1
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Discuss the usefulness of field inspection for seed certification.
AgriculturePlant Breeding
2
10 Marks150 Wordshard
Briefly describe the molecular mechanisms involved in heterosis.
BiologyPlant Breeding
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Discuss the usefulness of autopolyploidy in crop improvement.
AgriculturePlant Breeding
4
10 Marks150 Wordshard
Which measure of heritability (broad sense or narrow sense) will be appropriate for selection in a mixture of homozygous lines and for segregating generations. Explain the basis for your answer.
BiologyPlant Breeding
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Briefly describe the salient features of cytoplasmic inheritance, and give the reasons therefor.
BiologyGenetics
6
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Purelines become genetically variable with time.
AgriculturePlant Breeding
7
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Interspecific hybrids show variable degrees of sterility.
BiologyPlant Breeding
8
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Horizontal disease resistance is preferable to vertical resistance.
AgriculturePlant Pathology
9
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Cross-pollinated species show more inbreeding depression than self-pollinated species.
BiologyPlant Breeding
10
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights Act (2001).
LawAgriculture
11
12 Marks200 Wordseasy
Classes of improved seed.
AgricultureSeed Technology
12
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Genetically modified food.
ScienceAgriculture
13
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Sex-influenced and sex-limited characters.
BiologyGenetics
14
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Usefulness of somatic hybridization for creating genetic variation.
BiologyPlant Breeding
15
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Genetic consequences of repeated backcrossing.
BiologyPlant Breeding
16
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
DNA fingerprinting in plant variety registration/protection.
BiologyLaw
17
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Transgenic plants for disease/insect resistance.
ScienceAgriculture
18
10 Marks150 Wordshard
The mechanisms of ion transport across membranes.
BiologyPlant Physiology
19
10 Marks150 Wordshard
The relative responses of photosynthesis in C3 and C4 plants to temperature and CO2 concentration.
BiologyPlant Physiology
20
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
The roles of curing and degreening in reducing post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables.
AgricultureHorticulture
21
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Woolly apple aphid and its control.
AgricultureEntomology
22
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Various methods of planting onions, and post-harvest management of onions.
AgricultureHorticulture
23
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Mechanism of translocation of water from roots to leaves.
BiologyPlant Physiology
24
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Powdery mildew of rose and its control.
AgriculturePlant Pathology
25
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Effects of dormant pruning on trees.
AgricultureHorticulture
26
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Use of root stocks in apple cultivation.
AgricultureHorticulture
27
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Water potential of plant cells.
BiologyPlant Physiology
28
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Fermentation for fruit and vegetable preservation.
AgricultureFood Science
29
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Cotton whitefly and its control.
AgricultureEntomology
30
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Cauliflower cultivation under the following heads : transplanting and post-harvest management.
AgricultureHorticulture
31
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Biochemical functions of N and K in plants.
BiologyPlant Physiology
32
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Role of gibberellins in plant growth and development.
BiologyPlant Physiology
33
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
Preservation of fruits and vegetables by sugar.
AgricultureFood Science
34
12 Marks200 Wordsmedium
The strengths and weaknesses of the public distribution system in India.
EconomySocial Issues