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106
What is true of plasmid?
[1]
Part of nuclear chromosome
[2]
Contains genes for vital activities
[3]
Found in viruses
[4]
Widely used in gene transfer
Answer: Widely used in gene transfer
107
The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is
[1]
Molasses
[2]
Corn meal
[3]
Soya meal
[4]
Ground gram
108
Somaclonal variation appears in plants
[1]
Transformed by recombinant DNA technology
[2]
Growing in polluted soil or water
[3]
Exposed to gamma rays
[4]
Raised in tissue culture
Answer: Raised in tissue culture
109
The enzyme employed for amplification of DNA during PCR is commercially obtained from
[1]
Trichoderma reesei
[2]
Bacillus licheniformis
[3]
Streptococcus pyogenes
[4]
Thermus aquaticus
Answer: Thermus aquaticus
110
Cry genes or Bt genes are obtained from
[1]
Cotton pest
[2]
Tobacco plant
[3]
Bacillus thuringiensis
[4]
E – Col
Answer: Bacillus thuringiensis
111
Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produced (in the host cells)
[1]
An antifeedant
[2]
A particular hormone
[3]
Both sense and anti-sense RNA
[4]
A toxic protein
Answer: Both sense and anti-sense RNA
112
Maximum number of existing transgenic animals is of
[1]
Pig
[2]
Fish
[3]
Mice
[4]
Cow
113
Plasmids are suitable vectors for gene cloning because
[1]
these can shuttle between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
[2]
these are small circular DNA molecules with their own replication origin site
[3]
these are small circular DNA molecules, which can integrate with host chromosomal DNA
[4]
these often carry antibiotic resistance genes
Answer: these are small circular DNA molecules with their own replication origin site
114
A regulatory body working under MoEF for the release of transgenic crops is
[1]
NBPGR
[2]
GEAC
[3]
NSC
[4]
NIPGR
115
Which enzyme is useful in genetic engineering?
[1]
DNAase
[2]
Amylase
[3]
Lipase
[4]
Restriction endonuclease
Answer: Restriction endonuclease
116
The nitrogen base which is absent in RNA is
[1]
Cytosine
[2]
Adenine
[3]
Guanine
[4]
Thymine
117
One of the following processes involves southern blotting technique
[1]
rDNA technology
[2]
DNA finger printing
[3]
production of transgenic plants
[4]
formation of suspension culture
Answer: DNA finger printing
118
Which is related to genetic engineering?
[1]
Plastid
[2]
Plasmid
[3]
Heterosis
[4]
Mutation
119
Cry1 endotoxins obtained from Bacillus Thuringiensis are effective against:
[1]
Flies
[2]
Mosquitoes
[3]
Boll worms
[4]
Nematodes
120
The plant 'Brassica napus' has been modified to produce ______.
[1]
Vitamin A
[2]
hirudin
[3]
lysine rich seeds
[4]
insulin
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