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Read the following statements.
(A) Properties of tissues are not present in the constituent cells but arise as a result of interaction among the constituent cells.
(B) Interaction result in emergent properties at higher level of organization.
Select the correct option.
(A) Properties of tissues are not present in the constituent cells but arise as a result of interaction among the constituent cells.
(B) Interaction result in emergent properties at higher level of organization.
Select the correct option.
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Correct option: C
Both (A) and (B) are correct
Option C (Both (A) and (B) are correct) is correct because tissues exhibit emergent properties due to interactions between their constituent cells, leading to higher-level organization.
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The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called
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Correct option: C
Micropropagation
Option C (Micropropagation) is correct because micropropagation is the technique of rapidly multiplying plantlets in vitro through tissue culture.
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Plants are more rapidly manipulated by genetic engineering than animals due to
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Correct option: A
Single somatic cell, which can regenerate a whole plant body
Option A (Single somatic cell, which can regenerate a whole plant body) is correct because plant cells exhibit totipotency, allowing a single cell to regenerate an entire plant.
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Methods of breeding for acquiring disease resistance are
I. conventional breeding techniques
II. mutation breeding
III. radiation breeding
Chose the correct option
I. conventional breeding techniques
II. mutation breeding
III. radiation breeding
Chose the correct option
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Correct option: A
I and II
Option A (I and II) is correct because both conventional breeding techniques and mutation breeding are used to acquire disease resistance in plants.
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Which of the following statements is true?
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Correct option: D
All of the above
Option D (All of the above) is correct because salivary glands initiate silk production, the larval stage secretes it, and boiling is a method to extract it from the cocoon.
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In the initial stages of protoplast culture, sorbitol/mannitol is added
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Correct option: D
As a osmotic stabilizer
Option D (As a osmotic stabilizer) is correct because sorbitol/mannitol is added to protoplast culture to maintain osmotic pressure and prevent cell lysis.
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According to NCERT text, which of the following are selection and testing of superior recombination in plant breeding?
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Correct option: D
All of the above
Option D (All of the above) is correct because all the statements accurately describe the selection and testing of superior recombinations in plant breeding, as described in the NCERT text.
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Chokla is the breed of
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Sheep
Option B (Sheep) is correct because Chokla is a well-known breed of sheep in India, particularly in Rajasthan.
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Pusa Shubhra is bred by hybridisation and selection for resistance to black rot and curl blight black rot, is a variety of which of the given crop?
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Correct option: D
Cauliflower
Option D (Cauliflower) is correct because Pusa Shubhra is a variety of cauliflower bred for resistance to black rot and curl blight black rot.
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During hybridization offsprings with hybrid vigour superior to both parents are self-pollinated for a few successive generations to
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Correct option: C
Get homozygosity
Option C (Get homozygosity) is correct because self-pollination in successive generations leads to increased homozygosity, stabilizing the desired traits.
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The embryo which develops from somatic cell is called
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Correct option: A
Somatic embryo
Option A (Somatic embryo) is correct because an embryo developed from a somatic cell is, by definition, a somatic embryo.
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Which is the most common species of honey bee in India?
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Correct option: B
Apis indica
Option B (Apis indica) is correct because Apis indica, also known as the Indian honey bee, is the most common honey bee species found in India.
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Root cells of wheat has 2n = 42 chromosomes. Which one of the following is the basic chromosome number of wheat?
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Correct option: C
7
Option C (7) is correct because the basic chromosome number is half of the diploid number (2n), and 42/6 = 7.
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Plant breeding for improved food quality can perform
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Correct option: D
Enhancement of nutritional quality
Option D (Enhancement of nutritional quality) is correct because plant breeding aims to improve the nutritional content of food crops.
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Methylophilus methylotrophus bacterium as produces more
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Correct option: A
Proteins
Option A (Proteins) is correct because Methylophilus methylotrophus bacterium, when used as SCP, primarily produces proteins.
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In honey bee, the drones are
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Correct option: B
Fertile male
Option B (Fertile male) is correct because drones are male honeybees whose primary function is to mate with the queen.
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Micropropagation is a technique for production of
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Correct option: D
Somaclonal plants
Option D (Somaclonal plants) is correct because micropropagation often leads to somaclonal variation, resulting in plants that are not genetically identical to the parent plant.
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250 g of Methylophillus methylotrophus can be expected to produce ____ tonnes of proteins.
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Correct option: B
25
Correct Answer + Core Reason: 25. This is the approximate protein yield from 250g of Methylophilus methylotrophus.
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Which of the following is a product of cross breeding?
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Correct option: D
Hisardale
Option D (Hisardale) is correct because Hisardale is a breed of sheep developed in Punjab by cross-breeding Bikaneri ewes and Marino rams.
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Assertion: In MOET, hormones with progesterone like activity are given to the cow to induce superovulation.
Reason: After mating, the embryos at 4-6 celled stage are recovered and transferred to surrogate mothers.
Reason: After mating, the embryos at 4-6 celled stage are recovered and transferred to surrogate mothers.
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Correct option: D
If both assertion and reason are false
Option D (If both assertion and reason are false) is correct because FSH-like activity hormones are used, not progesterone-like, and the embryos are recovered at 8-32 cell stage, not 4-6.
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The advantages of single cell proteins are
I. easy to grow
II. nutrient rich
III. high yield
Choose the correct option
I. easy to grow
II. nutrient rich
III. high yield
Choose the correct option
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Correct option: D
I, II and III
Option D (I, II and III) is correct because single-cell proteins (SCPs) are advantageous due to their ease of growth, nutrient richness, and high yield.
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In …… male and female animals of two different related species are mated
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Correct option: D
Interspecific hybridisation
Option D (Interspecific hybridisation) is correct because interspecific hybridization involves mating male and female animals of two different related species.
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The part of the plant taken for tissue culture is called
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Correct option: B
Explant
Option B (Explant) is correct because an explant is the plant tissue taken for tissue culture.
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Norin-10 gene of dwarfness in wheat was originated in
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Correct option: A
India
Option A ( India) is correct because the Norin-10 gene, responsible for dwarfness in wheat, originated in India.
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Which of the following diseases is odd w.r.t causual organism virus?
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Correct option: B
Black rot of crucifers
Option B (Black rot of crucifers) is correct because it is caused by a bacterium (Xanthomonas campestris), while the others are caused by viruses.
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Somatic hybridization is a technique of
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Correct option: D
Artificial breeding
Option D (Artificial breeding) is correct because somatic hybridization involves the artificial fusion of somatic cells to create hybrid cells or organisms.
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The high yielding hybrid crop varieties to exploit hybrid vigour, the farmers to purchase fresh hybrid seed every year because
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Correct option: C
It is always associated with increased heterozygosity
Option A (Hybrid vigour is not long standing due to inbreeding depression) is correct because hybrid vigor diminishes in subsequent generations due to segregation of alleles and increased homozygosity.
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Autotrophic microbes which can fix atmospheric nitrogen are all. except
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Correct option: D
Spirulina
Option D (Spirulina) is correct because Spirulina, while being an autotrophic cyanobacterium, does not fix atmospheric nitrogen; Anabaena, Nostoc, and Oscillatoria do.
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Hisardale is a new breed of sheep developed in Punjab by crossing
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Correct option: A
Bikaneri ewes and Marino rams
Option A (Bikaneri ewes and Marino rams) is correct because Hisardale was developed by crossing Bikaneri ewes (females) with Marino rams (males).
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Some plants developed by meristem culture are
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because banana, sugarcane, and potato are all plants that can be developed through meristem culture.
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