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Multiple Choice Questions

 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


Female cone of Pinus is a

  • Modified needles

  • Modified long shoot

  • Modified dwarf shoot

  • Modified scale


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

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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


Genes for cytoplasmic male sterility in plants are generally located in

  • mitochondrial genome

  • cytosol

  • chloroplast genome

  • nuclear genome


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

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

  • rye

  • pearl millet

  • sugarcane

  • sugarcane

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Some 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

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Which one of the following proved effective for biological control of nematodal diseases in plants?

  • Pisolithus tinctorius

  • Pseudomonas cepacin

  • Gliocladium virens

  • Gliocladium virens

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