Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about the middle be some particular restriction enzyme?

  • 5'-CGTTCG -3'
    3'-ATCCTA-5'

  • 5'-GATATG-3'
    3'-CTACTA-5'

  • 5'-GAATTC-3'
    3'CTTAAG-5'

  • 5'-GAATTC-3'
    3'CTTAAG-5'


C.

5'-GAATTC-3'
3'CTTAAG-5'

The palindromic base sequence is a sequence in double -stranded nucleic acids that read the same on both strands when reading one strand from left to right and the other from right to left (i.e both strands read 5' ->3'). Out of the given options

5' - GAATTC - 3'
3' - CTTAAG-5'

Is a palindromic sequence that can be cut at about the middle by a particular restriction enzyme.

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Which one of the following is used as a vector for cloning the gene into higher organisms?

  • Baculovirus

  • Salmonella typhimurium

  • Rhizopus nigricans

  • Rhizopus nigricans

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Which one of the following is an example of ex- situ conservation?

  • Wildlife sanctuary

  • Seed bank

  • Sacred groves

  • Sacred groves

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Select the correct statement from the ones given below with respect to dihybrid cross. 

  • Tightly linked genes on the same chromosome show higher recombinations

  • Genes far apart on the same chromosome show very few recombinations

  • Genes loosely linked on the same chromosome show similar recombinations as the tightly linked ones.

  • Genes loosely linked on the same chromosome show similar recombinations as the tightly linked ones.

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A common biocontrol agent for the control of plant diseases is

  • Baculovirus

  • Bacillius thuringiensis

  • Glomus

  • Glomus

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The one aspect which is not a salient feature of genetic code is its being

  • degenerate

  • ambiguous

  • universal

  • universal

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Breeding of crops with high levels of minerals, vitamins and proteins is called

  • somatic hybridization

  • biofortification

  • biomagnification

  • biomagnification

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Widal test is used for the diagnosis of 

  • Malaria 

  • pneumonia

  • tuberculosis

  • tuberculosis

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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?

  • The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person

  • Durg addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection

  • AIDS patients are being fully cured cent percent with proper care and nutrition

  • AIDS patients are being fully cured cent percent with proper care and nutrition

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The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores the decomposers is called

  • net primary productivity

  • secondary productivity

  • standing crop

  • standing crop

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