K. K.

Wagh College of Agriculture, Nashik-03

Department of Agricultural Botany
Course No. : GPB-366 Credit: 2(1+1) Semester-VI (New)

Course Title : Crop Improvement-II (Rabi Crops) (MCQ)

Course Teacher: - Dr. S. S. Bornare

1. Progenitor of common bread wheat is/are

a. Triticum monococum(AA) b. Unknown spp.(BB)
c. Triticum tauschii(DD) d. All the above

2. The common bread wheat is

a. Autopolyploid b. Tetraploid
c. Allohexaploid d. None of the above

3. Centre of origin of oat is

a. Near East b. Mediterranean
c. Asia minor d. All the above

4. Wild relatives of oat are

a. Avena barbata b. Both a and c
c. Avena fatua d. None of the above

5. The species contains genes for drought tolerance in barley is

a Hordeum spontaneum b. Hordeum distichum
c. Hordeum intermedium d. All the above

6. Which of the following is/are varieties of chickpea

a. BDN 9-3 b. Pusa 256
c. B.M.-4 d. All the above

7. The inflorescence of sunflower is called as

a. Panicle b. Head
c. Capitulum d. Both b and c

8. Movement of sunflower head in the direction of sunlight from morning to evening is due to
a. Photoperiodism b. Heliotropism
c. Chemicals d. None of these

9. In sunflower floret that bear seed is

a. Disc floret b. Ray floret
c. Both a and b d. None of these

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 10. Botanically, the fruit(seed)of sunflower is called
a. Achene b. Grain
c. both a and b d. None of these

11. Sunflower is cross pollinated crop due to

a. Protandry b. Self-incompatibility
c. Both a and b d. None of these

12. Sunflower hybrids developed by using CGMS is/are

a. BSH-1 b. LDMRSH-1
c. APSH-11. d. All the above

13. Safflower is which pollinated crop

a. Self b. Cross
c. Often cross d. None of these

14. The hybrid, DSH 129 in safflower is

a. CMS based b. CGMS based
c. GMS based d. None of these

15. The fruit in Linum usitatissimum is called

a. Capsule b. Boll
c. Both a and b d. None of these

16. Linseed varieties suitable for Maharashtra is/are

a. NL-97 b. Pusa-2
c. C-429 d. All the above

17. Indian rape seed i.e. Brassica campestris having three ecotypes
a. Brassica campestris var. brown sarson b. Brassica campestris var. yellow sarson
c.Brassica campestris var. toria d. All the above

18. The Indian mustard i.e. Brassica juncea (2n=4x=36) is amphidiploid species between
a. B. oleracea and B. campestris b. B. nigra and B. oleracea
c. B. nigra and B. campestris d. None of these

19. The mustard and rapeseed fruit botanically is

a. Achene b. Capsule
c. Siliqua (pod) d. None of these

20. The good quality attributes of mustard and rapeseed include

a. High erucic acid for industrial purpose b. Low erucic acid for edible purpose
c. Low linolenic acid and Glucosinolate content d. All the above

21. National Research Centre for Mustard (NRCM) is located at

a. New Delhi b. Ludhiana (Punjab)
c. Kanpur (U.P.) d. Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

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 22. Napier grass i.e. Pennisetum purpureum is originated in
a. Near East b. Himalayan region
c. Sub-Saharan Tropical Africa d. None of these

23. The variety of napier grass developed by MPKV, Rahuri is/are

a. Yashwant (RBN 9) b. Pusa Giant
c. Supriya d. All the above

24. The botanical name of forage bajra is

a. Pennisetum glaucum b. Pennisetum typhoides
c. Pennisetum americanum d. None of these

25. The useful fodder sorghum spp is/are

a. Johnson grass: Sorghum halapense b. Sudan grass: Sorghum sudanese
c. Both a and b d. None of these

26. Multicut varieties of fodder sorghum is/are

a. Ruchira (Maldandi) b. Harasona 855
c. Pant Chari-5 (UPFS-32) d. All the above

27. Dual Purpose varieties fodder sorghum is/are

a. CSH 13 R Hybrid b. CSV 15
c. SPV 669 d. All the above

28. The fodder maize variety developed by MPKV, Rahuri is

a. African Tall (Composite) b. J 1006
c. APFM 8 d. Pratap Makka Chari 6

29. Berseem crop is generally a

a. Self pollinated b. Cross pollinated
c. Often cross pollinated d. None of these

30. The inflorescence of sugarcane is an open branched panicle known as

a. Arrow b. Earhead
c. Spikelet d. None of these

31. Sugarcane leads to cross pollination due to

a. Protandry b. Self incompatibility
c. Protogyny d. Male sterility

32. Salinity tolerance variety of sugarcane is/ are

a. Co 453 b. Co 62125
c. Both a and b d. None of these

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 33. Potato crop Solanum tuberosum is
a. Tetraploid b. Triploid
c. Diploid d. Pentaploid

