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114 previous year questions from Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production with answers and solutions. Numbered list, year tags, and one-tap solutions — built for serious JEE / NEET practice.

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Arrange the following steps of somatic hybridisation in a correct sequence. A. Digestion of cell walls. B. Isolation of naked protoplasts. C. Fusion of protoplasts to get hybrid pr

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Select the incorrect statement with respect to Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer (MOET) Technology.

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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of inbreeding?

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Select the incorrect statement with respect to inbreeding of animals.

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Totipotency refers to:

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Which of the following is not a step in Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET)?

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Mutations in plant cells can be induced by:

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Which of the following is not an objective of biofortification in crops?

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Inbreeding depression is:

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By which method was a new breed ‘Hisardale’ of sheep formed by using Bikaneri ewes and Marino rams?

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Select the incorrect statement regarding inbreeding.

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In mung bean, resistance to yellow mosaic, virus and powdery mildew were brought about by

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Select the incorrect statement.

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Which is similar term to 'hybrid vigour'?

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Black rot of mustard is caused by

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What are the requirements in tissue culture?

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Virus free plants can be generated through

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-Assertion : Biofortification is used to increase nutrient value of crops. Reason : Meristem culture is used to obtain virus resistant plants.

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Assertion : Somaclonal variations produce differences in plants. Reason : Somaclones are genetically dissimilar plants developed from any part of a plant by tissue culture.

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Which one is used in tissue culture?

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What will you conclude, when a cow is crossed to a bull and the female progeny is yielding more milk than its mother?

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Fishes in eutrophic lake die due to

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Hypophysation is done in major carps

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Assertion : Protandry and protogyny ensure cross fertilisation in some animals. Reason: Cross fertilisation introduces variation in progeny.

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Assertion : Hybridoma cells are shifted to a medium deficient in nutrient which cannot be synthesised by myeloma cells. Reason: The nutrient deficient medium allows selection of hy

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Which one is used in tissue culture?

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Parbhani Kranti, a variety of bhindi (lady finger) is resistant to

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One of the breeding techniques useful to eliminate harmful recessive genes by selection is

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In case of a couple where the male is having a very low sperm count, which of the following technique will be suitable for fertilization?

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Homozygous pure lines in cattle can be obtained by:

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Assertion : Somatic hybridisation is a process where protoplasts of two desired plants can be fused to develop improved plants. Reason : Cross breeding can also induce variability.

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Assertion : The honeybee queen copulates only once in her life time. Reason: The honeybee queen can lay fertilised as well as unfertilised eggs.

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One of the breeding techniques useful to eliminate harmful recessive genes by selection is

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Parbhani Kranti, a variety of bhindi (lady finger) is resistant to

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Interspecific hybridization is the mating of

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Among the following edible fishes, which one is a marine fish having a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids?

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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from codes given below.

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Assertion : The technique of micropropagation has been used to introduce variations in the offspring. Reason : It is not possible to generate virusfree plants by micropropagation.

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Outbreeding is an important strategy of animal husbandry because it:

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What is the tissue culture technique of micropropagation ?

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Which of the following enhances or induces fusion of protoplasts?

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Match Column - I with Column - II and select the correct option from given codes.

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Assertion : GM foods are facing widespread resistance by the people. Reason: GM foods have mutated genes which cause infections and allergies.

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When two unrelated individuals or lines are crossed, the performance of F ₁ hybrid in often superior to both of its parents. This phenomenon is called

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Match the following columns and choose the correct option. array |l|l|l| & Column I & Column II A. & Mutation breeding & array l 1. Laborious and expensive process to obtain gene v

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The material, which arrests cell division, is obtained from

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Which of the following is not true for a species?

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The world's highly prized wool yielding 'Pashmina' breed is

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In vitro clonal propagation in plants is characterized by:

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To obtain virus - free healthy plants from a diseased one by tissue culture technique, which part/parts of the diseased plant will be taken?

