In higher vertebrates, the immune system can distinguish between self-cells and non-self. If this property is lost due to genetic abnormality and it attacks self–cells, then it leads to:
1. graft rejection
2. auto-immune disease
3. active immunity
4. allergic response
Subtopic:  Allergies & Autoimmunity |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2016
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Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV?

1. HIV is an enveloped virus containing one molecule of single-stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse transcriptase
2. HIV is an enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase
3. HIV is an unenveloped retrovirus
4. HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired immune response
Subtopic:  AIDS |
 57%
Level 3: 35%-60%
NEET - 2016
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MALT constitutes about _______ percent of the lymphoid tissue in the human body.

1. 20% 2. 70%
3. 10% 4. 50%
Subtopic:  Human Immune System |
 83%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2017
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Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug Smack?

1. Flowers 2. Latex
3. Roots 4. Leaves
Subtopic:  Drugs & Alcohol Abuse |
 83%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2018
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What is the criterion for the movement of DNA fragments on agarose gel during gel electrophoresis?

1. The smaller the fragment size, the farther it moves
2. Positively charged fragments move to farther end
3. Negatively charged fragments do not move 
4. The larger the fragment size, the farther it moves
Subtopic:  Separation and Isolation of DNA fragments |
 92%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2017
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First discovered restriction endonuclease that always cuts DNA molecules at a particular point by recognizing a specific sequence of six base pairs is:

1. EcoRI

2. Adenosine deaminase

3. Thermostable DNA polymerase

4. Hind II

Subtopic:  Restriction Enzymes: Historical Background |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2020
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The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by:
1. phosphodiester bonds 2. covalent bonds
3. disulphide bridges 4. hydrogen bonds
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
 93%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2016
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The exploitation of bioresources of a nation by multinational companies without authorization from the concerned country is referred to as:

1. Bioweapon 2. Biopiracy
3. Bioethics 4. Biowar
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2019
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What triggers the activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in bollworms?

1. Acidic pH of the stomach

2. Body temperature 

3. Moist surface of midgut

4. Alkaline pH of the gut

Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2019
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Which of the following is true for Golden rice?

1. It has yellow grains, because of gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice
2. It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodil
3. It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
4. It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2019
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