'Himgiri' developed by hybridisation and selection for disease resistance against rust pathogens is a variety of

1. maize

2. sugarcane

3. wheat

4. chilli

Breeding of crops with high levels of minerals, vitamins and proteins is called

1. somatic hybridisation

2. biofortification

3. biomagnification

4. micropropogation

In cloning of cattle a fertilized egg is taken out of the mother's womb and:

1. the egg is divided into 4 pairs of cells which are implanted into the womb of other cows

2. in the eight cell stage, cells are separated and cultured until small embryos are formed

which are implanted into the womb of other cows

3. in the eight cell stage the individual cells are separated under electrical field for further

development in culture media

4. from this upto eight identical twins can be produced

The name of the Indian scientist associated with Green Revolution in India is

1. H.G. Khorana

2. M.S.Swaminathan

3. Homi Bhaba

4. C.N.R. Rao.

People recovering from long illness are often advised to include the alga Spirulina in their

diet because it

1. makes the food easy to digest

2. is rich in proteins

3. has antibiotic properties

4. restores the intestinal microflora.

Which of the following is not true for inbreeding?

(1) It causes inbreeding depression after a few generations.

(2) It always increases the productivity.

(3) It is used to produce a pure line.

(4) It leads to homozygosity.

Identify the correct matches for crops and their improved varieties

     Crops                  Varieties                      Disease

(1) Wheat                Karan rai                    White rust

(2) Cauliflower        Pusa Shubhna              Leaf and stripe rust

(3) Cowpea              Pusa Koma                 Hill bunt

(4) Chill                Pusa Sadabahar            Tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl

'Jaya', and 'Ratna', developed for green revolution in India are the varieties of

1. rice

2. wheat 

3. bajra

4. maize

In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called

1. selection of superior recombinations

2. cross-hybridisation among the selected parents

3. evaluation and selection of parents

4. germplasm collection

Outbreeding is an important stategy of animal husbandry because it

1. help in accumulation of superior genes

2. is useful in producing purelines of animals

3. is useful in overcoming inbreeding depression 

4. exposes harmful recessive genes that are eliminated by selection