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PLANT SCIENCE – 2016

Website : tgagri.weebly.com Mohd. Ashif Qureshi

1. The purine and pyramidine paring in DNA is as follows -

(a) A―T, G―C (b) A⥰C, T≡G

(c) A⥰T, G≡C (d) A⥰G, T≡C

2. The largest area in India is occupied by the soil group -

(a) Black soil (b) Red soil

(c) Alluvial soil (d) Lateritic soil

3. The cell cycle passes through following stages -

(a) G1 → S → G2 → Division (b) S→ G1 → G2 → Division

(c) G1 → G2 → S → Division (d) G2 → G1 → S → Division

4. Biggest organelle of plant cell is -

(a) Mitochondria (b) Chloroplast

(c) Cyclosome (d) Glyoxysome

5. Which one of the following process is called as a necessary evil?

(a) Respiration (b) Transpiration

(c) Photosynthesis (d) Translocation

6. Blossom end rot in tomato is caused by the deficiency of -

(a) Ca (b) Mg

(c) Mo (d) B

7. Intensification of crops in both time and space dimension refers to -

(a) Sequential cropping (b) Double cropping

(c) Intercropping (d) Monocropping

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8. RNA molecule which acts as enzymes are called as -

(a) Isozyme (b) Ribozyme

(c) Co-enzyme (d) Apoenzyme

9. Gibberelic acid is sprayed to hybrid rice seed production plots for -

(a) Delayed flowering (b) Enhanced flowering

(c) To induce flowering (d) Complete exertion of panicle

10. Energy currency of a cell is -

(a) ATP (b) ABA

(c) CTP (d) UTP

11. Chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by -

(a) Mendel (b) Sutton and Boveri

(c) Morgan (d) Darwin

12. Who coined the term cell -

(a) Robert hook (b) Stephen hales

(c) Priestley (d) Blackman

13. The eminent feature that differentiates Angiosperm from Gymnosperm seed is

(a) Seed coat (b) Embryo

(c) Endosperm (d) Cotyledon

14. The term Heterosis was coined by -

(a) Shull (b) Johanssen

(c) Davenport (d) Morgan

15. Stomata found on upper surface of leaf are called as -

(a) Hypostamatous (b) Epistomatous

(c) Amphistomatous (d) Epicuticular

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16. Green ear symptom of Bajra is due to -

(a) Rust (b) Smut

(c) Downy mildew (d) Leaf blight

17. The number of characters selected by Mendel for his study is -

(a) 5 (b) 10

(c) 7 (d) 22

18. Which one of the following is only minimally absorbed by chlorophylls a and b

(a) Violet light (b) Green light

(c) Blue light (d) Red light

19. White bud of maize is due to -

(a) Mg (b) Zn

(c) Ca (d) K

20. Plant virus containing DNA is -

(a) Potato mosaic virus (b) Tobacco mosaic virus

(c) Cauliflower mosaic virus (d) Papaya ring spot virus

21. The modern technique for varietal identification is -

(a) Electrophoresis (b) Grow out test

(c) Phenol test (d) Polysaccharide

22. Light reaction of photosynthesis take place in -

(a) Cristae (b) Chloroplast

(c) Mitochondria (d) Spherosome

23. Noble cane is -

(a) Saccharum officinarum (b) Saccharum robustum

(c) Saccharum sinense (d) Saccharum spontaneum

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24. The enzyme responsible for prediction of viability through Tetrazolium test is

