MCQ on Seed Technology for various Agriculture Exams Part - 56

1. The fruit derived from one carpel and splitting along one side is called as
   A. Spike
   B. Achene
   C. Caryopsis
   D. Follicle

2. The progeny of the breeder seeds and the source of registered and certified seed is called
   A. Breeder seed
   B. Certified seed
   C. Foundation seed
   D. Basic seed

3. The blotter method of seed health testing detects primarily the diseases of organisms like
   A. Fungi
   B. Virus
   C. Bacteria
   D. Nematodes

4. The pollen from a flower of one plant falls on the stigmas of other flowers of the same plant is known as
   A. Geitonogamy
   B. Gametogenesis
   C. Sporogenesis
   D. Cytogenesis

5. The sum total of all the genes present in a random mating population at a given time is called as
   A. Germplasm
   B. Gene flow
   C. Gene pool
   D. Gene drift

6. Emergence of normal seedlings from the seeds under ideal conditions of light, temperature, moisture, oxygen and nutrients is called
   A. Fertilization
   B. Detasseling
   C. Pollination
   D. Germination

7. The chemical by which seedless grapes can be produced is called
   A. Ethylene
   B. Ethanol
   C. Auxins
   D. Gibberellins