Free Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production (Daily Quiz: 5) NEET Biology Questions & Answers with Detailed Explanation & Full Review

Question-1

Semidwarf variety of wheat was developed at

(a) International Centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement Mexico

(b) International Centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement Brazil

(c) International Centre for Wheat and Rice Improvement Japan

(d) International Centre for Wheat and Gram Improvement Mexico

Question-2

The plants produced from tissue culture are genetically identical to the original plant from which they are grown so they are called

(a) clones

(b) somaclones

(c) para clones

(d) None of these

Question-3

Of the world's top five crops (in terms of annual production)

(a) four belong to Poaceae, one to Leguminosae

(b) three belong to Poaceae (Gramineae), one to Leguminosae, one to Solanaceae

(c) four belong to Poaceae, one to Solanaceae

(d) all five belong to Poaceae

Question-4

Green revolution in India occurred during

(a) 1980's

(b) 1970's

(c) 1950's

(d) 1960's

Question-5

The process by which genetic variations are created through changes in the base sequences within genes is

(a) interspecific hybridisation

(b) plant breeding

(c) outcrossing

(d) mutation