(a) Peroxidase (b) Amylase

(c) Super oxide dismutase (d) Dehydrogenase

25. An allo-autogamous oilseed is -

(a) Safflower (b) Groundnut

(c) Sesame (d) Mustard

26. The ecological suicide of the crop seed occur at field due to accumulation of -

(a) HCN (b) Ethylene

(c) CO (d) CO2

27. The element which is involved in energy transfer and storage in plants is -

(a) N (b) P

(c) K (d) Ca

28. Synaptonemal complex appears during -

(a) leptotene (b) Zygotene

(c) Diakinesis (d) Diplotene

29. The Bt-cotton contains genes of -

(a) Cry 1 ac, Cry 2 ab (b) Cry 2 ac, 2 ab

(c) Cry 2 ac, Cry 1 ab (d) Cry 1 ac, 1 ab

30. Masanobu Fukuoka is the pioneer of -

(a) Conserving farming (b) Organic farming

(c) Natural farming (d) Chemical farming

31. Azur blue colour tag is enclosed with the seed bag of -

(a) Cerified seed (b) Foundation seed

(c) Breeder seed (d) Nucleus seed

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32. The enzyme involved in transcription is -

(a) RNA Polymerase (b) Taq Polymerase

(c) DNA Polymerase - I (d) DNA Polymerase – II

33. The highest % N is present in -

(a) Urea (b) Ammonium Nitrate

(c) Urea Sulphate (d) Anhydrous Ammonia

34. Seed act was formulated and enacted during -

(a) 1966 and 1969 (b) 1966 and 1968

(c) 1963 and 1966 (d) 1988 and 1990

35. The total number of Codon are -

(a) 60 (b) 62

(c) 64 (d) 66

36. Which state leads in average and productivity of Indian Mustard ?

(a) Rajasthan (b) M. P.

(c) Punjab (d) U. P.

37. An example for slow releasing Nitrogen fertilizer is -

(a) S coated urea (b) VAM

(c) N serve (d) PSB

38. During DNA replication, the enzyme which separate the two sides of the helix

is called as –

(a) DNA Polymerase (b) DNA Amylase

(c) DNA Ligase (d) DNA Helicase

39. The Electron Microscope was invented by -

(a) Knoll and Ruska (b) Clark and Adams

(c) Watson and Crick (d) Robert Koch

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40. Barbara Mc Clintock was awarded Noble Prize in 1984 for the discovery of -

(a) Split genes (b) Pseudo genes

(c) Jumping gene (d) Overlapping gene

41. GEAC work under the ministry of -

(a) Science and Technology (b) Agriculture

(c) Health (d) Environment and Forests

42. During cell cycle, intensive cellular synthesis, division of mitochondria and

chloroplasts, increase in energy stores and formation of mitotic spindle will

occur in –

(a) S phase (b) M phase

(c) G1 phase (d) G2 phase

43. The first meiosis in the embryo sac mother cell of plants results in -

(a) Four haploid embryo sac (b) One haploid embryo sac

(c) Four haploid female gametophyte (d) Four ovule

44. During transpiration pull, the force that is occurring between water molecules

and the cell wall that is caused by hydrogen bonding is called -

(a) Driving force (b) Cohesion

(c) Adhesion (d) Tensile strength

45. Which of the following chemical is used as anti-transpirants -

(a) Succinic acid (b) IAA

(c) Phenyl mercuric acetate (d) Abscisic acid

46. The first miracle rice, IR-8 was produced in 1966 at IRRI, Philippines through

a cross between -

(a) Dee Geo Woo Gen × Peta (b) Indica × Japonica

(c) Peta × Zizania palustris (d) TN-1 × IR-6

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47. The type of nursery technique in rice suited for use with mechanical

