Application in Agriculture

Q. Blindness can be prevented by use of which crop in poor countries?

1. Golden rice
2. Wheat
3. Gram
4. Pea

Q. Statement I : It is important to prevent early exhustion of soil fertility and increased efficiency of mineral usage by plants for better crop productivity.
Statement II : Plants with modified genes maintains soil health and gives better crop productivity.

1. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Q. What are the options for increasing food production?

1. agro-chemical based agriculture
2. organic agriculture
3. genetically engineered crop-based agriculture
4. all of the above

Q. Which of the following statement is not applicable to GM plants?

1. Reduced reliance on chemical pesticides
2. Prevent early exhaustion of fertility of soil
3. Crops less tolerant to abiotic stress
4. Enhanced nutritional value of food

Q. Hybrids are different from GMOs as

1. They are produced naturally without intervention of human beings
2. They are made by inserting a foreign gene
3. They are highly precise in expressing the desired gene
4. None of the above

Q. Which was the first commercially grown, genetically engineered crop approved for human consumption?

1. Potato
2. Cotton
3. Maize
4. Tomato

Q.

Tomatoes we see today on the shelves of grocery stores are products of

1. Cloning
2. Genetic Engineering
3. Cross pollination and Selective breeding
4. All the above

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true
Statement I: Genetically modified plants are more tolerant to abiotic stress.
Statement II: GM plants enhance nutritional value of food.
Statement III: GM plants products are carcinogenic.

1. Only statement II and III are correct
2. Only statement I and III are correct
3. Only statement I and II are correct
4. All statements are incorrect

Q. Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to

1. eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
2. encourage eco-friendly herbicides.
3. reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety
4. eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour

Q. Full form of GMOs is:

1. Genetically Modern Organisms
2. Genetically Modified Organisms
3. Genetically Mutant Organisms
4. Genetically Male Organisms