Biotechnology and its Applications · Question 49

Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin 'A' deficiency?

1. Flavr Savr tomato
2. Canola
3. Bt-brinjal
4. Golden rice

Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein:

1. is activated by acid pH of the foregut of the insect pest.
2. binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it
3. is coded by several genes including the gene cry
4. does not kill the carrier bacterium which is itself resistant to this toxin

Silencing of mRNA has been used in producing transgenic plants resistant to:

1. White rusts
2. Nematodes
3. Bacterial blights
4. Bollworms

Maximum number of existing transgenic animals is of :

1. Mice
2. Cow
3. Pig
4. Fish

The process of RNA interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to :

1. Nematodes
2. Fungi
3. Viruses
4. Insects

Which one of the following is now being commercially produced by biotechnological procedures?

1. Insulin
2. Morphine
3. Nicotine
4. Quinine

DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called –

1. Clone
2. Probe
3. Plasmid
4. Vector

The genetically-modified (GM) brinjal in India has been developed for:

1. Enhancing shelf life
2. Insect-resistance
3. Drought-resistance
4. Enhancing mineral content

Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing –

1. transgenic models for studying new treatments for certain cardiac disease
2. animals like bulls for farm work as they have super power
3. transgenic mice for testing safety of polio vaccine before use in humans
4. transgenic Cow-Rosie which produces high fat milk for making ghee

Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are –

1. High yield and production of toxic protein crystals which kill dipteran pests
2. High yield and resistance to bollworms
3. Long fibre and resistance to aphids
4. Medium yield, long fibre and resistance to beetle pests