The chances of contracting bird flu from a properly cooked (above 100°C) chicken and egg are:

1. very high 2. high
3. moderate 4. negligible
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A group of animals that are related by descent and share many similarities is referred to as:

1. breed 2. race
3. variety 4. species
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Kalyan Sona and Sonalika are:
1. semi-dwarf varieties of wheat developed in India
2. semi-dwarf varieties of wheat introduced in India
3. semi-dwarf varieties of rice developed in India
4. semi-dwarf varieties of rice introduced in India

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Which one of the following combinations would a sugarcane farmer look for in the sugarcane crop?

1. Thick stem, long internodes, high sugar content, and disease resistant
2. Thick stem, high sugar content, and profuse flowering
3. Thick stem, short internodes, high sugar content, disease resistant
4. Thick stem, low sugar content, disease resistant
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In north India, a sugarcane farmer would be best advised to grow:

1. Saccharum barberi
2. Saccharum officinarum
3. A hybrid of Saccharum barberi and Saccharum officinarum
4. A hybrid of Saccharum officinarum and a grass Aegilops squarrosa
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Breeding and development of cultivars resistant to disease enhance food production in areas where the disease is prevalent.
Reason (R): Resistance to a disease is determined by the genetic constitution of the host plant.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are false.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
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Use of certain chemicals and radiation to change the base sequences of genes of crop plants is termed:

1. recombinant DNA technology

2. transgenic mechanism

3. mutation breeding

4. gene therapy.

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The biggest constraint of plant breeding is:

1. availability of desirable gene in the crop and its wild relatives

2. infrastructure

3. trained manpower

4. transfer of genes from unrelated sources.

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Breeding crops with higher levels of vitamins and minerals, or higher protein and healthier fats is called:

1. Bioremediation 2. Biofortification
3. Food adulteration 4. Biomagnification
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‘Atlas 66’ is an improved variety of:
1. rice rich in beta carotene
2. maize with increased tryptophan content
3. wheat having a high protein content
4. vitamin C enriched bitter gourd

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