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31 In which crops is the method of mass selection applied
[1] Self-pollinated
[2] Cross-pollinated
[3] Both self and cross-pollinated
[4] Potato and sugarcane
Answer: Cross-pollinated
32 A large proportion of cultivated plants are _______.
[1] Aneuploids
[2] Allopolyploids
[3] Autopolyploids
[4] Haploids
Answer: Allopolyploids

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33 Mutations can be induced with
[1] Infra Red radiations
[2] Ethylene
[3] Gamma radiations
[4] None of these
Answer: Gamma radiations
34 Selection of homozygous plant is
[1] Mixed selection
[2] Mass selection
[3] Pure line selection
[4] none of these
Answer: Pure line selection
35 Breeding crops with higher levels of minerals, vitamins or higher protein and healthier fats is called
[1] Micropropagation
[2] Somatic hybridization
[3] Biofortification
[4] Biomagnification
Answer: Biofortification
36 In order to obtain disease-free plants through tissue culture techniques, the best method is
[1] Protoplast culture
[2] Anther culture
[3] Embryo rescue
[4] Meristem culture
Answer: Meristem culture
37 When two unrelated individuals or lines are crossed, the performance of F1 hybrid is often superior to both its parents. This phenomenon is called
[1] Metamorphosis
[2] Heterosis
[3] Transformation
[4] none of these
Answer: Heterosis
38 The entire collections of plants/seeds having all diverse alleles for all the genes of a crop is called
[1] Germplasm
[2] Herbarium
[3] Genome
[4] Gene library
Answer: Germplasm
39 Which one of the following helps in absorption of phosphorus from soil by plants?
[1] Anabaena
[2] Glomus
[3] Rhizobium
[4] Frankia
Answer: Glomus
40 The best way to obtain bacteria and viruses free plants through tissue culture
[1] Seed germination after gamma-irradiation
[2] Micropropagation
[3] Shoot apex or meristem culture
[4] Seed germination under aseptic conditions
Answer: Shoot apex or meristem culture
41 Pure line breeds refer to
[1] Heterozygosity
[2] Homozygosity only
[3] Homozygosity and independent assortment
[4] Heterozygosity and linkage
Answer: Homozygosity only
42 The dividing and undifferentiated cells are known as
[1] Embryo
[2] Proembryo
[3] Callus
[4] Primordium
Answer: Callus
43 The chances of contacting bird flu from a properly cooked (above 100°C) chicken and egg are:
[1] very high
[2] high
[3] high
[4] none
Answer: none
44 Micro-propagation is:
[1] propagation of microbes in vitro
[2] propagation of plants in vitro
[3] propagation of cells in vitro
[4] growing plants on smaller scale.
Answer: propagation of plants in vitro
45 More than 70 per cent of livestock population is in:
[1] Denmark
[2] India
[3] China
[4] India and China.
Answer: India and China.

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