Inability of functional pollen of one species or genera to effect fertilisation of the female of related species or genus is called
A. Cross-incompatibility
B. Hybrid inviability
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not essential for plants?
A. Potassium, calcium
B. Zinc, boron
C. Iron, manganese
D. Sodium, nickel
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Gene mutations occur at the time of
A. DNA replication
B. RNA replication
C. RNA transcription
D. Cell division
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The seed vigour test which determines activities of decarboxylation is
A. GTPase test
B. ATPase test
C. TTPase test
D. Tetrazolium test
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The advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is
A. Prevents homozygostity
B. Prevents tranmision of heredity traits
C. Allows rapid generation of new genotypes due to recombination
D. All of the above
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The breeding method not used in self pollination crop is
A. Recurrent selection
B. Pureline selection
C. Pedigree selection
D. Mass selection
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If a line having the chromosome pair of one species is replaced by pair of chromosome from another species is known as
A. Alien substitution line
B. Alien replacement line
C. Alien additional line
D. Auto addition line
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The unusual form of cell divison leads to the cleavage of nucleus without change in its component structure that means formation of chromosomes followed by the division of the cytoplasm can be termed as
A. Amitosis
B. Mitosis
C. Cytokinesis
D. Meiosis
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Which one of the following interspecific crosses will be choosen to artificially resynthesise the Gobhisarson (Brassica napus) oil-yielding crop?
A. Brassica campestris × Brassica nigra
B. Brassica campestris × Brassica oleracea
C. Brassica oleracea × Brassica nigra
D. Brassica campestris × Eruca sativa
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Round seed in dominant over Wrinkled seed in pea. If F1 population of pea are self-pollinated the off spring will be
A. 25% round
B. 50% heterozygous
C. 25% wrinkled
D. All of the above
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In which conditions, the seeds can be preserved safely
A. Hot and wet
B. Cool and dry
C. Hot and dry
D. Cool and wet
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Consider the following genotypes
1. Breeding lines
2. Land races
3. Variety under cultivation
What is the correct sequence of these in terms of their importance to farmers
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 1
C. 3, 1 and 2
D. 1, 3 and 2
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A mating among the following can not lead to heterosis
A. AAbb × aaBB
B. aaBBcc × AABBCC
C. AABBccdd × AABBccdd
D. AABBccdd × aabbCCDD
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Heriditary variation in plants have been produced by the use of
A. Auxin
B. GA
C. DDT
D. Gama ray
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Which of the following is Autotetraploid?
A. Cynodon dactylon
B. Secale cerele
C. Pisum sativum
D. Raphanus
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First cotton hybrid variety in the world developed in India, the variety is
A. H4
B. Varalaxmi
C. Sugna
D. None of these
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Which of the following stage of cell division resembles the 'Law of Segregation'?
A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Telophase
D. Metaphase
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Photophosphorylation is a process in which?
A. Carbon dioxide is reduced to a carbohydrate
B. NADP is formed
C. Chemical energy is used to produce ATP
D. Light energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP
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Vertical resistance is also known as
A. Major gene and general resistance
B. Oligogenic resistance
C. Qualitative resistance
D. All of the above
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The dominance hypothesis of heterosis was first proposed by
A. Davenport (1908)
B. Knight (1908)
C. Hull (1945)
D. Shull (1914)
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