McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) .
Chapters
| 401. |
Where from Bt toxin gene has been obtained? |
| A. | plant |
| B. | virus |
| C. | Bacteria |
| D. | Fungi |
| Answer» C. Bacteria | |
| 402. |
In which of the following plant Bt toxin gene is expressed? |
| A. | Bt cotton |
| B. | Bt corn |
| C. | Bt Bringal |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Bt cotton | |
| 403. |
Toxin proteins produced by the bacterial gene destroys - |
| A. | Aphid |
| B. | grass hoppers |
| C. | Boll worms |
| D. | Beetles |
| Answer» A. Aphid | |
| 404. |
The toxin produced by the Bt is coded by a gene named as - |
| A. | Cry |
| B. | Cry Protein |
| C. | Cyr |
| D. | Cyr Protein |
| Answer» B. Cry Protein | |
| 405. |
Which of the following techniques use genes and DNA molecules for diagnoses of diseases? |
| A. | Gene therapy |
| B. | Recombinant gene technology |
| C. | Polymerase chain reaction |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 406. |
What were the earlier sources of Insulin? |
| A. | cattle and pig |
| B. | camel and pig |
| C. | cattle and dog |
| D. | goat and pig |
| Answer» A. cattle and pig | |
| 407. |
Which technology was used to produce human Insulin in E. coli ? |
| A. | Gene therapy |
| B. | Recombinant gene technology |
| C. | Polymerase chain reaction |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 408. |
Which therapy is used for modification of germ cells (sperms and eggs)? |
| A. | sperm line therapy |
| B. | Germ line therapy |
| C. | Egg line therapy |
| D. | Germ line gene therapy |
| Answer» D. Germ line gene therapy | |
| 409. |
Modifications by germ line gene therapy are heritable as - |
| A. | The Functional gene is incorporated into to their genome. |
| B. | The Functional gene is incorporated into one of the gene. |
| C. | The Functional gene is incorporated into somatic cells. |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. The Functional gene is incorporated into to their genome. | |
| 410. |
In which therapy, vectors are used to introduce desired gene into the body of patients? |
| A. | In vivo, gene therapy |
| B. | Germ line therapy |
| C. | Ex vivo gene therapy |
| D. | Foreign gene therapy |
| Answer» A. In vivo, gene therapy | |
| 411. |
The method during which genetic characteristics of animals are improved by mating of selected breeds is known as - |
| A. | Improved breeding |
| B. | selective breeding |
| C. | mating |
| D. | Breeding |
| Answer» B. selective breeding | |
| 412. |
The Phenomenon of introduction of exogenous DNA into the genome of animals is - |
| A. | In vivo, gene therapy |
| B. | Foreign gene therapy |
| C. | Ex vivo gene therapy |
| D. | Transgenesis |
| Answer» D. Transgenesis | |
| 413. |
The animals whose genome is altered by introduction of transgene is known as - |
| A. | modified animal |
| B. | Hybrid animals |
| C. | cross breed animals |
| D. | Transgenic animal |
| Answer» D. Transgenic animal | |
| 414. |
Transgene introduced in the first transgenic cow was responsible for the production of |
| A. | Albumin enriched milk |
| B. | Protein enriched milk |
| C. | Human protein enriched milk |
| D. | Vitamins enriched milk |
| Answer» C. Human protein enriched milk | |
| 415. |
What was the amount of Alpha-lactalbumin in the milk of transgenic cow ? |
| A. | 4.2 grams per litre |
| B. | 2.4 grams per litre |
| C. | 3.4 grams per litre |
| D. | 4.2 grams per litre |
| Answer» B. 2.4 grams per litre | |
| 416. |
Earlier which animals were used to test the safety of Polio Vaccine |
| A. | Transgenic rat |
| B. | Transgenic pigs |
| C. | Transgenic mice |
| D. | Transgenic sheep |
| Answer» C. Transgenic mice | |
| 417. |
The right granted by government to prevent others from the commercial use of resources invention is - |
| A. | Government grant |
| B. | Patent |
