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Question Bank for Genetics & Genetic Engineering

Genetic Engineering Quiz Questions

Question 1
Modified antibiotics are manufactured by the technique of

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A
Vernalization
B
Genetic engineering
C
Ultrafiltration
D
Ultracentrifuge
Question 2
A human gene product can be produced by Genetically Engineered bacteria. This is possible because the
A
Human chromosome can replicate in bacterial cell
B
Genetic code is universal
C
Bacterial cell can carry out the splicing reaction
D
Mechanism of gene regulation is identical in humans and bacteria
Question 3
In which bacteria gene of insulin was cloned
A
Clostridium
B
E. coli
C
Shigella
D
Diplococcus
Question 4
Which of the following is related to genetic engineering?
A
Mutation
B
Plastid
C
Heterosis
D
Plasmid
Question 5
“Molecular scissors” used in genetic engineering is
A
DNA polymerase
B
Helicase
C
Restriction endonuclease
D
DNA ligase
Question 6
Genetically engineered human insulin is called

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A
Haematin
B
Hybridoma
C
Hybridoma
D
Humulin
Question 7
Which one of the following is a first genetic engineered medicine?
A
Humulin
B
Interferon
C
Somatostatin
D
Human growth hormone
Question 8
Introduction of foreign genes for improving genotype is
A
Vernalization
B
Tissue culture
C
Genetic engineering
D
Biotechnology
Question 9
Insect resistance transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting a piece of DNA from
A
A wild relative of cotton
B
An insect
C
A virus
D
A bacterium
Question 10
'Cloning' is meant for

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A
To preserve the genotype of organism
B
To replace the original gene
C
All of these
D
Production of HGH gene in E. coli
Question 11
The organism which is used for gene transfer in higher organism is
A
E. coli
B
Agrobacterium tumefacians
C
Bacillus thuringenesis
D
Acetobacter
Question 12
Which one is used as vector in genetic engineering?
A
Cyanophage
B
Bacteriophage
C
None of these
D
Plasmid
Question 13
Somatic hybrids are produced by

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A
Protoplast fusion
B
Pollen culture
C
Tissue culture
D
Hybridoma process
Question 14
Which enzyme is used for the separation of genetic material
A
Ligase
B
Restriction endonuclease
C
Amylase
D
Hydrolase
Question 15
Which one of the following is indispensable in genetic engineering?
A
DNA ligase
B
RNA polymerase
C
Reverse transcription
D
DNA polymerase
Question 16
Abnormal gene is replaced by normal genes through
A
Gene therapy
B
Cloning
C
Medicines
D
Radiation
Question 17
The genetically engineered crop which has been recently introduced in India is
A
Herbicide tolerant maize
B
Bt cotton
C
Slow ripening tomato
D
Golden rice
Question 18
Genetically engineered human insulin is manufactured by the use of
A
Escherichia coli
B
Rhizopus
C
Ashbya gossypii
D
Pseudomonas
Question 19
Widely used tool in genetic engineering of crop plants involves
A
Agrobacterium mediation
B
protoplast fusion
C
Microinjection
D
Transposon mediation
Question 20
What does Bt stand for in the popular crop Bt-cotton?
A
Biotechnology
B
Bacillus thuringenesis
C
Best
D
Bacillus tomentosa
Question 21
In transgenics, expression of transgene in target tissue is determined by
A
Enhancer
B
Promoter
C
Reporter
D
Transgene
Question 22
Transgenic plants are

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A
Plants in which genes of another organism have been implanted
B
Plants having no gene
C
Plants in which genes have no function to perform
D
Plants in which gene are present in an opposite or transposition
Question 23
Plants are genetically engineered with novel genes by
A
Recombination breeding
B
Embryo rescue technique
C
Protoplast fusion
D
Recombinant DNA technology
Question 24
Which of the following is important in genetic engineering?
A
DNA polymerase
B
Nuclease
C
Restriction endonuclease
D
RNA polymerase
Question 25
Which one of the following is regarded as a natural genetic engineer?
A
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
B
Klebsiella frosteri
C
Neurospora
D
Bacillus subtites
Question 26
Which one of the following is called resistance transfer factor?
A
F–factor
B
None of these
C
Col–factor
D
R–factor
Question 27
Reproducing new plants by cells instead of seeds is known as

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A
Tissue culture
B
Biofertilizer


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