Genetic Engineering Quiz Questions
Question 1 |
Modified antibiotics are manufactured by the technique of
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Vernalization | |
Genetic engineering | |
Ultrafiltration | |
Ultracentrifuge |
Question 2 |
A human gene product can be produced by Genetically Engineered bacteria. This is possible because the
Human chromosome can replicate in bacterial cell | |
Genetic code is universal | |
Bacterial cell can carry out the splicing reaction | |
Mechanism of gene regulation is identical in humans and bacteria |
Question 3 |
In which bacteria gene of insulin was cloned
Clostridium | |
E. coli | |
Shigella | |
Diplococcus |
Question 4 |
Which of the following is related to genetic engineering?
Mutation | |
Plastid | |
Heterosis | |
Plasmid |
Question 5 |
“Molecular scissors” used in genetic engineering is
DNA polymerase | |
Helicase | |
Restriction endonuclease | |
DNA ligase |
Question 6 |
Genetically engineered human insulin is called
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Haematin | |
Hybridoma | |
Hybridoma | |
Humulin |
Question 7 |
Which one of the following is a first genetic engineered medicine?
Humulin | |
Interferon | |
Somatostatin | |
Human growth hormone |
Question 8 |
Introduction of foreign genes for improving genotype is
Vernalization | |
Tissue culture | |
Genetic engineering | |
Biotechnology |
Question 9 |
Insect resistance transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting a piece of DNA from
A wild relative of cotton | |
An insect | |
A virus | |
A bacterium |
Question 10 |
'Cloning' is meant for
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To preserve the genotype of organism | |
To replace the original gene | |
All of these | |
Production of HGH gene in E. coli |
Question 11 |
The organism which is used for gene transfer in higher organism is
E. coli | |
Agrobacterium tumefacians | |
Bacillus thuringenesis | |
Acetobacter |
Question 12 |
Which one is used as vector in genetic engineering?
Cyanophage | |
Bacteriophage | |
None of these | |
Plasmid |
Question 13 |
Somatic hybrids are produced by
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Protoplast fusion | |
Pollen culture | |
Tissue culture | |
Hybridoma process |
Question 14 |
Which enzyme is used for the separation of genetic material
Ligase | |
Restriction endonuclease | |
Amylase | |
Hydrolase |
Question 15 |
Which one of the following is indispensable in genetic engineering?
DNA ligase | |
RNA polymerase | |
Reverse transcription | |
DNA polymerase |
Question 16 |
Abnormal gene is replaced by normal genes through
Gene therapy | |
Cloning | |
Medicines | |
Radiation |
Question 17 |
The genetically engineered crop which has been recently introduced in India is
Herbicide tolerant maize | |
Bt cotton | |
Slow ripening tomato | |
Golden rice |
Question 18 |
Genetically engineered human insulin is manufactured by the use of
Escherichia coli | |
Rhizopus | |
Ashbya gossypii | |
Pseudomonas |
Question 19 |
Widely used tool in genetic engineering of crop plants involves
Agrobacterium mediation | |
protoplast fusion | |
Microinjection | |
Transposon mediation |
Question 20 |
What does Bt stand for in the popular crop Bt-cotton?
Biotechnology | |
Bacillus thuringenesis | |
Best | |
Bacillus tomentosa |
Question 21 |
In transgenics, expression of transgene in target tissue is determined by
Enhancer | |
Promoter | |
Reporter | |
Transgene |
Question 22 |
Transgenic plants are
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Plants in which genes of another organism have been implanted | |
Plants having no gene | |
Plants in which genes have no function to perform | |
Plants in which gene are present in an opposite or transposition |
Question 23 |
Plants are genetically engineered with novel genes by
Recombination breeding | |
Embryo rescue technique | |
Protoplast fusion | |
Recombinant DNA technology |
Question 24 |
Which of the following is important in genetic engineering?
DNA polymerase | |
Nuclease | |
Restriction endonuclease | |
RNA polymerase |
Question 25 |
Which one of the following is regarded as a natural genetic engineer?
Agrobacterium tumefaciens | |
Klebsiella frosteri | |
Neurospora | |
Bacillus subtites |
Question 26 |
Which one of the following is called resistance transfer factor?
F–factor | |
None of these | |
Col–factor | |
R–factor |
Question 27 |
Reproducing new plants by cells instead of seeds is known as
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Tissue culture | |
Biofertilizer | |