NTSE Biology Food Production and Management MCQs

Question: Emasculation is a type of process in which

• a) Anthers are removed from flowers
• b) Ovules are removed from flowers
• c) Flower is completely destroyed
• d) Plants are removed from the field

Answer: Anthers are removed from flowers

Question: The science of agriculture includes

• a) Management of plants and animals
• b) Management of plants
• c) Management of animals
• d) Management of insect

Answer: Management of plants and animals

Question: Micro nutrients among the following are :

• a) Cu, Zn, B
• b) Ca, Cu, Mg
• c) Zn, Mo, N
• d) C, N, B

Answer: Cu, Zn, B

Question: Ginger is an example of underground modified stem called -

• a) Rhizome
• b) Corm
• c) Tuber
• d) Bulb

Answer: Rhizome

Question: Which of the following is necessary for improvement of the quality of crops ? 1. Introduction 2. Hybridization 3. Selection 4. Segregation

• a) 1, 2 & 3
• b) 1, 2, 3 & 4
• c) 2, 3 & 4
• d) 2 and 3

Answer: 1, 2 & 3

Question: Indian farmers are unhappy over the introduction of “Terminator Seed Technology” because the seeds produced by this technology are expected to :

• a) give rise to sexually sterile plants
• b) form low-yielding plants despite the high quality
• c) show poor germination
• d) give rise to the plants capable of forming viable seeds

Answer: form low-yielding plants despite the high quality

Question: The plant breeding technique among the following is

• a) Introduction
• b) Selection
• c) Hybridization
• d) All of these

Answer: Selection

Question: The high yielding dwarf variety of wheat developed by Dr. M.S. Dr. Swaminathan was

• a) Hira - moti
• b) C – 306
• c) Sharbati, Sonara
• d) Arjun

Answer: Sharbati, Sonara

Question: Which one of the following is a hybrid variety of maize ?

• a) Arjun
• b) Kasturi
• c) Ganga - 5
• d) Pusa 84

Answer: Ganga - 5

Question: Which is the oldest breeding method ?

• a) Hybridization
• b) Selection
• c) Mutation
• d) Introduction

Answer: Introduction

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Question: Farmyard manure is prepared from

• a) Cattle dung
• b) Crop residue
• c) Cattle dung & crop residue
• d) Decomposed vegetables

Answer: Cattle dung & crop residue

Question: What is the name of white part present in egg ?

• a) Albumen
• b) Egg yolk
• c) Egg shell
• d) None of above

Answer: Albumen

Question: Which one of the following statement is true regarding IR variety

• a) It is rice and introduced in India from Mexico
• b) It is rice and introduced in India from Philippines
• c) It is what and introduced in India from Philippines
• d) None of these are correct

Answer: It is rice and introduced in India from Philippines

Question: Chose the correct option after reading following statements

(i) Weeds can be destroyed by chemical called redonticides.

(ii) Due to growth of wee, crop yield is reduced.

(iii) The process of removal of unwanted plants is called weeding.

• a) (i) and (ii) are correct
• b) (i) and (iii) are correct
• c) (ii) and (iii) are correct
• d) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

Answer: (ii) and (iii) are correct

Question: Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called as

• a) Mixed cropping
• b) Mixed farming
• c) Inter cropping
• d) Farming

Answer: Mixed cropping