For effective treatment of a disease:
(1) Early diagnosis is needed but understanding of its pathophysiology is not needed
(2) Early diagnosis is not needed but understanding of its pathophysiology is needed
(3) Early diagnosis and understanding of its pathophysiology are needed
(4) Neither early diagnosis nor understanding of its pathophysiology is needed
"Rosie" a transgenic cow known to produce a type of milk which has all the following characteristics except:
(1) Protein content of 2.4 gm/litre
(2) Has human α-lactalbumin
(3) More balance diet than normal milk for babies
(4) None of these
Which of the following is correct?
(1) The procedure for chemical safety testing / toxicity is the same as that used for testing toxicity of drugs
(2) Transgenic animals are more sensitive to the toxic substances than non-transgenic animals
(3) Golden rice, a genetically engineered rice has high vitamin A (β-carotene) content
(4) All are correct
The use of bioresources by multinational companies and other organizations without proper authorization from the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment is called:
(1) Bioethics
(2) Biopiracy
(3) Bioterror
(4) Bioweapon
Which of the following is / are product(s) of genetic engineering:
A. Humulin
B. Hepatitis B vaccine prepared by yeast
C. Golden rice
D. Bt cotton
(1) A, B
(2) B, C
(3) A, B, C
(4) A, B, C, D
Match the following :-
Column-I | Column-II | ||
I. | Biopiracy | (A) | Gene therapy |
II. | Retroviral vector materials | (B) | Illegal removal of biological |
III. | Biopatent entities | (C) | Right granted for biological |
IV. | Kohler and Milstein | (D) | Monoclonal antibody |
1. I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C
2. I - B, II - A, III - C, IV - D
3. I - B, II - C, III - A, IV - D
4. I - D, II - A, III - B, IV - C
Probes are molecules of
(1) DNA
(2) RNA
(3) Proteins
(4) All of the above
New biotechnology utilizes new organisms developed from present organisms using
a. Mutations
b. Recombinant DNA Technology
c. Recombinations
d. All correct
Cry toxin acts by
(1) Lysis of intestinal cells
(2) Binding to midgut epithelium
(3) Cell swelling
(4) More than one correct
Humulin production through microbial factories does not include the incorporation of the gene for
(1) A peptide
(2) B peptide
(3) C peptide
(4) Both (1) and (2)