801. The first licensed drug produced through genetic engineering is:
A. Interferon
B. Insulin ✅
C. Penicillin
D. Somatotropin
A. Interferon
B. Insulin ✅
C. Penicillin
D. Somatotropin
802. The plasmid generally used for the production of recombinant insulin is:
A. RK 646
B. Ti plasmid
C. ACY 17
D. pUC 18 ✅
A. RK 646
B. Ti plasmid
C. ACY 17
D. pUC 18 ✅
803. Rauolfia serpentine, to save this plant under the threat of extinction, which of the following techniques is useful?
A. Genetic engineering
B. DNA finger printing
C. Hybridoma technology
D. In vitro culture ✅
A. Genetic engineering
B. DNA finger printing
C. Hybridoma technology
D. In vitro culture ✅
804. ______ are popularly called “Molecular stichers”.
A. Restriction Endonuclease
B. Ligases ✅
C. RNA polymerase
D. DNA polymerase
A. Restriction Endonuclease
B. Ligases ✅
C. RNA polymerase
D. DNA polymerase
805. Restriction endonucleases have the ability to cut:
A. DNA at random sites
B. DNA at specific sites ✅
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. DNA and RNA at random sites
A. DNA at random sites
B. DNA at specific sites ✅
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. DNA and RNA at random sites
806. A clone is a group of organisms produced by:
A. Asexual method and genetically similar ✅
B. Asexual method and genetically dissimilar
C. Sexual method and genetically similar
D. Sexual method and genetically dissimilar
A. Asexual method and genetically similar ✅
B. Asexual method and genetically dissimilar
C. Sexual method and genetically similar
D. Sexual method and genetically dissimilar
807. Expression vectors are those:
A. Produce protein products ✅
B. Used for genomic libraries
C. Used for chromosome synthesis
D. Used for finger printing
A. Produce protein products ✅
B. Used for genomic libraries
C. Used for chromosome synthesis
D. Used for finger printing
808. E. coli is generally used for gene cloning because:
A. It supports the replication of recombinant DNA ✅
B. It is easy to transform
C. It is free from elements that interfere with replication
D. All of these
A. It supports the replication of recombinant DNA ✅
B. It is easy to transform
C. It is free from elements that interfere with replication
D. All of these
809. The main aim of the Human Genome Project is:
A. To identify and sequence all the genes present in the human body ✅
B. To introduce new genes to human beings
C. To remove disease-causing genes from humans
D. To improve techniques of finger printing
A. To identify and sequence all the genes present in the human body ✅
B. To introduce new genes to human beings
C. To remove disease-causing genes from humans
D. To improve techniques of finger printing
810. Dolly, the first animal produced through cloning is:
A. Camel
B. Rat
C. Cow
D. Sheep ✅
A. Camel
B. Rat
C. Cow
D. Sheep ✅
811. Fearing that the child to be born may have a genetic disorder, a couple goes to a doctor. Which one of the techniques will be suggested by the doctor to cure genetic disorder?
