Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of
Escherichia
Mycobacterium
Rhizobium
Saccharomyces
Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?
Jatropha
Azadirachta
Musa
Aegilops
Polyethylene glycol method is used for
gene transfer without a vector
biodiesel production
seedless fruit production
energy production from sewage
Consider the following statements about biomedical technologiesa. During open heart surgery blood is circulated in the heart-lung machineb. Blockage in coronary arteries is removed by angiographyc. Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) shows detailed internal structure as seen in a section of body.d. X-ray provides clear and detailed images of organs like prostate glands and lungsWhich two of the above statements are correct?
B and D
C and D
A and C
A and B
The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called
plantlet culture
organ culture
micro-propagation
macro-propagation
A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is
Flavr savr tomatoes
Starlink maize
Bt soybean
Golden rice
Cry-1 endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against
mosquitoes
flies
nematodes
boll worms
Main objective of production/ use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to
eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour
eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
encourage eco-friendly herbicides
reduce herbicide accumulation in food particles for health safety
Introduction of food plants developed by genetic engineering is not desirable because
economy of developing countries may suffer
these products are less tasty as compared to the already existing products.
this method is costly
There is a danger of introduction viruses and toxins with introduced crops
Which one of the following proved effective for biological control of nematodal diseases in plants?
Pisolithus tinctorius
Pseudomonas cepacia
Gliocladium virens
Paecilomyces lilacinus
