genetic engineering and bio technology - Category wise Question and Answer Practice Test with Solutions

Question : 16 [IAS (Pre) 1993]

Which work among these falls into the category of Biotechnology?

a) Use of modern technology in research of biological mutilation

b) Use of the organism or their substances which are gain by manufacturing process

c) Modernization of the process of commercial industry to produce the goods used in Bioexploration

d) Use of industrial technology to increase the biosphere

Question : 17 [IAS (Pre) 1999]

Indian farmers are unsatisfied with terminator seed technology because it increases the possibility of

a) Growing sterile plants (sexually)

b) Appearance of bad germination

c) Making little yield inspite of high quality plants

d) Growing of plants which one not capable of producing germinable seeds

Question : 18

The enzyme used for joining two DNA fragments is called

a) DNA polymerase

b) ligase

c) restriction endonuclease

d) gyrase

Question : 19 [IAS (Pre) 2000]

Assertion (A):
In human being, the females play a major role in determining the sex of the offspring.
Reason (R):
Women have two ‘X’ chromosomes.
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a) (A) is true, but (R) is false

b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Question : 20 [UP (Pre) 2002]

Which of the following is the first living cloned genetic engineered organism by human?

a) Bony

b) Dolly

c) Herman bull

d) Super bug