Match column-I with column-II and select the correct option:
Column I Column II
a. Restriction endonuclease (i) Hind II
b. First recombinant DNA (ii) Obtained from
strain RY13
c. First restriction endonuclease (iii) Isolated in 1963
d. EcoRI (iv) Developed in 1972

1. a(iii), b(i), c(ii), d(iv)
2. a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
3. a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
4. a(iii), b(iv), c(ii), d(i)

Subtopic:  Restriction Enzymes: Historical Background | Introduction & History |
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
Statement (A): DNA cannot pass through cell membranes as it is a hydrophobic molecule.
Statement (B): Treatment with Ca2+ ions increases the efficiency with which DNA enters into the bacterium.
1. Only statement A is correct
2. Only statement A is incorrect
3. Both A and B statements are correct
4. Both A and B statements are incorrect
Subtopic:  Transforming Plant & Animal Cell |
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Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option:
Column-I Column -II
a. Biosynthetic stage (i) Increased surface area for oxygen transfer
b. Downstream processing (ii) Large-scale production in the fermenter
c. Sparged stirred-tank
bioreactor
(iii) With foam breaker and flat bladed
impeller
d. Simple stirred-tank
bioreactor
(iv) Separation and purification

1. a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i)
2. a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii)
3. a(ii), b(iv), c(i), d(iii)
4. a(ii), b(iv), c(iii), d(i)
Subtopic:  Bioreactors/Downstream Processing | Large Scale Production |
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option 
Statement A: CaCl2 treatment increases the efficiency of DNA uptake to produce transformed bacterial cells 
Statement B: The divalent Ca+2 ions create transient pores in the bacteria 
1. Only statement A is correct 
2. Only statement B is correct 
3. Both A and B statements are correct 
4. Both A and B statements are incorrect 
Subtopic:  Transforming Plant & Animal Cell |
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option 
Statement A: Wine making as well as antigen production in recombinant organisms are included in biotechnology 
Statement B: Biotechnology is a very wide area which deals with techniques of using a natural organism (or its parts) as well as genetic engineering
1. Only statement A is correct 
2. Only statement B is correct 
3. Both statements A and B are correct 
4. Both statements A and B are incorrect   
Subtopic:  Introduction & History: I |
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If restriction endonuclease cuts the DNA a little away from the centre of the palindromic site, then what would happen? 
(a) The DNA fragments obtained will have 'sticky ends'
(b)Construction of rDNA molecule would not be possible 
(c) Resultant DNA fragments with overhanging streches can be ligated with the help of DNA ligase 
Choose the correct option 
1. (a) and (b) are correct 
2. (a) and (c) are correct 
3. (b) and (c) are correct 
4. (a), (b) and (c) are correct 
Subtopic:  Restriction Enzymes - Main Enzymes |
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How many of the following features are correct with respect to plasmids? 
(a) Extrachromosomal DNA molecule 
(b) Replicate independent of chromosomal DNA 
(c) Widely used as cloning vectors for animals host cells only 
1. Zero 
2. Two 
3. Three 
4. One 
Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: I | Tools: Vectors: II |
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Statement A: Bacteriophages have very high copy numbers of their genome within the bacterial cells 
Statement B: To recover many copies of the target DNA, it should not be cloned in a vector whose origin supports high copy number 

1. Both statements (A) and (B) are correct 
2. Both statements (A) and (B) are incorrect 
3. Only statement (A) is correct 
4. Only statement (A) is incorrect 
Subtopic:  Cloning Vector |
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Match the dyes listed in column I with their usage listed in column II and choose the correct option 
Column I Column II
a. Aniline blue  (i) Used to stain DNA in agarose gel electrophoresis
b. Bromophenol blue (ii) stains chromosomes
c. Ethidium bromide (iii) Tracking dye 
d. Acetocarmine (iv) Used to stain collagen

1. a(iv), b(iii), c(i), d(ii)
2. a(ii), b(iv), c(i), d(iii)
3. a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii)
4. a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)
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Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Statement A: Agarose gel electrophoresis is employed to separate the fragments of DNA obtained after restriction enzyme digestion.
Statement B: DNA is a negatively charged molecule and moves toward the cathode.

1. Only statement A is correct 
2. Only statement B is correct 
3. Both A and B statements are correct 
4. Both A and B statements are incorrect 
Subtopic:  Separation and Isolation of DNA fragments |
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