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A few statements are given below followed by a set of terms. Pick the correct term and write it agai

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<div>a) Mutations are beneficial for plant breeding. Taking an example, justify the statement.</div>

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What are the advantages of tissue culture methods over conventional methods of plant breeding in cro

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You are a botanist working in the area of plant breeding. Describe the various steps that you will u

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Give examples of bio fortified crops. What benefits do they offer the society?

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Does apiculture offer multiple advantages to farmers? List its advantages if it is located near a pl

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<div>a) The shift from grain to meat diet creates more demands for cereals. Why?</div><div><br></div

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Discuss natural selection and artificial selection. What are the implications for the latter on the

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Define the term “stress” for plants. Discuss briefly the two types of stress encountered by plan

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Discuss the importance of testing of new plant varieties in a geographically vast country like India

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Plants raised through tissue cultures are clones of the parent plant.

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The culture medium (nutrient medium) can be referred to as highly enriched laboratory soil. Justify

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Name the improved characteristics of wheat that helped India to achieve green revolution.

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How can we improve the success rate of fertilization during artificial insemination in animal husban

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Life style decreases are increasing alarmingly in India. We are also dealing with large scale malnut

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You are planning to set up a dairy farm. Describe the various aspects you would consider before you

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What are the physical barriers of a cell in the protoplast fusion experiment? How are the barriers o

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Discuss briefly how pure lines are created in animal husbandry.

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It is easier to culture plant cells in vitro as compared to animal cells. Why?

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Suggest some of the features of plants that will prevent insect and pest infestation.<br>

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What is meant by germplasm collection? What are its benefits?

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A farmer as facing the problem of low yield from his farm. He was advised to keep a beehive in the v

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Explain the concepts of blue revolution

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It is said that diseases are spreading faster due to globalization and increased movement of people.

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Interspecific crosses are rare in nature and intergeneric crosses almost unknown. Why?

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Discuss the two main limitations of plant hybridization programme. 

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What is emasculation? Why and when is it done?

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How is a somatic hybrid different from a hybrid?

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What are the duties of a veterinary doctor in management of poultry farm?

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What is aquaculture? Give an example of an animal that can be multiplies by aquaculture? 

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Why is it easier to culture meristems compared to permanent tissues? 

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Why are plants obtained by protoplast culture called somatic hybrids?

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Name a man made cereal? Trace how it developed and where is it used?

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In animal husbandry. if two closely related animals are mated for a few generations, it results in l

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Can gamma rays used for crop improvement programmes prove to be harmful for health?  Discuss.

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"Give me the living cell of any plant and I will give you thousand plants of the same type". Is this

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The term desirable trait can mean different things for different plants. Justify the statement with

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Give two important contributions of M.S. Swaminathan. 

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Would it be wrong to call plants obtained through micro propagation as 'clones'? Comment.

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A person who is allergic to pulses was advised to take a capsule of Spirulina daily. Give the reason

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What is protoplast fusion?

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What is meant by "hidden hunger"?

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Millions of chicken were killed in West Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Maharashtra. What was the reason?

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Form the differential equation of the family of circles in the first quadrant which touch the coordinate axes.

asked Dec 27, 2016 by priyanka.c

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Form the differential equation for the family of curves $y = a \sin(x+b)$ where $a \;and \; b$ are parameters

asked Nov 25, 2016 by priyanka.c

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If $y = \sin (m \sin^{-1} x),$ evaluate $(1-x) \frac{d^2y}{dx^2} - x \frac{dy}{dx} + m^2y = 0$

asked Nov 23, 2016 by priyanka.c

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Solve the differential equation $\frac{dy}{dx} = log (x+1)$

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Form the differential equation representing family of curves $y = A \cos (x + B)$ where A and B are parameters

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Biological magnification refers to

asked Jul 16, 2014 by sreemathi.v

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Which of the following elements helps in $N_2$ fixation in the roots of leguminous plants?

asked Jul 16, 2014 by sreemathi.v

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