Which one thing is not true about antibiotics?
The term “antibiotic” was coined by Selman Waksman in 1942
First antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Flemming
Each antibiotic is effective only against one particular kind of germ
Some persons can be allergic to a particular antibiotic
Which one of the following proved effective for biological control of nematodal diseases in plants?
Pisolithus tinctorius
Pseudomonas cepacia
Gliocladium virens
Paecilomyces lilacinus
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
Which of the following plant species you would select for the production of bioethanol?
Brassica
Zea mays
Pongamia
Jatropha
Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?
Azadirachta
Musa
Aegilops
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
What is antisense technology?
A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens
Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures
When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene
RNA polymerase producing DNA
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
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
The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called
plantlet culture
organ culture
micro-propagation
macro-propagation