| Column I | Column II | ||
| a. | Patent on Basmati rice by an American company | (i) | 1983 | 
| b. | First clinical gene therapy | (ii) | 1997 | 
| c. | Humulin by Eli Lilly Co. | (iii) | 1972 | 
| d. | Construction of first recombinant DNA | (iv) | 1990 | 
| Statement A: | Increased agricultural yields have been partly due to the use of better management practices and use of agrochemicals, but mainly due to the use of improved crop varieties. | 
| Statement B: | GMOs increased reliance on chemical pesticides by producing pesticide-resistant crops. | 
| 1. | Both statements A and B are correct | 
| 2. | Both statements A and B are incorrect | 
| 3. | Statement A is correct, B is incorrect | 
| 4. | Statement A is incorrect, B is correct | 
| 1. | inducing the transcription of genes by substrate | 
| 2. | silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule | 
| 3. | repressing the transcription of genes by product | 
| 4. | increasing the rate of transcription by activator proteins | 
| Statement I: | The proteins encoded by the genes cryIAc and cryIIAb control the corn borer. | 
| Statement II: | The proteins encoded by the gene cryIAb control the cotton bollworms. | 
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct | 
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct | 
| 3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect | 
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect | 
| 1. | culturing bacteria containing recombinant DNA in labs | 
| 2. | finding suitable restriction enzymes to cut human DNA | 
| 3. | isolation of DNA in pure form from a human cell | 
| 4. | getting insulin assembled into a mature form | 
| 1. | adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency | 
| 2. | alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency | 
| 3. | phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency | 
| 4. | homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency | 
| 1. | Easily Located Immuno Specific Antigen | 
| 2. | Early Live Inactive Surface Antigen | 
| 3. | Energy Loaded Intermediate Site on Apoenzyme | 
| 4. | Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay |