In mung bean the resistance to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew were introduced by:
1. Mutations
2. Hybridization
3. Tissue culture
4. Genetic engineering
Pusa Shubhra, an improved variety of cauliflower, is resistant to:
1. White rust
2. Bacterial blight
3. Black rot
4. Leaf curl
To obtain a virus free plant, what can be used as an explant in micropropogation ?
1. Apical meristem
2. Axillary meristem
3. Either apical or axillary meristem
4. Embryo
In plants, somatic embryo regeneration is induced usually by a relatively high concentration of:
(1) Benzyl amino purine
(2) IAA
(3) 2,4 - D
(4) NAA
Inbreeding depression in animals can be overcome by:
1. A single outcross
2. Out cross for many generations
3. Cross-breeding
4. Inter-specific hybridization
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
|
Crop Variety |
Resistant to |
1. |
Himgiri |
Leaf and stripe rust |
2. |
Karan rai |
White rust |
3. |
Pusa sadabahar |
Bacterial blight |
4. |
Pusa shubhra |
Black rot |
Meristem culture is especially important to obtain:
1. Drought resistant plants
2. Virus free plants
3. Biofortified plants
4. Androgenic haploids
Consider the following statements:
I: | Hairy leaves are associated with resistance to jassids in cotton and cereal leaf beetle in wheat. |
II: | Low aspartic acid, high nitrogen, and sugar content in maize leads to resistance to maize stem borers. |
III. | In wheat, solid stems lead to non-preference by the stem sawfly and smooth-leaved and nectar-less varieties of cotton do not attract bollworms. |
Which of the above statements are true?
1. I and II only
2. I and III only
3. II and III only
4. I, II and III
Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below:
Column I |
Column II |
I. Pusa Swarnim II. Pusa Shubhra III. Pusa Komal IV. Pusa Sawani |
1. Cauliflower 2. Brassica 3. Okra 4. Cow pea |
Codes
I II III IV
1. 1 2 3 4
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 2 1 3 4
4. 1 2 4 3
Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?
(1) late blight of potato-Alternaria solani
(2) Black rust of wheat-Puccinia graminis
(3) Loose smut of wheat-Ustilago nuda
(4) Root-knot of vegetables-Meloidogyne sp.