Tritical is obtained by crossing wheat with

1. oat

2. barley

3. maize

4. rye

Genetically engineered bovine (bST), sometimes called rbST (recombinant bovine somatotropin) or rbGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) are used in the.

(1) therapeutic drugs

(2) agriculture

(3) dairy industry

(4) DNA fingerprinting

Which of the following is correctly matched ?

1. Central Rice Research Institute - Shimla 

2. National Botanical Research Institute - Delhi

3. Central Drug Research Institute - Cuttack

4. Central food Technology Research Institute - Mysore
 

Wonder wheat is new wheat variety developed by

(1) Mexico's international wheat and maize improvement centre

(2) Indian national botanical research institute

(3) Australian crop improvement centre

(4) African crop improvement centre

What is the genetic importance of outcrossing?
(1) Outcrossing is a characteristic of pollinators

(2) Outcrossing increases genetic diversity in a population

(3) Outcrossing increases the chances of sterility

(4) Outcrossing promotes inbreeding in a population

The callus is defined as

(1) decaying cells

(2) differentiated cells

(3) sterile mass cells

(4) undifferentiated mass of cells

One of these protozoans is threat to apiculture and sericulture

(1) Eimeria

(2) Ceratium

(3) Nosema

(4) Monocystis

Pollorum disease in fowls is caused by

(1) Salmonella

(2) Clostridium

(3) Hemophilus

(4) Mycobacterium

In callus culture, shoots can be included by the supply of

Identify the correct matches for crops and their improved varieties

     Crops                  Varieties                      Disease

(1) Wheat                Karan rai                    White rust

(2) Cauliflower        Pusa Shubhna              Leaf and stripe rust

(3) Cowpea              Pusa Koma                 Hill bunt

(4) Chill                Pusa Sadabahar            Tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl