biotechnology and its application

GEAC stands for

• Genome Engineering Action Committee

• Ground Environment Action Committee

• Genetic Engineering Approval Committee

• Genetic and Environment Approval Committee.

α – 1 – antitrypsin is

• an antacid

• an enzyme

• used to treat arthritis

• used to treat emphysema.

The site of production of ADA in the body is

• erythrocytes

• lymphocytes

• blood plasma

• osteocytes.

Golden rice is

• a variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China

• long stored rice having yellow colour tint

• a transgenic rice having gene for β -carotene

• wild variety of rice with yellow coloured grains.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In RNAi, genes are silenced using

• ssDNA

• dsDNA

• dsRNA

• ssRNA.

First genetically modified plant commercially released injndia is

• golden rice

• FlavrSavr

• Bt brinjal

• Bt cotton.

Which one of the following is not used as biofertiliser ?

• Bacillus thuringiensis

• Anabaena

• Nostoc

• Rhizobium

Which variety of rice was patented by a U.S. company even though the highest number of varieties of this rice are found in India ?

• Sharbati Sonora

• Co-667

• Basmati

• LermaRojo

C-peptide of human insulin is

• a part of mature insulin molecule

• responsible for formation of disulphide bridges

• removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin

• responsible for its biological activity.

  Answer:

Which of the following genes were introduced in cotton to protect it from cotton bollworms ?

• Cry Ac and CryAb

• BtAc and Btab

• CrylAc and CryllAb

• Nif genes