MCQ Science and Technology Part II Class 10 Chapter 8 Maharashtra Board Cell Biology and Biotechnology 1. What is DNA fingerprinting used for?Increasing crop yieldEstablishing a person’s identityProducing vaccinesTreating viral diseasesQuestion 1 of 202. Who suggested using oil-digesting bacteria for ocean oil spills?Dr.Norman BorlaugDr.M.S.SwaminathanDr.Anand Mohan ChakravartiDr.Verghese KurienQuestion 2 of 203. What is the green revolution?Development of chemical fertilizersMethods for maximum crop yield from minimum landProduction of dairy productsCultivation of medicinal plantsQuestion 3 of 204. Who contributed to the green revolution in the USA?Dr.M.S.SwaminathanDr.Verghese KurienDr.Norman BorlaugDr.Anand Mohan ChakravartiQuestion 4 of 205. What is the white revolution associated with?FisheryDairy businessCrop productionMedicinal plantsQuestion 5 of 206. What is the blue revolution?Cultivation of fruit cropsProduction of aquatic organismsDevelopment of chemical fertilizersProduction of medicinal plantsQuestion 6 of 207. Which program encourages pisciculture in India?Organic Farming InitiativeGreen RevolutionNil-Kranti Mission-2016White RevolutionQuestion 7 of 208. What improves soil water-holding capacity in agriculture?PesticidesOrganic manureChemical fertilizersHydroponicsQuestion 8 of 209. What is a harmful effect of chemical fertilizers?Improved water retentionDecreased soil fertilityIncreased soil fertilityEnhanced crop yieldQuestion 9 of 2010. Why are pesticides like malathion considered dangerous?They improve soil fertilityThey enter the food web through bio-magnificationThey reduce crop yieldThey enhance plant immunityQuestion 10 of 2011. What is a characteristic of organic farming?Use of chemical pesticidesBan on chemical fertilizers and pesticidesIncreased soil pollutionUse of hybrid seeds onlyQuestion 11 of 2012. What is a modern method for collecting honey in apiculture?Burning the hiveUsing artificial bee boxesSmoking the hiveCutting the hive into piecesQuestion 12 of 2013. Which medicinal plant is used for cough treatment?CottonAdulsaRiceNeemQuestion 13 of 2014. Why are medicinal plants now cultivated?To promote chemical useDue to depletion of forest areaTo increase forest areaTo reduce biodiversityQuestion 14 of 2015. What is a method used in fruit processing?Pesticide applicationAirtight packingChemical fertilizationCloningQuestion 15 of 2016. Which protein is used to treat haemophilia?InterleukinSomatostatinFactor VIIIInsulinQuestion 16 of 2017. Which organism was used to clone the sheep Dolly?CowFinn Dorset sheepHorseScottish sheepQuestion 17 of 2018. What is the correlation between interferon and its treated disease?Interferon : Cancer :: Erythropoietin : AnaemiaInterferon : Viral infection :: Erythropoietin : AnaemiaInterferon : Dwarfism :: Erythropoietin : AnaemiaInterferon : Haemophilia :: Erythropoietin : AnaemiaQuestion 18 of 2019. What is the correlation for the white and blue revolutions?White revolution : Dairy :: Blue revolution : Crop productionWhite revolution : Dairy :: Blue revolution : ApicultureWhite revolution : Dairy :: Blue revolution : PiscicultureWhite revolution : Dairy :: Blue revolution : Medicinal plantsQuestion 19 of 2020. What is a benefit of tissue culture in plants?Reduced genetic improvementIncreased use of chemical fertilizersInheritance of desired characters to the next generationDecreased crop yieldQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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