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Somaclones are prepared by

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The phenomenon that operates in the formation of root or shoot in a callus culture is

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In cloning of cattle a fertilized egg is taken out of the mother's womb and

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The world's highly prized wool yielding 'Pashmina' breed is

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Match the following columns and choose the correct option. array |l|l|l| & Column I & Column II A. & Mutation breeding & array l 1. Laborious and expensive process to obtain gene v

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The material, which arrests cell division, is obtained from

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Which of the following is not true for a species?

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When two unrelated individuals or lines are crossed, the performance of F ₁ hybrid in often superior to both of its parents. This phenomenon is called

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Pebrine is a disease of

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In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called

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Which of the following is not true for inbreeding?

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Assertion : Cattles feed on leaves of maize to get nutrition for growth and development. Reason : A number of symbiotic bacteria are present in rumen of cattle.

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Pebrine is a disease of

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Green revolution in India occurred during

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Apiculture is associated with which of the following groups of plants?

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Assertion : Inbreeding increases homozygosity, thus exposes harmful recessive genes, which are eliminated by selection. Reason : Continued inbreeding reduces fertility and producti

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The term 'aquaculture' means

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The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is

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The term 'aquaculture' means

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In callus culture, roots can be induced by the supply of

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Which of the following is a correct match between crop, variety and resistance to diseases? array lll Crop & Variety & array l Resistance to diseases array array

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Assertion : Inbreeding produces pureline. Reason : It causes homozygosity.

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In callus culture, roots can be induced by the supply of

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Which is correctly matched?

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Somaclones are obtained by : -

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Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism ?

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Transgenic plants are the ones -

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Which of the following plant species you would select for the production of bioethanol ?

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Which is correctly matched?

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Which one of the following is linked to the discovery of Bordeaux mixture as a popular fungicide?

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Bacterial leaf blight of rice is caused by a species of

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Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?

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Consider the following four measures (a - d) that could be taken to successfully grow chick-pea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common (a) Spray with Bordeaux mixture

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The name of Norman Borlaug is associated with

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The world's highly prized wool yielding 'Pashmina' breed is

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Three crops that contribute maximum to global food grain production are

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Which one of the following is being utilized as a source of biodiesel in the Indian countryside?

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In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:

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Which one of the following is a viral disease of poultry?

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In cloning of cattle a fertilized egg is taken out of the mother's womb and:

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The world's highly prized wool yielding 'Pashmina' breed is

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Three crops that contribute maximum to global food grain production are

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The name of Norman Borlaug is associated with

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In order to obtain virus-free plants through tissue culture the best method is:

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Triticale, the first man-made cereal crop, has been obtained by crossing wheat with:

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Sulphur is an important nutrient for optimum growth and productivity in:

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Crop plants grown in monoculture are:

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In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:

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Somaclonal variation is seen in

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Which one is not produced by aquaculture?

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The Triticale is an intergeneric hybrid between

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Three crops that contribute maximum to global food grain production are:

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The world's highly prized wool yielding 'Pashmina' breed is:

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Genetic diversity in agricultural crops is threatened by

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Which one is not produced by aquaculture?

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The Triticale is an intergeneric hybrid between

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India's wheat yield revolution in the 1960s was possible primarily due to:

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Somaclonal variation can be obtained by

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Assertion : Fish meal is a rich source of protein for cattle and poultry. Reason : Fish meal is produced from non-edible parts of fishes like fins, tail etc.

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Assertion : The honey bee queen copulates only once in her life time. Reason : The honey bee queen can lay fertilized as well as unfertilized eggs.

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Assertion : Cattle breeds can be improved by superovulation and embryo transplantation. Reason : Superovulation in high milk-yielding cows is induced by hormonal injection.

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Which endangered animal is the source of the world's finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool-the shahtoosh?

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Assertion : Use of fertilizers greatly enhances crop productivity. Reason : Irrigation is very important in increasing crop productivity.

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What is true for individuals of same species?

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