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Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT with reference to rubber production from plants? (A) Para rubber is produced from Hevea brasiliensis (B) India rubber is produced from Ficus elastica (C) Panama rubber is produced from Manihot glaziovii (D) Ceara rubber is produced from Castilla elastica  

Which of the following selectable marker genes is/are used for herbicide tolerance during genetic transformation of plants? (A) hpt (B) bar (C) nptII (D) pmi  

Which of the following plant diseases is/are caused by nematode? (A) Cereal cyst of barley (B) Ergot of rye (C) Wart of potato (D) Ear-cockle of wheat  

Which of the following plant natural products is/are cyanogenic glycoside(s)? (A) Linustatin (B) Limonene (C) Luteolin (D) Linamarin  

Which of the following tissue types is/are established during embryogenesis in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana? (A) Shoot apical meristem (B) Rosette leaf primordium (C) Procambium (D) Lateral root primordium  

The collateral and open type of vascular bundle with endarch xylem strand is usually found in (A) monocot stem (B) dicot stem (C) monocot root (D) dicot root  

Which one of the following plant families does apple (Malus domestica) belong to? (A) Rosaceae (B) Rutaceae (C) Rubiaceae (D) Ranunculaceae