1. | Leaf | 2. | Stem |
3. | Root | 4. | Flower |
Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for the biosynthesis of:
1. | Vitamin-B | 2. | Vitamin-C |
3. | Omega 3 | 4. | Vitamin-A |
In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to:
Which of the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the farmers?
1. | Cotton | 2. | Brinjal |
3. | Soybean | 4. | Maize |
What triggers the activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in bollworms?
1. Acidic pH of the stomach
2. Body temperature
3. Moist surface of midgut
4. Alkaline pH of the gut
Which of the following is true for Golden rice?
1. | It has yellow grains, because of gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice |
2. | It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodil |
3. | It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis |
4. | It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector |
1. | phosphodiester bonds | 2. | covalent bonds |
3. | disulphide bridges | 4. | hydrogen bonds |
Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
1. Gene therapy
2. Chemotherapy
3. Immunotherapy
4. Radiation therapy
Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organizations without authorization from the concerned country and its people is called?
1. Bio-infringement
2. Biopiracy
3. Biodegradation
4. Bio-exploitation
A 'new variety of rice was patented by a foreign company through such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to the?
1. Co-667
2. Sharbati Sonora
3. Lerma Rojo
4. Basmati