MCQ Questions on Enhancement of Food Production
1. ____________ is a breed of cattle.
(a) Jersey
(b) Merino
(c) Herdwick
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Jersey
2. Gobar gas plants use __________ bacteria
(a) Methanogenic
(b) Cyanogenic
(c) Oncogenic
(d) Pyogenic bacteria
Answer
Answer: (a) Methanogenic
3. Green Revolution was led by __________
(a) Dennis Rodman
(b) Norman Borlaug
(c) Jane Goodall
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Norman Borlaug
4. The process of protoplast isolation was first carried out by __________
(a) Henshel
(b) Bergman
(c) Klercker
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Klercker
5. Cast nets are designed to catch _______
(a) Fish
(b) Catla
(c) Salmon
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above
6. ___________ is the result of an artificial hybridization between radish and cabbage
(a) Brassicaceae
(b) Raphanobrassica
(c) Hirschfeldia incana
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Raphanobrassica
7. Bioenergy is obtained from __________
(a) Sun
(b) Coal
(c) Biomass
(d) Petroleum
Answer
Answer: (c) Biomass
8. Hypophysation is a technique primarily used in _________
(a) Fisheries
(b) Apiaries
(c) Poultry
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Fisheries
9. _________ was given to cows for increasing the milk yield before being banned in 1979
(a) Diethylstilbestrol
(b) Estrogen
(c) Progesterone
(d) Destrol
Answer
Answer: (a) Diethylstilbestrol
10. Feedstock for biodiesel can primarily be obtained from
(a) Jatropha
(b) Oryza
(c) Nymphaea
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Jatropha
11. __________ is an instrument that helps to achieve specific temperature and pressure for scientific/medical and industrial applications.
(a) Sterilizers
(b) Autoclave
(c) Electrosurgical unit
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Autoclave
12. Which of the following are classified as a benthopelagic fish?
(a) Stargazer
(b) Tuna
(c) Great white shark
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Stargazer
13. Crossing between different breeds is called ________
(a) Inbreeding
(b) Consanguinity
(c) Out-crossing
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Out-crossing
14. ____________ is an example of an American breed of poultry
(a) Leghorn
(b) Sulmtaler
(c) Augsburger
(d) Manx Rumpy
Answer
Answer: (a) Leghorn
15. Creation of Superior F1 hybrids is known as __________
(a) Tylosis
(b) Xerosis
(c) Heterosis
(d) Atherosis
Answer
Answer: (c) Heterosis