The chapter Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production focuses on improving crop yield, livestock productivity, and food quality using techniques like plant breeding, animal husbandry, tissue culture, and biotechnology. For NEET aspirants, this chapter is important due to its real-life applications and frequent appearance in exams. Practicing NEET MCQs Strategies For Enhancement in Food Production will strengthen your conceptual understanding and exam readiness.

NEET MCQs Strategies For Enhancement in Food Production

NEET Strategies For Enhancement in Food Production

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  1. The cultivation of aquatic animals or plants for food is called
    a) Aquaculture b) Pisciculture c) Sericulture d) Apiculture
  2. Differentiation of organs and tissues in a developing organism is associated with
    a) Developmental mutations b) Differential expression of genes
    c) Lethal mutations d) Deletion of genes
  3. Triticale is obtained by crossing wheat with:
    a) Oat b) Barley c) Maize d) Rye
  4. Essential oils are made of:
    a) Vitamins b) Auxins
    c) Trace elements d) Aromatic volatile organic substances
  5. Mule is produced by
    a) Inbreeding b) Artificial insemination
    c) Interspecific hybridization d) Intraspecific hybridization
  6. Rearing and breeding of fish in ponds, tanks and artificial reservoirs is called:
    a) Aquaculture b) Fishing c) Pisciculture d) Apiculture
  7. Bee wax is a product of …….. importance
    a) Industrial b) Domestic c) Medicinal d) All of these
  8. In 1963 during green revolution the increase in crop production of wheat was due to the introduction of
    a) Semi-dwarf varieties of wheat
    b) Jaya and Ratna
    c) Both (a) and (b)
    d) Sonalika and Kalyan Sona
  9. Safflower oil is obtained from the seeds of:
    a) πΏπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘š π‘’π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘šπ‘’π‘š b) πΏπ‘’π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘›π‘’π‘ 
    c) π‘†π‘’π‘ π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘š π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’π‘š d) πΆπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ 
  10. Which of the following is the main aim of evaluation of germplasm in plant breeding program?
    a) To identify plants with desirable combination of characters
    b) For effective exploitation of the natural genes
    c) Both (a) and (b)
    d) For collection of variability
  11. Spawning in fishes can be induced by:
    a) TSH b) Thyroxine c) FSH and LH d) STH
  12. An old breeding technique is:
    a) Introduction b) Selection c) Mutation breeding d) Hybridisation
  13. The botanical name for groundnut is:
    a) 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖gπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ž b) πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ž π‘—π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ž
    c) π΄π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  β„Žπ‘¦π‘π‘œgπ‘’π‘Ž d) π΄π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žgπ‘Žπ‘™π‘’π‘  gπ‘’π‘šπ‘šπ‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿ
  14. π‘†π‘Žπ‘π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘š π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘– was/is grown in
    a) East India b) West India c) North India d) South India
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  1. Need for breeding plants, to improve food quality are
    I. lack of adequate food having adequate nutritional requirements in the world
    II. majority people are unable to buy enough fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish and meat and thus suffer from
    deficiencies or hidden hunger
    III. essential micronutrients are absent from diet
    Choose the correct option
    a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
  2. Mating between two individuals differing in genotypto produce genetic variation is called
    a) Domestication b) Incubation c) Hybridization d) Mutation
  3. The cotton fibre from the cotton plant is obtained from:
    a) Roots b) Stems c) Seeds d) Leaves
  4. The cheapest high energy crop of India is:
    a) Apple b) Guava c) Mango d) Banana
  5. Emasculation of flowers is carried out through removal of:
    a) Sigma b) Sepals and petals c) Anthers d) Entire organism
  6. In protoplast fusion, the enzymes required are
    a) Cellulose, hemicellulose, pectinase
    b) Pectinase
    c) Ligase, hemicellulose
    d) Hemicellulose
  7. Cows and buffaloes remain in heat for:
    a) 24-36 hours b) 36-48 days c) 7-10 days d) 15-20 days
  8. According to NCERT text, which of the following are selection and testing of superior recombination in
    plant breeding?
    a) It involves selection of plants amont the progeny of the hybrids with desire combination of characters
    b) The hybrid are superior to both the parents this is called hybrid vigour
    c) They are self-pollinated for several generations till they rich a stable of uniformily or homozygosity in
    order to ovoid the segregation of characters in the future progeny
    d) All of the above
  9. Which of the following shows correct chronological order of the events occurring during callus culture?
    a) Callus β†’ Cell division β†’ Explant β†’ Addition of cytokinin β†’ Cells acquire meristematic property
    b) Explant β†’ Cell division β†’ Addition of cytokinin β†’ Cells acquire meristematic property
    c) Explant β†’ Cell division β†’ Callus β†’ Addition of cytokinin β†’ Cells acquire meristematic property
    d) Callus β†’ Explant β†’ Cell division β†’ Addition of cytokinin β†’ Cells acquire meristematic property
  10. Which of the following organisms is useful for us?
    a) π‘€π‘’π‘ π‘π‘Ž b) π΅π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘¦π‘₯ c) π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘Ž d) π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘Ž
  11. The part of the grain in cereals, where much of the protein lies is the:
    a) Aleurone b) Endosperm c) Pericarp d) Embryo
  12. In crop improvement programme haploids are important because they:
    a) Require one half of nutrients
    b) Are helpful in study of meiosis
    c) Grow better under adverse conditions
    d) Form perfect homozygous individuals on diploidisation
  13. The honey bees exhibit a type of dance to communicate the location of food. This is known as:
    a) Tap dance b) Round dance and waggling dance
    c) Break dance d) Waggle dance
  14. The plant cell without the cell wall is called
    a) Protoplast b) Cytoplast c) Nucleoplast d) None of these
  15. The capacity of a cell explant to grow into a whole plant is called

