Cry-IAc endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against:
1. mosquitoes 2. flies
3. nematodes 4. bollworms

Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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AIPMT - 2008
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What is antisense technology?
1. A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for the synthesis of antigens.
2. Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures.
3. When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used
to stop the expression of a specific gene
4. RNpolymerase-producingng DNA

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
 91%
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AIPMT - 2008
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Consider the following statements about biomedical technologies.
 
A. During open heart, surgery blood is circulated in the heart-lung machine. 
B. Blockage in coronary arteries X-ray by angiography.
C. Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) shows a detailed internal structure as seen in a section of the body.
D X-ray provides clear and detailed images of organs like prostate glands and lungs.

Which two of the above statements are correct?

1. B and D

2. C and D

3. A and C

4. A and B

Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
AIPMT - 2008
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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

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
 89%
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AIPMT - 2006
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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

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech | Other GM Crops |
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AIPMT - 2006
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In order to obtain virus-free plants through tissue culture the best method is:

1. protoplast culture

2. embryo rescue

3. anther culture

4. meristem culture

Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
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AIPMT - 2006
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Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of:

1. Escherichia

2. Mycobacterium

3. Rhizobium

4. Saccharomyces

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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AIPMT - 2008
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Main objective of production/use of herbicide-resistant GM crops is to:
1. eliminate weeds from the field without the
use of manual layout
2. eliminate weeds from the field without the
use of herbicides
3. encourage eco-friendly herbicides
4. reduce herbicide accumulation in food
particles for health safety

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2008
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A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is:
 
1. Flavr savr tomatoes
2. Starlink maize
3. Bt soybean
4. Golden rice
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
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Transgenic plants are:

1. produced by a somatic embryo in artificial medium
2. generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and
regenerating a plant from that cell
3. Produced after protoplast fusion in artificial medium
4. grown in artificial medium after hybridization in the field

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
 87%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2009
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