agriculture MCQs – Page 67

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1321. Which one is C3 crop plant__________________?
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A. Gram

B. Onion

C. all the above

D. Tomato

1322. Difference between mean phenotypic value of the progeny of selected plants and the parental population is known as__________________?
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A. Genetic advance

B. Heritability

C. Genetic gain

D. Coheritability

1323. Episodes may be factor in____________________?
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A. Incomplete dominance

B. Chromosomal inheritance

C. Dominance

D. Cytoplasm inheritance

1324. A useful process for determining whether an individual is homozygous or heterozygous is_____________________?
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A. Cross breeding

B. Inbreeding

C. Self fertilization

D. Back crossing
1325. International institute for Tropical Agriculture is located at______________________?
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A. Syria

B. Columbia

C. Mexico

D. Nigeria
1326. Rum is distilled from____________________?
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A. Unmalted cereals

B. Unrefined products of sugarcane

C. Unmalted potatoes

D. Fermented fruit juice

1327. Citification is not required for_____________________?
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A. Foundation seed

B. Certified seed

C. Nucleus seed

D. Breeder seed
1328. The term mitosis was coined by__________________?
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A. Rimpu (1890)

B. De Vilmorin (1856)

C. Flemming (1882)

D. Nilson (1900)

1329. In lucern, toxic substance is found in_____________________?
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A. Coumarin

B. Neurotoxin

C. All the above

D. Saponin
1330. In green vegetables, the limiting amino acids is__________________?
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A. Methionine

B. Arginine

C. Trytophan

D. Lysine

1331. The process of producing several indentical copies of a gene sequence referred to as__________________?
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A. Micro cloning

B. Gene sequencing

C. Gene cloning

D. Gene splicing

1332. As a result of linkage and crossingover _____________________?
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A. Chromatids become chromosomes

B. Chromosomes become half in number

C. Nuclear division come to close

D. Exchange of chromosomal material
1333. Red flower pea plant is crossed with the white flowered pea plant, F1 is red; with flower color is ______________________?
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A. Unexpressive

B. Non-genetic

C. Dominant

D. Recessive
1334. Who discovered nucleic acid________________?
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A. Miescher

B. Van Mohl

C. Schultz

D. Benda

1335. Single seed descent method was first suggested by_________________?
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A. Giber (1953)

B. Brim (1966)

C. Simmonds (1979)

D. Goulden (1939)
1336. A mutation which kills 50% of the individual that carry the mutation is known as_________________?
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A. Lethal mutation

B. Sub-vital mutation

C. Sub lethal mutation

D. Vital mutation

1337. Concept of generation means analysis was developed by_______________________?
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A. Jink (1950)

B. Kempthome (1957)

C. Griffing (1965)

D. Hayman (1958)
1338. Male sterility in flowering plants was first reported is__________________?
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A. Bateman (1952)

B. Stout (1917)

C. Koelreuter (1763)

D. Braw baker (1958)

1339. Mass pedigree method was developed by__________________?
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A. Harrington (1973)

B. Allard (91400

C. Vilomorin (1980)

D. Falconer (1960)

1340. DNA is genetic material was first discovered by____________________?
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A. Avery et al (1944)

B. Sressler (1968)

C. Crick (1953)

D. Attmann (1889)