transplanter is –

(a) Wet nursery (b) Dry nursery

(c) Mat nursery (d) Dapog nursery

48. The minimum isolation distance needed for the foundation seed production of

maize is-

(a) 1000 m (b) 400 m

(c) 1600 m (d) 100 m

49. Crop varieties are classified as homozygous variety and heterozygous variety.

One of the following is a heterozygous variety -

(a) Clonal variety (b) Composite variety

(c) Pure-line variety (d) Multi-line variety

50. The hypothesis which explains heterosis as a result of complementation

between divergent alleles is –

(a) Over dominance hypothesis (b) Dominance hypothesis

(c) Epistatic effects (d) Out breeding depression

51. The most important insect species that damage the wheat grain during

storage is -

(a) Urocystis agropyri (b) Mythimna separata

(c) Petrobia lateens (d) Trogoderma granarium

52. Little leaf of brinjal is caused by -

(a) Mycoplasma (b) Prions

(c) Viroids (d) Viruses

53. In plants, the golgi complex is a dynamic structure consisting of one or more

stacks. Each individual stack is called -

(a) Dictyosome (b) Golgisome

(c) Golgi network (d) Cisternae

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54. The soil characterized by morphological features called slickensides is -

(a) The Laterite (b) The Red soil

(c) The alluvial soil (d) The Black soil

55. A form of apomixes in which the embryo sac develops from a vegetative cell of

the ovule -

(a) Apogamy (b) Apospory

(c) Diplospory (d) Asexual reproduction

56. The minimum progeny population size allowing for the random union of all

gametes arising from AaBbCc parent is -

(a) 27 (b) 9

(c) 64 (d) 36

57. During Substitution mutation, transition is caused by the factor -

(a) Tautomerization (b) Alkylating agents

(c) Chemical Mutagens (d) Physical Mutagens

58. While calculating different measure of variation, the square root of variation

is termed as -

(a) Coefficient of Variation (b) Standard Deviation

(c) Transgressive Variation (d) Standard error

59. During the process of transcription, a mRNA molecule is -

(a) Transcribed from protein (b) Translated from DNA

(c) Transcribed from DNA (d) Translated into Protein

60. Bulk breeding accomplishes inbreeding in segregating generations. If there

are five segregating genes in a population, near homozygosity to 100 % will be

achieved by –

(a) F10 generation (b) F5 generation

(c) F1 generation (d) F2 generation

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61. The non-allelic interaction between or among genes controlling a trait is

called -

(a) Gene dose (b) G×E interaction

(c) Epistasis (d) Pleiotropic effect

62. The hybrid progeny between a single cross and an inbred lines is referred to

as -

(a) Three way cross hybrid (b) Double cross hybrid

(c) Double top cross (d) Multiple cross

63. If the leaf tips look burnt, followed by older leaves turning a dark green or

reddish purple, then the deficiency symptom is due the absence of -

(a) P (b) Ca

(c) Mg (d) N

64. The potential ability of a plant cell to express all its genetic information under

appropriate conditions and to proceed through all the stage of development to

produce a fully differentiated adult plant is called –

(a) Regeneration (b) Vegetative propagation

(c) Totipotency (d) Clonal propagation

65. The most dreaded disease of sugarcane that affects the crop to complete

drying is caused by -

(a) Cephalosporium sacchari (b) Scirpophaga excerptalis

(c) Colletotrichum falcatum (d) Ceratocystis paradoxa

66. The enzyme amylase is produced commercially from the source -

(a) Rhizopus spp. (b) Aspergillus niger

(c) Saccharomyces cervisiae (d) Trichoderma viridae

67. More durable insect resistance in plants is found when the resistance is

governed by -

(a) Monogenic traits (b) Polygenic traits

(c) Cytoplasmic inheritance (d) Environment factors

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68. Among the different recurrent selection schemes, in all practical situations,

the superior one was -

(a) RSGCA (b) RSSCA

(c) RRS (d) SRS

69. Which species of sugarcane contributed mainly for Nobelization ?

(a) Saccharum robustum (b) Saccharum spontaneum

(c) Saccharum sinense (d) Saccharum barbery

70. One of the following species of Arachis is a tetraploid with 2n = 40

(a) Arachis batizocoi (b) Arachis cardinasii

(c) Arachis monticola (d) Arachis villosa

71. Various by-products are obtained from sugar industry and one of the

following is used in manufacture of proper and well board -

(a) Press mud (b) Molasses

(c) Bagasse (d) Trash

72. One of the following millets florets are elodiculate with anthers bearing hairs

its tip -

(a) Pennisetum glaucum (b) Eleusine coracana

(c) Setaria italica (d) Panicum sumatrense

73. One of the following Pulses processes monodelphous stamens -

(a) Cajanus cajan (b) Vigna radiata

(c) Cicer arietium (d) Arachis hypogea

74. The causal organism for Wart disease of potato is -

(a) Synchytrium endobioticum (b) Protomyces macrospores

(c) Albugo candida (d) Claviceps purpurea

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75. The end of the potato tuber which is attached to the stolen is called -

