Select an incorrect match with respect to resistant varieties of common crops

(1) Pusa swarnim             - Cauliflower

(2) Pusa komal                - Cow-pea

(3) Himgiri                      - Wheat

(4) Pusa gaurav               - Brassica

Select the incorrect match with respect to variety

Find the correct match (column-I with column-II)

(1) a(ii), b(iv), c(i), d(iii) 

(2) a(ii), b(iv), c(iii), d(i)

(3) a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii) 

(4) a(i), b(iii), c(ii), d(iv)

Select the correct match

Read the following statement and select the right choice

a. Semi-dwarf varieties, Jaya and Ratna were developed in IRRI, Philippines.

b. Classical plant breeding involves crossing or hybridisation of pure lines.

c. Saccharum barberi was originally grown in South India.

d. Genetic variability is the root of any breeding programme.

(1) Only a is correct

(2) b & d are correct

(3) a, b & c are correct

(4) c & d are correct

Find the correct match of the following crops with respect to diseases and insect/pest resistance

1. a(iv), b(iii), c(i), d(ii)

2. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)

3. a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)

4. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)

Which one of the following crop varieties correct matches with its resistance to a disease?

Read the following statements and choose the option that correctly represents the true and false ones

(i) Inbreeding depression can be corrected by outcrossing.

(ii) In MOET fertilized eggs at the 8-32 celled stage are surgically recovered

(iii) More than 70% of the world livestock population is in India and China.

(iv) Poultry birds exclusively grown for meat are called roosters.

    (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

1. T   F    T   F

2. T   T    T   F  

3. T   F    F   T

4. F   F    T   F

An improved breed of cattle is

1. Leghorn

2. Jersey

3. Hisardale

4. Mule

Choose the incorrect statement

1. Continued inbreeding may result in loss of fertility, vigour and productivity

2. Cross breeding allows the desirable qualities of two different breeds to be combined

3. Out breeding may involve out crossing or cross-breeding or interspecific hybridisation

4. Out crossing involves mating of animals of different breeds but having common ancestors for about 4-6 generations