The best breeding method for animals that are below average in productivity in milk production would be:

1. Inbreeding

2. Out-crossing

3. Cross-breeding

4. Interspecific hybridisation

Identify the option where all columns are not correctly matched:

      Crop                 Variety                       Resistant to

1.  Wheat              Himgiri                        Leaf rust

2. Brassica             Pusa Swarnim               White rust

3. Cowpea             Pusa komal                   Black rot

4. Chilli                  Pusa sadabahar             Leaf curl

In mung bean the resistance to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew were introduced by:

1. Mutations

2. Hybridization

3. Tissue culture

4. Genetic engineering

Pusa Shubhra, an improved variety of cauliflower, is resistant to:

1. White rust

2. Bacterial blight

3. Black rot

4. Leaf curl

To obtain a virus free plant, what can be used as an explant in micropropogation ?

1. Apical meristem

2. Axillary meristem

3. Either apical or axillary meristem

4. Embryo

In plants, somatic embryo regeneration is induced usually by a relatively high concentration of:

(1) Benzyl amino purine

(2) IAA

(3) 2,4 - D

(4) NAA

Inbreeding depression in animals can be overcome by:

1. A single outcross

2. Out cross for many generations

3. Cross-breeding

4. Inter-specific hybridization

Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Meristem culture is especially important to obtain: 

1. Drought resistant plants

2. Virus free plants

3. Biofortified plants

4. Androgenic haploids

Consider the following statements :

I. Asexual reproduction preserves the genetic information while sexual reproduction permits variations.

II. Traditional hybridisation often leads to inclusion and multiplication of undesirable genes along with the desired genes.

III. rDNA technology allows us to isolate and introduce only one or set of desirable genes without introducing undesirable genes in the target organism

Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only

2. I and III only

3. II and III only

4. I,II and III