Agricultural Biotechnology MCQs

Question 1

In phytoremediation plants are used to

Accepted Answer

Accumilate pollutants from soil thus clears soil from pollutants

Answer

Control microbial attack on plants

Answer

Control microbial contamination of soil

Answer

All of the above

Question 2

Stop codon is

Accepted Answer

UAA, UGA, UAG

Answer

UAA, UGA

Answer

UGG, UGA, UAA

Answer

UUA, UGG, UAA

Question 3

Products will be applicable for patenting only if they are

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Novel

Answer

Inventive

Answer

Useful

Question 4

Three terminal codons are

Accepted Answer

UAG, UAA, AGA

Answer

AUG, GUG, GUC

Answer

UAA, UAC, AUG

Answer

UAA, UAG, UUA

Question 5

During RNA isolation, which chemical is used to prevent RNAase contamination

Accepted Answer

DEPC

Answer

DMSO

Answer

Glycerol

Answer

Ethanol

Question 6

RNA interference was established first in

Accepted Answer

C. elegans

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Arabidopsis

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Mollusca

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None of the above

Question 7

RNA interference was first established by

Accepted Answer

Fire and Mello

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Altman

Answer

Khorana

Answer

Tatum

Question 8

If the antibody acts like enzyme, it is

Accepted Answer

Abzyme

Answer

Alloenzyme

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Isozyme

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Ribozymes

Question 9

The somaclonal variation was proposed by

Accepted Answer

Went

Answer

Larkin and Sowcroft

Answer

Miller

Answer

Webber