C:-maize
D:-coconut
Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question49:-A single superior plant selected from a variable population can form the basis of a new variety (under
conventional method)

A:-topioca
-rice
C:-maize
D:-coconut
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question50:-Higher leaf number and early leaf splitting denote quality scedlings in
A:-topioca
ice
C:-maize
D:-coconut
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-Minimum isolation distance for certified seed production will be higher in
A:-self-pollinated crops
B:-cross pollinated crops
C:-often cross pollinated crops
D:-vegetatively propogated crops
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question52:-The removal of smaller and shrivelled seeds from well-filled healthy seeds is termed
A:-grading
-cleaning
C:-treating
D:-testing
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question53:-One of the following is not a seed production organization
A:-NSC
B:-SSC
C:-SSCA
D:-WWF
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question54:-The 'real value' of seed is the product of
A:-purity % and viability %
B:-purity % and germination %
C:-germination % and viability %
D:-germination % and moisture content
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question55:-Which of the following is not patentable
A:-a substance isolated from nature
B:-the novel process used for isolation
C:-artificially synthesised gene
D:-novel process for genetic modification of gene
Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question56:-One of the following is not a criterion that a plant variety must satisfy for claiming protection under UPOV 1991
Act.

A:-Distinctiveness
B:-Uniformity
:-Stability

D:-Variability

Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question57:-A crop that shows protogyny is

A:-topioca

B:-maize

C:-coconut

D:-rice

Correct Answer:- Option-A