12. Biotechnology And its applications(12)

Covers genetic engineering tools, plant tissue culture, mutation breeding, and applications of biotechnology in agriculture and medicine

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Escherichia coli is

  1. Gut bacterium
  2. Soil bacterium
  3. Soil bacterium
  4. Both A and B
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bread wheat is

  1. tetraploid
  2. hexaploid
  3. diploid
  4. pentaploid
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one is mutagenic agent ?

  1. Nitrous acid
  2. X-ray
  3. Ethyl methane sulphonate
  4. All the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

New variety of plants is produced by

  1. selection and hybridisation
  2. mutation
  3. introduction and mutation
  4. selection and introduction
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

______ is/are related to genetic engineering.

  1. Plastid
  2. Restriction endonucleases
  3. Heterosis
  4. Mutation
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one is required for protoplast fusion?

  1. Treatment. with cellulase and pectinase
  2. Electrofusion or PEG treatment
  3. Both A and B
  4. Recombinant DNA technology
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Development of shoot and root in tissue culture is determined by

  1. Cytokinin and auxin ratio
  2. Enzymes
  3. Temperature
  4. Plant nutrients
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one will be searched for obtaining maximum genetic diversity?

  1. Recent varieties
  2. Old varieties
  3. Wild relatives
  4. All the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Increased flavorful shelf life of tomato has been achieved by

  1. developing better storage technique
  2. reducing activity of enzyme polygalacturonase
  3. increasing the activity of enzyme polygalacturonase
  4. enhancing epidermal growth factor
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Plasmids contain

  1. RNA
  2. RNA and proteins
  3. photosynthetic lamellae
  4. DNA
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process used for amplification or multiplication of DNA for finger printing is

  1. polymerase chain reaction
  2. nesslerisation
  3. southern blotting
  4. northern blotting
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify the plasmid

  1. EcoRI
  2. pBR 322
  3. AIUI
  4. Hind III
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which enzyme is useful in genetic engineering?

  1. DNA-ase
  2. Amylase
  3. Lipase
  4. Restriction endonuclease
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Norin-10 gene is dwarfing gene of

  1. wheat
  2. rice
  3. maize
  4. mustard
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Importing better varieties and plants from outside and acclimatising them to local environment is

  1. selection
  2. cloning
  3. introduction
  4. heterosis
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pathogen-free plants can be obtained through

  1. clean cultivation
  2. embryoid cultivation
  3. bud or shoot tip propagation on culture medium
  4. grafting
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The enzymes which are commonly used in genetic engineering are

  1. restriction endonuclease and polymerase
  2. endonuclease and ligase
  3. restriction endonuclease and ligase
  4. ligase and polymerase
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Transgenic pigs with genes for human antigens will be useful for

  1. providing best human food
  2. resistance to common human diseases
  3. having all important blood factors
  4. organ transplantation
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A common cytokinin of tissue culture is

  1. Benzylaminopurine
  2. Kinetin
  3. Zeatin
  4. Dihydrozeatin
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bagging is done to

  1. achieve desired pollination
  2. prevent contamination from unwanted pollen
  3. avoid self-pollination
  4. avoid cross-pollination