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1. Argemone mexicana is an objectional weed in:
Wheat
Barley
Rapeseed/Mustard
Chick pea
2. Breeder seed is the progeny of:
Foundation seed
Registered seed
Nucleus seed
Certified seed
3. Certification is not required for:
Nucleus seed
Breeder seed
Foundation seed
Certified seed
4. Cuscuta is an objectional weed of:
Cowpea
Berseem
Sorghum
Lucerne
5. Headquarters of the Union for the Protection of New Plant varieties is in:
Thailand
USA
Denmark
Switzerland
6. Improved seed includes:
Nucleus seed
Breeder seed
Foundation seed
All of the above
7. In Bhindi, production of foundation seed needs an isolation distance of:
100 metres
50 metres
200 metres
3 metres
8. Seed coat is derived from:
Testa
Embryo
Endosperm
Nucellus
9. In sunflower, production of foundation seed requires an isolation distance of (metres):
400
800
200
100
10. In wheat, production of foundation seed needs an isolation distance of:
Three metres
Five metres
Ten metres
Twenty metres
11. Initial seed of an improved variety is called:
Nucleus seed
Breeder seed
Foundation seed
Certified seed
12. Physical purity of 95% is permissible for the foundation and certified seed of:
Soya bean
Groundnut
Spinach
Carrot
13. Physical purity, is permissible (98%) in the crop:
Groundnut
Rice
Soya bean
Spinach
14. Plant Breeders Rights are operaating in:
Germany
Denmark
Netherlands
All of the above
15. Production of breeder seed in cotton requires an isolation distance of:
20 metres
30 metres
50 metres
75 metres
16. Progeny of a nucleus seed is referred to as:
Certified seed
Foundation seed
Registered seed
Breeder seed
17. Seed certification requires:
An improved variety
Genetic purity
Physical purity
All of the above
18. Seed meant for generation distribution to the farmers for commercial crop production refers to:
Foundation seed
Breeder seed
Certified seed
Nucleus seed
19. The recommended ratio of male rows to female rows is in hybrid bajra production:
2 to 4
1 to 2
4 to 8
3 to 6
20. Freedom from inert matter and defective seeds:
Genetic purity
Physical purity
Defective purity
Normal purity
21. International Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) in ______ classified seed into different categories:
1964
1946
1963
1972
22. Seed is a:
Immature embryo
Mature embryo
Developed embryo
Undeveloped embryo
23. Presently ICAR has ______ breeder seed production units:
45
54
92
107
24. Cotylodons in gymnosperms are called:
Embryo
Integuments
Mega-gametophyte
Endosperm
25. Cotyledons in monocots are called:
Endosperm
Mega-gametophyte
Embryo
Integuments
26. The first private seed came into existence in the year:
1918
1987
1959
1912
27. First private seed company was:
Monsanto
Namdhari
Sutton & Sons
Takii
28. Seed moisture varies from crop to crop in ranges from:
15-20%
30-40%
1-2%
9-12%
29. The hybrids developed by Government Agencies or Government Institutions and Agricultural Universities are called:
Private hybrids
Institutional hybrids
Public hybrids
Government hybrids
30. The coarse rice generally has a ______ aleurone layer:
Larger
Smaller
Bigger
Smoother
31. Coloured varieties of rice have _____ aleurone layer:
Thinner
Thicker
Coarse
Smooth
32. TDC came into existence in:
1996
1962
1926
1969
33. Contamination permitted in maize is:
1%
2%
0%
0%
34. Breeder seed production units of ICAR producing ______ tonnes of breeder seed:
7300
37
3700
73
35. The first symbolic Importance of seed started after the report of Famine Commission in:
1881
1890
1891
1892
36. Pure Live Seed (PLS) is related to:
Physical purity
Genetic purity
Germination percentage
Contamination
37. Breeder seed is _____ % pure:
99
100
70
99
38. In flowering plants a second seed coat is known as:
Integument
Aleurone layer
Tegamen
Inner ventral scale
39. Standards of germination for seed certification in chillies:
70%
90%
80%
60%
40. International Seed Testing Association was organized on:
10-Jul-24
12-Jul-25
12-Feb-42
10-Feb-24
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