General Science | Biology | Genetic Engineering and Bio-technology
General Science | Biology | Genetic Engineering and Bio-technology
1. Sexual reproduction causes genetic variation because of
Blending of genes
Chromosomal changes
Shuffling of genes
All of the above
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2. Which of the following features of DNA makes it uniquely suited to store and transmit genetic information from generation-to- generation?
Complementary to the two strands
Double helix
Number of base-pairs per turn
Sugar-phosphate backbone
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3. Which of the following is used in Genetic Engineering?
Plastid
Plasmid
Mitochondria
Ribosome
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4. Which of the following is the first living cloned genetic engineered organism by human?
Dolly
Herman bull
Bony
Super bug
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5. Which one was the first successful cloned animal?
Sheep
Gibbon
Rabbit
None of these
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6. Scientists of N.D.R.I., Karnal (Haryana) developed the second clone of which on the following animals?
Sheep
Buffalo
Cow
Goat
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7. Garima II is the name of a
Cloned buffalo
Cloned cow
Cloned sheep
Bt tomato
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8. In the case of a test tube baby
Fertilization takes place inside the test tube
Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube
Fertilization takes place outside the mother's body
Unfertilised egg develops inside the test tube
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9. Which country has produced the first transgenic glowing pigs that are all green from inside out?
Korea
Japan
Singapore
Taiwan
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10. Injaz, is the name of world's first cloned
Camel
Goat
Pig
Sheep
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11. What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology?
Production of biolarvicides
Manufacture of biodegradable plastics
Reproductive cloning of animals
Production of organisms free of diseases
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12. World level program 'Human Genome Project' is related with
Establishment of Superman society
Identification of colour distinct breeds
Genetic improvements of human breeds
Identification and mapping of human genes and its sequence
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13. The cells which have the capacity to divide and differentiate into any type of cells in the body are the focus of research of several serious diseases are
Bud cells
Red cells
Mesangial cells
Stem cells
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14. Which one of the following is the bioethically non-controversial source of stem cells as an alternative to the highly controversial embryo-nic stem cells?
Bone marrow-derived stem cells
Amniotic fluid derived stem cells
Blood of foetus
Blood of babies
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15. Hybridoma technology is a new biotechnological approach for commercial production of
Monoclonal antibodies
Interferon
Antibiotics
Alcohol
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16. The Plant Field Gene Bank at Banthara will
Preserve endangered varieties of plants
Check piracy of bio-diversity
Identify economically important wild plants
Look after all the above
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17. Insect-resistant cotton plants have been genetically engineered by inserting a gene from a/an
Virus
Bacterium
Insect
Plant
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18. The American multinational company, Monsanto, has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoing field trials in India. A toxin gene from which one of the following bacteria has been transferred to this transgenic cotton?
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus thuringiensis
Bacillus amyloliquífaciens
Bacillus globlii
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19. The micro-organism which is associated with the production of Bt cotton is a
Fungus
Bacterium
Blue-green algae
Virus
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20. A genetically engineered form of brinjal, known as the Bt brinjal has been developed. The objective of this is
To make in pest-resistant
To improve its taste and nutritive qualities
To make it drought resistant
To make it shell-life longer
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21. Bt brinjal is
A new variety of Brinjal
A genetically modified Brinjal
A wild variety of Brinjal
None of the above
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22. Indian farmers are unsatisfied with terminator seed technology because it increases the possibility of
Appearance of bad germination
Making little yield inspite of high quality plants
Growing sterile plants (sexually)
Growing of plants which one not capable of producing germinable seeds
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23. Terminator technology promotes the sale of which of the following that is/ are generated by it?
Transgenic fertile seed
Gene modified plants
Genetically engineered seeds sterile in next generation
All of the above
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24. Generally, Orobanche weed is found in
Tobacco field
Gram field
Rice field
Wheat field
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25. Which of the following is a transgenic plant?
Buck wheat
Macaroni wheat
Golden rice
Triticale
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26. Golden rice is
Wild variety of rice with yellow coloured grains
A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China
Long stored rice having yellow colour tint
A transgenic rice having gene for carotene
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27. The prime utility of 'Golden Rice' in combating vitamin A deficiency, the world's leading cause of blindness which affects about 250 million children lies in the richness of its kernel in
Beta carotene
Thiamine
Ascorbic acid
Calciferol
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28. Golden rice has the highest quality of
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Vitamin K
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29. For which desirable character the transgenic crop 'Golden Rice' is produced?
