Practice Bio technology gk - general science mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The first crime ever solved using the DNA fingerprinting technique was in England in the year
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Q-2) With reference to ‘stem cells’, frequently in the news, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? - Stem cells can be derived from mammals only.
- Stem cells can be used for screening new drugs.
- Stem cells can be used for medical therapies.
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Q-3) Which one was the first successful cloned animal?
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Q-4) Insect-resistant cotton plants have been genetically engineered by inserting a gene from a/an
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Q-5) Recombinant DNA Technology (Genetic Engineering) allows genes to be transferred. - Across different species of plants.
- From animals to plants.
- From micro-organisms to higher organisms.
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Q-6) Which of the following is a transgenic plant?
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Q-7) From heredity point of view which marriage is not suitable
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Q-8) Which one of the following is not a genetic disorder?
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Q-9) Which of the following is used in Genetic Engineering?
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Q-10) With reference to agriculture in India, how can the technique of ‘genome sequencing’, often seen in the news, be used in the immediate future? - Genome sequencing can be used indentify genetic markers for disease resistance and drought tolerance in various crop plants.
- This technique helps in reducing the time required to develop new varieties of crop plants.
- It can be used to decipher the host-pathogen relationship in crops.
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Q-11) Sexual reproduction causes genetic variation because of
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Q-12) The latest technique used to establish identity of a human being based on biotechnological principle is
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Q-13) Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child l?
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Q-14) James D. Watson and Francis Crick are associated with the discovery of
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Q-15) Golden rice is a transgenic crop of the future with the following improved trait –
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Q-16) What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology?
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Q-17) Mendel Laws of Heredity were rediscovered by
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Q-18) The sex of the child in humans primarily depends on
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Q-19) Indian farmers are unsatisfied with terminator seed technology because it increases the possibility of
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Q-20) Amniocentesis is a method used to determine the
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