Examples of Somatic Hybrids

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Name any five hybrid varieties of crop plants which have been developed in India.

Q.

Pomato is

1. Somatic hybrid

2. Allopolyploid

3. Natural mutant

4. Both A and B

Q.

Name any five hybrid varieties of crop plants which have been developed in India.

Q. Hybrid varieties of ____A____, _____B_______ and ______C________ millets have been successfully developed in India.

1. A - maize, B - ragi and C - jowar
2. A - bajra, B - ragi and C - jowar
3. A - maize, B - ragi and C - bajra
4. A - maize, B - jowar and C - bajra

Q.

What is apomixis and what is its importance?

Q. Triticale is a somatic hybrid formed between

1. Triticum and Brassica oleracea
2. Secale cereale and Brassica oleracea
3. Wheat and rye
4. Triticum and Secale cereale

Q.

Pusa lerma is a variety of?

Q. Triticale, the first man-made cereal crop, has been obtained by crossing wheat with

1. Rye
2. Sugarcane
3. Pearl millet
4. Barley

Q. Triticale is obtained by crossing wheat with

1. Barley
2. Rye
3. Oat
4. Maize

Q. Himgiri variety which is resistant to hill bunt disease belongs to a taxon in which pollen grains lose viability within $10$ minutes of their release. The taxon belongs to.

1. Polemoniales
2. Sapindales
3. Rosales
4. Poales

Q. Name any five hybrid varieties of crop plants which have been developed in India.

Q. Norin 10 gene from Japan is a______________

1. Dwarf gene of wheat
2. Dwarf gene of rice
3. Dwarf gene of maize
4. Disease resistant gene of rice

Q. Triticale is a somatic hybrid formed between

1. Triticum and Secale cereale
2. Triticum and Brassica oleracea
3. Secale cereale and Brassica oleracea
4. Wheat and rye

Q. Application based question.
Name the prominent South Indian and North Indian species of sugarcane used for cross breeding. List the desired qualities of the hybrid cane obtained from this cross.

Q. Triticale, the first man-made cereal crop, has been obtained by crossing wheat with

1. Rye
2. Pearl millet
3. Sugarcane
4. Barley

Q. Select the right match of hybrid variety with their country among the options given below.

Hybrid variety

Country

A	IR -8	1	India
B	Taichung Native - 1	2	Philippines
C	Sonalika and Kalyan Sona	3	Taiwan
D	Jaya and Ratna	4	Mexico

1. A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
2. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4
3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2
4. A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2

Q. Which Indian plants have either been patented or attempts have been made to patent them by western nations for their commercial use?

1. Basmati rice
2. Turmeric
3. All of the above
   
4. Neem

Q. Jowar belong to ............ family.

1. Malvaceae
2. Glumaceae
3. Asteraceae
4. Gramineae