Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production PYQs

Pollen grains can be stored for several years in liquid nitrogen having a temperature of:

Outbreeding is an important strategy of animal husbandry because it:

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

Consider the following four statements (a-d) and select the option which includes all the correct ones only: (a) Single cell protein can produce large quantities of food rich in protein, minerals, vitamins etc. (b) Body weight-wise the microorganism Methylophilus methylotrophus may be able to produce several times more proteins than the cows per day (c) Common button mushrooms are very rich source of vitamin C (d) A rice variety has been developed which is very rich in calcium

Green revolution in India occurred during:

Consider the following statements (A-D) about organic farming: (A) Utilises genetically modified crops like Bt cotton (B) Uses only naturally produced inputs like compost (C) Does not use pesticides and urea (D) Produces vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals Which of the above statements are correct?

In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:

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