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Improvement in Food Production: MCQs Quiz - 2

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Question 1
The method of producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called
A
Micropropagation
B
Somatic hybridization
C
Biofortification
D
Biomagnification
Question 2
Mutations can be induced with
A
Gamma radiations
B
Infra Red radiations
C
Ethylene
D
None of these
Question 3
Which one of the following is commonly used in transfer of foreign DNA into crop plants?
A
Penicillium expansum
B
Trichoderma harzianum
C
Meloidogyne incognita
D
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Question 4
Breeding crops with higher levels of minerals, vitamins or higher protein and healthier fats is called
A
Micropropagation
B
Somatic hybridization
C
Biofortification
D
Biomagnification
Question 5
Which one of the following is not a biofertilizer?
A
Mycorrhiza
B
Agrobacterium
C
Rhizobium
D
Nostoc
Question 6
The superiority of the hybrid over either parent in one or more traits is
A
Transformation
B
Heterosis
C
Metamorphosis
D
None of these
Question 7
When two unrelated individuals or lines are crossed, the performance of F1 hybrid is often superior to both its parents. This phenomenon is called
A
Metamorphosis
B
Heterosis
C
Transformation
D
none of these
Question 8
'Himgiri' developed by hybridisation and selection for disease resistance against rust pathogens is a variety of
A
Wheat
B
Chilli
C
Maize
D
Sugarcane
Question 9
Which of the followings is correctly matched?
A
Apiculture - Honey bee
B
Pisciculture - Silk moth
C
Sericulture - Fish
D
Aquaculture - mosquitoes
Question 10
A lake near a village suffered heavy mortality of fishes within a few days. Consider the following reasons for this?

(a) Lots of urea and phosphate fertilizer were used in the crops in the vicinity

(b) The area was sprayed with DDT by an aircraft

(c) The lake water turned green and stinky

(d) Phytoplankton populations in the lake declined initially thereby greatly reducing photosynthesis.

Which two of the above were the main causes of fish mortality in the lake?

A
a, b
B
b, c
C
c, d
D
a, c
Question 11
Plants having similar genotypes produced by plant breeding are called
A
Autopolyploid
B
Haploid
C
Clone
D
Genome
Question 12
The process to induce mutations artificially through use of chemicals or radiations is called
A
Ethylene
B
Infra Red Radiations
C
Gamma Radiations
D
None of these
Question 13
Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?
A
Root-knot of vegetables-Meloidogyne sp
B
Late blight of potato - Alternaria solani
C
Black rust of wheat - Puccinia graminis
D
Loose smut of wheat - Ustilago nuda
Question 14
The emasculation of flower buds is achieved by removing
A
Sepals
B
Anthers
C
Stigma
D
Corolla
Question 15
A transgenic food crap which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is
A
Golden rice
B
Flavr Savr tomatoes
C
Starlink maize
D
Bt Soybean
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7 thoughts on “Improvement in Food Production: MCQs Test – 2”

  • Reply ↓
    parikshit

    Phytophora infestance- late blite potato and alternaria solani-early blite potato

  • Reply ↓
    khushbu

    i agree wid akshay…name of radiation hs not bn askd in Q12,its abt proces

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    Akshay

    Q12 is about the process so answer should be D

  • Reply ↓
    Heena C. Duggal

    I have difficulty in Q.3 and Q.10.will u plz solve this?

    • Reply ↓
      Administrator

      Phytophthora infestans causes the potato disease known as late blight of potato, thus the wrong pairing.

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      Aish

      Phytophtora Infestans is a disease causing organism nd a serious disease of potato so caled potato blight