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A nodal organisation in India to coordinate all the activities related to plant collection, introduction, documentation and sustainable management of germplasm
[A]
NBPGR
[B]
IARI
[C]
ICRISAT
[D]
IBPGR
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The central Tuber Crops Research Institute located
[A]
Trivandrum
[B]
Kasargode
[C]
Coimbatore
[D]
Simla
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Sewall Wright effect refers to random fluctuations in the gene frequencies in
[A]
Small population
[B]
Large population
[C]
Ecosystem
[D]
None of these
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A scientist wants to study the viral effects on plants. Which of the following part of the plant should be excluded?
[A]
pith
[B]
shoot apex
[C]
phloem
[D]
cortex
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Somatic hybridisation is achieved through
[A]
Grafting
[B]
Conjugation
[C]
Protoplast fusion
[D]
Recombinant DNA technology
Answer: Protoplast fusion
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Heterosis is
[A]
Appearance of spontaneous mutations
[B]
Induction of mutations
[C]
Mixture of two or more traits
[D]
Superiority of hybrids over their parents
Answer: Superiority of hybrids over their parents
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The new varieties of plants are produced by
[A]
Introduction and mutation
[B]
Selection and hybridisation
[C]
Mutation and Selection
[D]
Selection and Introduction
Answer: Selection and hybridisation
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The quickest method of plant breeding is
[A]
introduction
[B]
Selection
[C]
Hybridisation
[D]
Mutation Breeding
Answer: Mutation Breeding
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Who coined the term Mutation?
[A]
James Watson
[B]
Herman Joseph Muller
[C]
Hugo de Vries
[D]
None of the Above
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The highest number in Ophioglossum reticulatum
[A]
2n=1260
[B]
2n=1206
[C]
2n=1026
[D]
2n=1620
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