Question

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Taichung Native 1 is the first dwarf variety of rice developed by crossing.

Statement II: IR-8 is the first dwarf rice hybrid released for cultivation.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A Both Statement I and Statement II are true. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Both Statement I and Statement II are false. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Statement I is true but Statement II is false. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Statement I is false but Statement II is true. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Taichung Native-1 was developed in 1969-74 and was a cross between Dwarf Chow-wu-gen x Tsai-Yuan-Chunj. It was first dwarf variety of rice.  IR8 is a high-yielding semi-dwarf rice variety developed but it was not first dwarf hybrid variety.

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