Consider the following crops
1. Bajra
2. Cotton
3. Maize
4. Rice
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above crops according to the period of the development of first hybrid verities in India?
A. 2, 3, 1, 4
B. 1, 3, 2, 4
C. 3, 1, 2, 4
D. 3, 2, 1, 4
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Maize is the first hybrid crop variety developed in India, followed by Bajra, Cotton and Rice.The first hybrid variety of maize, Ganga-1, was developed in 1961.
The first hybrid variety of Bajra was released in 1965, developed by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and was called HB1.
H4 was the first hybrid variety of cotton released in 1970, developed by Cotton Research Station Surat.
Krh-1 was the nation’s first hybrid variety of rice with the aroma of basmati rice.
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