________is the process of bringing a plant species under human control.

(a)

Emasculation

(b)

Hybridization

(c)

Domestication

(d)

Acclimatization

Which of the following scientist developed world's first cotton hybrid?

(a)

Dr. B.P. Pal

(b)

C.T. Patel

(c)

Dr. K. Ramiah

(d)

N.G.P. Rao

Identify the incorrect statement:

(a)

Bio-inoculants are efficient in solubilising phosphate

(b)

Bio-inoculants are ecofriendly organic agro outputs

(c)

Bio-inoculants are obtained from dead organic matters

(d)

Bio-inoculants are designed to improve soil fertility

Which is not a free-living nitrogen-fixing species?

(a)

Azotobacter

(b)

Clostridium

(c)

Nostoc

(d)

Anabaena

Arbuscular mycorrhizae is a symbiotic association between ____________

(a)

Algae and fungi

(b)

Angiosperm roots and fungi

(c)

Blue-green algae and Azolla fern

(d)

Cyanobacteria and corolloid root

Azolla is best suited biofertilizer for _________

(a)

Sugar cane cultivation

(b)

Paddy cultivation

(c)

Wheat cultivation

(d)

Cotton cultivation

Assertion (A): SLF promotes vigorous growth and provide resistance against diseases.
Reason (R): SLF is made from kelp containing more than 70 minerals.

(a)

Both A and R are true. R explains A.

(b)

A is true R is false

(c)

A is false R is true.

(d)

Both A and R are false

Assertion (A): Pure line varieties show homozygosity.
Reason (R): Pure line species are obtained through cross-pollination.

(a)

Both A and R are true. R explains A.

(b)

A is true R is false

(c)

A is false R is true

(d)

Both A and R are false

Assertion (A): Hybrids show increased growth and elevated yield.
Reason (R): F1 hybrids show Heterosis.

(a)

Both A and R are true. R explains A.

(b)

A is true R is false

(c)

A is false R is true

(d)

Both A and R are false

Statement (1): Trichoderma species is a free-living bacteria.
Statement (2): It acts as a potent bio-control agent

(a)

Statement 1 is correct and Statement 4 is incorrect

(b)

Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct

(c)

Both the statements are correct

(d)

Both the statements are incorrect

Statement (1): Clonal selection is carried out in asexually propagating plants.
Statement (2): Clones show similar genotypes.

(a)

Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect

(b)

Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct

(c)

Both the statements are correct

(d)

Both the statements are incorrect

Identify the proper sequence of hybridisation technique

(a)

Emasculation ⟶ Selection ⟶ Bagging ⟶ Crossing ⟶ Harvesting

(b)

Harvesting ⟶ Selection ⟶ Crossing ⟶ Emasculation ⟶ Bagging

(c)

Selection ⟶ Harvesting ⟶ Crossing ⟶ Emasculation ⟶ Bagging

(d)

Selection ⟶ Emasculation ⟶ Bagging ⟶ Crossing ⟶ Harvesting

Intraspecific hybridization is also termed as __________ 

(a)

Intravarietal hybridization

(b)

Intervarietal hybridization

(c)

Interspecific hybridization

(d)

Intergeneric hybridization

Superiority of hybrids over parents only in vegetative growth not in yield. This phenomenon is termed as ________

(a)

Euheterosis

(b)

Balanced euheterosis

(c)

Luxuriance

(d)

Mutational heterosis

The term green revolution was coined by ___________

(a)

William S Gaud

(b)

M.S. Swaminathan

(c)

Dr. B.P. Pal

(d)

Dr. N.E. Borla