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Which of the following is an example of a cross-breed ?

General Science Biology Botany Class 12th NEET UG NEET UG Preparation

Q. 10 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3353)

Which of the following is an example of a cross-breed ?

  • Mule
  • Hilsa
  • Hisardale
  • Sahiwal

Ans → (c)Hisardale

Explanation → Hisardale is an example of a cross-breed

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Q. 1 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3344)

Aquaculture does not include

  • prawns
  • fishes
  • silkworms
  • shell fishery

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Q. 2 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3345)

Which of the following is correctly matched ?

  • Sericulture – Fish
  • Aquaculture – Mosquito
  • Apiculture – Honeybee
  • Pisciculture – Silkmoth

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Q. 3 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3346)

Germplasm collection is the collection of

  • germ cells
  • semens
  • plants/seeds with all the diverse alleles for all genes
  • egg cells

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Q. 4 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3347)

Major percentage of India’s Gross Domestic Product is constituted by

  • industry
  • agriculture
  • export
  • small scale cottage industry

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Q. 5 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3348)

The Noble Laureate, who developed semi-dwarf wheat varieties in Mexioc was

  • norman E. Borlaug
  • herbert Boyer
  • William Harvey
  • Typhoid Mary

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Q. 6 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3349)

Jaya and Ratna are the semi-dwarf varieties of

  • wheat
  • rice
  • cowpea
  • mustard

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Q. 7 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3350)

The term “inbreeding depression” is related to

  • increased fertility and productivity
  • increased milk production
  • reduced fertility & productivity
  • reduced milk production

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Q. 8 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3351)

Continued inbreeding, especially close inbreeding generally results in

  • inbreeding depression
  • inbreeding stimulation
  • inbreeding hybridisation
  • inbreeding mutation

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Q. 9 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3352)

The breeding carried out between animals of different breeds is called

  • out-crossing
  • cross-breeding
  • inbreeding
  • both (a) and (b)

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Q. 10 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3353)

Which of the following is an example of a cross-breed ?

  • Mule
  • Hilsa
  • Hisardale
  • Sahiwal

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Q. 11 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3354)

Hisardale is a new breed of sheep developed in Punjab by crossing

  • Merino ram and Bikaneri ewe
  • Assel ram and White leghorn ewe
  • Rhode Island ram and White leghorn ewe
  • Cochin ram and Ghagus ewe

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Q. 12 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3355)

Crossing of individuals of two different species to produce a hybrid is called

  • interspecific hybridisation
  • intervarietal hybridisation
  • intergeneric hybridisation
  • intravarietal hybrididisation

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Q. 13 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3356)

Artificial insemination involves

  • super ovulation
  • semen collection
  • egg collection
  • embryo collection

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Q. 14 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3357)

Artificial breeding of cattle is brough about by

  • artiticial insemination
  • super ovulation and embryo transplantation
  • MOET
  • all of these

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Q. 15 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3358)

MOET stands for

  • Multiple Ovulation and Egg transfer Technology
  • Multiple Ovary and Embryo Transfer Technology
  • Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology
  • Method of Egg Transfer Technology

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Q. 16 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3359)

Multiple ovulation embryo transfer technology is related to

  • transfer of super embryo
  • transfer of super eggs
  • super ovulation and embryo transfer
  • both (a) and (b)

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Q. 17 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3360)

Lean meat’ is cosidered to be of high quality because it has

  • lesser but easily digestible protein
  • lesser lipid content
  • more fat that makes the meqt softer
  • longer table life due to lesser chances of infection

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Q. 18 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3361)

In livestock breeding experiments, which of the following stages is transferred to surrogate mothers ?

  • Unfertilised eggs
  • Fertilised eggs
  • 8 to 32 celled embryo
  • Frozen semen

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Q. 19 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3362)

The term ‘apiculture’ refers to

  • tissue culture
  • pisciculture
  • bee-keeping
  • animal-keeping

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Q. 20 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3363)

Which of the following plays a role in indigenous system of medicine ?

  • Plant breeding
  • Fisheries
  • Apiculture
  • MOET

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Q. 21 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3364)

In honey, the main constituent is

  • calcium
  • sugar
  • protein
  • water

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Q. 22 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3365)

Turnip mosaic disease is caused by

  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • nematodes
  • fungi

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Q. 23 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3366)

Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?

