The semi dwarf wheat which was instrumental in increasing
wheat production was developed by
Alexander von Humboldt
Paul Ehrlich
Dr. Kurien
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner
E.
Norman E. Borlaug
Norman E. Borlaug is considered the father of 'Green revolution' as the semi dwarf varieties of wheat developed by him increased wheat production manifolds.
Ernest Chain and Howard Florey's contribution was
discovery of streptokinase
establishing the potential of penicillin as an effective antibiotic
discovery of the DNA sequencer
isolating the bacterial plasmid
isolating the bacterial plasmid
Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option.
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Totipotency | A. breeding crops with higher levels of nutrients |
| 2. Micropropagation | B. plant grown from hybrid protoplast |
| 3. Somaclone | C. producing a large number of plants through tissue culture |
| 4. Somatic hybrid | D. capacity to generate a whole plant from an explan |
| 5. Biofortification | E. Plants genetically identical to the original plant |
1 - D; 2 - C; 3 - E; 4 - B; 5 - A
1 - A; 2 - E; 3 - B; 4 - D; 5 - C
1 - C; 2 - B; 3 - E; 4 - D; 5 - A
1 - D; 2 - E; 3 - A; 4 - D; 5 - C
1 - D; 2 - E; 3 - A; 4 - D; 5 - C
Viruses of the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus are employed as
Gobar gas producers
Biological control agents
Anaerobic sludge digesters
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
Choose the wrong statement
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that life comes only from pre-existing life
S.L. Miller observed that electric discharge in a flask containing CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 800°C formed amino acids
Flippers of penguins and dolphins are examples for homology
Homology indicates common ancestry
Homology indicates common ancestry
Match Column I with Column II and choose the right option.
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Thomas Malthus | A. Branching descent |
| 2. Hugo deVries | B. Studies on populations |
| 3. Charles Darwin | C. Use and disuse theory |
| 4. Lamarck | D. Saltation |
1 - D; 2 - A; 3 - C; 4 - B
1 - B; 2 - D; 3 - A; 4 - C
1 - B; 2 - D; 3 - C; 4 - A
1 - C; 2 - B; 3 - A; 4 - D
1 - C; 2 - B; 3 - A; 4 - D
The hominid fossils discovered in Java in 1891 revealed a stage in the human evolution, which was called
Homo erectus
Dryopithecus
Australopithecus
Homo habilis
Homo habilis
Multiple allelism is observed in
flower colour in Snapdragon
pod colour in Pisum sativum
haemophilia in man
sex determination in birds
sex determination in birds
The graphical representation to calculate the probability of all possible genotypes of offsprings in a genetic cross was developed by
Gregor Mendel
Kornberg
Har Gobind Khorana
George Gamow
George Gamow
Choose the wrong statement
Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division results in aneuploidy
Additional copy of 'X' chromosome in males results in Klinefelter's syndrome
Closely located genes in a chromosome always assert independently resulting in recombinants
According to Mendel, recessive character never blend in heterozygous condition
According to Mendel, recessive character never blend in heterozygous condition
