1. Choose the incorrect statement regarding metroglyph analysis**
(i) The rays on the graph in metroglyph analysis indicates variation in various characters
(ii) It is based on estimates of mean character
(iii) Analysis is applicable in replicated data only
(iv) Analysis is based on first order statistics
2. In metroglyph analysis with *n* character, maximum score of a genotype would be**
(i) 4n
(ii) n
(iii) 3n
(iv) Environmental variation
3. Error variance is a measure of**
(i) Phenotypic variation
(ii) Genotypic variation
(iii) Environmental variation
(iv) All of these
4. Choose the correct statement**
(i) The magnitude of components of total variance of a sample present in a population can be assessed by metroglyph analysis
(ii) Selection of genotypes for metroglyph analysis is based on phenotypic or geographic differences for various characters
(iii) When taking average of the length of rays for genotypes in metroglyph analysis, it provides overlapping of glyphs on the graph
(iv) All of these
5. Choose the correct statement that relates the similarities between metroglyph and D² statistics**
(i) Both are free from genetic assumptions
(ii) Both measures morphological and genetic diversity
(iii) Both classify the genotypes under classificatory techniques
(iv) All of these
6. Polygenic variation was first interpreted in terms of Mendelian genetics by**
(i) C.R. Rao (1952)
(ii) Anderson (1957)
(iii) P.C. Mahalanobis (1928)
(iv) R.A. Fisher(1918)
7. Which method is used in D² statistics for grouping the varieties into different clusters**
(i) Tocher method
(ii) Canonical method
(iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(iv) None of these
8. Wilk’s statistics and Wilk’s criteria used in**
(i) Metroglyph analysis
(ii) Correlation coefficient analysis
(iii) D² statistics
(iv) Path coefficient analysis
9. Test of significance of D² values are done by**
(i) Z test
(ii) χ² test
(iii) T test
(iv) None of these
10. Choose the correct one**
(i) Amount of genetic diversity and heterosis in hybrid between diverse lines is smaller than hybrid between closely related strains
(ii) Amount of genetic diversity and heterosis in hybrid between diverse lines is greater than hybrid between closely related strains
(iii) Amount of genetic diversity and heterosis in hybrid between diverse lines is equal to hybrid between closely related strains
(iv) None of these
11. Who divided the polygenic variation into phenotypic, genotypic and environment components**
(i) East (1916)
(ii) R.A. Fisher (1918)
(iii) Burton (1952)
(iv) Mather (1944)
12. In metroglyph analysis lines having low value for particular character have**
(i) Longer ray
(ii) Medium ray
(iii) Smaller ray
(iv) None of these
13. In metroglyph analysis lines having high value for particular character have**
(i) Longer ray
(ii) Medium ray
(iii) Smaller ray
(iv) None of these
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