Vitamin 'A'
Essential Amino Acids
Insulin
Characteristic Starch
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30. 'Super rice' was developed by
M.S. Swaminathan
G.S. Khush
N.E. Borlog
P.K. Gupta
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31. Male's gene constituent is
XX
XY
X
Y
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32. Which combination of chromosome in mankind give birth to a male child?
X of male and X of female
X of male and Y of female
Y of male and X of female
Y of male and Y of female
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33. Amniocentesis is a method used to determine the
Foetal sex
Kind of amino acids
Sequence of amino acids in protein
Type of hormones
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34. Who first outlined the structure of the life molecule (D.N.A.)?
Dr. Maghnath Saha
Dr. Stephan Hawking
Dr. James Watson and Dr. Francis Crick
Dr. Alexander Fleming
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35. James D. Watson and Francis Crick are associated with the discovery of
Vaccine
Structure of DNA
Anti-malarial drugs
Penicillin
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36. Who has proposed for the first time the double helix model of DNA?
Watson and Crick
Fisher and Haldoni
Lamark and Darwin
Hugo de Vries
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37. Who synthesized the DNA in vitro?
Arthur Kornberg
Robert Hooke
Edward Jenner
Joseph Lister
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38. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?
Metallurgy
Meteorology
Environmental protection
Genetics
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39. Biochip contains
RNA
DNA
RNA and DNA
RNA, DNA and Protein
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40. Geneco Technology is
Defence system for prevention from AIDS
A method for the development of species for food crops
Technique for pre-information regarding genetic diseases
Technique for prevention of cataract
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41. Which work among these falls into the category of Biotechnology?
Use of the organism or their substances which are gain by manufacturing process
Modernization of the process of commercial industry to produce the goods used in Bio-exploration
Use of modern technology in research of biological mutilation
Use of industrial technology to increase the biosphere
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42. Bio-magnification means
Fat spreading of cancer cells in the body
Increasing a number of pesticides in the organisms of successive tropic level
To see the microscopic parts of the body by microscope
Sudden increase in the number of the individuals of a species in a specific area
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43. Which of the following is recently evolved in Genetic Engineering?
Gene analysis
Gene mapping
Gene splicing
Gene synthesis
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44. If a rat is created by using human growth gene, which is eight times bigger than normal rat; then this technique will be said as
Cross-breeding
Hereditary engineering
Mutation reproduction
Hormony nourshing
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45. Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?
Protein analysis
Chromosome counting
Quantitative analysis of DNA
DNA fingerprinting
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46. Which one of the given is useful for proving paternity?
Gene therapy
Gene cloning
DNA Recombinant technology
DNA fingerprinting
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47. The latest technique used to establish identity of a human being based on biotechnological principle is
Biometric analysis
Genome sequencing
DNA fingerprinting
Karyotyping
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48. The first crime ever solved using the DNA fingerprinting technique was in England in the year
1963
1973
1983
1993
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49. DNA fingerprinting is used in the following area(s).
Forensic cases only
Paternity dispute only
Conservation of endangered living being only
All of the above
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50. The powder used for developing fingerprints on a multi-coloured surface is
Gold dust
Manganese dioxide
Charcoal
Fluorescent powder
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51. 'Metastasis' is the process by which
Cells divide rapidly under the influence of drugs
Cancer cells spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other sites or organs
The chromosomes in cells nuclei are attached to the spindle before moving to the anaphase poles
Cancer cells are successfully inhibited to divide any further
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52. Among living organisms, which one of the following is the most responsible factor for bringing about the origin of a new species?
Isolation
Mutation
Natural selection
Sexual reproduction
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53. Change in the base sequence within the gene is called
Breeding
Cloning
Mutation
Fusion
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54. When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called
Apomixis
Pleiotropy
Polyploidy
Polyteny
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55. In gene therapy, to correct the functioning of a faulty gene
Bad gene is eleminated
Another good gene is inserted
Defective gene is stopped from working
The whole bad gene is replaced by a good gene
