Assertion(A): Agrobacterium tumefaciens is popular in genetic engineering because this bacterium is associated with the roots of all cereal and pulse crops.
Reason(R): A gene incorporated in the bacterial chromosomal genome gets automatically transferred to the crop with which the bacterium is associated.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
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Assertion(A): Agrobacterium tumifaciens is common pathogen of plant family poaceae.
Reason(R): Plants of poaceae family are highly sensitive to the bacteria Agrobacterium tumifaciens.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Bt Crops | Interference RNA Tech |
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Assertion(A): Batch fermentation is said to be closed system.
Reason(R): In batch fermentation, the conditions set up are not changed from outside one fermentation starts.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Assertion(A): A gene from Bacillus thuringiensis is incorporated in plant genome to increase their yield.
Reason(R): Bacillus thuringiensis has Bt toxin producing gene, which kills the larva of insects.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Bt Crops |
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Assertion(A): Plantbody is an antibody.
Reason(R): It is an antibody produced by plants that have been genetically engineered with animal DNA.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Vaccines | Molecular Diagnosis |
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Assertion(A): The patenting of 'brazzein' by USA is a case of biopiracy.
Reason(R): 'Brazzein' is actually a protein sweetener derived from West African plant - Pentadiplandra brazzeana and then its corresponding gene has been patented by USA.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues | Biowar |
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Assertion(A): The biofortified crops like golden rice is useful to overcome the problem of nightblindness in developing nation.
Reason(R): Golden rice has higher nutritional content of vitamin-A.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
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Assertion(A): Removal of C-chain results in the maturation of insulin to proinsulin.
Reason(R): Insulin is now-a-days obtained from pig's blood.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Assertion(A): 'Hirudin' can be extracted from transgenic Brassica napus.
Reason(R): Hirudin is a naturally occurring peptide in the salivary glands of medicinal leeches that has a blood anticoagulant property.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Assertion(A): There are 27 documented varieties of Basmati rice grown in India.
Reason(R): In 1997, an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through the US patent and Trademark office.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues | Biowar |
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