October 18, 2026
Welcome to your test BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Total number of Questions is 90
Each Question carries 4 marks
There is a 25% negative marking, i.e. -1 mark for every wrong answer
Total Time for the test is 60 minutes
All the best!
1.
The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by:
2.
Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for the biosynthesis of:
3.
The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is:
4.
The process of RNA interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to:
5.
Maximum number of existing transgenic animals is of
6.
Which of the following is true for golden rice? (NEET 2019)
7.
Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing
8.
Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are
9.
Introduction of food plants developed by genetic engineering is not desirable because:
10.
Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four year old girl with Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
11.
In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant issue as protoxin is converted into active toxin due to
12.
The genetically modified (GM) brinjal in India has been developed for
13.
The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as a/anDeselect Answer
14.
The genetic defect - Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by:
15.
A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is:
16.
What is true about Bt toxin?
17.
Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to
18.
Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of
19.
Cry-I endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective againstDeselect Answer
20.
What is antisense technology?
21.
Which one of the following is a correct statement?
22.
Which of the following is not a product of genetic engineering?
23.
The enhanced nutritional value of food by genetic modifications is not seen in
24.
For production of transgenic animals DNA is usually microinjected into pronuclei of embryonic cells at
25.
The first transgenic crop was
26.
The following is a prerequisite for an artificial media used for tissue culture
28.
The site of production of ADA in the body is
29.
Due to which of the following food supply has increased during green revolution?
30.
The organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering is called as:
31.
Which of the following techniques use genes and DNA molecules for diagnosis of diseases?
32.
Which of the following were earlier sources of insulin?
33.
Which technology was used to produce human insulin in E. coli?Deselect Answer
34.
Which therapy is used for modification of germ cells (sperms and eggs)?
35.
Tissue culture technique was first practised by _____________
36.
Transgene introduced in the first transgenic cow was responsible for the production of:
37.
Exploitation of Patent of biological resources of other nations is called as:
38.
The right granted by government to prevent others from the commercial use of resources invention is?
39.
The science of biotechnology has contributed to the field of
41.
Which of the following dipteran is killed by the proteins produced by a particular strain of Bacillus thuringiensis?Deselect Answer
42.
Toxicity of drug on humans can be started by using transgenic animals by
43.
For which of the following diseases, transgenic models do not exist?
44.
Which of the following events is first in the action of Bt toxin?
45.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novelDeselect Answer
46.
Transgenic bananas are created
47.
A vaccine prepared by recombinant DNA technology is called
48.
Humulin is the term used for
49.
The ADA deficiency is because of
52.
On the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the farmers?
53.
A GM crop is transgenic. It can be harmful because it may cause:
55.
The new strain of bacteria produced by biotechnology in alcohol industry is
56.
Important objective of biotechnology and agricultural sector is
57.
Utilisation of living organisms/systems/processes for producing materials useful to human society is known as
58.
Pro-insulin has three polypeptides. How many amino acids are present with chain B?
59.
Repeated transfusions of genetically engineered cells are required in SCID patients because of
60.
Which of the following transgenic animals are being explored for organ transplantation in humans without risk of rejection?
61.
How many recombinant therapeutics are being marketed in India?
62.
RNA interference process is a method of cellular defence and occurs in
63.
Which of the following agency has been set up by the government of India under department of Science and Technology to coordinate and promote researches in biotechnology in the country?
64.
Which of the following is not a correct match of transgenic plant and their potential application?
65.
In flavr savr expression of gene for the production of an enzyme 'A' is blocked for keeping the fruit fresh for long. Enzyme referred as 'A' is actually
66.
Modified tumour free Ti plasmid carrying a desired gene is called
67.
The GM bacterium used to digest oil spills was
68.
Insulin like growth factor is involved in growth, this study can be done by
69.
The ability to change the amino acid sequence of protein by altering the sequence of its cDNA is known as
70.
Genetically modified pulse seeds are rich in
71.
Pathophysiology is the
72.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
| 1. | Agrobacterium tumefaciens | Tumour |
| 2. | Thermus aquaticus | Bt gene |
| 3. | pBR322 | Enzymes |
| 4. | Ligase | Molecular scissors |
| 5. | Hind II | Plasmid vector |
Deselect Answer
73.
One of the advantages of developing transgenic mice is that they are very useful
74.
During the processing of the prohormone 'proinsulin' into the mature 'insulin'?
75.
Transgenic animals are created for
76.
Which of the following are absent in human blood?
77.
Crystals of Bt toxin produced by some bacteria do not kill the bacteria themselves because:
78.
How is a GMO different from a hybrid?
80.
In RNAi, genes are silenced using:
81.
Maximum application of animal cell culture technology today is in the production of
82.
What is the advantage in the clinical use of recombinant insulin over the use of conventional ox or pig insulin?
83.
Meristem culture helps in developing
84.
Which of the following can be the disadvantages of genetic engineering?
86.
Which of the following GM crop is used to prevent night blindness?
87.
All are the biotechnological applications in order to increase food production except
88.
Which one of the following is not used as biofertiliser?
89.
How many recombinant therapeutics worldwide have been approved for human use?
90.
An amorphous mass of loosely arranged thin walled parenchyma cells developing from explant is called
