Statement A: | Increased agricultural yields have been partly due to the use of better management practices and use of agrochemicals, but mainly due to the use of improved crop varieties. |
Statement B: | GMOs increased reliance on chemical pesticides by producing pesticide-resistant crops. |
1. | Both statements A and B are correct |
2. | Both statements A and B are incorrect |
3. | Statement A is correct, B is incorrect |
4. | Statement A is incorrect, B is correct |
Assertion(A): | Bt toxin are protein crystals containing insecticidal protein |
Reason(R): | B. thuringiensis forms these protein crystals continuously during their growth period |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
Assertion(A): | RNA interference takes place in all eukaryotic organisms as a method of cellular defense. |
Reason(R): | This method involves ds RNA which prevent transcriptional process. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
1. | inducing the transcription of genes by substrate |
2. | silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule |
3. | repressing the transcription of genes by product |
4. | increasing the rate of transcription by activator proteins |
Statement I: | The proteins encoded by the genes cryIAc and cryIIAb control the corn borer. |
Statement II: | The proteins encoded by the gene cryIAb control the cotton bollworms. |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
1. | culturing bacteria containing recombinant DNA in labs |
2. | finding suitable restriction enzymes to cut human DNA |
3. | isolation of DNA in pure form from a human cell |
4. | getting insulin assembled into a mature form |
1. | adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency |
2. | alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency |
3. | phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency |
4. | homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency |