agriculture MCQs – Page 66

Practise multiple-choice questions from agriculture for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1302. Gametophytic self incompatibility was first reported in___________________?
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A. Set aria sphacelata

B. Lena sativa

C. Scale cereals

D. Nicotine sandarac
1303. Pure line theory was developed by_______________?
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A. Mather (1951)

B. Thoday (1960)

C. Allard (1957)

D. Johannsen (1903)
1305. Who discovered ribosomes__________________?
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A. Garner

B. Palade

C. Altmann

D. Cowdry

1307. Drought is measured in terms of________________?
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A. Yield performance

B. Photosynthesis

C. Root length of seedings

D. All the above
1311. Low magnitude of genotype x environmental interaction indicates__________________?
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A. Stability

B. High buffering capacity

C. Low buffering capacity

D. Adaptability

1315. The variety of genes and genotypes found in a particular crop special are_____________________?
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A. Genetic erosion

B. Field gene banks

C. Gene sanctuaries

D. Genetic diversity
1317. The term vertical resistance and horizontal resistance were first used by________________________?
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A. Correns (1900)

B. Van der plank (1963)

C. Hull (1945)

D. Karpechenko (1927)

1318. Increased flower size has made tetraploidy important for___________________?
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A. Pathologist

B. Horticulturist

C. Plant breeder

D. Agronomist

1320. Mating between distantly related individuals is known as________________?
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A. Inbreeding

B. Amphimixis

C. Out breeding

D. All the above