Enhancement in Food Production Quiz-9

BIOLOGY ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION QUIZ-9

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Q1. Animal husbandry deals with
I. breeding of livestock buffaloes, cows, sheep, camels, etc., that are useful to humans
II. rearing, catching, selling, etc., of fish, molluscs and crustaceans.
III. breeding of fowls for human use
Which of the statement give above are correct?

•  I and II
•  I and III
•   II and II
•  I, II and III

Solution
d)Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of feeding, breeding and raising animal livestock whose primary purpose is to provide meat and milk. Meat animals include beef, cattle, sheep and meat goats. Milk animals include cows and buffaloes. Poultry is a class of domesticated fowl used for food and for their eggs. Fisheries is also an important source of animal food, which is concerned with rearing, catching and selling of fish, molluscs (shell fish) and crustaceans prawns, crabs, etc.

Q2.Essential oils are made of:

•   Vitamins
•  Auxins
•  Trace elements
•  Aromatic volatile organic substances

Solution
d)

Q3.  The conventional method of breeding for resistance includes
I. screening the germplasm for resistant sources
II. hybridization of selected parents
III. selection and evaluation of the hybrids
IV. testing and release of new varieties
Choose the correct option

•  I, II and III
•  I, III and IV
•  II, III and IV
•  I, II, III and IV

Solution
(d) Conventional breeding method is carried out by the following steps (i) Selection and screening of germplasm for disease resistance (ii) Hybridisation of selected plants (iii) Testing and release of new varieties into the market Mutation breeding is carried out by the following steps
1. Inducing mutations in plants

2. Screening the plant for resistance

3. Selecting the desirable plant for multiplication for breeding

Q4. Who gave the idea that every plant cell is totipotent?

•  PR White
•  EC Cocking
•  FC Steward
•  G Haberlandt

Solution
d)G Haberlandt gave the idea that every cell is totipotent

Q5.Rinderpest is the disease of:

•  Cattle
•  Poultry
•  Fish
•  Camel

Solution
 (a)

Q6. Anatomically, cotton fibres are:

•  Bast fibres
•  Xylem fibres
•  Epidermal hairs
•  Pith cells

Solution
(c)

Q7.The objective of biofortification is to improve
I. protein content and quality

II. oil content and quality

III. vitamin content

IV. micronutrients and mineral content

Choose the correct option

•  I, II and III
•  I, II and IV
•  II, III and IV
•  I, II, III and IV

Solution
(d) Plant breeding programme designed to increase the vitamins, minerals, higher protein and heat their fat content in crop yields is called biofortification

Q8.When breeding is between animals of the same breed for 4-6 generation, it is called

•  Crossbreeding
•  Outbreeding
•  Outcrossing
•  Inbreeding

Solution
d) The process of breeding, when occurs between closely related individuals of the same breed, is called inbreeding. On the other hand, the process of breeding between unrelated animals, which may be between different breeds or different species, is called outbreeding

Q9.The principle source of sugar is/are:

•  Sugarcane
•  Sugar beet
•  Palm
•  Both (A) and (B)

Solution
(d)

Q10. In 1960 to 2000 wheat production increased from …A… tonnes to …B… tonnes while rice production was from …C… tonnes to …D… tonnes Here A to D refers to

•   A-11 million, B-75 million, C-35 million, D-89.5 million
•  A-14 million, B-80 million, C-40 million, D-92.5 million
•  A-10 million, B-71 million, C-35 million, D-89.5 million
•  :A-15 million, B-70 million, C-40 million, D-90 million

Solution
(a)A-11 million, B-75 million, C-35 million, D-89.5 million