COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,

JNKVV, JABALPUR
MID TERM EXAMINATION 2020-21

Subject: Crop Improvement-II Rabi Class: B.Sc. (Ag.) III Year II sem
Max Marks: 30
Session: 2020-21 Credit Hr: 3 (2+1)
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1 Genetic constitution of a variety developed by pure line selection method will be

a. Homozygous and b. homozygous and heterogeneous
homogeneous
c. Heterozygous and d. Heterozygous and heterogeneous
heterogeneous
2 Source of dwarfing gene in wheat is….
a. Norin 10 b. Dee- geo- woo- gen
c. DELLA d. SONALIKA
3 NP series varieties are obsolete variety of which crop
a. Rice b. Barley
c. Wheat d. Ragi
4 Primary centre of origin for barley
a. Afganistan centre b. Hindustan Centre
c. Asia minor centre d. Abyssynian centre
5 Which variety of wheat is an example of primary introduction
a. Kalyan Sona b. Lerma Rojo
c. Sonalika d. Sarbati
6 The chromosome number of Lentil and Field pea is
a. 2n = 12 b. 2n = 20
c. 2n = 14 d. 2n = 24
7 Sunflower originated in the
a. South American Centre b. Brazil Paraguay Centre
c. Mediterranean Centre d. USA Centre
8 Directorates of wheat research is located at
a. Ludhiana (Punjab) b. Karnal (Haryana)
c. Anand (Gujarat) d. Mohali (Punjab)
9 International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry areas maintains germplasm
collections of
a. Legumes and oilseeds b. Legumes and fiber crop
c. Legumes and Cereals d. Legumes and sugarcane
10 Ploidy level of cultivated barley species
a. diploid b. tetraploid
c. pentaploid d. hexaploid
11 Which wild species of oats is the proginator of cultivated oats
a. Avena murphyi b. A. fatua
c. A. sativa d. A. sterilis
12 Chickpea is rich source of essential amino acid
a. methionine b. lysine
c. cysteine d. Tryptophan
13 A crop showing less than 5% cross-pollination is considered as
a. cross pollinated b. self pollinated
c. often self pollinated d. often cross pollinated
14 Blue colour tag is issued for which type of seed production programme
a. Nucleus seed b. Breeder seed
c. Certified seed d. Foundation seed
15 The bulk method of breeding was first used by
a. Nilsson-Ehle b. Suneson
c. Brim d. Harlan
16 A breeding method of self pollinated crop used for purification of variety in seed
production and certification programme
a. Pure line selection b. Mass Selection
c. Pedigree method d. Bulk method
17 Closely related wild species of oats is the proginator of cultivated chickpea
a. Cicer pinnatifidum b. C. judaicum
c. C.echinospermum d. C. reticulatum
18 Causal organism of major soil born disease of chickpea is
a. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum b. Fusarium oxysporum
c. Ascochyra rabiei d. sclerotium rolfsii
19 Flag smut of wheat came into India from
a. Afghanistan b. Australia
c. UK d. USA
20 High temperature tolerant variety of chickpea recommended for late sown condition
a. JG16 b. JG63
c. JG36 d. JG14
21 International institute situated in India doing research work on desi and kabuli chickpea
a. ICARDA b. IIPR
c. NIPGR d. ICRISAT
22 Lentil is called as poor man meat because of
a. low carbohydrate b. high protein content
c. rich in micronutrient d. high in trypsin inhibitors
23 Lentil is derived the name Lens due to its
a. flower shape b. leaf shape
c. plant type d. lens shaped seeds
24 Wild species of oats commonly found as a weed in the area of the United States and
Canada.
a. Avena murphyi b. A. fatua
c. A. sativa d. A. sterilis
25 International institute working on wheat research work
a. ICARDA b. IRRI
c. ICRISAT d. CIMMYT
26 Which species of Brassica ia commonly known as Indian mustard
a. Brassica napus b. B. carinata
c. B. juncea d. B.nigra
27 National institute of oil seed crop
a. IIPR, Kanpur b. IIOR, Hyderabad
c. IIVR,Varanasi d. IARI, New Dehli
28 Which breeding method retains all desirable characters of a popular adopted variety and
replace under undesirable allele at a particular locus
a. Pedigree method b. Bulk method
c. Back cross method d. Single seed descent method
29 Scientific name of safflower
a. Sapium sebiferum b. Carthamus tinctorius
c. Olea europea d. Helianthus annus
30 For initiating any breeding programme what is basic requirement in source population
a. Genetic variation b. Easy pollination control
c. Cytoplasmic male sterility d. Sexual reproduction