Enhancement in Food Production Quiz 1

BIOLOGY ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION QUIZ-1

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Q1. Consider the following statements
I. The progeny of cross-breeding may be used for commercial production
II. In case of artificial insemination, the semen can be used immediately or can be frozen for later use
III. Controlled breeding experiments are carried out using artificial insemination and multiple ovulation embryo transfer technology

Which of the statements given above are correct?

•   I and II
•   I and III
•   II and III
  I, II and III

Solution
d)

Q2.The length of silk fibre which surrounds a cocoon is about:

•  800 to 1200 yards
•  8000 to 12000 yards
•  800 to 1200 feet
•  8000 to 12000 metres

Solution
a)800 to 1200 yards

Q3.  …… is a phenomenon by which genetic variations is achieved through changes in the base sequences with in genes,
which creates a new character or trait absent in parental generation

•   Apomixis
•  Mutation
•  Mutation breeding
•   Heterosis

Solution
b)Mutation

Q4. Potato and tomato are native of: ;

•  Canada
•  North America
•  South America
•  China

Solution
Potato and tomato are native of South America

Q5.Select the false statement

•  Hybrid maize, jowar and bajra have been successfully developed in India
•  
  Saccharum barberi was originally grown in north India, but had poor sugar content and yield
•  Agriculture accounts for approximately 33% of India’s GDP and employs nearly 62% of the population
•  None of the above

Solution
 d)None of these

Q6. Murrah is a breed of:

•  Cow
•  Sheep
•  Buffaloes
•  Goat

Solution
c)Murrah is a breed of Buffaloes

Q7.Paddy is suitable for cultivation in:

•  
  Red soils
•  
  Dry soils
•  
  Irrigated soils
•  
  Black soils

Solution
C) Paddy is suitable for cultuvation in Irrigated soil

Q8.The various methods of crop improvement are
I. selection
II. Hybridization
III. polyploidy
IV. mutation breeding
V. genetic engineering
Choose the correct option

•  I, II, III, IV and V
•  I, II, III and V
•  II, III, IV and V
•  I, III, IV and V

Solution
a)All of these are various mathods of crop improvement

Q9.Inbreeding is carried out in animal husbandry because it

•  Increases vigour
•  Improves the breed
•  Increases heterozygosity
•  Increases homozygosity

Solution
D) Inbreeding in animal husbandry increases homozygosity

Q10. The entire collection having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called

•  Gene collection
•  Germ collection
•  Germplasm collection
•  Plasma collection

Solution
c) Germplasm collection