A. Hybridoma technology
B. Gene therapy ✅
C. ELISA
D. DNA finger printing
A. Hybridoma technology
B. Gene therapy ✅
C. ELISA
D. DNA finger printing
812. The genes introduced through somatic cell gene therapy are:
A. Heritable
B. Non-heritable ✅
C. Partially heritable
D. None of these
A. Heritable
B. Non-heritable ✅
C. Partially heritable
D. None of these
813. In biotechnology, mass culturing of cells/microbes can be achieved by using:
A. Test tube culture
B. Bioreactor ✅
C. Autoclave
D. Electrophoresis
A. Test tube culture
B. Bioreactor ✅
C. Autoclave
D. Electrophoresis
814. A bioreactor known for mass culturing of cells/microbes must have:
A. Agitation for mixing of cells and medium
B. Sterile conditions
C. Regulation of temperature, aeration, etc.
D. All of these ✅
A. Agitation for mixing of cells and medium
B. Sterile conditions
C. Regulation of temperature, aeration, etc.
D. All of these ✅
815. In vitro culture of plant parts need:
A. Controlled environmental condition
B. Aseptic condition
C. Maintenance of pH
D. All of these ✅
A. Controlled environmental condition
B. Aseptic condition
C. Maintenance of pH
D. All of these ✅
816. Bioreactors are used for:
A. Large scale production of desired substances by using cells/microbes ✅
B. Kill bacteria
C. To store viruses
D. To get chemicals
A. Large scale production of desired substances by using cells/microbes ✅
B. Kill bacteria
C. To store viruses
D. To get chemicals
817. The basic components of tissue culture media are:
A. Micro and macro nutrients, glucose
B. Micro and macro nutrients, vitamins, agar
C. Micro and macro nutrients and growth regulators, glucose
D. Micro and macro nutrients, growth regulators, agar, vitamins, glucose ✅
A. Micro and macro nutrients, glucose
B. Micro and macro nutrients, vitamins, agar
C. Micro and macro nutrients and growth regulators, glucose
D. Micro and macro nutrients, growth regulators, agar, vitamins, glucose ✅
818. Agar is added to tissue culture media as:
A. Carbon source
B. A growth regulator
C. Nitrogen source
D. Solidifying agent ✅
A. Carbon source
B. A growth regulator
C. Nitrogen source
D. Solidifying agent ✅
819. Stem cells found in umbilical cord blood are:
A. Totipotent
B. Pluripotent ✅
C. Omnipotent
D. Multipotent
A. Totipotent
B. Pluripotent ✅
C. Omnipotent
D. Multipotent
820. Which one of the following statements about plant tissue culture is correct?
A. The culturing of root is not possible
B. Any cell that is totipotent can be cultured ✅
C. The pH of the media need not be maintained
D. Fruit juices are added to media as a carbon source
A. The culturing of root is not possible
B. Any cell that is totipotent can be cultured ✅
C. The pH of the media need not be maintained
D. Fruit juices are added to media as a carbon source
821. With reference to biotechnology, microinjection is a method of:
A. Injecting a solution of DNA into nucleus of a cell ✅
B. Injecting nutrients into a cell culture media
C. Injecting microbes into a cell culture media
D. Injecting medicine to human beings
A. Injecting a solution of DNA into nucleus of a cell ✅
B. Injecting nutrients into a cell culture media
C. Injecting microbes into a cell culture media
D. Injecting medicine to human beings
822. Agar, used in plant tissue culture, is extracted from:
A. A fungus
B. A bacterium
C. An alga ✅
D. A virus
A. A fungus
B. A bacterium
C. An alga ✅
D. A virus
823. Totipotency refers to:
A. The ability of a plant cell to arrest growth of a plant
B. The ability of a plant cell to develop disease
C. The ability of a plant cell to develop into a complete plant ✅
D. The ability of a plant cell to develop into a callus
A. The ability of a plant cell to arrest growth of a plant
B. The ability of a plant cell to develop disease
C. The ability of a plant cell to develop into a complete plant ✅
D. The ability of a plant cell to develop into a callus
824. The main aim of the Human Genome Project is:
A. To identify and sequence all the genes present in the human body ✅
B. To introduce new genes to human beings
C. To remove disease-causing genes from humans
D. To improve techniques of finger printing
A. To identify and sequence all the genes present in the human body ✅
B. To introduce new genes to human beings
C. To remove disease-causing genes from humans
D. To improve techniques of finger printing
825. The first human protein produced through recombinant DNA technology is:
A. Insulin ✅
B. Erythropoietin
C. Interferon
D. Somatostatin
A. Insulin ✅
B. Erythropoietin
C. Interferon
D. Somatostatin
826. Humulin, a genetically engineered insulin, was produced and marketed for the first time by:
A. Biocon India Limited
B. Glaxo
C. Eli Lilly and Company ✅
D. Cipla
A. Biocon India Limited
B. Glaxo
C. Eli Lilly and Company ✅
D. Cipla
827. In one of the techniques of recombinant insulin production, the genes for α and β polypeptides were inserted into the plasmid by the side of:
A. Ori
B. β-galactosidase gene
C. Antibiotic resistant gene
D. Restriction endonuclease gene ✅
A. Ori
B. β-galactosidase gene
C. Antibiotic resistant gene
D. Restriction endonuclease gene ✅
828. Endonucleases, a group of enzymes, cleave DNA:
A. Externally
B. Internally ✅
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. Neither ‘A’ nor ‘B’
A. Externally
B. Internally ✅
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. Neither ‘A’ nor ‘B’
829. Insulin, a protein, consists of:
A. 2 Polypeptide chains ✅
B. 3 Polypeptide chains
C. 4 Polypeptide chains
D. More than 4 Polypeptide chains
A. 2 Polypeptide chains ✅
B. 3 Polypeptide chains
C. 4 Polypeptide chains
D. More than 4 Polypeptide chains
830. Before the production of recombinant insulin, insulin for the treatment of diabetes in humans was obtained from:
A. Healthy humans
B. Dead human body
C. Cows and pigs ✅
D. Dogs and cats
A. Healthy humans
B. Dead human body
C. Cows and pigs ✅
D. Dogs and cats
831. The first licensed drug produced through genetic engineering is:
A. Interferon
B. Insulin ✅
C. Penicillin
D. Somatotropin
A. Interferon
B. Insulin ✅
C. Penicillin
D. Somatotropin
832. The plasmid generally used for the production of recombinant insulin is:
A. RK 646
B. Ti plasmid
C. ACY 17
D. pUC 18 ✅
A. RK 646
B. Ti plasmid
C. ACY 17
D. pUC 18 ✅
833. Rauolfia serpentine, to save this plant under the threat of extinction, which of the following techniques is useful?
A. Genetic engineering
B. DNA finger printing
C. Hybridoma technology
D. In vitro culture ✅
A. Genetic engineering
B. DNA finger printing
C. Hybridoma technology
D. In vitro culture ✅
834. ______ are popularly called “Molecular stichers”.