| C. | official document |
| D. | Biopatent |
| Answer» D. Biopatent | |
| 418. |
Exploitation of Patent of biological resources of other nations is called as - |
| A. | Biosafety |
| B. | Biopiracy |
| C. | Biowar |
| D. | Bioabuse |
| Answer» B. Biopiracy | |
| 419. |
Organisms which can be used to gain commercial benefits are called - |
| A. | Beneficial resource |
| B. | Bioresources |
| C. | Financial resources |
| D. | Biological resources |
| Answer» B. Bioresources | |
| 420. |
The plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana belongs to which country ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | West Africa |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | America |
| Answer» B. West Africa | |
| 421. |
Which technology facilitates the production of novel DNA molecule by combining sequences from DNA from two different organisms ? |
| A. | gene therapy |
| B. | Recombinant DNA technology |
| C. | Polymerase chain reaction |
| D. | germ line gene therapy |
| Answer» B. Recombinant DNA technology | |
| 422. |
Which is the most common bioinsecticide for the protection of cotton ? |
| A. | Pyrethrin |
| B. | Rotenone |
| C. | Eicer |
| D. | Bacillus thuringiensis |
| Answer» D. Bacillus thuringiensis | |
| 423. |
Which of the following can be controlled with the help of biopesticides ? |
| A. | Insect |
| B. | Disease |
| C. | Weeds |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 424. |
Transgenic animals are produced by incorporation of Foreign gene into the - |
| A. | Nucleus of fertilized egg |
| B. | Nucleus of sperm |
| C. | Nucleus of unfertilized egg |
| D. | Egg cell |
| Answer» A. Nucleus of fertilized egg | |
| 425. |
The bacteria associated with plant genetic engineering are - |
| A. | salmonella and Pseudomonas |
| B. | Salmonella typhimurium and agrobacterium |
| C. | Bacillus thuringiensis and Pseudomonas fluorescens |
| D. | Both b and c |
| Answer» D. Both b and c | |
| 426. |
The science of biotechnology has contributed to field of |
| A. | Health |
| B. | Pharmacy |
| C. | agriculture and industry |
| D. | all above |
| Answer» D. all above | |
| 427. |
The method of producing proteins for food or feed through microbial biomass is called |
| A. | PCR |
| B. | SCP |
| C. | Nanotechnology |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. SCP | |
| 428. |
The insulin prepared through genetic engineering is called |
| A. | Human insulin |
| B. | microbial insulin |
| C. | Bio insulin |
| D. | Humulin |
| Answer» D. Humulin | |
| 429. |
The most common Bioinsecticide in present in the world for protection and mustard is—— |
| A. | Pyrethrin |
| B. | Bt. , |
| C. | Rotenone |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Bt. , | |
| 430. |
First progress in field of genetic engineering, in 1978 by Cohen, Berg and Boyer by synthesis of— ————through E. coli |
| A. | Insulin |
| B. | growth hormon |
| C. | Somatostatin |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» D. both b and c | |
| 431. |
Which was the first product contributed to human kind by science of Biotechnology in early 1972 |
| A. | somatotropin |
| B. | Insulin |
| C. | cytokines |
| D. | erythropoietin |
| Answer» A. somatotropin | |
| 432. |
Which is the most common Plasmid used for most of genetically engineered product ? |
| A. | PBR322 |
| B. | R Plasmid types |
| C. | CaMV195 |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» D. both a and b | |
| 433. |
The main use of recombinant DNA technology are..... |
| A. | production of transgenic humans. |
| B. | the creation of cells capable of synthesizing economically important molecules. |
| C. | the efficient reduction of useful proteins. |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» D. both b and c | |
| 434. |
Biofuel is made by utilizing which strain of bacteria ? |
