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Identify the viral diseases in plants.

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Important Questions on Viruses

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White rust resistant variety of Brassica is
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Choose the correct option for X,Y and Z.

Crop Variety Insect Pests
Rape seed Mustard Pusa Gaurav Z
X Pusa Sem 2 Jassids
Okra Y Shoot borer

 

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Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?
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Now-a-days agricultural practice is expensive to the farmers as they need to purchase hybrid seeds every year. Which of the following strategies can be employed to overcome this problem?
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What are bio pesticides? Write briefly on bio pesticides with examples.
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Germplasm collection refers to
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In mung bean, resistance to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew were induced by:
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Which one of the following is NOT enriched by vitamin C by IARI?

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Sukhvinder used conventional farming practices to eradicate pests from his farm. Inspite of that, his hybrid crop yield declined over the years as the seed set was affected. This is due to
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Pusa Gaurav variety of Brassica is resistant to:
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The oil content and quality of groundnut variety were improved by plant breeding techniques. This is an example of
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A corn farmer has perennial problem of corn-borer infestation in his crop. Being environmentally conscious he does not want to spray insecticides. Suggest solution based on your knowledge of biotechnology. Write the steps carried out to achieve it.
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'Sonalika' and Kalyansona' are the high yielding 'semi-dwarf varieties of wheat, introduced from ________.
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Match the following lists:

  List-I   List-II
  Crop bred by hybridization   Resistance to disease
(A) Wheat (I) Block rot and curl blight black rot
(B) Brassica (II) Mosaic virus, leaf curl
(C) Cauliflower (III) Leaf and stripe rust, hill bunt
(D) Cowpea (IV) White rust
    (V) Bacterial blight

The correct match is:

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Golden rice is genetically engineered to have greater content of _________.
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Which of the following is not an objective of biofortification in crops?
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Mutations in plant cells can be induced by:
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Pusa Swarnim is X type of plant variety that is resistance to Y disease.
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Study the given table and identify a, b, c, d, e and f:

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Choose the correct combinations
I) Pusa swarnim - Brassica - White rust resistance
II) Pusa gaurav - Brassica - Fruit borer resistance
III Pusa sawani - Bhindi - Fruit borer resistance
IV) Pusa sadabahar - Chilli - Leaf curl resistance