Biotechnology Mcqs
This Set of Multiple choice questions and answers focuses on study of Biotechnology in Biology. These questions are chosen from a collection of most authoritative and best reference books on Biology. Our aim is to prepare an individual for competitive exams like NTS, GAT, ECAT, MDCAT, Teaching jobs Tests and Medicine industry job interviews. One should practice our Mcqs to assimilate knowledge on Biotechnology comprehensively.
2. First restriction enzyme was isolated by
Kary Mullis
Hamilton O. Smith
Maxam Gilbert
Hamilton John
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3. Commonly used restriction enzyme is
PSC 101
PBR 322
EcoRI
All of these
4. Natural extrachromosomal circular DNA molecules earrying genes for antibiotic resistance and fertility
Recombinant DNA
Chimaeric DNA
Lambda phage
Plasmids
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5. Which one has antibiotic resistance gene for tetracycline and ampicillin?
PSC 101
PBR 322
PCR 322
None of these
6. The enzyme which seals the foreign DNA into the vector is
Restriction endonuclease
DNA polymerase
DNA ligase
DNA mutase
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7. Chimaeric DNA is also known as
Recombinant DNA
Complementary DNA
Vector
Plasmid
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8. Lambda phage is
Virus
Bacterium
Plasmid
Host cell
9. A genomic library is a collection of
Bacterial clones
Bacteriophage clones
Viral clones
Both a and b
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10. A single stranded nucleotide sequence that will hybridize into a certain piece of DNA is
Primer
Probe
Genome
Both a & b
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11. Which statement is not true about PCR?
Developed by Kary Mullis
Take its name from DNA polymerase
Is not very specific
Taq polymerase is used
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12. Taq polymerase is extracted from a bacterium
Floral aquaticus
Taq aquaticus
Thermus floral
Thermus aquaticus
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13. DNA analysis is done to
Diagnose viral infections
Identify criminals
Determine evolution
All of these
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14. Human genome is ______ times larger than any other genome sequenced so far
45
35
25
15
15. Organisms that have had a foreign gene inserted into them are
Transformed organisms
Transgenic organisms
Transfigured organisms
Recombinant organisms
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