C-peptide of human insulin is:
1. a part of a mature insulin molecule.
2. responsible for the formation of disulphide bridges.
3. removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin.
4. responsible for its biological activity. 

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The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is:
1. Insulin 
2. Estrogen 
3. Thyroxine
4. Progesterone 
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Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used as:
1. Insecticide 
2. Weedicide
3. Rodenticide 
4. All of the above 
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Nematode specific genes were introduced into the tobacco host plant by using the vector
1. Plasmid
2. Bacteriophage
3. PBR 322
4. Agrobacterium
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A vast majority of transgenic animals are:
1. Fish 2. Cattle
3. Mice 4. Pigs
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Which enzyme is being produced in transgenic sheep to provide a treatment for emphysema?
1. α – 1 antitrypsin 2. HMG CoA reductase
3. Glucocerebrosidase 4. α glucosidase
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Select the correct option to complete the chart
Sr. No Substance Potential benefit Crop
(i) Provitamin A Antioxidant ___A___
(ii) Fructants ___B___ Sugar beet
(iii) Vitamin E Anti-oxidant ___C___
(iv) ___D___ Anti-oxidant Tomato
 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. Canola Iron fortification Rice Iron
2. Sugar beet Antioxidant Rice Vitamin E
3. Rice Low calories Canola Flavonoids
4. Rice Low calories Canola Fructants 
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: GM pest-resistant crops plants have reduced reliance on chemical pesticides.
Statement II: GM plants with increased efficiency of mineral usage by plants prevents early exhaustion of fertility of soil.
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
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Match the transgenic crop plant in Column-I with the substance produced in them in column II and select the correct option
Column-I Column-II
(a) Rice (i) Vitamin E
(b) Tomato (ii) Pro vitamin A 
(c) Sugar beet (iii) Flavonoids
(d) Canola (iv) Fructants
1. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) 
2. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) 
3. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)  





 
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Match the transgenic plant in Column-I with the transgenic in column II and select the correct option
Column-I Column-II
(a) Rice (i) \(\beta-\)tocopherol transferase
(b) Canola (ii) Chalone isomerase
(c) Sugar beet (iii) Phytoene synthase
(d) Tomato (iv) Sucrase fructosyl transferase
1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) 
2. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv) 
3. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)  





 
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