Multiple Choice Questions

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Restriction enzymes are used in genetic engineering, because they

  • can degrade harmful proteins

  • can join different DNA fragments

  • can cut DNA at specific base sequence

  • are nucleases that cut DNA at variable sites


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can cut DNA at specific base sequence

Restriction enzyme are also known as molecular knifes or molecular scissors. They are isolated from bacteria. They recognize specific base sequence in DNA and cleave both strands of it.


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DNA polymerase enzyme is required for synthesis of

  • DNA from RNA

  • RNA from DNA

  • DNA from DNA

  • RNA from RNA


Which is social foresting species

  • Leucaena leucocephala

  • Tectona grandis

  • Mangifera indica

  • Rosa indica


Micro-organism which act as a vehicle for foreign gene transfer in higher plants

  • Agrobacterium

  • E. coli

  • T.M.V.

  • Bacillus anihracis


In terrestrial ecosystem such as forest, maximum energy is found in which trophic level

  • T1

  • T2

  • T3

  • T4


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The part of earth in which life exist is known as

  • Lithosphere

  • Biosphere

  • Atmosphere

  • Hydrosphere


Which of the following statement is correct about DDT

  • It is a biomagnifying biodegradable pollutant

  • It is non biomagnifying biodegradable pollutant

  • It is biomagnifying non biodegradable pollutant

  • It is not a pollutant


Double fertilization means

  • fusion of nucleus of male gamete with the egg nucleus

  • fusion of two polar nuclei

  • fusion of sperm nucleus with secondary nucleus

  • fusion of one sperm nucleus with nucleus and fusion of other sperm nucleus with secondary nucleus


2n-1 condition represent

  • tetrasomy

  • trisomy

  • monosomy

  • multisomy


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Which type of DNA is found in bacteria

  • Helical DNA

  • Membrane bound DNA

  • Straight DNA

  • Circular free DNA