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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
Answer: Molasses

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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
Answer: Mice
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
Answer: GEAC
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
Answer: 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
Answer: Plasmid
119 Cry1 endotoxins obtained from Bacillus Thuringiensis are effective against:
[1] Flies
[2] Mosquitoes
[3] Boll worms
[4] Nematodes
Answer: Boll worms
120 The plant 'Brassica napus' has been modified to produce ______.
[1] Vitamin A
[2] hirudin
[3] lysine rich seeds
[4] insulin
Answer: hirudin

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