Introduction to Biotechnology MCQs

Question 1

Virus free plants can be produced from one infected mother plant by micropropagation from

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Apical meristem culture

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Anther culture

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Leaf tip culture

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Stem culture

Question 2

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) was first crystallized by

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W. M. Stanley

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D. Ivanowski

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M. W. Beijerinck

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F. C. Bawden

Question 3

Hirudin gene is inserted in

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Brassica napus

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Nicotiana tabacum

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Bacillus thuringiensis

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Brassica campestris

Question 4

Who amongst the following was awarded with the Nobel Prize for the discovery of regulator genes?

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Jacob, Monad and Lwoff

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Watson and Crick

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Nirenberg and Khorana

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Beadle and Tatum

Question 5

What is recombinant DNA technology?

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Skilful tailoring and manipulation of genetic material

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Study of inheritance

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Study of meiotic recombination

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Mitotic crossing over

Question 6

The recent technique used for separating DNA fragment is

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Southern blotting

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Western blotting

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Eastern blotting

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Northern blotting

Question 7

NEERI stands for

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National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

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National Environmental and Education Research Institute

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National Ecological and Environmental Research Institute

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National Environmental Education Research Institute

Question 8

Mauna Loa, in Hawaii is famous for

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Continuous monitoring of atmospheric CO2 since 1957

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Botanical garden

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Monitoring sea level rise since 1950

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Biggest collection of mammals fossils

Question 9

The monoclonal antibody technique was developed by

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Milstein

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Wilkins

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Watson

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Jacobson