  • Black rot of crucifers Bacteria
  • Brown rust of wheat Fungi
  • Late blight of potato Virus
  • Red rot of sugarcane Fungi

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Q. 24 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3367)

Which of the following dieases is caused by bacteria ?

  • Tobacco mosaic
  • Black rot of crucifers
  • Red rot of sugarcane
  • Late blight of potato

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Q. 25 of Quiz-1457 (Que-ID : 3368)

Black rust of wheat is caused by

  • Puccinia
  • Albugo
  • Ustilago
  • Cystopus

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Polyembryony commonly occurs in

  • banana
  • tomato
  • Potato
  • Citrus

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Q. 4 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2972)

Which among is the most toxic

  • Ammonia
  • Uric acid
  • Urea
  • None of the above

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Q. 14 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3282)

In gymnosperms, the development of pollen grains occurs in

  • Strobili
  • Microsporangia
  • Megasporangia
  • Macrosporangia

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At what stage of life is oogenesis initiated in a human female ?

  • At puberty
  • During menarch
  • During menopause
  • During embryonic development

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Environment (Protection) Act came into force in?

  • 1986
  • 1989
  • 1992
  • 1993

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Q. 23 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3316)

Amphibians were dominant during _______ period.

  • Carboniferous
  • Silurian
  • Ordovician
  • Cambrian

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Q. 23 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3166)

Anti-parallel strands of a DNA molecule mean that

  • One strand turns anticlockwise
  • Phosphate groups at the start of two DNA strands (poles) are in opposite position
  • Phosphate groups of two DNA strands at their ends share the same position
  • One strand turns clockwise

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Q. 20 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2863)

Male and female flowers are present on different plants (dioecious) to ensure xenogamy, in

  • papaya
  • bottle gourd
  • maize
  • all of these.

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The clam nervous system is composed of

  • labial palps
  • one pair of ganglia
  • two pairs of ganglia
  • three pairs of ganglia

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Which of the following pairs contains an infectious and a non-infectious disease respectively ?

  • Typhoid and AIDS
  • AIDS and cancer
  • Pneumonia and malaria
  • Cancer and malaria

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Q. 17 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2935)

Phenotypic and genotypic ratio is similar in case of

  • complete dominance
  • incomplete dominance
  • over dominance
  • epistasis

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2711)

What is functional unit of contraction

  • Cell
  • Myosin
  • Actin
  • Sarcomere

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Q. 13 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3106)

Which of the following is not a macronutrient

  • iron
  • calcium
  • manganese
  • phosphorus

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Q. 12 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3530)

Which one of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

  • Methane
  • CO2
  • Chlorofluoro carbon
  • Hydrogen

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Q. 23 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2791)

In a scientific name, the name of the author is printed in

  • Abbreviated
  • Capital letter
  • Bold
  • Italics

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2886)

The best way to decrease population of a country is

  • to educate people
  • to have better houses
  • to kill people on a large scale
  • to practice and implement familay planning

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Q. 21 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3539)

The natural aging of the lake is called

  • Biomagnification
  • Eutrophication
  • BOD
  • None of the above

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3419)

Desired properties of plants and Animals are possible by which reproduction?

  • Genetic Engineering
  • Chromosomal Engineering
  • Ekabana technology
  • Bonsai technology

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2848)

Science of cultivation, breeding, marketing and arrangement of flowers is called

  • arboriculture
  • floriculture
  • horticulture
  • anthology

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Q. 25 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3318)

The extinct stone ancestor, who ate only fruits and hunted with stone weapons was

  • Ramapithecus
  • Australophecus
  • Dryopithecus
  • Homo erectus

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Which of the following STDs are not completely curable ?

  • Chlamydiasis, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis
  • Chancroid syphilis, genital warts
  • AIDS, syphilis, hepatitis B
  • AIDS, genital herpes, hepatitis B

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Q. 20 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3388)

Methanogens, growing anaerobically on cellulosic material produce

  • methane
  • methane and carbon dioxide
  • methane and hydrogen
  • methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen

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Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3017)

Crossing over results the exchange of genetic material, which occurs between

  • Non-sister chromosomes
  • Sister chromatids
  • Non-homologous chromosome
  • Homologous chromosomes

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2844)

The anther wall consists of four wall layers where

  • tapetum lies just inner to endothecium
  • middle layers lie between endothecium and tapetum
  • endothecium lies inner to middle layers
  • tapetum lies next to epidermis

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Q. 12 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2905)

The function of the secretion of prostate gland is to

  • inhibit sperm activity
  • attract sperms
  • stimulate sperm activity
  • none of these.

