Match the following columns:
| Column I (Name of the crop) | Column II (Name of the hybrid varity) |
| a. Pearl millet (Bajra) | 1. CSH-1 |
| b. Maize | 2. Pusa RH-10 |
| c. Basmati rice | 3. HB-1 |
| d. Sorghum | 4. Ganga-1 |
A. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
D. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
a. HB-1 is the hybrid variety of Pearl millet. The first pearl millet hybrid HB 1 was released in 1965 thus making India the first country in the world to develop a grain hybrid utilizing a cytoplasmic-genetic male-sterile line and a restorer line.b. Ganga-1 is the hybrid variety of Maize. The first hybrid maize Ganga-1 was developed in India in 1961.
c. Pusa RH-10 is the hybrid variety of Basmati rice. Pusa Rice Hybrid 10 (PRH 10) is the first aromatic Basmati Hybrid developed by the public sector Agricultural Research Institute and released by Central Variety Release Committee (CVRC) in 2001.
d. CSH-1 is the hybrid variety of Sorghum. The first sorghum hybrid, CSH1 (Coordinated Sorghum Hybrid), was bred in India and officially released for commercial cultivation in 1964.
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