(a) Rose end (b) Heel end

(c) Basel end (d) Stalk end

76. An approach to farming that combines the best of traditional methods with

modern technology, to achieve high productivity with a low environmental

impact is -

(a) Organic farming (b) Intensive farming

(c) Integrated farming (d) Collective farming

77. The process of uptake and storage of carbon by trees and other plants

absorbing CO2 and releasing oxygen is -

(a) Carbon sink (b) Carbon sequestration

(c) Circulation of carbon (d) Oxygen farming

78. A farming method which aims to plough the soil as little as possible, to

prevent erosion, save energy and improve biodiversity -

(a) Conservation headland (b) Conservation reserve program

(c) Zero tillage (d) Conservation tillage

79. The process by which bacteria in the soil break down nitrogen compound and

from nitrates which plants can be absorb is -

(a) Nitrifier (b) Nitrificaion

(c) Nitrogen fixation (d) Nitrogen leaching

80. The international organization set up with the aim of reducing restrictions in

trade between countries is -

(a) GATT (b) WTO

(c) FAO (d) UNO

81. The tomato species which shows resistance to fusarium wilt, early blight, leaf

curl, low temperature tolerance and high ascorbic acid is -

(a) Solanum lycopersicum (b) Solanum peruvianum

(c) Solanum pimpinellifolium (d) Solanum galapagense

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82. A set of germplasm accessions derived from base collection to represent the

genetic spectrum in the whole collection is called -

(a) Active collection (b) Working collection

(c) Indigenous collection (d) Core collection

83. The linkage arrangement in a di-hybrid in which the two dominant genes are

on one chromosome and their corresponding recessive alleles are on the

homologous chromosome. This type of arrangement of gene indicates -

(a) Repulsion phase (b) Chiasma

(c) Coupling phase (d) Crossing over

84. Incorporation of two or more major genes in the host for specific resistance to

pathogen is called -

(a) Gene deployment (b) Gene pyramiding

(c) Multi lines (d) Vertical resistance

85. Imperial Council of Agricultural Research was renamed as Indian Council of

Agricultural Research on -

(a) January, 1950 (b) August, 1947

(c) March, 1946 (d) March, 1951

86. Traditional knowledge is a form of IPR which is categorized under -

(a) Primary rights (b) Copyrights

(c) Sui-generis rights (d) Patent rights

87. Under Plant Variety Rights Act, an extant variety can be legally registered and

protected for a period of -

(a) Initially 9 years and a maximum of 18 years

(b) Initially 9 years and a maximum of 15 years

(c) Initially 12 years and a maximum of 20 years

(d) Initially 6 years and a maximum of 15 years

88. Bajra Napier hybrid are an example of -

(a) Intraspecific hybrid (b) Tetraploids

(c) Fixing heterosis (d) Chromosome transfer

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89. In a living organism, a mechanism that can cause a gene to move from one

