Enhancement in Food Production Quiz 2

BIOLOGY ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODIUCTION QUIZ-2

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Q1. 
Mating between two individuals differing in genotypto produce genetic variation is called

•  Domestication
•   Incubation
•   Hybridization
•  Mutation

Solution
c)

Q2.The scientific name of lac insect is:

•  Tachardia lacca
•  Bombyx mori
•  Cimex lectularis
•  Pediculus pithiris

Solution
a)

Q3.  The plant from which chewing gum is made:

•  Achras saptoa
•  Euphorbia splendens
•  Dalbergia sissoo
•  Butea frondosa

Solution
a)

Q4. Sugar obtained from sugarcane is:

•  Fructose
•  Glucose
•  Sucrose
•  Galactose

Solution
c)

Q5.Which is the most important source of food and fodder?

•  Algae
•  
  Fungi
•  
  Cereals
•  Gymnosperms

Solution
 c)

Q6. To isolate protoplast, one needs

•  Pectinase
•  Cellulase
•  Both (a) and (b)
•  Chitinase

Solution
(c) The cell walls of cells are digested by enzymes like pectinase and cellulose to expose the naked protoplast

Q7.International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is situated at

•  
  New York (USA)
•  Tokyo (Japan)
•  Manilla (Philipines)
•  Hydrabad (India)

Solution
(c) International rice Research Institute is situated of Manila (Philippines) and Indian Rice Research Institute situated at Cuttack

Q8.The controlled breeding and rearing of fish is called

•  Aquaculture
•  Pisciculture
•  Sericulture
•  Apiculture

Solution
(b) Pisciculture. Pisciculture is the breeding, hat ching and rearing of fish under controlled condition

Q9.Bactrian camel is characterised by:

•  Two humps and long neck
•  Two humps and long limbs
•  Two humps and thick coat
•  Single hump and thick coat

Solution
c)

Q10. The scientific name of maize is:

•  Zingiber
•  Zea mays
•  Raphanus
•  Daucas

Solution
b)