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MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is not a variety of Millet s? |
| A. | Hybrid maize |
| B. | Jowar |
| C. | Bajra |
| D. | Jaya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Semi-dwarf varieties were derived from IR-8 and Taichung Native-1. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3. |
Which variety of sugarcane was originally grown in North India? |
| A. | <em>Saccharum barberi</em> |
| B. | <em>Saccharum officinarum</em> |
| C. | <em>Saccharum spontaneum</em> |
| D. | Kalyan sona |
| Answer» B. <em>Saccharum officinarum</em> | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is not a High Yielding Variety of wheat? |
| A. | Jaya |
| B. | Ratna |
| C. | Sonalika |
| D. | Jowar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
During which period, wheat production increased from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes? |
| A. | 1960-2000 |
| B. | 1980-1990 |
| C. | 1942-1980 |
| D. | 1920-1950 |
| Answer» B. 1980-1990 | |
| 6. |
HYV stands for ___________ |
| A. | High Yak Variety |
| B. | Heat Yak Variety |
| C. | High Yielding Varieties |
| D. | Heat Yielding Varieties |
| Answer» D. Heat Yielding Varieties | |
| 7. |
Which of the following scientists developed the semi-dwarf wheat variety? |
| A. | Herbert Boyer |
| B. | Stanley Cohen |
| C. | M.S. Swaminathan |
| D. | Norman E. Borlaug |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is not a method of evaluation of new crops? |
| A. | Irrigation |
| B. | Fertiliser application |
| C. | Harvesting them |
| D. | Growing them in research fields |
| Answer» D. Growing them in research fields | |
| 9. |
The selection process in hybridisation is crucial to the success of the breeding objective and requires careful scientific evaluation of the progeny. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 10. |
Which of the following statements is true for Emasculation? |
| A. | Removal of stigma and anther from a plant |
| B. | Removal of male parts from the future female plant |
| C. | Removal of female parts from the future male plant |
| D. | Removal of all parts of the plant |
| Answer» C. Removal of female parts from the future male plant | |
| 11. |
Which of the following processes is not related to hybridisation? |
| A. | Emasculation |
| B. | Selection of parents |
| C. | Bagging |
| D. | Crossing or artificial pollination |
| Answer» C. Bagging | |
| 12. |
___________ is the race of a species which is superior to all other existing varieties in one or more traits. |
| A. | Improved variety |
| B. | Variety |
| C. | Character |
| D. | Genes |
| Answer» B. Variety | |