linkage group to another is called -

(a) Inversion (b) Duplication

(c) Crossing over (d) Translocation

90. The site of dark reaction of photosynthesis is -

(a) Grana (b) Stroma

(c) Thylakoids (d) Membrane system

91. Which of the following species of potato is a pentaploid?

(a) Solanum tuberosum (b) Solanum chaucha

(c) Solanum curtilobium (d) Solanum stenotomum

92. Which form of rice possesses more of dextrin in its endosperm -

(a) Wild rice (b) Parboiled rice

(c) Glutinous rice (d) Hand pound

93. The first man made crop “Triticale” is derived by crossing -

(a) Triticum × Secale (b) Monococcum × Wild einkorn

(c) Triticum × Emmer (d) AA × bb genome

94. A cell or organism having a genomic formula 2n-1 is :

(a) Monoploid (b) Nullisomic

(c) Monosomic (d) Trisomic

95. A bell shaped distribution of continuous phenotypic variation is called -

(a) Continous distribution (b) Polygenic distribution

(c) Poison distribution (d) Gaussian distribution

96. How many days after fertilization the lint in cotton will come to maturity?

(a) 45-50 days (b) 20-25 days

(c) 100-105 days (d) 75-80 days

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97. A statistical measurement of how closely two sets of sample data are

associated having limits ± 1 is -

(a) Combining ability (b) Regression coefficient

(c) Correlation coefficient (d) Cluster analysis

98. The method developed by Hayman to estimate the various components of

genetic variance using six population or six parameter is -

(a) Quadriallel analysis (b) Generation mean analysis

(c) Line × Tester analysis (d) Triallel analysis

99. Hybrid variety were first commercially exploited in -

(a) Bajra (b) Cotton

(c) Tomato (d) Maize

100. The ability of an inbred to transmit desired performance to its hybrid

progenies is -

(a) Specific combining ability (b) General combining ability

(c) Combining ability (d) Translation

101. The form of nitrogen which is available in urea is -

(a) Ammonia (b) Amide

(c) Nitrite (d) Nitrate

102. It is the major constituent of cotton fibre -

(a) Cellulose (b) Protein

(c) Lignin (d) Fat

103. Name of the protein present in wheat is -

(a) Zein (b) Glutein

(c) Dhurin (d) Ricin

104. Capitulum or Head is the characteristic of the family -

(a) Compositae (b) Solanacae

(c) Umbelliferae (d) Graminae

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105. Varalaxmi is a hybrid of -

(a) Rice (b) Sorghum

(c) Maize (d) Cotton

106. It is an example for often cross pollinated crop -

(a) Green gram (b) Paddy

(c) Cucumber (d) Red gram

107. Seed plot technique is used in the seed production of -

(a) Castor (b) Potato

(c) Cotton (d) Gram

108. Which one is an example for C4 plant ?

(a) Cotton (b) Sugarcane

(c) Soybean (d) Potato

109. National organization involved in seed production is -

(a) NSC (b) ISST

(c) CRIDA (d) NSRTC

110. GA3 spray is recommended in hybrid rice to enhance -

(a) Pollen viability (b) Seed viability

(c) Tillering (d) Panicle exertion

111. Which one is a vitamin-A precursor ?

(a) Thiamine (b) Pyridoxin

(c) β-carotene (d) Cobalamine

112. The structure of chromosome can be seen at -

(a) Anaphase (b) Metaphase

(c) Prophase (d) Telophase

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113. Blue Green Algae are -

(a) Actinomycetes (b) Prokaryotes

(c) Acellular (d) Eukaryotes

114. Heterosis can be easily fixed it -

(a) Self pollinated crops (b) Apomictic crops

(c) Cross pollinated crops (d) Cleistogamous crops

115. Biological organism responsible for Nitrogen Fixation is -

(a) Bacillus (b) Agrobacterium

(c) Striga (d) Rhizobium

116. Krebs cycle is also known as -

(a) HMP shunt (b) TCA cycle

(c) Calvin cycle (d) Glyoxalate cycle

117. In biological nitrogen fixation, which one of the following element has greater

significance -

(a) Ni (b) Mo

(c) S (d) K

118. Maize protein is deficient in -

(a) Betadine (b) Lysine

(c) Tryptophane and lysine (d) Tryptophane

119. Black heart of potato is caused due to the deficiency of -

(a) Oxygen (b) Iron

(c) Zinc (d) Boron

120. Which one is an essential part of photosynthesis ?

(a) Glycolysis (b) Plasmolysis

(c) Photorespiration (d) Photolysis

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121. The ratio of economic yield to biological yield is described as -

