Assertion: GM foods are facing widespread resistance by the people.
Reason: GM foods have mutated genes which cause infections and allergies.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.
A.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The GM crops are fast becoming a part of agriculture throughout the world because of their contribution to the increased crop productivity and to global food, feed and fiber security, besides their use in health-care and industry.
However, GM foods are facing widespread resistance by the people from all over the world. It is because transgenes in commercial crops can endanger native species. For example, the gene for Bt toxin expressed in pollen might endanger pollinators like honeybees. These crops cause problems in human health by supplying allergens and transfer of antibiotic resistance markers. The GM crops may change the fundamental vegetable nature of plants as the genes from animals (e.g., fish or mouse) are being introduced into crop plants. GM foods also have a bad effect on environment and biodiversity.
What is true about Bt toxin
Bt protein exists as active toxin in the Bacillus.
The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilise it and thus prevent its multiplication.
The concerned Bacillus has antitoxins.
The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut
Genetically modified (GM) crops can be produced by
recombinant DNA technology
somatic hybridization
cross breeding
micropropogation
Which organism is used to transfer T-DNA
Streptomyces hygroscopicus
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Salmonella typhi
Escherichia coli
Assertion: GM crops can affect human health by causing allergic reactions.
Reason: Transgenes in commercial crops can endanger native species e.g., the Bt toxin gene expressed in pollen might endanger pollinators like honeybees.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.
Somaclones are prepared by
callus culture
sexual reproduction
micropropagation
somatic hybridisation
The number of chromosomes present in the cells of the bread wheat, Triticum aestivum suggests that it is
hexaploid
diploid
tetraploid
pentaploid
Wine and beer are produced directly by fermentation whereas brandy and whisky require both fermentation and distillation. This is because
fermentation is inhibited at an alcohol level of 10-18%
distillation prolongs storage
distillation improves quality
distillation purifies the beverage.
Assertion : The technique of micropropogation has been used to introduce variations in the offspring.
Reason : It is not possible to generate virus free plants by micropropogation.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false
Which of the following represents the action of insulin?
Increases blood glucose level by stimulating glucagon production
Decreases blood glucose level by forming glycogen
Increases blood glucose level by promoting cellular uptake of glucose
Increases blood glucose level by hydrolysis of glycogen
