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A collection of plants and seeds having diverse alleles of all the genes of a crop is called
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Germplasm
Option A (Germplasm) is correct because germplasm refers to the collection of plants and seeds having diverse alleles of all the genes of a crop.
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SCP production is based on industrial effluents so it helps to minimize
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Environmental pollution
Option A (Environmental pollution) is correct because SCP production utilizes industrial effluents, thereby minimizing environmental pollution.
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Somaclones are
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Genetically identical to original plant
Option B (Genetically identical to original plant) is correct because somaclones are plants produced from somatic cells and are generally genetically identical to the parent plant.
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Through which method more numbers of female plants can be produced in papaya?
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Correct option: D
Tissue culture
Option D (Tissue culture) is correct because it allows for the clonal propagation of desired female plants, ensuring a higher number of female plants.
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SpirulinaSpirulina is a
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Cyanobacteria
Option A (Cyanobacteria) is correct because Spirulina is a type of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).
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Single cell protein reduces
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Environment pollution
Option A (Environment pollution) is correct because single-cell protein (SCP) production can utilize waste materials, reducing pollution.
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Find odd one w.r.t. single cell protein.
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Correct option: D
Atlas-66 and IR-8
Option D (Atlas-66 and IR-8) is correct because Atlas-66 and IR-8 are high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice, respectively, and not single-cell proteins.
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___(i)__ and domestication from ancestral wild cows, we have well known Indian breeds e.g. __(ii)__ cow in Punjab. Here (i) and (ii) are respectively.
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(i) Artificial selection (ii) sahiwal
Option A ((i) Artificial selection (ii) sahiwal) is correct because Sahiwal is a well-known Indian breed developed through artificial selection.
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding nectar less cotton varieties?
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Correct option: C
They do not attract bollworms
Option C (They do not attract bollworms) is correct because nectarless cotton varieties are bred to reduce bollworm infestations.
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The cultivation of aquatic animals or plants for food is called
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Aquaculture
Option A (Aquaculture) is correct because aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic animals or plants for food or other commercial purposes.
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New cultivars are evaluated from agronomic traits by?
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All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because new cultivars are evaluated for agronomic traits in research fields, farmer's fields, and by comparing them to check cultivars.
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SCP reduces the pressure on agricultural production systems for the supply of the required
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Correct option: D
Proteins
Option D (Proteins) is correct because SCP reduces the pressure on agricultural production systems for the supply of required proteins.
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Select suitable option for following statements.

a. Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.

b. Mule is hardier but not sturdier than their parental species.

c. Controlled breeding experiment are carried out using natural insemination.

d. Honey is a food of high nutritive value and also finds use in the non-indigenous system of medicine.

e. Jersey is recently domesticated bird.

f. Regular visit by a veterinary doctor would be mandatory in farm management.
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Correct option: D
a and f is true & b, c, d and e is false
Option D (a and f is true & b, c, d and e is false) is correct because animal husbandry is indeed the practice of raising livestock, and veterinary visits are mandatory for farm management. The other statements are factually incorrect.
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Statement-I: The phase between 1960-1970 is often called the Green Revolution
Statement-II: The development of several high yielding varieties of wheat and rice in 1960s increased yields per unit area
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Correct option: C
Both statements are correct
Option C (Both statements are correct) is correct because the period between 1960-1970 is indeed known as the Green Revolution, and it was characterized by the development of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties.
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How many of the following are prokaryotic, heterotrophic SCP organisms? Chlorella, Torula Yeast, Methylophilus, Brevibacterium
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Correct option: B
Two
Option B (Two) is correct because Torula Yeast and Brevibacterium are prokaryotic, heterotrophic SCP organisms from the list.
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A hybrid where the cytoplasm of two parent cells are fused by retaining only one parental nucleus is called
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Cybrid
Option B (Cybrid) is correct because a cybrid is a hybrid cell or plant formed by fusing the cytoplasm of two cells while retaining the nucleus of only one parent.
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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
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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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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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