Over 95 % of all transgenic animals are:
1. Mice

2. Pigs

3. Sheep

4. Rabbits

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 98%
Level 1: 80%+
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The transgenic cow, Rosie, produced milk that:
1. Contained human beta lactalbumin

2. Interferons to treat viral infections

3. Alpha – 1 antirypsin

4. Is protein enriched

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
Level 3: 35%-60%
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the answer from the codes given below:

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

A

Bioprospecting

a

the process of discovery and commercialization of new products based on biological resources

B

Biopiracy

b

the exploitative patenting of already widely used natural resources, such as plant varieties, by commercial entities

C

Bioremediation

c

a process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to treat polluted sites for regaining their original condition

D

Biofortification

d

the process by which the nutritional quality of food crops is improved through agronomic practices, conventional plant breeding, or modern biotechnology

Codes:
    A    B    C    D
1.  a    b    c    d
2.  a    b    d    c
3.  b    a    c    d
4.  b    a    d    c

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
 77%
Level 2: 60%+
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The first clinical gene therapy trial was given in 1990 to a 4 year girl with:
1. Alpha – 1 antitrypsin deficiency

2. Cystic fibrosis

3. Adenosine deaminase deficiency

4. Chronic myeloid leukemia

Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
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How were nematode-specific genes introduced in tobacco plants?

1. Using page DNA

2. Using a retrovirus

3. By gene gun

4. Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
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RNAi, as a mechanism of cellular defense, takes place in:
1. All bacteria

2. All unicellular organisms

3. All plants only

4. All eukaryotic organisms

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
 84%
Level 1: 80%+
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Cotton plants can be protected from corn borer by the proteins coded by:
1. cryIAc                       2. cryIIAb
3. cryIAb                       4. cryIAd

Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
 80%
Level 1: 80%+
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Why does Bt toxin not kill Bacillus thuringiensis?
1. The bacillus keeps proteins in inclusions
2. The toxin exists in the bacillus as a pro-toxin
3. The bacillus protects its genetic material by methylation
4. The bacillus has a tough cell wall of peptidoglycan

Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
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Which of the following genetically modified product is used to dissolve blood clots in patients with coronary artery disease?

1.streptokinase2.urokinase
3.tPA4.heparin

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
Level 4: Below 35%
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If one needs to derive a cDNA of human insulin, which cells should be taken up for extraction?

1.  Any cell of the human body as the DNA is the same in all cells
2.  Any nucleated cell of the human body
3.  Beta cells of islets of Langerhans of the human pancreas
4.  WBCs

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
 69%
Level 2: 60%+
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