The most common species of the honeybee is

1. Apis indica

2. Apis dramica

3. Apis schinaca

4. Apis Indiana

Which of the following is not pollinated by bees?

1. Sunflower

2. Brassica

3. Apple

4. Chilli

Keeping beehives in crop fields during the flowering period will cause

1. Increase of crop yield

2. Increase of honey yield

3. Increase of crop yield and decrease of honey yield

4. Both 1 and 2

The fishery industry is devoted to

1. Catching of fishes

2. Processing of fishes

3. Selling of fishes

4. All of these

In order to increase the production of aquatic plants and animals which of the following cultures are used?

1. Aquaculture

2. Pisciculture

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Apiculture

The green revolution was dependent to a large extent for the development of high yielding and disease-resistant varieties on which of the following options?

1. Plant breeding

2. Better management practices

3. Increase in acreage

4. Both 2 and 3

Which of the following timeline is correct for conventional plant breeding?

1. Practiced for thousands of years, since the beginning of human civilization

2. The evidence of plant breeding dates back 9000-11000 years ago

3. The present-day crops are the result of domestication in ancient times

4. All of these

The list of traits that breeders try to incorporate into crop plants should lead to

1. Increased tolerance to environmental stresses

2. Resistance to pathogens

3. Tolerance to insect pests

4. Increased crop yield and improved quality

What is the root of any breeding program?

1. Genetic variability

2. Gametic sustainability

3. Germplasm durability

4. Meiotic Anaphase

Which of the following is the tedious task?

1. Collection of variability

2. Cross hybridization

3. Evaluation of parents

4. Selection of parents