Agricultural Biotechnology MCQs

Question 1

Trehalose is a disaccharide of

Accepted Answer

Two molecules of α D glucose with α (1 - 1) glycosidic bond

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Two molecules of β D glucose with β (1 - 1) glycosidic bond

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Two molecules of α D glucose with α (1 - 4) glycosidic bond

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Two molecules of β D glucose with β (1 - 4) glycosidic bond

Question 2

DNA fingerprinting was developed by

Accepted Answer

Alec Jaffery

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G. S. Khush

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Ingo Potrykis

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M. S. Swaminathan

Question 3

For clearing oil spills which micro-organism is used

Accepted Answer

Pseudomonas putida

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Nitrosomonas

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Rhizobium

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E. coli

Question 4

The term gene was coined by

Accepted Answer

Johannsen

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Mendel

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Bateson

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Beadle

Question 5

Which amino acid plays role in splicing of proteins?

Accepted Answer

Serine

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Glycine

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Cysteine

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Tryptophan

Question 6

D.P.D. stands for

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Diffusion Pressure Deficit

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Diffusion Pressure Deficient

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Daily Phosphate Demand

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None of the above

Question 7

During the process of reverse transcription

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DNA is synthesized from mRNA

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mRNA is synthesized from DNA

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DNA is synthesized from DNA

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Proteins are formed from mRNA

Question 8

The okazaki fragments are joined by

Accepted Answer

Ligase

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DNA polymerase

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DNA gyrase

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Topoisomerase

Question 9

The sequencing method for peptides is

Accepted Answer

MALDI-TOF

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Sanger method

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Gilbert method

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Pyrosequencing