Plant Breeding MCQs 46 Best Questions

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Plant Breeding MCQs 46

Plant Breeding MCQs 46

Plant Breeding MCQs 46

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Q1. It is an art and science” and technology of improving the genetic makeup of plants in relation to their economic use for mankind known as?

  • Genetics
  • Plant breeding
  • Crop production
  • Agronomy

Answer: Plant breeding

Plant breeding can be defined “as an art and science” and technology of improving the genetic makeup of plants in relation to their economic use for mankind.

Plant breeding is the art and science of improving the heredity of plants for the benefit of mankind.

Q2. Which of the following crops are man-made crops?

  • Triticale
  • Pomato
  • Raphanobrassica

Answer: Triticale, Pomato, Raphanobrassica

Q3. The process of bringing a wild species under human management is referred to as?

  • Cultivation
  • Management
  • Agronomy
  • Domestication

Answer: Domestication

 

Q4. The first artificial hybrid developed by?

  • J Mendal
  • Thomas hook
  • Strasburger
  • Thomas Fairchild

Answer: Thomas Fairchild

1717 – Thomas Fair Child – produced the first artificial hybrid, popularly known as Fair Child’s mule, by using carnation with sweet William

Q5. Backcross method developed by?

  • Johannsen
  • Jenkins
  • Flor
  • Harlan and Pope

Answer: Harlan and Pope

Q6. The scientist is known as the sugar man of India?

  • G.P. Rao
  • S. Swaminathan
  • S. Venkatraman
  • S. Athwal

Answer :T.S. Venkatraman

Q7. Pure lines and inbred lines are?

  • Homogeneous and Homozygous
  • Homogeneous and heterozygous
  • Heterogeneous and Heterozygous
  • Heterogeneous and homozygous
  • Answer: Homogeneous and Homozygous

Q8. Which of the following variety is developed in Spontaneous mutation?

  • GEB24
  • Jagannath
  • Parbhani
  • None

Answer: GEB24

Spontaneous mutation: GEB 24,

ADT 41 – Dwarf mutant of Basmati 370.

Induced mutation: Jagannath rice from Orissa. Semi-dwarf.

 Parbhani – from Maharashtra

Q9. All India Coordinated Wheat Improvement Project (AICWIP) established at?

  • New Delhi
  • Chandigarh
  • Karnal
  • Nagpur

Answer: Karnal

Q10. Progenitors of maize?

  • Zea tunicate
  • Zea teosinte
  • Zea mexicana
  • Zea diploperennis

Answer:Zea tunicate Zea teosinte

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