A. Restriction Endonuclease
B. Ligases ✅
C. RNA polymerase
D. DNA polymerase
A. Restriction Endonuclease
B. Ligases ✅
C. RNA polymerase
D. DNA polymerase
835. Restriction endonucleases have the ability to cut:
A. DNA at random sites
B. DNA at specific sites ✅
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. DNA and RNA at random sites
A. DNA at random sites
B. DNA at specific sites ✅
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. DNA and RNA at random sites
836. A clone is a group of organisms produced by:
A. Asexual method and genetically similar ✅
B. Asexual method and genetically dissimilar
C. Sexual method and genetically similar
D. Sexual method and genetically dissimilar
A. Asexual method and genetically similar ✅
B. Asexual method and genetically dissimilar
C. Sexual method and genetically similar
D. Sexual method and genetically dissimilar
837. Expression vectors are those:
A. Produce protein products ✅
B. Used for genomic libraries
C. Used for chromosome synthesis
D. Used for finger printing
A. Produce protein products ✅
B. Used for genomic libraries
C. Used for chromosome synthesis
D. Used for finger printing
838. E. coli is generally used for gene cloning because:
A. It supports the replication of recombinant DNA ✅
B. It is easy to transform
C. It is free from elements that interfere with replication
D. All of these
A. It supports the replication of recombinant DNA ✅
B. It is easy to transform
C. It is free from elements that interfere with replication
D. All of these
839. The main aim of the Human Genome Project is:
A. To identify and sequence all the genes present in the human body ✅
B. To introduce new genes to human beings
C. To remove disease-causing genes from humans
D. To improve techniques of finger printing
A. To identify and sequence all the genes present in the human body ✅
B. To introduce new genes to human beings
C. To remove disease-causing genes from humans
D. To improve techniques of finger printing
840. Dolly, the first animal produced through cloning is:
A. Camel
B. Rat
C. Cow
D. Sheep ✅
A. Camel
B. Rat
C. Cow
D. Sheep ✅
841. Fearing that the child to be born may have a genetic disorder, a couple goes to a doctor. Which one of the techniques will be suggested by the doctor to cure genetic disorder?
A. Hybridoma technology
B. Gene therapy ✅
C. ELISA
D. DNA finger printing
A. Hybridoma technology
B. Gene therapy ✅
C. ELISA
D. DNA finger printing
842. The genes introduced through somatic cell gene therapy are:
A. Heritable
B. Non-heritable ✅
C. Partially heritable
D. None of these
A. Heritable
B. Non-heritable ✅
C. Partially heritable
D. None of these
843. In biotechnology, mass culturing of cells/microbes can be achieved by using:
A. Test tube culture
B. Bioreactor ✅
C. Autoclave
D. Electrophoresis
A. Test tube culture
B. Bioreactor ✅
C. Autoclave
D. Electrophoresis
844. A bioreactor known for mass culturing of cells/microbes must have:
A. Agitation for mixing of cells and medium
B. Sterile conditions
C. Regulation of temperature, aeration, etc.
D. All of these ✅
A. Agitation for mixing of cells and medium
B. Sterile conditions
C. Regulation of temperature, aeration, etc.
D. All of these ✅
845. In vitro culture of plant parts need:
A. Controlled environmental condition
B. Aseptic condition
C . Maintenance of pH
D. All of these ✅
A. Controlled environmental condition
B. Aseptic condition
C . Maintenance of pH
D. All of these ✅
846. Bioreactors are used for:
A. Large scale production of desired substances by using cells/microbes ✅
B. Kill bacteria
C. To store viruses
D. To get chemicals
A. Large scale production of desired substances by using cells/microbes ✅
B. Kill bacteria
C. To store viruses
D. To get chemicals
847. The basic components of tissue culture media are:
A. Micro and macro nutrients, glucose
B. Micro and macro nutrients, vitamins, agar
C. Micro and macro nutrients and growth regulators, glucose
D. Micro and macro nutrients, growth regulators, agar, vitamins, glucose ✅
A. Micro and macro nutrients, glucose
B. Micro and macro nutrients, vitamins, agar
C. Micro and macro nutrients and growth regulators, glucose
D. Micro and macro nutrients, growth regulators, agar, vitamins, glucose ✅
848. Agar is added to tissue culture media as:
A. Carbon source
B. A growth regulator
C. Nitrogen source
D. Solidifying agent ✅
A. Carbon source
B. A growth regulator
C. Nitrogen source
D. Solidifying agent ✅
849. Stem cells found in umbilical cord blood are:
A. Totipotent
B. Pluripotent ✅
C. Omnipotent
D. Multipotent
A. Totipotent
B. Pluripotent ✅
C. Omnipotent
D. Multipotent
850. Which one of the following statements about plant tissue culture is correct?
A. The culturing of root is not possible
B. Any cell that is totipotent can be cultured ✅
C. The pH of the media need not be maintained
D. Fruit juices are added to media as a carbon source
A. The culturing of root is not possible
B. Any cell that is totipotent can be cultured ✅
C. The pH of the media need not be maintained
D. Fruit juices are added to media as a carbon source
