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Q. No.Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin-A deficiency?
| 1. | Flaver savr tomato | 2. | Canolla |
| 3. | Golden rice | 4. | Bt-brinjal |
Microbes found to be very useful in genetic engineering are:
| 1. | Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
| 2. | Vibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage |
| 3. | Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. |
| 4. | Crown gall bacterium and caenorhabditis elegans |
Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in:
1. alleviation of vitamin-A deficiency
2. pest resistance
3. herbicide tolerance
4. producing a petrol-like fuel from rice
Tailor made plants will supply which of the following alternative resources to industries
(1) Golden rice
(2) Starches
(3) Maize
(4) Pesticide
Mark the incorrect statement:
| 1. | By using Agrobacterium vectors nematode specific genes were introduced into the host plant. |
| 2. | Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals during a particular phase of growth. |
| 3. | C-peptide is not present in mature insulin and is removed during maturation into insulin. |
| 4. | All vectors naturally contain antibiotic-resistance gene. |
Which of the following is / are product(s) of genetic engineering:
| A. | Humulin |
| B. | Hepatitis B vaccine prepared by yeast |
| C. | Golden rice |
| D. | Bt cotton |
1. A, B
2. B, C
3. A, B, C
4. A, B, C, D
Which of the following is correct?
| 1. | The procedure for chemical safety testing / toxicity is the same as that used for testing toxicity of drugs |
| 2. | Transgenic animals are more sensitive to the toxic substances than non-transgenic animals |
| 3. | Golden rice, a genetically engineered rice has high vitamin A (β-carotene) content |
| 4. | All are correct |
Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?
| (i) | Golden rice | Transgenic rice | Vitamin A enriched |
| (ii) | Flavr savr | Transgenic tobacco | Delayed ripening |
| (iii) | Bt-cotton | Transgenic cotton | Bacterial and viral resistance |
| (iv) | Rosie | Transgenic cow | milk contained human alpha antitrypsin |
1. i and ii
2. ii, iii and iv
3. ii and iii
4. Only iii
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