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Questions : Common bacteria used in genetic engineering is

(a) Rhizobium

(b) E. coli

(c) Diplococcus

(d) Spirillum

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The genome size of E. coli is large and foreign gene can be easily ligated by producing sticky ends.

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Question : 1

ISRO is the abbreviation for

a) Indian Space Research Organisation

b) International Scientific Research Organisation

c) International Space Research Organisation

d) Indian Scientific Research Organisation

Answer: (a)

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the primary space agency of the Indian government. ISRO is amongst the six largest government space agencies in the world, along with NASA, RKA, ESA, CNSA and JAXA.

Question : 2

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

  1. MAVEN : Mars
  2. MESSENGER : Mercury
  3. Akatsuki : Saturn
Codes:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Answer: (c)

Akatsuki is a Japanese space mission to Venus.

Question : 3

Production of a human protein in bacteria by genetic engineering is possible because

a) the mechanism of gene regulation is identical in humans and bacteria

b) bacterial cell can carry out the RNA splicing reactions

c) the human chromosome can replicate bacterial cell

d) the genetic code is universal

Answer: (d)

The genetic code in all living organism is made up of the same triplet of nucleotides and these nucleotides in all organisms for the same amino acid and proteins. eg - “AUG” in both humans and bacteria codes for “Methionine” amino acid.

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

  1. Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) missile was developed by North Korea.
  2. Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) has a range of 12,000 kms.
  3. It is world’s longest-range missiles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (b)

China has unveiled the sophisticated InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). It is widely speculated that the DF-41 missiles will be capable of carrying three nuclear warheads.

Question : 5

The fastest super computer of India

a) AKA–1000

b) None of these

c) Param Yuva–II

d) SAGA–500

Answer: (c)

India’s fastest super computer is PARAM Yuva II as per December 2013 developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). It delivers sustained performance of 360.8 teraflops.

Question : 6

The rank of India on the list of spam spewing nations in the world is

a) 4th

b) 5th

c) 2nd

d) 3rd

Answer: (d)

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