Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column-I | Column-II | ||
a. | Bt cotton | (i) | Gene therapy |
b. | Adenosine deaminase deficiency | (ii) | Cellular defense |
c. | RNAi | (iii) | Detection of HIV infection |
d. | PCR | (iv) | Bacillus thuringiensis |
a | b | c | d | |
1. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
2. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |
3. | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
4. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
Match List - I with List - II
List - I | List - II |
(a) Protoplast fusion | (i) Totipotency |
(b) Plant tissue culture | (ii) Pomato |
(c) Meristem culture | (iii) Somaclones |
(d) Micropropagation | (iv) Virus free plants |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
2. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
3. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
4. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
1. | Human protein \(\alpha\) –1–antitrypsin. |
2. | Human alpha–lactalbumin. |
3. | Human insulin–like growth factor. |
4. | Human enzyme Adenosine Deaminase (ADA). |
Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for the biosynthesis of:
1. | Vitamin-B | 2. | Vitamin-C |
3. | Omega 3 | 4. | Vitamin-A |
Bt cotton variety that was developed by the introduction of toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) is resistant to:
1. | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) |
2. | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
3. | Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) |
4. | Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) |
In RNAi, the genes are silenced using:
1. | dsRNA | 2. | ssDNA |
3. | ssRNA | 4. | dsDNA |
When gene targeting involving gene amplification is attempted in an individual's tissue to treat disease, it is known as:
1. | Molecular diagnosis | 2. | Safety testing |
3. | Biopiracy | 4. | Gene therapy |
Assertion (A): | GEAC will decide the safety of introducing GM organism for public use. |
Reason (R): | Genetic modifications of organisms may have opposite results when introduced into the ecosystem. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
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