Lecture 8 AGB Quiz

1. General combining ability calculated in a diallel mating is indicative of (JKPSC 2019)

2. Continuous use of purebred sire on non- descript female is: (JKPSC 2019)

3. The Father of animal breeding is: (JKPSC 2019)

4. A new breed can be evolved by: (JKPSC- 2012)

5. As inbreeding progresses, proportion of heterozygote will: (JKPSC- 2012)

6. Which type of mating should be preferred for the improvement of non-descript animals? (JKPSC – 2012)

7. Inbreeding coefficient measures: (JKPSC -2012)

8. The mean performance of line when expressed as the deviation from the mean of all crosses is: (JKPSC – 2010)

9. Which of the following species was first domesticated by human beings? (JKPSC – 2010)

10. Which of the following about heterosis is not true? (Punjab PSC 2016)

11. Diallele crossing is usually practiced in : (RPSC – 2019)

12. Full sib and half sib mating in poultry and parent offspring or uncle- cousin mating in swine is most commonly used in : (RPSC – 2013)

13. Which of the following system of breeding enlightens the less desirable recessive genes? (MPPSC – 2021)

14. Maximum heterosis is observed in : (RPSC 2019)

15. Which of the following statements about positive assortative mating is incorrect?

16. Which of the following is NOT a reason for implementing crossbreeding in animal breeding programs?

17. In the context of combining ability, which statement is true?

18. Regarding Specific Combining Ability (SCA), which statement is correct?