Which of the following is not correctly matched?

1. Green revolution - A significant increase in agricultural productivity resulting from the introduction of high-yield varieties of grains, the use of pesticides, and improved management techniques.
2. White revolution – Also called as Operation Flood, it refers to a significant increase in milk production which made India the largest milk producer in the world.
3. Blue revolution - Management of water resources that can steer humanity to achieve drinking water and crop irrigation security.
4. Pisciculture - The farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, and even plants.

Subtopic:  Animal Husbandry (OLD NCERT) |
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PusaSem 2, a variety of flat bean, is resistant to all the following pests except:

1. Aphids 2. Jassids
3. Fruit borer 4. Bollworm
Subtopic:  Insect & Pest Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
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The best method for producing plants free of viruses will be:

1. Meristem culture 2. Embryo culture
3. Somatic embryogenesis 4. Somatic hybridization
Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
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Several South Indian states raise 2-3 crops of rice annually. The agronomic feature that makes this possible is because of

1. shorter rice plant

2. better irrigation facilities

3. early yielding rice variety

4. disease-resistant rice variety

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding for Quality (OLD NCERT) |
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Identify the variety of sugarcane from which [with hybrids] about 70% of the sugar produced worldwide comes:

1. Saccharumbarberi 2. Saccharumsinense
3. Saccharumofficinarum 4. Saccharumspontaneum
Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
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There are several species of honeybees that can be reared. From the options given below identify the species reared in India:

1. Apisindica 2. Apisdorsata
3. Trigonairidipennis 4. Apismellifera
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Consider the given two statements:

I: Somatic hybridization and cybridization have great potential for plant improvement.
II: Somatic hybridization through protoplast fusion provides the ability to combine parent genes in higher plants to overcome sexual incompatibility among plant species or genera.

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. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect

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Plant tissue culture is based on:

1.cellular totipotency2.indeterminate growth
3.phenotypic plasticity4.secondary growth

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The sobriquet ‘Father of Green Revolution’ is used for:

1. Norman Borlaug 2. M. S. Swaminathan
3. Gordon Conway 4. Elvin Stakman
Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
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To isolate protoplast, one needs:

1. pectinase

2. cellulase

3. both pectinase and cellulase

4. chitinase.

Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Plant Breeding for Quality (OLD NCERT) |
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