Plant Breeding Test

Plant Breeding

This is online test 02 for CBSE class 12 Biology Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production (Plant breeding).. There are 10 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Norman Borlaug the “father of green Revolution” has developed highly recognized and appreciated cultivating variety of
  • A
    Sugarcane
  • B
    Wheat
    Correct
  • C
    Rice
  • D
    Onion
2
An organism used as bio-fertilizer for raising soybean crop is
  • A
    Nostoc
  • B
    Azospirillum
  • C
    Azotobacter
    Correct
  • D
    Rhizobium
3
In tissue culture medium, embryoids formed from the pollen grains is due to
  • A
    Test tube culture
  • B
    Double fertilisation
  • C
    Cellular totipotency
    Correct
  • D
    Organogenesis
4
Desired improved varieties of economically useful crops are raised by
  • A
    Mutation
  • B
    Hybridization
    Correct
  • C
    Bio-fertilizer
  • D
    Natural selection
5
Breeding crops with higher levels of minerals, vitamins or higher protein and healthier fats is called
  • A
    Micro propagation
  • B
    Bio fortification
    Correct
  • C
    Somatic hybridization
  • D
    Bio magnification
6
Bagging is done to
  • A
    Prevent contamination from unwanted pollen
    Correct
  • B
    Achieve desired pollination
  • C
    Avoid self-pollination
  • D
    Avoid cross pollination
7
Modification and adjustment of an organism to local environment is called
  • A
    Quarantine
  • B
    Selection
  • C
    Acclimatization
    Correct
  • D
    Introduction
8
Which variety of wheat is used as donor for high protein?
  • A
    Atlas 66
    Correct
  • B
    IR-8
  • C
    Sonalika
  • D
    Himgiri
9
In order to obtain disease-free plants through tissue culture techniques, the best method is
  • A
    Anther culture
  • B
    Embryo rescue
  • C
    Meristem culture
    Correct
  • D
    Protoplasm culture
10
The conventional method of breeding for disease resistance
  • A
    Hybridisation and selection
    Correct
  • B
    Protoplasm fusion
  • C
    Germplasm fusion
  • D
    Mutation and selection