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a) Plant culture b) Tissue culture c) Cellular totipotency d) All of these

  1. Close inbreeding usually results in reduction of fertility and productivity. This is called
    a) Homozygosity b) Outbreeding
    c) Inbreeding depression d) Outbreeding depression
  2. Read the given statement about outcrossing
    I. It is the breeding between of animals with in the same breed but do not have common ancestors on either
    side of their pedigree up to 4-6 generation
    II. It is done to increase milk production and growth rate in animals
    Which of the statement given above is incorrect?
    a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these
  3. …… is a phenomenon by which genetic variations is achieved through changes in the base sequences with
    in genes, which creates a new character or trait absent in parental generation
    a) Apomixis b) Mutation c) Mutation breeding d) Heterosis
  4. Methods of breeding for acquiring disease resistance are
    I. conventional breeding techniques
    II. mutation breeding
    III. radiation breeding
    Chose the correct option
    a) I and II b) I and III c) I only d) III only
  5. Word livestock refers to
    a) Sheep and goat only b) Pigs and camels only
    c) Cattle and buffaloes only d) All of these
  6. The animal most useful on difficult terrains is:
    a) Mule b) Yak c) Camel d) Elephant
  7. Which of the following statement are the main objective of animals breeding?
    I. improved growth rate
    II. increased production of milk, meat, egg, wool, etc.
    III. superior quality of milk, meat eggs wool, etc.
    IV. improved resistance to various disease
    Choose the correct option
    a) I and II b) I, II and III c) II, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV
  8. A beast of burden which needs little care is:
    a) Pig b) Donkey c) Mule d) Yak
  9. Isinglass, a type of byproduct of fish industry is principally used for
    a) Feeding cattle, pigs and poultry
    b) Preparation of paints and varnishes
    c) Clarification of vinegar, wines and beer
    d) Production of insulin
  10. The enzyme used for isolation of single cell from explant/cell is
    a) Pectinase b) Catalase c) Ligninase d) Maltase
  11. The parameters carried out for managing dairy farm are
    I. selection of both the male and female animals having high yielding potential and resistance to diseases
    II. regular visits by a veterinary doctor
    III. each animal should be fed on a balance ratio
    IV. pay attention to good animal management and general supervision
    Which of the above statement are correct?
    a) I and II b) I, II and III c) II, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV
  12. Ambergis is the secretion from the intestine of …… used in the manufacture of perfumes and other
    cosmetics:
    a) Tachyglossus-πΈπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘›π‘Ž b) Physetter-Sperm whale

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c) Musk-Deer d) Kangaroo-π‘€π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘ 

