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Multiple Choice Questions

The process of separation and purification of expressed protein before marketing is called

  • Upstream processing

  • Downstream processing

  • Bioprocessing

  • Bioprocessing

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A ‘new’ variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to

  • Co-667

  • Sharbati Sonora

  • Basmati

  • Lerma Rojo


Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding higher milk output represents

  • Stabilizing selection as it stabilizes this character in the population

  • Directional as it pushes the mean of the character in one direction

  • Disruptive as it splits the population into two one yielding higher output and the other lower output

  • Disruptive as it splits the population into two one yielding higher output and the other lower output

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Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

  • Pila globosa - pearl

  • Apis indica - honey

  • kenia lacca - lac

  • kenia lacca - lac

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The two functional groups characteristic of sugars are

  • Hydroxyl and methyl

  • Carbonyl and methyl

  • Carbonyl and hydroxyl

  • Carbonyl and phosphate


Homozygous purelines in cattle can be obtained by

  • mating of related individuals of same breed

  • mating of unrelated individuals of same breed

  • mating of individuals of different breed

  • mating of individuals of different breed

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In order to obtain virus-free plants through tissue culture the best method is

  • protoplast culture

  • embryo rescue

  • anther culture

  • anther culture

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In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by

  • bombarding the protoplast with DNA

  • crossing of two inbreed parental lines

  • harvesting seeds from the most productive plants

  • harvesting seeds from the most productive plants

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Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in

  • alleviation of vitamin A deficiency

  • pest resistance

  • herbicide tolerance

  • herbicide tolerance

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Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of

  • Vitamin D

  • Vitamin A

  • Vitamin E

  • Vitamin B12


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