Chapter 10: Applications of Biotechnology - Online Test

Q1. Vaccines that use components of a pathogenic organism rather than the whole organism are called
Answer : Option A
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Q2. Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing
Answer : Option A
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Q3. Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are
Answer : Option D
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Q4. Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein
Answer : Option A
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Q5.

Read the following four statements (A to D) about certain mistakes in two of them.

A) The first transgenic buffalo, Rosie produced milk which was human alpha – lactalbumin enriched.

B) Restriction enzymes are used in isolation of DNA from other macromolecules.

C) Downstream processing is one of the steps of rDNA technology

D) Disarmed pathogen vectors are also used in transfer of rDNA into the host.

Which of the two statements have mistakes?
Answer : Option D
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Q6. The colonies of recombinant bacteria appear white in contrast to blue colonies of non-recombinant bacteria because of
Answer : Option A
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Q7. Which body of the Government of India regulates GM research and safety of introducing GM organism for public services?
Answer : Option C
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Q8.

In genetic engineering, a DNS segment (gene) of interest is transferred to the host cell through a vector. Consider the following four agents (A to D) in this regard and select correct option about which one or more of these can be used as vector/vectors.

A) A bacterium B) Plasmid

C) Plasmodium D) Bacteriophage
Answer : Option D
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Q9. Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about the middle by some particular restriction enzyme?
Answer : Option C
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Q10. Restriction endonucleases are enzymes which
Answer : Option A
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