  1. π»π‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘’ is a new breed of …A… developed in Punjab by crossing …B… and …C… .
    Here A and C refers to
    a) A-sheep, B-Bikaneri ewes, C-Marino rams b) A-chicken, B-Dorking, C-Sussex
    c) A-chicken, B-leghorn, C-Plymouth rock d) A-cow, B-Jersy, C-Brown swis
  2. Economic importance of fish includes
    I. fish as food
    II. source of income
    III. aesthetic value
    Which of the above are correct?
    a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
  3. Lysine and tryptophan are
    a) Proteins
    b) Non-essential amino acids
    c) Essential amino acids
    d) Aromatic and no acids
  4. Which of the following disease resistance enhancement introduced by mutation in moong bean?
    I. Yellow mosaic virus
    II. Powdery mildew
    III. Black rust
    Choose the correct option
    a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
  5. The conventional method of breeding for resistance includes
    I. screening the germplasm for resistant sources
    II. hybridization of selected parents
    III. selection and evaluation of the hybrids
    IV. testing and release of new varieties
    Choose the correct option
    a) I, II and III b) I, III and IV c) II, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV
  6. The primary aim of animal breeding is to breed such animals which are able to produce
    a) Qualitative increase in the product
    b) Quantitative increase in the product
    c) Marketing of animal product
    d) Both (a) and (b)
  7. The scientific name of maize is:
    a) Zingiber b) π‘π‘’π‘Ž π‘šπ‘Žπ‘¦π‘  c) Raphanus d) Daucas
  8. What is the outcome of increased resistance power in crops?
    I. Enhance production
    II. Reduces the dependence on fungicides and bacteriocides
    III. Reduces the dependence on technical agricultural tools
    Choose the correct option
    a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III
  9. The insect that is not found in the wild state is:
    a) Lac insect b) Cochineal insect c) Honey bee d) Silk moth
  10. Aim of plant breeding is to grow
    a) Disease free varieties b) High-yielding varieties
    c) Early-maturing varieties d) All of the above
  11. Which of the following is not an oil seed?
    a) π»π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘›π‘’π‘  b) πΆπ‘œπ‘π‘œπ‘  π‘›π‘’π‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž c) π΄π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  β„Žπ‘¦π‘π‘œgπ‘’π‘Ž d) π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘ 
  12. Improved varieties of wheat suitable for Indian environment have been developed by

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a) Euploidy and cloning b) Hybridization and mutation
c) Polyploidy and hybridization d) Cloning and polyploidy

  1. …….. is used in the manufacture of many items including cosmetics, shaving creams and polishes of various
    kinds. The most appropriate word for filling the blank is
    a) Bee wax b) Honey c) Latex d) Resin
  2. A milch breed of cow is:
    a) Haryana b) Malvi c) Kankrej d) Halliker
  3. …… is an industry that includes catching processing or selling of aquatic animals
    a) Fisheries b) Apiculture c) Sericulture d) None of these
  4. The embryo which develops from somatic cell is called
    a) Somatic embryo b) Reproductive embryo
    c) Clone embryo d) None of these
  5. Hinny is a cross breed between:
    a) Male donkey and female horse b) Female donkey and male horse
    c) Male mule and female horse d) None of these
  6. Science of altering the genetic pattern of plants in order to increase their value and utility for human
    welfare is called
    a) Plant breeding b) Agriculture c) Plant genetics d) All of these
  7. Which one of the following is the American poultry breed?
    a) Australorp b) Rhode Island Red c) Minorca d) Aseel
  8. Compared to a bull a bullock is docile because of:
    a) Higher levels of cortisone
    b) Lower levels of blood testosterone
    c) Lower levels of adrenalin/noradrenalin in its blood
    d) Higher levels of thyroxina
  9. Maximum cocoon and raw silk production is in:
    a) China b) Japan c) U.S.S.R d) Brazil
  10. Which of the following is a disease resistant, high yielding breed of the poultry developed in Karnataka?
    a) Aseel b) White leghorn c) Giriraja d) Plymoth rock
  11. Which one of the following products of apiculture is used in cosmetics and polishes?
    a) Honey b) Oil c) Wax d) Royal jelly
  12. Semi-dwarf varieties of rice were developed from
    a) IR-8 b) Taichung Native-1 c) Both (a) and (b) d) Jaya and Ratna
  13. Largest silk producing state of India is:
    a) Karnataka b) Bihar c) Assam d) West Bengal
  14. Larval form of silk moth is called:
    a) Naiad b) Maggot c) Caterpillar d) Wriggler
  15. Bhutia is a breed of:
    a) Chicken b) Goat c) Sheep d) Horse
  16. Which of following species is specially domesticated and reared for high economic importance?
    a) 𝐴𝑝𝑖𝑠 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Ž b) 𝐴𝑝𝑖𝑠 π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž c) 𝐴𝑝𝑖𝑠 π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ž d) 𝐴𝑝𝑖𝑠 π‘“π‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ž
  17. Passive, non-locomotory and non-feeding stage in life history of Silk moth is:
    a) Caterpillar b) Imago c) Nymph d) Pupa
  18. Regulations governing movement of diseased plant material are called:
    a) Crop protection b) Quarantine c) Plant regulation d) Rotation
  19. The larger distribution of clean quality milk all the world over can be said to be due to the great work of:
    a) Robert Koch b) Leeuwenhoek c) Louis Pasteur d) Blackmann
  20. Teak is obtained from plant:
    a) π‘†β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ž b) π‘€π‘Žπ‘›gπ‘–π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Ž c) π‘‡π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘Ž gπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘  d) πΆπ‘’π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘’π‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž
  21. Which of the following is not a true pulse crop?

