| 1. | A significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss. |
| 2. | Declaration of more biodiversity hotspots. |
| 3. | Increase in agricultural production |
| 4. | Collection and preservation of seeds of different genetic strains of commercially important plants. |
| X | Y | |
| 1. | Epidermal cell | Stoma pore |
| 2. | Accessory cell | Nucleus |
| 3. | Guard cell | Stomatal aperture |
| 4. | Subsidiary cell | Stoma pore |
| 1. | Rhizome is a condensed form of stem. |
| 2. | The apical bud in rhizome always remains above the ground. |
| 3. | The rhizome is aerial with no distinct nodes and internodes. |
| 4. | The rhizome is thick, prostrate and branched. |
| a: | the female flower buds of plant producing unisexual flower need not be bagged. |
| b: | there is no need to emasculate unisexual flowers of selected female parent. |
| c: | emasculated flowers are to be bagged immediately after cross pollination. |
| d: | emasculated flowers are to be bagged after removal of anthers. |
| e: | bisexual flowers, showing protogyny are never selected for cross. |
| 1. | (a), (b) and (c) only | 2. | (b), (c) and (d) only |
| 3. | (b), (c) and (e) only | 4. | (a), (d) and (e) only |