(a) Heterosis (b) Inbreeding effect

(c) Harvest index (d) Yield index

122. The heterosis estimated over the superior parents is called as -

(a) Heterobeltiosis (b) Clonal degeneration

(c) Standard heterosis (d) Inbreeding depression

123. The most common dissimilatory pathway for glucose breakdown is -

(a) Glycolysis (b) Krebs cycle

(c) CAM pathway (d) C4 pathway

124. In legumes, the rhizobial activity is enhanced when applied with -

(a) Boron (b) Sulphur

(c) Nitrogen (d) Phosphorus

125. Khaira disease in rice is caused due to the deficiency of –

(a) Mo (b) B

(c) Co (d) Zn

126. Crop rotation is useful for the control of disease caused by -

(a) Seed borne virus (b) Soil inhabitants

(c) Soil invaders (d) Internally seed borne

127. The transgenic variety popular is soybean is -

(a) Herbicide resistant (b) Borer resistant

(c) Enrich with Vitamin A (d) Enriched with Iron

128. The average seed multiplication ratio of groundnut is -

(a) 1:10 (b) 1:15

(c) 1:8 (d) 1:30

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129. “Norin-10” dwarfing gene is responsible for dwarfness in -

(a) Rice (b) Wheat

(c) Maize (d) Coconut

130. Respiration is

(a) Exothermic process (b) Endergonic process

(c) Endothermic process (d) Anabolic process

131. Loose smut disease of wheat is a -

(a) Soil borne (b) Air borne

(c) Externally seed borne (d) Internally seed borne

132. A typical hopper burn in rice is caused by feeding of -

(a) Aphids (b) Gundhi bug

(c) Brown plant hopper (d) Mites

133. Single gene affecting more than one character is termed as -

(a) Polymorphism (b) Phenocopy

(c) Pleiotrophy (d) Complete penetrance

134. In sugarcane, the viable seed setting takes place only in -

(a) North India (b) East India

(c) Central India (d) South India

135. The chemical used for breaking dormancy is seed potato is -

(a) Thiourea (b) Ethrel

(c) IAA (d) NAA

136. The type of germination in sunflower is -

(a) Epigeal (b) Hypogeal

(c) Knee bend germination (d) Hypo-epigeal

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137. Which one is a selective herbicide ?

(a) Atrazine (b) Paraquat

(c) Diquat (d) Glyphosate

138. Which one of the minerals is the constituent of chlorophyll ?

(a) Ca (b) Mg

(c) S (d) Zn

139. The condition of missing a segment of a chromosome is called -

(a) Translocation (b) Inversion

(c) Deletion (d) Duplication

140. The synthesis of messenger RNA is known as -

(a) Translation (b) Transcription

(c) Transmutation (d) Transgenesis

141. The most critical stage for irrigation in upland rice is -

(a) Active tillering (b) Panicle initiation

(c) Heading (d) Grain filling

142. Nutrient availability to plant is maximum in pH range between -

(a) 4.5 to 5.5 (b) 6.5 to 7.5

(c) 5.0 to 6.5 (d) 7.5 to 8.0

143. Bacillus thuringensis is -

(a) Virus (b) Bacteria

(c) Fungi (d) Insecticide

144. The seeds have folded cotyledons in -

(a) Okra (b) Onion

(c) Beet root (d) Castor

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145. Number of chromosome in the endosperm is -

(a) 2n (b) n

(c) 3n (d) 4n

146. The pollen that has no fertilizing effect on the stigma of the same flower is

Called -

(a) Herkogamy (b) Dichogamy

(c) Dictiny (d) Self-sterility

147. Dark reaction of photosynthesis occurs in -

(a) Grana (b) Thylakoid

(c) Stroma (d) Osmium particle

148. The smallest functional unit of a gene is -

(a) Genome (b) Muton

(c) Cistron (d) Recon

149. Genetically modified Golden Rice is rich in -

(a) Vitamin-A (b) Vitamin-C

(c) Vitamin-D (d) Iron

150. Doak method of hybrid seed production is followed in -

(a) Cotton (b) Maize

(c) Sunflower (d) Rice

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Cross matching type questions (151 to 160). Each sub question carries ONE mark.

