Plants generated through micropropagation are:
1. Somatic hybrids
2. Embryoids
3. Somaclones
4. Explants

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What improved variety of cauliflower is resistant to black rot?
1. Pusa Shubhra
2. Pusa Sadabahar
3. Pusa Gaurav
4. Pusa Sawani
 
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Smooth-leaved and nectar-less cotton does not attract:
1. Jassids
2. Bollworms
3. Stem sawfly
4. Stem borers
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You want to set up a dairy farm. Which of the following is the most important step?
1. Selection of good breeds
2. Cleanliness and hygiene
3. Processes should be mechanised
4. Employing a veterinary doctor
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Out-cross is very important in animal breeding programs because:
 
I: It is the best method for animals that are below average in productivity in milk production, growth rate of beef cattle etc.
II: A single outcross often helps to overcome inbreeding depression.
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
COLUMN I COLUMN II
A Apiculture P Maintenance of hives of honeybees
B Sericulture Q Cultivation of silkworms to produce silk
C Aquaculture R Breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish and aquatic plants.
D Floriculture S Cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry

Codes:
A B C D
1. P Q R S
2. Q P S R
3. R S Q P
4. S R P Q
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Pusa Sawani and Pusa A-4 are improved varieties of:
1. Okra [Bhindi] and are resistant to fruit and shoot borer
2. Flat bean and are resistant to Jassids and Aphids
3. Cow pea and are resistant to bacterial blight
4. Wheat  and are resistant to hill bunt
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The success of improving a crop by plant breeding largely depends on:
1.    Effective germplasm collection
2.    Somatic hybridization
3.    Somaclonal variations
4.    Induced mutations
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Cross-breeding has resulted in the creation of a new breed of sheep called:
1. Leghorn
2. Hisardale
3. Jersey
4. Herman
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Mung bean Resistance to powdery mildew transferred from a wild species
2. Atlas 66 Protein enriched wheat
3. Golden rice Vitamin A enriched rice
4. Pusa sadabahar Chilli variety resistant to chilli mosaic virus 
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