15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following breeding methods is most commonly used to improve the yield potential of cereal crops? (A) Hybridization (B) Mutagenesis (C) Clonal selection (D) Backcross breeding 2. In wheat breeding, the selection for “stay green” is aimed at improving which of the following traits? (A) Grain … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is a primary focus in maize breeding for increasing yield potential? (A) Shortening the plant height (B) Enhancing pest resistance (C) Increasing kernel number and size (D) Reducing flowering time 2. In maize, the “three-way cross” hybrid is a cross between which of the … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is the primary goal of fiber crop breeding? (A) Increasing the seed yield (B) Enhancing fiber length and quality (C) Improving the plant’s resistance to diseases (D) Reducing the time to harvest 2. In cotton breeding, which of the following is a key trait … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following algorithms is primarily used for sequence alignment in bioinformatics? (A) Smith-Waterman (B) K-means clustering (C) Random Forest (D) Euclidean distance 2. Which of the following tools is used for multiple sequence alignment? (A) BLAST (B) ClustalW (C) FASTA (D) Biopython 3. In bioinformatics, what … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good hypothesis in scientific research? (A) It must be testable (B) It should be based on existing knowledge and literature (C) It must always lead to a positive result (D) It should be specific and focused 2. In … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. In a dihybrid cross between two heterozygous individuals (AaBb x AaBb), the expected phenotypic ratio in the F2 generation is: (A) 9:3:3:1 (B) 1:2:1 (C) 3:1 (D) 1:1:1:1 2. The phenomenon where one gene masks the expression of another gene is called: (A) Epistasis (B) Codominance (C) Incomplete … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following techniques is used to generate genetically modified plants by introducing foreign genes into their genome? (A) Somatic hybridization (B) CRISPR-Cas9 (C) Polyploidization (D) Genetic engineering 2. In Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS), molecular markers are used to: (A) Induce mutations in the plant genome (B) Select … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is NOT a basic assumption of normal distribution in plant biometry? (A) The data is symmetrically distributed around the mean (B) The distribution has a bell-shaped curve (C) Data points are clustered around the median (D) The variance of the data is constant across … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following processes is responsible for the formation of genetic recombination in meiosis? (A) Independent assortment (B) Crossing over (C) Cytokinesis (D) DNA replication 2. Which of the following is a type of chromosomal aberration that results in the loss of a part of a chromosome? … Read more
15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 Subscribe 1. Which of the following breeding methods is most effective for improving self-pollinated crops like wheat? (A) Pedigree method (B) Mass selection (C) Hybridization (D) Heterosis breeding 2. In hybridization breeding, the F1 generation is produced by crossing: (A) Two homozygous parents of the same species (B) Two genetically … Read more