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This section includes 13 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 wheat variety was used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat? |
| A. | Atlas 66 |
| B. | Atlanta 68 |
| C. | Atlas 77 |
| D. | Atlanta 90 |
| Answer» B. Atlanta 68 | |
| 2. |
In which year, maize hybrids having essential amino acids were released in India? |
| A. | 1999 |
| B. | 2000 |
| C. | 2001 |
| D. | 2002 |
| Answer» C. 2001 | |
| 3. |
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Bangalore, has also released several vegetable crops rich in vitamins and minerals. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is not an objective of breeding for improved nutritional quality? |
| A. | Improving protein content |
| B. | Improving Oil content |
| C. | Increasing soil content |
| D. | Improving vitamin content |
| Answer» D. Improving vitamin content | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is the most practical mean to improve public health? |
| A. | Mutation Breeding |
| B. | Conventional Plant Breeding |
| C. | Hybridisation |
| D. | Biofortification |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is not a result of the deficiencies of micronutrients? |
| A. | Glowing skin |
| B. | Risk of diseases |
| C. | Reduced lifespan |
| D. | Reduce mental abilities |
| Answer» B. Risk of diseases | |
| 7. |
How many people in the world suffer from vitamin deficiencies? |
| A. | 2 billion |
| B. | 3 billion |
| C. | 4 billion |
| D. | 5 billion |
| Answer» C. 4 billion | |
| 8. |
Pusa Gaurav is the variety of _________ |
| A. | brassica |
| B. | flat bean |
| C. | okra |
| D. | cauliflower |
| Answer» B. flat bean | |
| 9. |
The flat bean crop is not resistant to which of the following? |
| A. | Jassids |
| B. | Aphids |
| C. | Fruit borer |
| D. | Shoot |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
In cotton, solid stems lead to non-preference by the stem sawfly. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is not a biochemical characteristic of insect resistance in crop plants? |
| A. | High aspartic acid |
| B. | Low nitrogen |
| C. | Low sugar content |
| D. | Solid stem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following characteristics does not provide insect pest resistance to crops? |
| A. | Morphological |
| B. | Botanical |
| C. | Biochemical |
| D. | Physiological |
| Answer» C. Biochemical | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is another major cause for large scale destruction of crop plants? |
| A. | Plant breeding |
| B. | Mutation breeding |
| C. | Insect and pest infestation |
| D. | Hybridisation |
| Answer» D. Hybridisation | |