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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production · Biology · NEET
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
1
Arrange the following steps of somatic hybridisation in a correct sequence.
A. Digestion of cell walls.
B. Isolation of naked protoplasts.
C. Fusion of protoplasts to get hybrid protoplast.
D. Isolation of single cells from two different varieites of plants.
E. Growing of hybrid protoplast to form a new plant.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
NEET 2026
2
Select the incorrect statement with respect to Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer (MOET) Technology.
NEET 2023 Manipur
3
Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of inbreeding?
NEET 2023
4
Which of the following can be expected if scientists succeed in introducing apomictic gene into hybrid varieties of crops?
NEET 2022 Phase 2
5
Select the incorrect statement with respect to inbreeding of animals.
NEET 2022 Phase 2
6
Breeding crops with higher levels of vitamins and minerals or higher proteins and healthier fats is called:
NEET 2022 Phase 1
7
Mutations in plant cells can be induced by :
NEET 2021
8
Which of the following is not an objective of Biofortification of crops?
NEET 2021
9
Which of the following is not a step in Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET)?
NEET 2021
10
By which method was a new breed ‘Hisardale’
of sheep formed by using Bikaneri ewes and
Marino rams?
NEET 2020 Phase 1
11
Which of the following is true for Golden rice?
NEET 2019
12
Select the incorrect statement.
NEET 2019
13
Homozygous purelines in cattle can be obtained by :
NEET 2017
14
Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding higher milk output represents :
NEET 2017
15
Among the following edible fishes, which one is a marine fish having rich source of omeg-3 fatty acids ?
NEET 2016 Phase 2
16
Interspecific hybridisation is the mating of
NEET 2016 Phase 2
17
A true breeding plant is -
NEET 2016 Phase 2
18
A system of rotating crops with legume or grass pasture to improve soil structure and fertility is called -
NEET 2016 Phase 1
19
Outbreeding is an important strategy of
animal husbandry because it :
AIPMT 2015
20
A protoplast is a cell -
AIPMT 2015
21
A technique of micropropagation is
AIPMT 2015 Cancelled Paper
22
Which of the following enhances or induces fusion of protoplasts ?
AIPMT 2015 Cancelled Paper
23
In vitro clonal propagation in plants is characterized by :
AIPMT 2014
24
The viability of seeds is tested by :
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
25
In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all
genes in a given crop is called :
NEET 2013
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Green revolution in India occurred during -
AIPMT 2012 Mains
27
A collection of plants and seeds having diverse
alleles of all the genes of a crop is called :
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
28
"Jaya" and "Ratna" developed for green
revolution in India are the varieties of :
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
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'Himgiri' developed by hybridisation and
selection for disease resistance against rust
pathogens is a variety of :
AIPMT 2011 Prelims
30
Consider the following four measures (1-4) that
could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in
an area where bacterial blight disease is
common:
(i) Spray with Bordeaux mixture
(ii) Control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen
(iii) Use of only disease-free seeds
(iv) Use of varieties resistant to the disease
Which two of the above measures can control the disease ?
(i) Spray with Bordeaux mixture
(ii) Control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen
(iii) Use of only disease-free seeds
(iv) Use of varieties resistant to the disease
Which two of the above measures can control the disease ?
AIPMT 2008
31
Which one of the following is linked to the
discovery of Bordeaux mixture as a popular
fungicide ?
AIPMT 2008
32
In cloning of cattle a fertilized egg is taken out
of the mother's womb and:-
AIPMT 2007
33
In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:-
AIPMT 2007
34
Which one of the following is a viral disease of
poultry ?
AIPMT 2007
35
Compared to a bull a bullok is docile because of:-
AIPMT 2007
36
In order to obtain virus-free plants through tissue
culture the best method is-
AIPMT 2006
37
Triticale, the first man-made cereal crop, has
been obtained by crossing wheat with
AIPMT 2006
38
Crop plants grown in monoculture are-
AIPMT 2006
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In Maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by-
AIPMT 2006
40
The name of Norman Borlaug is associated with-
AIPMT 2005
41
Three crops that contribute maximum to global
food grain production are -
AIPMT 2005
42
Which of the following is generally used for
induced mutagenesis in crop plants ?
AIPMT 2005
43
The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called –
AIPMT 2004
44
India's wheat yield revolution in the 1960s was
possible primarily due to :-
AIPMT 2004
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Triticale is obtained by crossing wheat with
AIPMT 2001
46
Which fish selectively feed on larva of
mosquito ?
AIPMT 2001
47
Before the European invader which vegetable
was absent in India ?
AIPMT 2001
48
Which statement is correct ?
AIPMT 2000
49
Coconut milk is used in tissue culture in which
present :
AIPMT 2000