Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing
1. Transgenic models for studying new treatments for certain cardiac diseases
2. Transgenic Cow-Rosie which produces high fat milk for making ghee
3. Animals like bulls for farm work as they have super power
4. Transgenic mice for testing safety of polio vaccine before use in humans

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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Maximum number of existing transgenic animals is of
1. Fish
2. Mice
3. Cow
4. Pig

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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The process of RNA interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to         
1. Nematodes
2. Fungi
3. Viruses
4. Insects

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated withvitamin 'A' deficiency?
1. Flaver Savr' tomato
2. Canolla
3. Golden rice
4. Bt-Brinjal

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
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The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating:
1. Diabetes mellitus
2. Chicken pox
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Adenosine deaminase deficiency

Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produced (in the host cells).
1. both sense and anti-sense RNA
2. a particular hormone
3. An antifeedant
4. a toxic protein

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is
1. Insulin
2. Estrogen
3. Thyroxin
4. Progesterone

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/tolerant to:
1. Bacteria
2. Insects
3. Herbicides
4. Fungi

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
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In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to:
1. Acidic pH of the insect gut
2. Action of gut micro-organisms
3. Presence of conversion factors in insect gut
4. Alkaline pH of the insect gut

Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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Which body of the Government of India regulates GM research and safety of introducing GMO for public services?
1. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
2. Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
3. Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation
4. Bio-safety committee

Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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