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

Question : 6

Genetics is the study of –

a) Only plants

b) Inheritance

c) Cell structure

d) Only animals

Question : 7 [IAS (Pre) 2002]

When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called

a) Polyploidy

b) Apomixis

c) Pleiotropy

d) Polyteny

Question : 8 [IAS]

Haemophilia is a genetic disorder which lead to

a) decrease in WBC

b) decrease in hamemoglobin level

c) rheumatic heart disease

d) non-clotting of blood

Question : 9 [NDA]

Which one of the following statements is correct ? Cretinism is a human disorder which is due to the under secretion of :

a) Glucagon hormone

b) Adrenalin hormone

c) Cortisone hormone

d) Thyroxin hormone

Question : 10 [UPPCS (Pre) 2003, 2001]

Consider the following effects of genetic engineering.

1. Disease resistance
2. Growth promotion
3. Animal cloning
4. Human cloning

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 3