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a) π‘‰π‘–π‘π‘–π‘Ž π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘Ž b) π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘  c) πΆπ‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘  π‘“π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘Ž d) πΆπ‘Žπ‘—π‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘—π‘Žπ‘›

  1. In tissue culture, roots can be induced by
    a) Lower concentration of cytokinin and higher concentration of auxins
    b) Only cytokinin and no auxins
    c) No cytokinin and only auxins
    d) Higher concentration of cytokinin and lower concentration of auxins
  2. Blue revolution
    I. It is the rapid expansion intensive commercial aquaculture
    II. Increase global food production and reduce widespread hunger
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these
  3. Cryopreservation is useful for:
    a) Preservation of semen b) Very young foetuses
    c) Living cells and body parts d) All the above
  4. Keeping beehives in crop field during flowering period increases
    a) Honey and wax yield b) Crop yield c) Both (a) and (b) d) Pollination in wheat
  5. New varieties of plants can be produced by:
    a) Selection and hybridization
    b) Subjecting them to very heavy dose of radiation
    c) Subjecting them to doses of radiation and selection
    d) Subjecting them to continuous radiation
  6. Hidden hunger can be defined as
    a) Majority people are unable to buy enough fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish and meat and thus suffer
    from deficiency
    b) People are unable to buy healthy drink item and thus suffer from deficiency
    c) People are unable to buy vitamin and minerals medicines and thus suffer from deficiency
    d) All of the above
  7. Pure line breeds refer to:
    a) Homozygosity and independent assortment b) Homozygosity only
    c) Heterozygosity d) Heterozygosity and linkage
  8. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is situated at
    a) New York (USA) b) Tokyo (Japan) c) Manilla (Philipines) d) Hydrabad (India)
  9. Pomato is a somatic hybrid of
    a) Potato and onion b) Potato and tomato c) Potato and brinjal d) Potato and garlic
  10. Real product of apiculture is
    a) Honey b) Bee wax c) Both (a) and (b) d) Sugar
  11. Protoplasts of two different species are fused in
    a) Miropropagation b) Somatic hybridization
    c) Clonal propagation d) Organography
  12. The largest groundnut producing country is:
    a) U.S.A. b) Brazil c) India d) Burma
  13. A breeder evolving disease resistant variety will start with:
    a) Working out yield of different varieties b) Go through the subject in library
    c) Selection of parents d) Hybridisation
  14. Which one of the following is the source of silk?
    a) Eggs b) Caterpillar c) Cocoon d) Pupa
  15. Self pollination results in:
    a) Heterosis b) Hybridisation
    c) Polyploidy d) Inbreeding depression
  16. β€œJaya” and β€œRatna” developed for green revolution in India are the varieties of:

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