Biotechnology and its Applications

Which of the following is true for Golden rice?

1. It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector.
2. It has yellow grains, because of a gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice.
3. It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodil.
4. It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis.

Which of the following is commonly used as a vector for introducing a DNA fragment in human lymphocytes?

1. Retrovirus
2. Ti plasmid
3. phage
4. pBR322

In India, the organisation responsible for assessing the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms for public use is

1. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
3. Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)
4. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)

A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to

1. Co-667
2. Sharbati Sonora
3. Lerma Rojo
4. Basmati

Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organisations without authorisation from the concerned country and its people is called

1. bio-infringement
2. biodegradation
3. biopiracy
4. bioexploitation

The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by

1. Hydrogen bonds
2. Covalent bond
3. Disulphide bridges
4. Phosphodiester bond

Which part of the tobacco plant is infected by Meloidogyne incognita ?

1. Flower
2. Stem
3. Leaf
4. Root

Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase [ADA] deficiency ?

1. Radiation therapy
2. Immunotherapy
3. Gene therapy
4. Chemotherapy

Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of -

1. Vitamin C
2. Omega 3
3. Vitamin A
4. Vitamin B

In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to :

1. action of gut micro-organisms
2. presence of conversion factors in insect gut
3. alkaline pH of the insect gut
4. acidic pH of the insect gut