34. Spherical to ovoid fruit of potato is called

a. Berry b. Ball
c. Capsule d. All the above

35. Early varieties of field pea is/are

a. Pant Matar 2 b. Arkel
c. Early Badger d. All the above

36. The constraints encountered in mango hybridization is/are

a. Heterozygous nature b. Long juvenile phase
c. Polyembryony d. All the above

37. Seedless and free from spongy tissues variety of mango is

a. Sindhu b. Sai Sugandh
c. Alphonso d. All the above

38. Aonla varieties developed by selection is/are

a. NA-4 b. NA-7
c. Anand-2 d. All the above

39. Guava Psidium guajava originated in

a. Tropical America b. West Indies
c. Both a and b d. None of the above

40. Good quality parameter (s) of guava is/are

a. Processing quality (high Vit. C or pectin content) b. less pectin content for edible purpose
c. Eating quality (flavour, seedlessness and texture) d. All the above

41. Wilt resistant cultivar of guava ‘Peipa’ was developed by crossing

a. P. chinensis X P. molle. b. P. molle X P. guineese
c. Both and b d. None of the above

42. The primitive varieties which evolved without a systematic and sustained plant breeding effort is
a. Land races b. Obsolete varieties
c. Breeding lines d. None of the above

43. Gene pool system of classification was given by

a. Harlan and De Wet (1971) b. Harland (1975)
c. T. Dobzhansky(1920) d. None of the above

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 44. The gradual loss of variability in cultivated species and their wild forms and relatives is called
a. Extinction b. Genetic erosion
c. Inbreeding depression d. All the above

45. The changes in gene and genotype frequencies of a sample/population entirely due to chance
(small sample size, etc.) when grown in different climate is
a. Mutation b. Random drift
c. Both a and b d. All the above

46. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources is located at

a. Bangalore b. New Delhi
c. Lucknow d. None of the above

47. Conservation of germplasm in its natural habitat or in area where it grows naturally is known as
a. Ex situ conservation b. in situ conservation
c. In vitro conservation d. None of the above

48. Ex situ germplasm conservation comprises of conservation in the form of

a. Seed banks/Gene bank b. Shoot tip culture
c. Cell or organ banks d. All the above

49. In India Indigenous collection of germplasm of wild relative of crop plants carry the prefix
a. EC b. WC
c. IW d. WG

50. Base collection are conserved for long term (50 year or more) at
a. -18 0C or -20 0C b. -30 0C or -40 0C
0 0
c. -50 C or -60 C d. -25 0C or -35 0C

51. The seeds whose viability drops drastically if their moisture content is reduced below 12%.
a. Orthodox seeds b. Recalcitrant seeds
c. Both d. None of the above

52. Performance of a genotype with respect to changing environmental factors over time within a
given location refers to
a. Stability b. Adaptability
c. Adaptation d. All the above

53. The genetic buffering capacity of a genotype to environmental fluctuations is

a. Genetic Homeostasis b. Physiological Homeostasis
c. Both d. None of the above

54. Isolation distance for sunflower certified seed production in case of hybrids is
a. 600m b.400m
c. 300m d. 200m

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 55. Safflower hybrids based on genetic male sterility is/are
a. NARI-H-15 b. DSH-9
c. MKH-II d. All the above

56. First castor hybrid GCH-3 in India is cross between

a. VP-1 x 48-1 b. TSP 10 R x JI 15
c. VP-1 x TSP 10 R d. None of the above

57. The rabi sorghum hybrid seed production plots should have minimum field inspections
a. 3 b. 4
c. 5 d. None of the above

58. The term ideotype was introduced by

a. Donald (1968) b. Hamblin (1970)
c. Both d. None of the above

59. Wheat drought stress suitable varieties for Maharashtra

a. NIAW 1415 b. HD 2987
c. HD 2781 d. All the above

60. Rice salinity stress suitable varieties for Maharashtra

a. Panvel 3 b. Karjat 5
c. Both d. None of the above

61. Sorghum drought stress suitable varieties for Maharashtra

a. Phule Chitra b. Phule Vasudha
c. Phule Panchami d. All the above

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 ANSWER KEY

Que. Answer Que. Answer Que. Answer

No. No. No.
1 d. All the above 24 a. Pennisetum glaucum 47 b. in situ conservation
2 c. Allohexaploid 25 c. Both a and b 48 d. All the above
3 d. All the above 26 d. All the above 49 c. IW
4 b. Both a and c 27 d. All the above 50 a. -18 0C or -20 0C
5 a. Hordeum spontaneum 28 a. African Tall (Composite) 51 b. Recalcitrant seeds
6 d. All the above 29 b. Cross pollinated 52 a. Stability
7 d. Both b and c 30 a. Arrow 53 a. Genetic Homeostasis
8 b. Heliotropism 31 c. Protogyny 54 b. 400m
9 a. Disc floret 32 c. Both a and b 55 d. All the above
10 a. Achene 33 a. Tetraploid 56 b. TSP 10 R x JI 15
11 c. Both a and b 34 d. All the above 57 b. 4
12 d. All the above 35 d. All the above 58 a. Donald (1968)
13 c. Often cross 36 d. All the above 59 d. All the above
14 c. GMS based 37 a. Sindhu 60 a. Panvel 3
15 c. Both a and b 38 d. All the above 61 d. All the above
16 d. All the above 39 c. Both a and b
17 d. All the above 40 d. All the above
18 c. B.nigra& B.campestris 41 a. P. chinensis X P. molle.
19 c. Siliqua (pod) 42 a. Land races
20 d. All the above 43 a. Harlan and De Wet
21 d. Bharatpur (R.J.) 44 b. Genetic erosion
22 c. Sub-Saharan T. Africa 45 b. Random drift
23 a. Yashwant (RBN 9) 46 b. New Delhi

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