The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating:
1. Diabetes mellitus
2. Chicken pox
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Adenosine deaminase deficiency
Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produced (in the host cells).
1. both sense and anti-sense RNA
2. a particular hormone
3. An antifeedant
4. a toxic protein
The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is
1. Insulin
2. Estrogen
3. Thyroxin
4. Progesterone
The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/tolerant to:
1. Bacteria
2. Insects
3. Herbicides
4. Fungi
In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to:
1. Acidic pH of the insect gut
2. Action of gut micro-organisms
3. Presence of conversion factors in insect gut
4. Alkaline pH of the insect gut
Which body of the Government of India regulates GM research and safety of introducing GMO for public services?
1. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
2. Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
3. Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation
4. Bio-safety committee
Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of :
1. Vitamin C
2. Omega 3
3. Vitamin A
4. Vitamin B
Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
1. Radiation therapy
2. Gene therapy
3. Chemotherapy
4. Immunotherapy
What is antisense technology?
1. RNA polymerase producing DNA.
2. A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens.
3. Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures.
4. When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene.
The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as
1. Source of industrial enzyme
2. Indicator of water pollution.
3. Insecticide.
4. Agent for production of dairy products.