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NEET BotanyUpdated 19 Oct 2026

Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production: NEET PYQs and weightage

Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production carries 2.1 of 100 Botany marks in NEET by past-paper share: 17 of the 793 tagged NEET Botany PYQs in the ViJEEta bank (NEET 2013–2026). It ranks 17 of 21 Botany chapters.

Not in the NEET syllabus now. NTA removed Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production from NEET-UG; it is still in NCERT and school exams. Spend NEET time on the chapters below instead. The PYQs here are from before it was removed.
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2.1/100 Weight in Botany
2 of 5 Exam importance (2/5, by past-paper share)
17 NEET PYQs
133 Practice questions
88 With measured difficulty

How the weight is computed: this chapter's tagged NEET PYQs divided by all tagged NEET Botany PYQs in the bank (17 of 793), times 100, with repeated questions counted once. The bank does not store the year of each NEET question, so none is printed. Computed from the bank at build time. Updated 19 Oct 2026.

How does NEET ask Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production?

8 real previous-year questions from this chapter, as printed in the paper, each with its worked solution. Answer the first one here with no sign-in.

Q1BotanyNEET UG PYQAnimal husbandry
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Among the following edible fishes, which one is a marine fish having a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids?
Answer key (C) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option C

Oily fishes store omega-3 fatty acids (oil) in their tissues and body cavity and are the richest source of omega-3 fatty acid. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The most widely available dietary source of EPA and DHA is oily fish, such as salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies, menhaden, and sardines. Among the given options, Mackerel is oily fish and is the rich source of oil. Therefore, the correct answer is option c.
Q2BotanyNEET UG PYQAnimal husbandry
Interspecific hybridization is the mating of
ATwo different related species
BSuperior males and females of different breeds
CMore closely related individuals within same breed for 4-6 generations
DAnimals within same breed without having common ancestors
Answer key (A) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option A

Interspecific hybridization refers to a cross between two individuals of two different related species to bring their characters together in the hybrid progeny. A cross between superior males and females of different breeds refers to cross-breeding while that between animals within the same breed without having common ancestors is called outcrossing. Therefore, the correct answer is option a.
Q3BotanyNEET UG PYQTissue culture
Arrange the following steps of somatic hybridisation in a correct sequence. A. Digestion of cell walls. B. Isolation of naked protoplasts. C. Fusion of protoplasts to get hybrid protoplast. D. Isolation of single cells from two different varieites of plants. E. Growing of hybrid protoplast to form a new plant.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
AE, A, B, C, D
BD, A, B, C, E
CE, B, A, D, C
DD, B, A, E, C
Answer key (B) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option B

Scientist have even isolated single cell protoplasts from two different varieties of plants each having a desirable character and after digesting their cell walls have been able to isolate naked protoplasts (surrounded by plasma membrane) that can be fused to get hybrid protoplast, which can be further grown to form a new plant. These hybrids are called somatic hybrids, while the process is called somatic hybridization. So the correct sequence for the formation of somatic hybrids is D, A, B, C, E.
Q4BotanyNEET UG PYQPlant breeding
Which of the following are fused in somatic hybridization involving two varieties of plants?
ASomatic embryos
BProtoplasts
CPollens
DCallus
Answer key (B) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option B

Isolated protoplasts from two different varieties of plants – each having a desirable character – can be fused to get hybrid protoplasts, which can be further grown to form a new plant. These hybrids are called somatic hybrids while the process is called somatic hybridisation.
Q5BotanyNEET UG PYQPlant breeding
In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called
ASelection of superior recombinants
BCross-hybridisation among the selected parts
CEvaluation and selection of parents
DGermplasm collection
Answer key (D) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option D

An entire collection of plants or seeds having all diverse alleles for all the genes in a given crop plant is known as germplasm collection.
Q6BotanyNEET UG PYQPlant breeding
A system of rotating crops with legume or grass pasture to improve soil structure and fertility called :
ALey farming
BContour farming
CStrip farming
DShifting agriculture
Answer key (A) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option A

Farming of legumes/grasses and other crops in alternation to improve the soil fertility is called ley farming. Legumes add nitrogenous compounds to soil and thereby help the soil to resume the lost minerals. The farming in row patterns that run nearly level around the hill is called contour farming. Strip farming includes dividing the whole field in strips and cultivation in alternate strips to ensure soil fertility. Shifting agriculture includes farming in one field and then leaving it for natural vegetation by cultivating in some other field.
Q7BotanyNEET UG PYQPlant breeding
Breeding crops with higher levels of vitamins and minerals or higher proteins and healthier fats is called:
ABiomagnification
BBioremediation
CBiofortification
DBioaccumulation
Answer key (C) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option C

Biofortification is the process of breeding staple crops to have higher levels of essential nutrients either through selective breeding or genetic modifications. For example, biofortification of wheat with zinc, golden rice.
Q8BotanyNEET UG PYQPlant breeding
Which of the following is not an objective of biofortification in crops?
AImprove vitamin content
BImprove micronutrient and mineral content
CImprove protein content
DImprove resistance to diseases
Answer key (D) & worked solution

Correct answer: Option D

Biofortification – breeding crops with higher levels of vitamins and minerals, or higher protein and healthier fats – is the most practical means to improve public health. Breeding for improved nutritional quality is undertaken with the objectives of improving – (i) Protein content and quality; (ii) Oil content and quality; (iii) Vitamin content; and (iv) Micronutrient and mineral content.

Which topics in Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production carry the most questions?

All 5 topics, by tagged PYQs, then practice questions. Counted from the bank. Updated 19 Oct 2026.

TopicPYQsPractice questions
Plant breedingNot in NEET now784
Animal husbandryNot in NEET now65
Tissue cultureNot in NEET now432
Miscellaneous Examples011
Single Cell ProteinsNot in NEET now01

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Chapters either side of Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production by weight

Plant Kingdom Weight 3.7/100Respiration in Plants Weight 2.5/100Transport in Plants Weight 2.0/100Mineral Nutrition Weight 1.9/100