: Inbreeding is an important strategy in animal breeding experiments.
II: It exposes recessive harmful genes that are eliminated by selection.
 
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I.
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I.
3. Only I is correct.
4. Both I and II are incorrect.
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The best breeding method for animals that are below average in productivity in milk production is:

1. Inbreeding 2. Out-crossing
3. Cross-breeding 4. Interspecific hybridization
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Identify the row where the crop [Column I], its variety [Column II] and resistance to disease/pest [Column III] are all correctly matched:

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

COLUMN III    

1.

Brassica

Himgiri

White rust

2.

Cowpea

Pusa Komal

Bacterial blight

3.

Flat bean

Pusa Sem 2

Shoot and fruit borer

4.

Okra

Pusa Gaurav

Aphids

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Conventional breeding is often constrained by the availability of a limited number of disease-resistance genes that are present and identified in various crop varieties or wild relatives. This is most commonly overcome by:

1. Inducing mutations 2. Somaclonal variations
3. Genetic engineering 4. Plant introduction
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