DNA Manipulation Techniques - Class XI

Techniques for DNA manipulation including gel electrophoresis, Southern blotting, DNA probes, restriction enzymes, and related biotechnology methods.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A mixture containing DNA fragments, A, B, C and D, with molecular weights of $A + B =C, A>B$ and $D>C$, was subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis. The positions of these fragments from cathode to anoe sides of the gel would be

  1. $D, C, A, B$
  2. $A, B, C, D$
  3. $C, B, A, D$
  4. $B, A, D, C$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gel electrophoresis is a

  1. Technique of separation of charged molecules under the influence of magnetic field
  2. Technique of incorporation of DNA molecules into the cell through transient pores made due to electrical impulses
  3. Technique of separation of DNA fragments through the pores of agarose gel under the influence of electric field
  4. Technique of separation and purification of gene products
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gel electrophoresis is a

  1. Technique of separation of charged molecules under the influence of magnetic field
  2. Technique of incorporation of DNA molecules Into the cell through transient pore made due to electrical impulses
  3. Technique of separation and isolation of DNA fragments through the pores of agarose
  4. Technique of separation and purification of gene products.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called

  1. Probe
  2. Clone
  3. Plasmid
  4. Vector
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which technique is used in separating fragments of DNA ______________.

  1. Eastern blotting
  2. Western blotting
  3. Northern blotting
  4. Southern blotting
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The universal DNA probe is made up of repeated tandems of?

  1. TATA
  2. GATA
  3. CACA
  4. ATGA
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After the biosynthetic phase, the product is separated and purified by the process called as:

  1. Agarose gel electrophoresis
  2. PCR
  3. Downstream processing
  4. Insertional inactivation
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What must be done before placing DNA into the electrophoretic chamber?

  1. It must be ground up with mortar and pestle
  2. It must be cut by restricition endonucleases
  3. It must be treated with RNAase
  4. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Purified DNA ultimately precipitate out after the addition of chilled ethanol. This DNA that separate out can be removed by _____________.

  1. Electrophoresis
  2. Downstream processing
  3. PCR
  4. Spooling
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Agarose which is extracted from sea weeds is most widely used in

  1. Gel electrophoresis
  2. Spectrophotometry
  3. Tissue culture
  4. PCR
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The technique used for separating molecules by passing electric current is

  1. Fractionation
  2. Centrifugation
  3. Electrophoresis
  4. ELISA
  5. Chromatography
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A method which uses paper or film with different electric poles at the two ends and is used for separation of charged particles is called

  1. Electrolysis
  2. Electrophoresis
  3. Electroplating
  4. Thin layer chromatography
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Agarose gel used to separate

  1. Carbohydrates.
  2. Fats.
  3. Proteins.
  4. Both A and B.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Electric field is used in separating chemicals in which method?

  1. Ion exchange chromatography
  2. Electrophoresis
  3. Thin layer chromatography
  4. Column chromatography
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Electrophoresis is employed for

  1. Separating cell components.
  2. Separating charged particles.
  3. Reverse osmosis.
  4. In vitro storage of cell components.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The base material that can be used in electrophoresis is

  1. Polyacrylamide.
  2. Agarose.
  3. Carrageenan.
  4. Both A and B.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In DNA segment of six coils, 22 bp are linked by two hydrogen bonds. How many cytosine bases would be present

  1. 22
  2. 38
  3. 44
  4. 76
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a DNA fragment, there are 8 turns with 40% of the bases are cytosine. What would be the number of hydrogen bonds present in this DNA fragment 

  1. 96
  2. 192
  3. 224
  4. 60
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following statements is wrong with respect to separation of DNA fragments on gel electrophoresis

  1. DNA fragments move towards anode under electric field through the matrix
  2. The commonly used matrix is agarose gel
  3. DNA fragments resolve according to their size
  4. The smaller DNA fragments separate first
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Escherichia coli, in which both the strands of DNA are labeled  with $^{15}N$ is transferred to $^{14}N$ medium and allowed to replicate for three generations. Find out the number of hybrid DNA molecules in the third generation

  1. 8
  2. 2
  3. 12
  4. 10
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fragments of DNA formed after treatment with endonucleases are separated by the technique

  1. Polymerase chain reaction
  2. Southern blotting
  3. Colony hybridisation
  4. Electrophoresis
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

