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
Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
 96%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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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 |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2006
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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 |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2006
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Tailor made plants will supply which of the following alternative resources to industries

1.Golden rice

2. Starches

3. Maize

4. Pesticide

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
Level 3: 35%-60%
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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.
Subtopic:  Bt Crops | Other GM Crops | Med Applications & Humulin |
 87%
Level 1: 80%+
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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

Subtopic:  Bt Crops | Other GM Crops | Vaccines |
 93%
Level 1: 80%+
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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
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops | Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
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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

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops | Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 63%
Level 2: 60%+
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