Foundation seed is produced by?
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NSC
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Tarai Development Corporation
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State Seed Corporation
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All of the above
In accordance with ISTA rules, a minimum number of _______ seeds are required for a germination test?
The isolation distance of certified seed of cotton is ______ m?
The National Seed Project launched in the year __________?
Which of the following is not a characteristic of seed?
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It must be true to type
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Seed must be viable
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Seed must be uniform in its texture, structure and look
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It should be dry & not moldy and should contain 8-10 percent moisture
Lentil & arhar show which type of germination in seed?
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Epi-hypogeal
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Hypo-epigeal
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Epigeal
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Hypogeal
The Seed Rule came in which year _____?
In the potassium permanganate test method, as the proportion of live seed increases, the discoloration of the solution also ________?
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First increases then decreases
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Decreases
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Increases
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First decreases then increases
Statement 1: To produce earliness due to vernalization. Statement 2: The substratum used for germination may be moisture with a 50 ppm solution.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
It is seed offered for sale after testing germination percentage and physical purity?
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Certified seed
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Truthfully Labelled seed
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Registered seed
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All of the above
Sunn hemp is _______ pollinated crop?
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Self
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Cross
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Both A & B
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Often cross
The petri dish method is not suitable for which crop seed germination test?
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Maize
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Knol-khol
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Radish
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Mustard
Statement 1: Embryo culture method is a rapid method to test the viability of seed. Statement 2: The embryo is removed carefully from its cotyledon in the embryo culture method.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
Statement 1: NSC registered in 1963. Statement 2: To produce and supply certified seed of various crops.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Which test is also called a biochemical test?
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Indigo-carmine method
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Tetrazolium chloride test
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Potassium permanganate test
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All of the above
In the electrical conductance method, the increase in conductance is proportionally related to the percentage of _____?
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Dead tissue
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Live tissue
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Both A & B
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None of the above
Which change does not occur during the germination of seed?
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Initiation of physiological activities
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Swelling of seed due to imbibition of water by osmosis
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Translocation & assimilation of insoluble food
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All are correct statements
The isolation distance of onion for foundation seed is ___________ m?
Purity percentage * viability percentage / 100 is the formula for _____?
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Vigour percentage of seed
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Real value of seed
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Pure live seed
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Both B & C
How many phases of seed certification are there?
Which one is non-PCR based?
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AFLP
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RFLP
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RAPD
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All are PCR based
Gene pyramiding is a technique of combining 2 or more __________ genes.
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Minor
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Major
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Both A & B
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None
Commercial products of Bt are?
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Biobit
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Dipel
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Teknar
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All of the above
The industrial branch that works to improve manufacturing processes, the development of biofuels, and other technologies to make industry more efficient and sustainable is?
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White biotechnology
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Yellow biotechnology
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Grey biotechnology
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Gold biotechnology
Map unit is the distance between two genes that recombine with a frequency of ______ %.
Hybridization is a crossing of two ____________________ plants.
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Genotypically same
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Genotypically different
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Phenotypically same
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Phenotypically different
Transgenic plant proteina has been developed by modification of the target protein against _______.
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Diquat
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Paraquat
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Glyphosate
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All of the above
Hybrids produced using the nucleus of one parent cell & cytoplasm of ______ cell are called cybrids.
In vivo is a ________________ process or reaction taking place in a living cell or organization.
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Physical
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Biochemical
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Biological
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Both B & C
Statement 1: DNAs consist of a repetition of extremely short units & long units known as microsatellites. Statement 2: Double haploids are gametes and carry two identical chromosomes.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct