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

Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
 97%
Level 1: 80%+
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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

Subtopic:  Bt Crops | Other GM Crops | Vaccines |
 93%
Level 1: 80%+
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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

Subtopic:  Gene Therapy | Ethical Issues |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
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Probes are molecules of

1. DNA 2. RNA
3. Proteins 4. All of the above
Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
 68%
Level 2: 60%+
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New biotechnology utilizes new organisms developed from present organisms using

1. Mutations
2. Recombinant DNA Technology
3. Recombinations
4. All correct
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 55%
Level 3: 35%-60%
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Cry toxin acts by

1. Lysis of intestinal cells
2. Binding to midgut epithelium
3. Cell swelling
4. More than one correct
Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
 80%
Level 1: 80%+
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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)
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
 87%
Level 1: 80%+
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What is true for molecular diagnosis?

1. It is inexpensive
2. It involves drawing of serum for the test
3. It can be used in the initial stages of the onset of the disease
4. All of the above
Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
 53%
Level 3: 35%-60%
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A transgenic organism is one which has

1. Foreign DNA in some of its cells
2. Foreign RNA in all of its cells
3. Foreign DNA in all of its cells
4. Both (1) and (2)
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 56%
Level 3: 35%-60%
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The vaccine safety testing has been hitherto carried out on

1. Armadillos

2. Monkeys

3. Reindeer

4. Koalas

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
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