Golden rice is:

1.  A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China
2.  Long stored rice having yellow colour tint
3.  A transgenic rice having a gene for β - carotene
4.  Wild variety of rice with yellow coloured grains

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In RNAi, genes are silenced using:

1. ss DNA 2. ds DNA
3. ds RNA 4. ss RNA
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The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of:

1. AIDS
2. Cancer
3. Cystic fibrosis
4. SCID (Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency) resulting from deficiency of ADA

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ADA is an enzyme which is deficient in a genetic disorder SCID. What is the full form of ADA?

1. Adenosine deoxyaminase 2. Adenosine deaminase
3. Aspartate deaminase 4. Arginine deaminase
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Silencing of a gene could be achieved through the use of:

1. RNAi only 2. antisense RNA only
3. both RNAi and antisense RNA 4. none of the above
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Golden rice will help in -
1. Producing petrol-like fuel
2. Pest resistance
3. Herbicide tolerance
4. Alleviation of vitamin A deficiency

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Genetically engineered microorganism used successfully in bioremediation of oil spills is 
1. Trichoderma
2. Xanthomonas
3. Bacillus
4. Pseudomonas putida

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Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of                   
1. Rhizobium
2. Saccharomyces
3. Mycobacterium
4. Escherichia

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Cry 1 endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against
1. Nematodes
2. Mosquitoes
3. Bollworms
4. Flies

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A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is
1. Bt Soybean
2. Golden Rice
3. Flavr Savr Tomatoes
4. Starlink Maize

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