Question

At present, about ...a... recombinant therapeutics have been approved for human use the world over. In India, ...b... of these are presently being marketed.

• A. a—50, b—18
• B. a—70, b—25
• C. a—30, b—12
• D. a—33, b—19

Answer 1

The correct option is C a—30, b—12

Biotechnology
Biotechnology has influenced life in various ways as follows:

• Agriculture
• Recombinant therapeutics
• Molecular diagnosis
• Gene therapy
• Transgenic animals

Recombinant therapeutics
Various medically important substances such as vaccines, hormones, enzymes are produced by the recombinant DNA technology by using microorganisms or eukaryotic cells.

• Few of the important therapeutics approved in India are insulin hormone (to treat diabetes mellitus), Hepatitis B vaccine etc.
• 30 recombinant therapeutics have been approved at present for human use all over the world.
• Out of these 30, 12 recombinant therapeutics are used and marketed in India.

Final answer
(C) a—30, b—12