MCQs Plant Breeding and Genetics-41 Posted on 2025-11-03Author admin 0 1. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located in __________ Sweden Norway Denmark Finland 2. The practice of farming that aims to maintain and enhance soil health, manage water resources efficiently, and reduce pollution is called _________ Conventional farming Sustainable agriculture Subsistence farming Intensive farming 3. The process of mechanically scratching the seed coat to improve water absorption is called ___________ Dormancy After-ripening Scarification Stratification 4. Cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) has 2n = _________ chromosomes 32 42 48 36 5. To ensure varietal purity and compliance with standards, at which key stages of a seed crop’s life cycle are field inspections typically conducted by a Seed Certification Officer? Exclusively during the early vegetative phase Just before the seed is packaged for sale At various critical growth stages Only at the final, pre-harvest stage 6. The primary objective of the International Seed Federation Trade Rules is ______________ Implement worldwide pesticide regulations Establish uniform global planting practices Harmonize international seed certification and trade standards Regulate global agricultural subsidies 7. Energy source/s for the Calvin Cycle include _________________ Glucose None of these Oxygen Light ATP and NADPH 8. The quantity of seed that is physically and uniquely identifiable is called a _____ Submitted sample Working sample Composite sample Seed lot 9. The accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species is a common consequence of both abiotic and biotic stresses, leading to ___________ Reduced transpiration Nutrient absorption Oxidative damage to cellular components Increased photosynthesis 10. The term “epigenetics” was first coined in the 1940s by ________ Arthur Riggs Barbara McClintock Robin Holliday Conrad H. Waddington Loading …
