Plasminogen activator or enzyme PTA is used for
A. stimulating thromboplastin production
B. clearing turbidity of juices
C. maintaining plasma content
D. dissolving blood clots
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Who has proposed for the first time the double helix model of DNA?
A. Watson and Crick
B. Fisher and Haldoni
C. Lamark and Darwin
D. Hugo de Vries
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The micro-organism which is associated with the production of Bt cotton is a
A. Fungus
B. Bacterium
C. Blue-green algae
D. Virus
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Golden rice has the highest quality of
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin K
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Assertion (A) Transgenic organisms are genetically altered organisms.
Reason (R) Transgenic organisms do not cause any environmental hazards.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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The latest technique used to establish identity of a human being based on biotechnological principle, is
A. Biometric analysis
B. Genome sequencing
C. DNA fingerprinting
D. Karyotyping
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The method of reproduction of new plants by cells insted of seed is known as
A. Tissue culture
B. Mutation
C. Antibiosis
D. Recombination
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Consider the following techniques/phenomena.
1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants.
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility.
3. Gene silencing.
Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2 and 3
C. Only 1 and 3
D. None of these
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Indian farmers are unsatisfied with terminator seed technology because it increases the possibility of
A. Appearance of bad germination
B. Making little yield inspite of high quality plants
C. Growing sterile plants (sexually)
D. Growing of plants which one not capable of producing germinable seeds
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If a rat is created by using human growth gene, which is eight times bigger than normal rat; then this technique will be said as
A. Cross-breeding
B. Hereditary engineering
C. Mutation reproduction
D. Hormony nourshing
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Who synthesized the DNA in vitro?
A. Arthur Kornberg
B. Robert Hooke
C. Edward Jenner
D. Joseph Lister
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The powder used for developing fingerprints on a multi-coloured surface is
A. Gold dust
B. Manganese dioxide
C. Charcoal
D. Fluorescent powder
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Which one is known as cruelty free meat?
A. Nz meat
B. In vitro meat
C. Meat from natural dead animal
D. Plant products with animal nutrients
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Other than resistance to pests, what are the prospects for which genetically engineered plants have been created?
1. To enable them to withstand drought.
2. To increase the nutritive value of the produce.
3. To enable them to grow and do photosynthesis in space ships and space stations.
4. To increase their shelf life.
Select the correct answer:
A. Only 1 and 2
B. Only 3 and 4
C. Only 1, 2 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Assertion (A) Insect resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting Bt gene.
Reason (R) The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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DNA fingerprinting is used in the following area(s).
A. Forensic cases only
B. Paternity dispute only
C. Conservation of endangered living being only
D. All of the above
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Consider the following statements.
1. Golden rice is vitamin A rich.
2. Replacement of faulty gene by normal gene is called gene therapy.
3. Transgenic organism carrying introduced foreign gene also called genetically modified organism.
Which of the statements given above are true?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Garima II is the name of a
A. Cloned buffalo
B. Cloned cow
C. Cloned sheep
D. Bt tomato
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In gene therapy, to correct the functioning of a faulty gene
A. Bad gene is eleminated
B. Another good gene is inserted
C. Defective gene is stopped from working
D. The whole bad gene is replaced by a good gene
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Bio-magnification means
A. Fat spreading of cancer cells in the body
B. Increasing a number of pesticides in the organisms of successive tropic level
C. To see the microscopic parts of the body by microscope
D. Sudden increase in the number of the individuals of a species in a specific area
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