Genetic Engineering

Q. Antibiotic resistance is passed from one bacterium to the other by the process of ______.

1. Chemotherapy
2. Cloning
3. Restriction digestion
4. Conjugation

Q.

The technique in which a foreign DNA is coated on the surface of tungsten or gold particles and shot into the target cells is known as:

1. Microinjection

2. Chemical – mediated gene transfer
   

3. Particle gun

4. Electroporation

Q.

Advancement in genetic engineering has been possible due to

1. Oncogenes

2. Exonucleases

3. Transposons

4. Endonucleases

Q. Transfer of any gene into a completely different organism can be done through _____.

1. tissue culture
2. DNA replication
3. genetic engineering
4. conjugation

Q.

The first step in genetic engineering is:

1. Isolation of RNA

2. Isolation of protein
   

3. Purification of protein

4. Isolation of genetic material

Q. Regarding assertion and reason choose the correct option.
Assertion [A] : Insulin can be produced in bacterial cells.
Reason [R] : Genetic engineering techniques can be used to transfer genes across species.

1. [A] is true and [R] is false
2. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is a correct explanation to [A]
3. [A] is false and [R] is true
4. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not a correct explanation to [A]

Q. Genetic engineering was developed during

1. 1970
2. 1980
3. 1990
4. 2000

Q. Which of the following statement is not true for a clone?

1. Clones are descended from a single parent
2. Identical twins are not clones
3. Clone is a result of sexual reproduction
4. Both (a) and (c)

Q.

Which of the following is the correct match of enzymes with their rule in genetic engineering?

1. DNA polymerase - cutting the DNA

2. 
   Restriction enzyme - cutting the DNA

3. 
   DNA ligase - helps in DNA replication

4. 
   Restriction enzyme - helps in DNA replication.
   

Q. A kind of biotechnology involving manipulation of DNA is

1. DNA replication
2. Genetic Engineering
3. Denaturation
4. Renaturation