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Q. 19 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3387)

Which of the following steps is taken by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to protect rivers from water pollition ?

  • Ganga Action Plan
  • Narmada Action Plan
  • Yamuna Action Plan
  • Both (a) and (c)

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Q. 25 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2818)

Which is not part of brain stem

  • Pons
  • Medulla
  • Mid brain
  • Cerebellum

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3311)

Phenomenon of ‘industrial melanism’ demonstrates

  • geographical isolation
  • reproductive isolation
  • natural selection
  • induced mutation

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Q. 21 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3014)

Synapsis occurs between

  • A male and female gametes
  • Ribosome and m-RNA
  • Spindle fibres and centromeres
  • Two homologous chromosomes

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Q. 7 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3350)

The term “inbreeding depression” is related to

  • increased fertility and productivity
  • increased milk production
  • reduced fertility & productivity
  • reduced milk production

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Q. 2 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3070)

The end product of the Calvin cycle is ______.

  • RuBP
  • PGAL
  • PGA
  • ADP + NADP

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Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3442)

The species used as natural genetic engineer is :

  • Agrobacterim tumefaciens
  • Bacillus thruingiensis
  • Aspergillus
  • Drosophila

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2994)

Golgi complex and endoplasmic reticulum cannot be seen during

  • late telophase
  • late prophase
  • early anaphase
  • late metaphase

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3402)

Which of the given statement is correct in the context of observing DNA separated by agarose gel electrophoresis?

  • DNA can be seen in visible light
  • DNA can be seen without staining in visible light
  • Ethidium bromide stained DNA can be seen in visible light
  • Ethidium bromide stained DNA can be seen under exposure to UV light

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Q. 7 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2675)

Which is also known as reservoir of RBC

  • Thymus
  • Kidney
  • Gall bladder
  • Spleen

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3098)

The formation of first stable product of nitrogen fixation is catalysed by enzyme

  • dehydrogenase
  • nitrogenase
  • isomerase
  • none of these

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Q. 25 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3443)

Bacillus thruingiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing nobel:

  • Biofertilizers
  • Biometallurgical techniques
  • Biomineralization processes
  • Bioinsecticidal plants

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Q. 15 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3408)

Triticale, first man made cereal crop, has been obtained by crossing wheat with:

  • Rye
  • Pearl millet
  • Sugarcane
  • Barley

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Phycology is the study of

  • Algae
  • Fungi
  • Lichens
  • Mosses

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Q. 16 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3159)

The fastest enzyme known is

  • DNA polymerase
  • carbonic anhydrase
  • carbonic dehydrogenase
  • DNA ligase

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Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3242)

Flowers in which only one set of essential organs is present are said to be

  • Polygamous
  • Bisexual
  • Dioecious
  • Unisexual

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3452)

One species benefit in

  • Parasitism
  • Predation
  • Mutualism
  • Both (a) and (b)

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Q. 21 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2889)

Which of the following is correct regarding HIV, hepatitis B, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis ?

  • Trichomoniasis is an STD whereas others are not.
  • Gonorrhoea is a viral disease whereas others are bacterial
  • HIV is a pathogen whereas others are diseases
  • Hepatitis B is eradicated completely whereas others are not

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Q. 22 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2865)

Both chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers are present in

  • Helianthus
  • Commelina
  • Rosa
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Which of the following cannot be detected in a developing foetus by amniocentesis ?

  • Jaundice
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Colourblindness

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3086)

Which of the following process (C4 cycle) occurs in bundle sheath cells?

  • Regeneration
  • Fixation
  • Carboxylation
  • Decarboxylation

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Q. 4 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3097)

The process of conversion of NO2– to N2 is called

  • nitrification
  • ammonification
  • denitrification
  • nitrogen fixation

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Q. 21 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3439)

A technology which has found immense use in solving cases of disputed percentage is:

  • Polymerase chain reaction
  • DNA finger printing
  • None of these
  • Both (a) and (b)

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The science dealing with the fossil plants-

  • Palaeobotany
  • Geology
  • Epistemology
  • Entomology

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Q. 21 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2814)

cyton has

  • Single nucleus
  • Double nucleus
  • Three nucleus
  • None of these

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