STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION Quiz-13
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NEET is the most famous and important medical entrance examination held in our country. This exam is an objective type, an offline test which includes 4 sections namely– Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology. The maximum marks that can be scored are 720 marks and have 180 questions.
About half of the paper consists of questions from Biology, as the NEET exam essentially focuses on capacitating students to go for seats in medical courses. One of the most significant and crucial sections in the NEET exam is of Biology. It comprises of theories, descriptions, discoveries, diagrams, definitions, explanations of differences, and relations. The majority of the topics covered in the NEET syllabus are from the NCERT syllabus of Class 11 & 12 and other related sources become part of the rest of the syllabus.
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Q1. The dry fibrous residue left after the extraction of sugarcane juice is known as:
Solution
Bagasse is the dry pulpy fibrous residue that remains after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice.
Bagasse is the dry pulpy fibrous residue that remains after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice.
Q2. The scientific name of Bajra is:
Solution
It is a fact.
It is a fact.
Q3. One of the alternate sources of protein for animal and human nutrition is
Solution
Production of edible proteins on a large scale by means of microorganisms for animal and human nutrition is called single cell protein
Production of edible proteins on a large scale by means of microorganisms for animal and human nutrition is called single cell protein
Q4. Central Silk Research and Training Institute (CSRTI) is located at:
Solution
Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysore, the pioneer research institution in the field of tropical sericulture, was established at Chennapattna in 1961 under the administrative control of Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India for the over all development of silk industry in the country.
Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysore, the pioneer research institution in the field of tropical sericulture, was established at Chennapattna in 1961 under the administrative control of Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India for the over all development of silk industry in the country.
Q5. Consider the following statements
I. Solid stem in wheat exhibits non-preference by stem sawfly
II. In cotton, smooth leaf and absence of nectar repel bollworms
III. In maize, high aspartic acid, low nitrogen and sugar content protect them from stem borers
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Solution
All given statements are correct.
All given statements are correct.
Q6. Safflower oil is obtained from the seeds of:
Solution
Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius, is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds and was used by the early Spanish colonies along the Rio Grande as a substitute for saffron.
Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius, is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds and was used by the early Spanish colonies along the Rio Grande as a substitute for saffron.
Q7. Which of the following is insect pest resistance?
Solution
It is a fact.
It is a fact.
Q8. A milk-like preparation can be made from the seeds of:
Solution
soymilk or soya milk is a plant milk produced by soaking dried soybeans and grinding them in water.
soymilk or soya milk is a plant milk produced by soaking dried soybeans and grinding them in water.
Q9. Semi-dwarf varieties of rice were developed from
I. IR-8 II. Taichung Native-1
III. Jaya IV. Sonalika
Choose the correct options
Solution
Semi-dwarf varieties of rice were developed from IR-8 and Taichung Native-1
Semi-dwarf varieties of rice were developed from IR-8 and Taichung Native-1
Q10. Fibre yielding plant is:
Solution
Cotton, seed-hair fibre of several species of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae).
Cotton, seed-hair fibre of several species of plants of the genus Gossypium, belonging to the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae).
