Biology NEET - XII: Chapter 9- Strategies of Enhancement in Food Production
About 70% of the world’s livestock population is found in China and India, making them the leading contributors to global animal husbandry. This large livestock base supports agriculture, dairy, meat, and other food production systems crucial for food security.
What percent of the worlds livestock population is found in China and India?
70%
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What percent of the worlds livestock population is found in China and India?
70%
Which is the best breeding method for animalsthat are below average in productivity in milk production, growth rate of beef cattle, etc?
Out crossing
Hisardale is a new brand of sheep developed in Punjab by
Crossing Bikaneri ewes and Merino rams
Using MOET cows are made to ovulate how many eggs?
6-8
At which cell stage are the fertilised eggs from cows in MOET retrieved and transferred to surrogate mothers?
8-32 cell stage
Name the common freshwater fishes.
Catla, Rohu, common carp
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What percent of the worlds livestock population is found in China and India? | 70% |
Which is the best breeding method for animalsthat are below average in productivity in milk production, growth rate of beef cattle, etc? | Out crossing |
Hisardale is a new brand of sheep developed in Punjab by | Crossing Bikaneri ewes and Merino rams |
Using MOET cows are made to ovulate how many eggs? | 6-8 |
At which cell stage are the fertilised eggs from cows in MOET retrieved and transferred to surrogate mothers? | 8-32 cell stage |
Name the common freshwater fishes. | Catla, Rohu, common carp |
Name the common marine fishes. | Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel and Pomfrets |
What is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired plant types that are better suited for cultivation called? | Plant breeding |
For how many growing seasons are hybrids obtained from plant breeding tested in farmer’s fields? | Three growing season |
Agriculture accounts for (1)% of India’s GDP and employs nearly ___(2)___% of the population. | (1) - 33% (2) - 62% |
Who developed semi dwarf variety of wheat and where? | Norman E.Borlaug at International Centre for Wheat and Maize in Mexico |
Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are varieties of | Wheat |
Semi dwarf rice varieties derived from IR8 developed at ___1___ and ____2___ from Taiwan and introduced in 1966. | 1- International RIce Research Institute, Manila, Philippines 2- Taichung Native 1 |
Name the dwarf varieties of rice developed in India. | Jaya, Ratna |
Saccharum barberi was grown in which part of India? | North India |
Saccharum officinarum was grown in which part of India? | South India |
Himgiri variety of wheat is resistant to which diseases? | Hill bunt and leaf and stripe rust |
Pusa swarnim is a variety of | Brassica |
Which variety of brassica is resistant to white rust? | Pusa Swarnim |
Pusa Shubhra is a variety of | Cauliflower |
Pusa Snowball K-1 is a variety of cauliflower resistant to the diseases | Black rot and curl, blight black rot |
Pusa komal is a variety of | Cowpea |
Pusa komal is resistant to the disease | Bacterial blight |
Name a variety of chilli resistant to chilli mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl. | Pusa sadabahar |
How has resistance to yellow mosaic virus been induced in mung bean? | By mutation breeding |
By mutation breeding resistance to which diseases has been induced in mung bean? | Yellow mosaic virus and yellow powdery mildew |
What is parbhani kranti? | Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus) with resistance to yellow mosaic virus transferred from wild relative |
Smooth leaved and nectarless varieties of cotton do not attract which insects? | Bollworms |
Solid stems in wheat lead to non preference by which insects? | Stem sawfly |
WHich characters in maize lead to resistance to stem borers? | High aspartic acid, low nitrogen and sugar content |
Pusa Gaurav is a variety of | Brassica |
Which insect pest is Pura Gaurav resistant to | Aphids |
Which insect pest are Pusa sem 2 and pusa sem 3 resistant to? | Jassids, aphids and fruit borers |
Pusa Sem 2 is a variety of | Flat bean |
Pusa Sawani is a variety of | Bhindi (Okra) |
Pusa A4 is a variety of | Bhindi (Okra) |
Pusa Sawani is resistant to which insect pest? | SHoot and fruit borer |
In 2000, maize hybrids with twice the amount of which amino acids as compared to existing maize hybrids were developed? | Lysine and tryptophan |
Name a wheat variety having high protein content used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat. | Atlas 66 |
Iron fortified rice with __ times as much iron as in commonly consumed varieties have been developed. | 5 times |
Which vitamin A rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release? | Carrots, spinach, pumpkin |
Which vitamin C rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release? | Bitter gourd, bathua, mustard, tomato |
Which iron and calcium enriched crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release? | Spinach and bathua |
Which protein rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release? | Broad, lablab, french and garden peas |
Which algae can be grown easily on waste waters to produce large quantities and can serve as food rich in proteins, minerals, fats etc? | Spirulina |
Which bacterial species can be expected to produce upton 25 tonnes of protein? | Methylophilus methylotrophus |
Each plant obtained from tissue culture and micropropagation is called | Somaclone |
Which breed of chicken is the best broiler? | Plymouth rock |
Karaknath and Brahma are breeds of | Hen |
New castle/ Ranikhet disease is a disease of | Poultry |
Is Red Sindhi a milch cattle or a draught cattle? | Milch cattle |
Is Sahiwal a milch cattle or a draught cattle? | Milch cattle |
Is Gir a milch cattle or a draught cattle? | Milch cattle |
Is Hallikar a milch cattle or a draught cattle? | Draught cattle |
Is Malvi a milch cattle or a draught cattle? | Draught cattle |
Is Kankrej a milch cattle or a draught cattle? | It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility) |
Is Tharparkar a milch cattle or a draught cattle? | It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility) |
Ayrshire is a breed of cow from | Scottland |
Hollstein freisian is a breed of cow from | Holland |
WHich is the best breed of milch cow? | Holstein friesian |
Karan swiss is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles? | Sahiwal x Brown Swiss |
Karan fries is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles? | Tharparker x Holstein Freisian |
Freiswal is obtained by cross breeding of which cattles? | Holstein freisian x Sahiwal |
Which animal is known as poor man's cow? | Goat |
Capra capra is the sceintific name of | Domesticated goat |
Bos taurus is the scientific name of | Cow |
Who is the father of white revolution? | Dr. V. Kurien |
What is the scientific name of rock bee? | Apis dorsata |
What is the scientific name of dwarf bee? | Apis florea |
What is the scientific name of Italian bee? | Apis mellifera |
Which is the real product of honeybees? | Bees wax |
What is anadromous migration? | Movement of fishes/aquatic organisms from seawater to freshwater for spawning. |
What is catadromous migration? | Movement of aquatic organism from freshwater to seawater for spawning. |
What type of migration is observed in salmon? | Anadromous migration |
What type of migration is observed in anguilla? | Catadromous migration |
Cod liver oil is rich in | Vit A and vit D |
Who is known as the father of green revolution? | Norman E. Borlaug |
Which institute provides attestation and approval to all crop varieties in India? | National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) |
Name some important media used in plant tissue culture. | M.S media (Murashige and skoog media) B5 media (Gamberg's media) White media |
Keeping an explant in a tissue culture media for the first time is called | Initiation |
The transfer of culture from one medium to another in tissue culture is called | Subculturing/multiplication |
The acclimatization of plants slowly to natural conditions is called | Hardening |
Name the bee with very aggressie nature. | Apis dorsata ( rock bee) |