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
Which one of the micro organism is used for production of citric acid in industries?
Lactobacillus bulgaris
Penicillium citrinum
Aspergillus niger
Rhizopus nigricans
What is the best pH of the soil for cultivation of plants?
3.4-5.4
6.5-7.5
4.5-8.5
5.5-6.5
Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?
Jatropha
Azadirachta
Musa
Aegilops
In a standard ECG, which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?
R- repolarisation of ventricles
S-start of systole
T-end of diastole
P-depolarisation of the atria
An important step in the manufacture of pulp for paper industry from the woody tissues of palnt is the
preparation of pure cellulose by removing lignin
removal of oils present in the wood by treatment with suitable chemicals
removal of water from the wood by prolonged heating at approximately 500C
treatment of wood with chemical that breakdown cellulose
Two bacteria found to be very useful in genetic engineering experiments are
Nitrosomonas and Klebsiella
Escherichia and Agrobacterium
Nitrobacter and Azotobacter
Rhizobium and Diplococcus
Cry-1 endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against
mosquitoes
flies
nematodes
boll worms
Polyethylene glycol method is used for
gene transfer without a vector
biodiesel production
seedless fruit production
energy production from sewage
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
