How many applications given below are of biotechnology?
(a) Bioremediation
(b) Waste treatment
(c) Energy production
(d) Therapeutic
Select the correct option.
1. Two
2. Four
3. Three
4. One

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How many of the given statements regarding insulin are correct?
I: All diabetics require insulin from the very beginning.
II: Insulin can be given orally to diabetics.
III. Insulin extracted from pancreas of slaughtered cattle and pigs caused some patients to develop allergy.
IV. Recombinant insulin was first prepared by Indian pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy.
V. The two polypeptide chains in the final structure of Insulin are joined by disulfide bonds.
VI. DNA sequences corresponding to A  and B chains of human insulin were introduced in plasmids of E.coli to produce insulin chains for preparing recombinant insulin.
 
1. 2 2. 3
3. 4 4. 5
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Statements related to human Insulin are given below.
Which statement(s) is/are correct about genetically engineered Insulin?
(a) Pro-hormone insulin contain extra stretch of C-peptide
(b) A-peptide and B-peptide chains of insulin were produced separately in E.coli, extracted and combined by creating disulphide bond between them.
(c) Insulin used for treating Diabetes was extracted from Cattles and Pigs.
(d) Pro-hormone Insulin needs to be processed for converting into a mature and functional hormone.
(e) Some patients develop allergic reactions to the foreign insulin.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. (c), (d) and (e) only 2. (a), (b) and (d) only
3. (b) only 4. (c) and (d) only
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Gene therapy is a method of treating a disorder but cannot cure it.
Reason (R): Cells are drawn from a patient and the functional gene is introduced into these cells and transferred back to the patient.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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Read the following statements regarding RNAi.
(A) It is a method of cellular defense in all prokaryotic organisms.
(B) This method has been used to make nematode resistant tobacco plants.
(C) It is a post translational method of silencing of genes.
Of the above statements
1. Only statement (A) is incorrect 
2. Both (B) & (C) are incorrect
3. Only (B) is correct 
4. Both (A) & (C) are correct 
Subtopic:  Bt Crops | Interference RNA Tech |
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Which step of Government of India has taken to cater to the requirement of patent terms and other emergency provisions in this regard?
1. RTI Act 
2. NGO Act
3. Indian patents Bill 
4. Biopiracy Act 
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Mark the incorrect statement.
1. Norman Borlaug is considered as father of green revolution
2. Green revolution leads to enhanced production of wheat and rice
3. Techniques used during green revolution led to tripling of the yield
4. Use of biofertilizers, biopesticides was promoted heavily during green revolution 
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Bt Crops |
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Plant tissue culture may offer certain advantages over traditional methods of propagation, including all the following except:
1. The production of plants that exhibit large variations from the parent plants.
2. Quickly production of mature plants.
3. The regeneration of whole plants from plant cells that have been genetically modified.
4. Storage of genetic plant material to safeguard native plant species.
Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): The Green Revolution succeeded in tripling the food supply.
Reason (R): Use of genetically modified crops was primarily responsible for the success of green revolution.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): Insulin isolated from other cattle or pigs is not as effective as that secreted by the human body itself.
Reason (R): Insulin isolated from other cattle or pigs will elicit an immune response in the human body
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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