List of top Agricultural Science Questions on Genetics & Plant Breeding asked in CUET (PG)

The failure of fresh seed to germination even under favourable weather conditions is known as
Parentage of a mango variety Pusa Arunima are
Which one of the following is a dwarf mutant of papaya having 1 meter plant height evolved by treating the seeds with gamma irradiation?
Given below are two statements: Assertion (A): Tetrazolium test is conducted to determine the viability of seeds of certain species which germinate slowly or show a high degree of dormancy. Reason (R): In this test, living cells are made visible by reduction of an indicator dye, 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride.
Arrange the correct sequence of the following classes of seed for a five generation model of vegetable seed production: A. Foundation Seed (Stage-II), B. Breeder Seed, C. Foundation Seed (Stage-I), D. Certified Seed (Stage-II), E. Certified Seed (Stage-I).
What is the planting ratio for hybrid seed production in brinjal crop? Planting ratio, Male:Female
Semidwarf wheat and rice were developed by the use of
A. Norin 10 (Rht genes), B. Taichung Native 1 (TN 1), C. Norin 10 and Taichung Native 1, D. ppd1, E. ppd2.
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. LIST-I: A. Nullisomic, B. Monosomic, C. Trisomic, D. Tetrasomic. LIST-II: I. \(2n+1\), II. \(2n+2\), III. \(2n-2\), IV. \(2n-1\).
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. LIST-I: A. Yule, B. Watson & Crick, C. Jacob & Monod, D. Fleming. LIST-II: I. Mitosis, II. Multiple factor hypothesis, III. Double helical structure of DNA, IV. Operon concept.
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. LIST-I: A. Pureline theory, B. Stratified mass selection, C. Ear to row method, D. Progeny test. LIST-II: I. Louis de Vilmorin, II. Hopkins, III. Johannsen, IV. Gardner.
Backcross breeding method is useful for the improvement of:
As per Hardy-Weinberg Law, in a random mating population what is the frequency of \(AA\) genotypes from a cross of \(Aa(2pq)\times Aa(2pq)\)?
Arrange the order of events in the production of the phenotype by a gene.
A. Protein, B. Phenotype, C. Gene, D. RNA.
Arrange different stages of seed production in a sequence.
A. Certified Seed, B. Breeder Seed, C. Nucleus Seed, D. Foundation Seed.
The prokaryotic genetic system contains-
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II \[ \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{LIST I (Monosomics developed)} & \textbf{LIST II (Researchers)} \\ \hline A. \ \text{Oat} & I. \ \text{Clausen and co-workers} \\ B. \ \text{Wheat} & II. \ \text{Rajhathy and co-workers} \\ C. \ \text{Tobacco} & III. \ \text{Sears and co-workers} \\ D. \ \text{Cotton} & IV. \ \text{Endrizzi and associates} \\ \hline \end{array} \]
Which of the following is a common eukaryotic host for cloning?
In 1923, who described the theory of QTL mapping?
The two population ratio of Snyders used to test equilibrium for dominant genes are which of the following?
A man carries a gene on his Y chromosome; he will transmit this gene to which of the following?
'Pusa Giant' is an autotetraploid of which of the following crop?
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II: \[ \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{LIST-I (Events)} & \textbf{LIST-II (Stages)} \\ \hline A. \ \text{Double-strand breaks appear} & I. \ \text{Pachytene} \\ B. \ \text{Joint molecules recovered} & II. \ \text{End of zygotene} \\ C. \ \text{Recombinant DNA molecules recovered} & III. \ \text{Diplotene} \\ D. \ \text{Double-strand breaks disappear} & IV. \ \text{Beginning of zygotene} \\ \hline \end{array} \]
When both the alleles of a gene are fully expressed in the heterozygotes, it leads to which of the following?