Page 2 - Assignment-Strategies in enhancement of food production

8. Hypophysation is a technique primarily used in _________
a. Fisheries
b. Apiaries
c. Poultry
d. None of the above
9. _________ was given to cows for increasing the milk yield before being banned
in 1979
a. Diethylstilbestrol
b. Estrogen
c. Progesterone
d. Destrol
10. Feedstock for biodiesel can primarily be obtained from
a. Jatropha
b. Oryza
c. Nymphaea
d. None of the above

B. Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)
1. Why is inbreeding necessary in animal husbandary?
2. Name two fungal diseases of Crop plants.
3. Which product of Apiculture is used in cosmetics and polishes?
4. Semi-dwarf varieties of a crop plant were derived from IR-8. Name that crop.
5. Write two qualities of Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) grown in South India.

C. Short Answer Questions-II (2 marks each)
6. A new breed of sheep was developed in Punjab by crossing two different breeds of
Sheep. Name the two breeds which were crossed and the new breed developed.
7. Study the table given below and fill in the blanks marked A, B, C and D

8. Why are proteins synthesized from Spirulina called Single called Proteins? What is the
significance of such a protein?
9. Differentiate between inbreeding and outbreeding in animals.