In RNAi, the genes are silenced using :

1. dsRNA

2. ssDNA

3. ssRNA

4. dsDNA

Carnivorous animals - lions and leopards, occupy the same niche but lions predate mostly larger animals and leopards take smaller ones. This mechanism of competition is referred to as -

1. Character displacement

2. Altruism

3. Resource partitioning

4. Competitive exclusion

Between which among the following, the relationship is not an example of commensalism?

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

The decline in the population of Indian native fishes due to the introduction of Clarias gariepinus in the river Yamuna can be categorised as:

Western Ghats have a large number of plant and animal species that are not found anywhere else. Which of the following terms will you use to notify such species?

Exploration of molecular, genetic, and species level diversity for novel products of economic importance is known as:
1. Biopiracy
2. Bioenergetics
3. Bioremediation
4. Bioprospecting

Which of the following statements about ozone is correct ?

1. Tropospheric ozone protects us from UV radiations.

2. Stratospheric ozone is 'bad'.

3. Tropospheric ozone is 'good'

4. Stratospheric ozone protects us from UV radiations.

Which of the following is an innovative remedy for plastic waste?

If an agricultural field is liberally irrigated for a prolonged period of time, it is likely to face a problem of :

1. Metal toxicity

2. Alkalinity

3. Acidity

4. Salinity