Biotechnology and its Applications
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
74Questions
31Papers covered
6.33%Weightage 2026▼ 24.1% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
| Year | Questions | Papers | Avg / paper | Weightage |
|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 6.33% ▼ 24.1% vs last year |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8.33% ▲ 2.4% vs last year |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 8.14% ▲ 201.2% vs last year |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.70% ▼ 53.4% vs last year |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5.80% ▼ 61.4% vs last year |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15.00% ▲ 100% vs last year |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.50% ▲ 38.8% vs last year |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.41% ▼ 52.7% vs last year |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11.43% ▲ 147.6% vs last year |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.62% ▼ 30.8% vs last year |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.67% ▲ 93.3% vs last year |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.45% ▼ 20.7% vs last year |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.35% ▼ 38% vs last year |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.02% ▲ 8.8% vs last year |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.45% ▼ 31.2% vs last year |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9.38% ▼ 1.6% vs last year |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9.52% ▼ 11.9% vs last year |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10.81% ▲ 267.6% vs last year |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.94% ▼ 52.9% vs last year |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.25% ▲ 87.5% vs last year |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.33% ▼ 48.3% vs last year |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.45% |
⚠ 1 of these questions are out of the current syllabus (marked on the question).
Ques. 31AIPMT 2009
Transgenic plants are the ones -
- Produced after protoplast fusion in artificial medium
- Produced by a somatic embryo in artificial medium
- Generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from that cell
- Grown in artificial medium after hybridization in the field
Ques. 32AIPMT 2009
What is antisense technology?
- RNA polymerase producing DNA
- Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures
- When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene
- A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens
Ques. 33AIPMT 2008
Cry I endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against:
- Mosquitoes
- Flies
- Nematodes
- Boll worms
Ques. 34AIPMT 2008
Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to:
- eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour
- eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
- encourage eco-friendly herbicides
- reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety
Ques. 35AIPMT 2008
A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is
- Flavr Savr tomatoes
- Bt soybean
- Starlink maize
- Golden rice
Ques. 36AIPMT 2006
Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in
- Herbicide tolerance
- Alleviation of vitamin A deficiency
- Producing a petrol-like fuel from rice
- Pest resistance
Ques. 37AIPMT 2005
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel -
- Bio-metallurgical techniques
- Biofertilizers
- Bioinsecticidal plants
- Bio-mineralization processes
Ques. 38AIPMT 2005
Golden rice is a transgenic crop of the future with the following improved trait -
- High lysine (essential amino acid) content
- High protein content
- Insect resistance
- High vitamin A content