Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production


  1. Consider the following four measures (a-d) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common
    (1) Spray with Bordeaux mixture
    (2) Control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen
    (3) Use of only disease-free seeds
    (4) Use of varieties resistant to the disease
    Which two of the above measures can control the disease?









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    Use of only disease free seeds and use of disease resistant varieties are the most important control measures that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common.

    Correct Option: C

    Use of only disease free seeds and use of disease resistant varieties are the most important control measures that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common.


  1. Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?









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    Jatropha is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels. Biofuels are the fuels of biological origin. They constitute renewable form of energy. Energy problems can be solved upto a great extent by efficient and proper used of these biofuels.

    Correct Option: A

    Jatropha is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels. Biofuels are the fuels of biological origin. They constitute renewable form of energy. Energy problems can be solved upto a great extent by efficient and proper used of these biofuels.



  1. Which of the following plant species you would select for the production of bioethanol?









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    Jatropha is useful for production of bioethanol. Jatropha is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like Jatropha curcas L.), from the family Euphorbiaceae. The hardy Jatropha is resistant to drought and pests, and produces seeds containing 27-40% oil. Currently the oil from Jatropha curcas seeds is used for making biodiesel fuel in Philippines and in Brazil, where it grows naturally and in plantations in the southeast, and the north/northeast Brazil. Likewise, Jatropha oil is being promoted as an easily grown biofuel crop in hundreds of projects throughout India and other developing countries.

    Correct Option: C

    Jatropha is useful for production of bioethanol. Jatropha is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like Jatropha curcas L.), from the family Euphorbiaceae. The hardy Jatropha is resistant to drought and pests, and produces seeds containing 27-40% oil. Currently the oil from Jatropha curcas seeds is used for making biodiesel fuel in Philippines and in Brazil, where it grows naturally and in plantations in the southeast, and the north/northeast Brazil. Likewise, Jatropha oil is being promoted as an easily grown biofuel crop in hundreds of projects throughout India and other developing countries.


  1. Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?









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    Xanthomonas campestris is not used as a biopesticide. Xanthomonas campestris is a plant pathogen that causes black rot in cotton plants.

    Correct Option: C

    Xanthomonas campestris is not used as a biopesticide. Xanthomonas campestris is a plant pathogen that causes black rot in cotton plants.



  1. An improved variety of transgenic basmati rice









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    An improved variety of transgenic basmati rice gives high yield and is rich in vitamin A.

    Correct Option: B

    An improved variety of transgenic basmati rice gives high yield and is rich in vitamin A.