Multiple Choice QuestionsSome of the characteristics of Bt cotton are
long fibre and resistance of aphids
medium yield, long fibre and resistance to beetle pests
high yield and production of toxic protein crystals which kill dipteran pests
high yield and production of toxic protein crystals which kill dipteran pests
Which one of the following proved effective for biological control of nematodal diseases in plants?
Pisolithus tinctorius
Pseudomonas cepacin
Gliocladium virens
Gliocladium virens
Farmers in a particular region were concerned that pre-mature yellowing of leaves of a pulse crop might cause decrease in the yield. Which treatment could be most beneficial to obtain maximum seed yield?
Frequent irrigation of the crop
Treatment of the plants with cytokinins alongwith a small dose of nitrogenous fertilizer
Removal of all yellow leaves and spraying the remaining green leaves with 2,4,5- trichlorophenoxy acetic acid
Removal of all yellow leaves and spraying the remaining green leaves with 2,4,5- trichlorophenoxy acetic acid
D.
Removal of all yellow leaves and spraying the remaining green leaves with 2,4,5- trichlorophenoxy acetic acid
If a pulse crop possesses premature yellowing of leaves and decrease in yield and application of magnesium and iron to promote synthesis of chlorophyll may become most beneficial to overcome the problem and to obtain maximum seed yield.
Magnesium is an important part of ring structure of chlorophyll molecule and its deficiency causes chlorosis and premature leaf abscission.
In iron deficiency also, the leaves become chlorotic because iron is required for the synthesis of some of the chlorophyll protein complexes in the chloroplast.
Microbes found to be very useful in genetic engineering are
Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Vibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage
Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp
Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp
Triticale, the first man-made cereal crop, has been obtained by crossing wheat with
rye
pearl millet
sugarcane
sugarcane
Female cone of Pinus is a
Modified needles
Modified long shoot
Modified dwarf shoot
Modified scale
Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?
Transfer of some genes from one bacteria to another bacteria through virus
Transfer of genes from one bacteria to another bacteria by conjugation.
Bacteria obtain DNA directly
Bacteria obtain DNA from other external sources
Which of the following is not true for a species?
Members of a species can interbreed
Variations occur among members of species
Each species is reproductively isolated from every other species
Gene flow does not occur between the populations of a species
One gene- one enzyme hypothesis of Beadle and Tatum was experimentally proved on
Saccharomyces
Neurospora crassa
Lathyrus odoratus
Claviceps
Genes for cytoplasmic male sterility in plants are generally located in
mitochondrial genome
cytosol
chloroplast genome
nuclear genome
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