Biotechnology MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

The process of using microbes to treat areas of land or sea that have been contaminated by pesticides oil or solvents is known as :

AEutrophication
BNitrification
CAmmonification
DBioremediation

Question 2 of 25

Bollgard I and Bollgarg II technologies are mentioned in the context of-

AClonal propagation of crop plant
BDeveloping genetically modified crop plants
CProduction of plant growth sabstances
DProduction of biofertilizers

Question 3 of 25

The enzymes that are used as molecular scissors to cut DNA at specific sites for various purposes in genetic engineering -

ADNA ligases
BDNA polymerases
CRestriction endouncleases
DRestriction exonucleases

Question 4 of 25

The term biotechnolgy was coined by -

AHargovind Khurana
BSaran Narang
CKarl Ereky
DWilliam Hays

Question 5 of 25

Which of the following vitamin is transformed in golden rice ?

AVitamin A
BVitamin B12
CVitamin C
DVitamin D

Question 6 of 25

What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology ?

AProduction of biolarvicides
BManufacture of biodegradable plastics
CReproductive cloning of animals
DProduction of organisms free of diseases

Question 7 of 25

Important objective of biotechnology in agriculture section is-

A% produce best resistant varieties of plant
B% increase the nitrogen content
C% decrease the seed number
D% increase the plant weight

Question 8 of 25

Modified antibiotics are got through -

AVernalisation
BUltrafiltration
CUltracentrifuge
DGenetic engineering

Question 9 of 25

Which one of the following Kinds of organisms will be the first one to colonise a bare rock ?

AAlgae alone
BFems
CFungi alone
DLichens

Question 10 of 25

Nuclease enzyme which begin its attack from free end of polynucleotide is -

AEndonuclease
BExonuclease
CPolymerase
DKinase

Question 11 of 25

The first transgenic crop was-

APea
BFlax
CTobacco
DCotton

Question 12 of 25

Human protein x-1-antitrysin is used for which of the following disease ?

ACholera
BSmall pox
CEmphysama
DGout

Question 13 of 25

Genrtically engineered human insulin is manufactured by the use of -

AE-coli
BRhizopus
CPseudomonas
DAshbya gosspyii

Question 14 of 25

A method used to distinguish DNA of one individual from another is-

ADNA sequencing
Bc DNA
CHybridisation
DRestriction fragment length polymorphism

Question 15 of 25

Restriction endonucleases were used by Cohen and Boyer's DNA experiments for-

AIsolation of cloned hacterial plasmids
BCleaving the bacterial plasmid
CIsolation of human insulin
DBoth a and b

Question 16 of 25

Which of the following is not use as vector in genetic engineering ?

APlasmids
BBacteriophages
CAnopheles
DTransposons

Question 17 of 25

First hormone prepared by genetic engineering is-

AOxytocin
BSomato tropin
CAdrenalin
DInsulin

Question 18 of 25

Among the breeds of cows mentioned below which one is not indigenous ?

AHolstein- Friesian
BGir
CRed-Sindhi
DTharparkar

Question 19 of 25

Which one of the following types of cell has the ability to develop into any type of all ?

AEndodermal cell
BEctodermal cell
CStem cell
DMuscles cell

Question 20 of 25

Restriction enzyme was discovered by -

ASmith and Nathans
BWerner Arber
CWaksman
DFleming

Question 21 of 25

Which of the following is reffered as molecular glue ?

ADNA ligase
BDNA polymerase
CRestriction enzyme
DTopoisomerase

Question 22 of 25

Which is used extensively for genetic engineering in plant ?

AAgrobacterium tumefaciens
BXanthomonas citri
CBacillus coagulans
DClostridium septicum

Question 23 of 25

Which one of the following contains powerful oxidative enzymes and help in removing toxic substance from cells ?

APlastids
BLysosomes
CDictyosomes
DPeroxisomes

Question 24 of 25

The term ' Probiotic'is applied to -

AOrganic food
BAntacid
CAntibiotic
DLive microbial food supplement

Question 25 of 25

What is Cas 9 protein that is often mentioned in news ?

AA molecular secissors used in targeted gene editing
BA biosensor used in the accurate detection of pathogens in patients
CA gene that makes plants pest-resistant
DA herbicidal substance synthesized in genetically modified crops