Inbreeding depression is:
1. | Reduced motility and immunity due to close inbreeding |
2. | Decreased productivity due to mating of superior male and inferior female |
3. | Decrease in body mass of progeny due to continued close inbreeding |
4. | Reduced fertility and productivity due to continued close inbreeding |
Match List - I with List - II
List - I | List - II |
(a) Protoplast fusion | (i) Totipotency |
(b) Plant tissue culture | (ii) Pomato |
(c) Meristem culture | (iii) Somaclones |
(d) Micropropagation | (iv) Virus free plants |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
2. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
3. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
4. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
Mutations in plant cells can be induced by:
1. Gamma rays
2. Zeatin
3. Kinetin
4. Infrared rays
Which of the following is not an objective of Biofortification in crops?
1. Improve vitamin content
2. Improve micronutrient and mineral content
3. Improve protein content
4. Improve resistance to diseases
Which of the following is not a step in Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET)?
1. | Cow is fertilized by artificial insemination |
2. | Fertilized eggs are transferred to surrogate mothers at 8-32 cell stage |
3. | Cow is administered hormone having LH like activity for superovulation |
4. | Cow yields about 6-8 eggs at a time |
By which method was a new breed 'Hisardale' of sheep found by using Bikaneri ewes and Marina rams?
1. Mutational breeding
2. Crossbreeding
3. Inbreeding
4. Outcrossing
Protoplast fusion can be achieved with the use of:
1. | Colchicine | 2. | Polyethylene Glycol |
3. | Polyacryl amide | 4. | Ethidium bromide |
The best explants for obtaining virus-free plants in micropropagation are:
1. | Meristems |
2. | Embryos |
3. | Anther |
4. | Permanent tissue |
Methylophilus methylotrophus is a source of:
1. | Bioinsecticide | 2. | Single cell protein |
3. | Thrombolytic | 4. | Clotting factors |
Which of the following is not an example of biofortification?
1. Iodized salt
2. Atlas 66
3. Golden rice
4. Maize hybrids with increased lysine and tryptophan