The hybrid variety of mango developed from the cross of Neelum and Alphonso is

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Correct — C, Ratna. Ratna is a hybrid mango bred by crossing Neelam (the booklet spells it 'Neelum') with Alphonso. It was developed at the Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla (Maharashtra). Ratna is a regular (annual) bearer and is free from the internal 'spongy tissue' defect that troubles Alphonso, while keeping good eating quality — the very reason it was bred from this cross.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Amrapali is a hybrid too, but of Dashehari x Neelum (a dwarf, regular bearer developed at IARI) — not Alphonso x Neelum.  (b) Dashehari is a traditional landrace variety of the Lucknow–Malihabad belt, not a hybrid of this cross.  (d) Badami is a local (Karnataka) name for Alphonso-type mango — a variety, not a hybrid of Neelum x Alphonso.

Concept: India's fruit research stations breed hybrid mangoes by crossing quality varieties (Alphonso, Dashehari, Neelam) to combine flavour with regular bearing and freedom from defects. Ratna = Neelam x Alphonso; Amrapali = Dashehari x Neelum; Mallika = Neelum x Dashehari.

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