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 |
| 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. |
Which one of the following is commonly used in transfer of foreign DNA into crop plants?
1. Penicillium expansum
2. Trichoderma polysporum
3. Meloidogyne incognita
4. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
| 1. | Tolerance to abiotic stresses |
| 2. | Heavy reliance on chemical pesticides |
| 3. | Increased efficiency of mineral usage |
| 4. | Enhanced nutritional value |
An improved variety of transgenic basmati rice
| 1. | Gives high yield and is rich in vitamin A |
| 2. | Is completely resistant to all insect pests and diseases of paddy |
| 3. | Gives high yield but has no characteristic aroma |
| 4. | Does not require chemical fertilizers and growth hormones |
| 1. | Insertion into a plant vector |
| 2. | Isolation of the desired gene |
| 3. | Plant tissue culture |
| 4. | Selection of transformed cells |
| 1. | Integration into host chromosome only |
| 2. | Extrachromosomal replication only |
| 3. | Both chromosomal integration and extrachromosomal replication |
| 4. | Neither integration nor replication |