Which of the following is not required for any of the techniques of DNA fingerprinting available at present?

• Zinc finger analysis

• Restriction enzymes

• DNA-DNA hybridization

• DNA-DNA hybridization

Which part of the tobacco plant is infected by Meloidogyne incognitia?

• Leaf

• Stem

• Root

• Root

Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene i's meant for

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Omega 3

• Omega 3

A pleiotropic gene

• is expressed only in primitive plants.

• is a gene evolved during Pliocene

• controls a trait only in combination with another gene

• controls a trait only in combination with another gene

Green revolution in India occurred during

• 1960's

• 1970's

• 1980's

• 1980's

6.

Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produced (in the host cells).

• Both sense and anti-sense RNA

• A particular hormone

• An antifeedant

• An antifeedant

The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating

• diabetes mellitus

• chicken pox

• rheumatoid arthritis 

• rheumatoid arthritis 

In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to

• alkaline pH of the insect gut

• acidic pH of the insect gut

• action of gut microorganisms

• action of gut microorganisms

The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/ tolerant to

• fungi

• bacteria

• insects

• insects

Read the following four statements (I - IV) about certain mistakes in two of them

I .The first transgenic buffalo, Rosie produced mile which was human alpha - lactal bumin enriched

II. Restriction enzymes are used in isolation of DNA from another macro -molecules.

III. downstream processing is one of the steps of R-DNA technology.

IV. Disarmed pathogen vectors are also used in the transfer of R - DNA into the host. 

Which are the two statements having mistakes?

• Statement (II) and (III)

• Statements (III) and (IV)

• Statements (I) and (III)

• Statements (I) and (III)