Choose the correct answer (A,B,C,D and E) for each sub question ( i, ii, iii, iv and v)

and enter your choice in the circle ( by shading with Black/Blue ball point pen) on

the OMR-Answer sheet. For each wrong answer 0.20 marks will be deducted.

151. Match the following :

(i) Pure line (A) One gene difference

(ii) Multi lines (B) Manifold effect of a gene

(iii) Isogenic lines (C) Donor

(iv) Pleiotrophy (D) Narrow genetic base

(v) Back cross (E) Broad genetic base

152. Match the following :

(i) Indian Institute of Rice Research (A) Nagpur

(ii) Central Institute for Cotton (B) Kassargod

Research

(iii) Central Plantation Crops (C) Raipur

Research Institute

(iv) National Bureau of Agriculturally (D) Hyderabad

Important Microorganism

(v) National Institute of Biotic (E) Mau

Stress Management

153. Match the following :

(i) Cotton pink bollworm (A) Ceratovacuna gossypiella

(ii) Brown plant hopper (B) Scirpophaga insertulas

(iii) Rice stem borer (C) Amrasca biguttula

(iv) Cotton leaf hopper (D) Pectinophora gossypiella

(v) Sugarcane wooly aphid (E) Nilaparvata lugens

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154. Match the Oryza spp. With their genomes :

(i) Oryza sativa (A) CC

(ii) Oryza grandiglumis (B) FF

(iii) Oryza australiensis (C) CCDD

(iv) Oryza officinalis (D) AA

(v) Oryza brachyantha (E) EE

155. Match the contribution of Indian Scientist with their contributions -

(i) T.S. Venkatraman (A) Cotton Breeder

(ii) K. Ramiah (B) Potato Breeder

(iii) B.P. Pal (C) Rice Breeder

(iv) Pushkaranth (D) First Director General of ICAR

(v) V. Santhanam (E) Nobilization of Sugarcane

156. Match the Triticum Species based on their Botanical description –

(i) Triticum boeoticum (A) Haploid Species

(ii) Triticum durum (B) Source of D genome

(iii) Triticum spelta (C) Donor of B genome

(iv) Triticum speltoides (D) 1 to 2 seeded spikelets armed

with awns

(v) Triticum tauschii (E) Free threshing wheat with

naked grains

157. Match the following :

(i) Gram (A) Retting

(ii) Groundnut (B) Silking

(iii) Sunflower (C) Nipping

(iv) Jute (D) Pegging

(v) Maize (E) Buttoning

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158. Match the following :

(i) Green revolution (A) Fruit Production

(ii) Yellow revolution (B) Manure and fertilizers

(iii) Brown revolution (C) Food grain production

(iv) Golden Revolution (D) Oil seed production

(v) Grey Revolution (E) Non-Conventional energy

159. Match the following :

(i) Polyembryonic seed (A) Pepper

(ii) Multigerm seed (B) Fenugreek

(iii) Endospermic dicot seed (C) Acid lime

(iv) Perispermic seed (D) Avacado

(v) Recalcitrant seed (E) Beet root

160. Match the following :

(i) Ergot (A) Colletotrichum capsici

(ii) Karnal bunt (B) Septoria lycopersici

(iii) Anthracnose (C) Bipolaris oryzae

(iv) Leaf spot (D) Claviceps purpurea

(v) Seedling blight (E) Tilletia indica

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