| A. | Bacillus amyloliquefacien |
| B. | Klebsiella Planticola |
| C. | E. coli |
| D. | Phanerochaete chrysosporium |
| Answer» A. Bacillus amyloliquefacien | |
| 435. |
Bio augmentation is ….. |
| A. | the addition of commercially prepared bacterial strain |
| B. | Production of fertilizers by using bacteria |
| C. | the metals are deposited as insoluble oxides and sulphides by activities of bacteria |
| D. | removal of pests |
| Answer» A. the addition of commercially prepared bacterial strain | |
| 436. |
Which of the following animal is best known genetically ? |
| A. | Planaria |
| B. | Domestic dog |
| C. | Musca domestica |
| D. | Drosophila melanogaster |
| Answer» D. Drosophila melanogaster | |
| 437. |
Which one is a transgenic crop ? |
| A. | Brinjal |
| B. | Potato |
| C. | Grape |
| D. | Tomato |
| Answer» D. Tomato | |
| 438. |
First transgenic mouse grew twice the normal size after drinking _______ containing water. |
| A. | cu |
| B. | Fe |
| C. | Zn |
| D. | Ra |
| Answer» C. Zn | |
| 439. |
The genetically modified crops introduced in India are … |
| A. | cotton |
| B. | mustard |
| C. | Wild plant |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» D. Both a and b | |
| 440. |
One of the following is the correct sequence to make a transgenic animals. |
| A. | Transomics – transfection – micro infection – electro portion – retroviral vectors |
| B. | Micro injection - transfection - electro portion - retroviral vectors - transomics |
| C. | Transfection – micro injection - transomics - electro portion - retroviral vectors |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Micro injection - transfection - electro portion - retroviral vectors - transomics | |
| 441. |
one of the following is transgenic organisms |
| A. | Holly sheep and tomato |
| B. | Dolly sheep and subabul |
| C. | Molly sheep and banana |
| D. | B T cotton and tomato (Flaur saur) |
| Answer» D. B T cotton and tomato (Flaur saur) | |
| 442. |
Transgenic plants are produced by using Ti Plasmids from the |
| A. | Agrobacterium tumefacien |
| B. | E. coli |
| C. | Bacteriophage |
| D. | Agrobacterium varians |
| Answer» A. Agrobacterium tumefacien | |
| 443. |
Vaccine is a …... |
| A. | collection of antibiotics |
| B. | collection of life saving drugs |
| C. | collection of killed disease causing bacteria and virus |
| D. | collection of lysins |
| Answer» C. collection of killed disease causing bacteria and virus | |
| 444. |
The typical machine for production of bio-products through microbial is |
| A. | sterilized glass ware |
| B. | microprojectile |
| C. | autoclave |
| D. | Fermenter |
| Answer» D. Fermenter | |
| 445. |
The foods made from genetically modified crops required to Pass human testing because |
| A. | they may cause allergie |
| B. | they may alter genes |
| C. | they may cause mutations and release toxins |
| D. | all above |
| Answer» D. all above | |
| 446. |
There are set of health care products. Match them with organisms which are genetically engineered for respective products.
|
| A. | 5 4 1 2 |
| B. | 5 1 1 4 |
| C. | 5 3 4 1 |
| D. | 5 4 3 2 |
| Answer» A. 5 4 1 2 | |
| 447. |
Pick up the correct set.
|
| A. | 2 3 5 1 |
| B. | 2 5 4 1 |
| C. | 2 4 3 5 |
| D. | 2 1 4 5 |
| Answer» A. 2 3 5 1 | |
| 448. |
Tissue culture technique has been biotechnologically successful in production of - |
| A. | alcoholic beverage |
| B. | cheese |
| C. | shikonin |
| D. | Insulin |
| Answer» C. shikonin | |
| 449. |
Yeast is a good source of |
| A. | carbohydrate |
| B. | vitamin B |
| C. | Proteins |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» C. Proteins | |
| 450. |
The micro – organism involves in making bread is ….. |
| A. | Acetobacter |
| B. | brewer’s yeast |
| C. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
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