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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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

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
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Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
1. Radiation therapy
2. Gene therapy
3. Chemotherapy
4. Immunotherapy

Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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What is antisense technology?  
1. RNA polymerase producing DNA.
2. A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens.
3. Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures.
4. When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene. 

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in  contemporary biology as 
1. Source of industrial enzyme
2. Indicator of water pollution.
3. Insecticide.
4. Agent for production of dairy products. 

Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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DNA or RNA segments tagged with a radioactive molecule is called 
1. Vector.
2. Probe.
3. Clone.
4. Plasmid. 

Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
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Which one of the following is now being commercially produced by biotechnological procedures? 
1. Morphine 
2. Quinine
3. Insulin
4. Nicotine 

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Read the following four statements (a-d) for certain mistakes in two of them.         
a. The first transgenic buffalo, Roise produced milk which wes human alpha-lactalbumin enriched.
b. Restriction enzymes are used in isolation of DNA from other macro molecules.
c. Downstream processing is one of the steps of recombinant DNA technology.
d. Disarmed pathogen vectors are also used in transfer of recombinant DNA into the host.

Which are the two statements having mistakes?

1. Statements (a) and (b)
2. Statements (b) and (c)
3. Statements (c) and (d)
4. Statements (a) and (c)

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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Which of the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the  farmers?  
1. Maize
2. Cotton
3. Brinjal
4. Soybean 

Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by 
1. Hydrogen bonds.
2. Phosphodiester bond.
3. Covalent bond.
4. Disulphide bridges. 

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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