1. Bulk population breeding is suitable for
    1. Flower crops 
    2. Fruit crops
    3. Small grains
    4. Vegetable crops

  2. Lamarck proposed
    1. Theory of Pangenesis
    2. Performance theory
    3. Theory of Epigenesis
    4. Theory of acquired characters

  3. Most commonly used test for estimating GCA in crop species is
    1. Poly cross test
    2. Single cross test
    3. Progeny test 
    4. Top cross test

  4. Disease and pest resistance is governed by
    1. Polygenes
    2. Oligogenes
    3. Monogene
    4. All of the above

  5. The term cybrid refers to the
    1. Somatic and gametic hybrids 
    2. Gametic hybrids
    3. None of these
    4. Somatic hybrids

  6. Cotton is often cross pollinated crop in which about-----percent of cross pollination occurs.
    1. 40%
    2. 25%
    3. 50%
    4. 75%

  7. The flower part removed or made non-functional during emasculation is
    1.  Anther
    2.  Corolla 
    3. Ovary
    4.  Calyx

  8. Match the following and select the correct option.: (a)  Agricultural crop Quarantine ____________, (b)  Gene bank of wheat ________________, (c)  Land race _____________, (d)  Improved varieties of recent past __________________
    1.  DWR, Kamal / NBPGR, New Delhi / Primitive cultivars / Obsolete cultivars
    2.  Obsolete cultivars / DWR, Kamal / NBPGR, New Delhi / Primitive cultivars
    3.  Obsolete cultivars / NBPGR, New Delhi / Primitive cultivars / DWR, Kamal
    4. NBPGR, New Delhi / DWR, Kamal / Primitive cultivars / Obsolete cultivars 

  9. Which one of the following is a brinjal variety resistant/tolerant to aphids?
    1.  Pusa Ruby
    2.  Pusa Early Dwarf 
    3. Annamalai
    4.  Rashmi

  10. East coast tall is a traditional variety of
    1. Oil palm
    2. Palmyrah
    3. Sorghum
    4. Coconut