First step in Southern blot technique is

  1. Digestion of DNA by restriction enzyme
  2. Production of a group of genetically identical cells
  3. Denaturation of DNA on the gel for hybridisation with specific probe
  4. Denaturation of DNA from a nucleated cell as from the scene of crime
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In gel electrophoresis, differential mobility of DNA depends upon

  1. Helical nature of DNA
  2. Double stranded nature of DNA
  3. Charge and size of DNA
  4. Hydrogen bonding between bases
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The term southern blotting refers to

  1. Transfer of DNA fragments from in vitro cellulose membrane to electrophoretic gel
  2. Attachment of probes to DNA fragments
  3. Transfer of DNA fragments from electrophoretic gel to nitrocellulose sheet
  4. Comparison of DNA fragments from two sources
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A correct pair of characteristics of molecular probe are:
a. Very long molecule
b. Double stranded
c. DNA or RNA
d. Complementary to a part of desired gene.

  1. a,b
  2. b,c
  3. c,d
  4. d,a
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

DNA fragments generated by restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by

  1. Restriction mapping
  2. Centrifugation
  3. Polymerase chain reaction
  4. Agarose gel electrophoresis
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When heated, the hydrogen bonds between the complementary strands of DNA break and the 2 strands separate in a process called melting. Which of the following pieces of DNA will require maximum temperature for melting?

  1. $3'\quad AAGGTATACAAT\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad TTCCATATGTTA\quad 3'$
  2. $3'\quad GAGCUAUCCGAG\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad CUCGAUAGGCUC\quad 3'$
  3. $3'\quad ACGTCCGCTGCG\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad TGCAGGCGACGC\quad 3'$
  4. $3'\quad ATTAGCTAGCAA\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad TAATCGATCGTT\quad 3'$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

E.coli which was grown in the medium containing heavy isotope $ _{  }^{ 15 }{ N }$ for several generations is shifted to normal $ _{  }^{ 14 }{ N }$ medium, the percentage of DNA strands with $ _{  }^{ 14 }{ N }$ isotope after two generations is ______________.

  1. $12.5$%
  2. $50$%
  3. $75$%
  4. $100$%
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a sample containing antibody $1\ gM$ is run on SDS - PAGE, what molecular weight bands are expected to be seen?

  1. $70, 55. 15\ Kbp$
  2. $50, 15\ Kbp$
  3. $50, 55\ Kbp$
  4. $50, 25\ Kbp$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a technique for introducing recombinant DNA into host cells?

  1. Infection by Agrobacterium
  2. Microinjection
  3. Electrophoresis
  4. Infection by bacteriophage
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the function of gel electrophoresis in genetic engineering?

  1. Cut DNA into many fragments
  2. Link together newly joined fragments of DNA
  3. Make millions of copies of a specific segment of DNA
  4. Separate fragments of DNA by their length and electrical charges
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

DNA fragments generated by the restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by

  1. electrophoresis
  2. restriction mapping
  3. centrigugation
  4. polymerase chain reaction
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A mixture containing DNA fragments, A, B, C and D, with molecular weights of A + B = C, A > B and D > C, was subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis. The positions of these fragments from cathode to anode sides of the gel would be 

  1. D, C, A, B
  2. A, B, C, D
  3. C, B, A, D
  4. B, A, D, C.
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

DNA probe is used in:

  1. Gel electrophoresis
  2. Northern blotting
  3. DNA finger printing
  4. Interferon synthesis
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

DNA fragments generated by the restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by

  1. Polymerase chain reaction
  2. Electrophoresis
  3. Restriction mapping
  4. Centrifugation
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Read the passage and answer the following question.
Bacterial plasmid sequence: ATCCCA...1000 more nucleotides..... ..ATTAAGGCCTTACAGGACCCCGGAATGAGAGTA ATGGGCTATTCAGGTA... 2000 more nucleotides
Human DNA sequence: ATATCGTAATGTTGGTG..500 more nucleotides.. ..GTGTCAGGACGGGTGAAAGCCAGGACGCCGAATCG...5000 more nucleotides
The underlined DNA signifies the gene of interest were trying to clone Restriction enzyme sequences:
          ERA  I      GTAATG
          CRO  I     CAGGAC
           MEM II    GCCG
How many bands would show up on a 1 percent agarose gel if the plasmid was cut with both ERA I and CRO I?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 100
  5. 1,000