set 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which country has produced the first transgenic glowing pigs that are all green from inside out?

a) Singapore

b) Korea

c) Japan

d) Taiwan

Question : 2

Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?

a) Quantitative analysis of DNA

b) Protein analysis

c) Chromosome counting

d) DNA fingerprinting

Question : 3

Which of the following is recently evolved in Genetic Engineering?

a) Gene splicing

b) Gene analysis

c) Gene mapping

d) Gene synthesis

Question : 4

In animals sex determination is due to

a) A-chromosome

b) X-chromosome

c) Y-chromosome

d) B-chromosome

Question : 5

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel –

a) Bio-mineralization processes

b) Bio-metallurgical techniques

c) Bio-insecticidal plants

d) Bio-fertilizers

Question : 6

Consider the following statements :

1. Sex is determined by different factors in various species.
2. Exchange of genetic material takes place in asexual reproduction.

a) Both A and B

b) A only

c) B only

d) Neither A nor B