The practice of commercially exploiting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material, especially by obtaining patents that restrict its future use, while failing to pay fair compensation to the community from which it originates is called as:
1. Bio-war
2. Biopiracy
3. Bioremediation
4. Bioprospecting
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Which of the following was the first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology?
1. Erythropoietin
2. Human growth hormone
3. Human insulin 
4. Thyroxine
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): The milk of Rosie, the first transgenic cow, was nutritionally a more balanced product for human babies than natural cow milk.
Reason (R): The milk of Rosie, the first transgenic cow, contained alpha-1-antitrypsin used to treat emphysema.
  
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not correctly explain (A)
3. (A) is True, (R) is False
4. (A) is False, (R) is False
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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Mobile genetic elements:
I: are called as transposons.
II: can be a source for complementary dsRNA molecule involved in RNAi in eukaryotic cells.
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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At present, genetic modification has been able to bring about all the following in crops except:
1. Tolerance to abiotic stresses
2. Enhanced nutritional value
3. Capability to fix atmospheric nitrogen
4. Reduced reliance on chemical pesticides

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
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Cotton plants can be protected from corn borer by the proteins coded by:
1. cryIAc
2. cryIIAb
3. cryIAb 
4. cryIAd

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
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Which of the following statements about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is true? 
1. GMOs are always harmful to the environment. 
2. GMOs cannot be produced using recombinant DNA technology. 
3. GMOs have altered genetic material obtained from another species. 
4. GMOs are produced solely for economic benefits without any consideration for public health.
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
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The first bioinsecticide is generally considered to be:
1. Bacillus thuringiensis
2. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
3. Paecilomyces fumosoroseus
4. Trichoderma harzianum
Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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GEAC stands for:

1. Genome Engineering Action Committee
2. Ground Environment Action Committee
3. Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
4. Genetic and Environment Approval Committee

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
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In micro-propagation, to obtain virus free plants, the best explants can be:
1. Embryos
2. Anther
3. Meristem
4. Primary permanent tissues

Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
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