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Multiple Choice Questions on Biotechnology GK

Question 1 : Which amino acid is a derivative of glyphosate?

A. Glycine

B. Valine

C. Serine

D. Alanine

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Question 2 : The small excised portion that are used to produce high mass of cells is

A. totipotent

B. tissue

C. explants

D. callus

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Question 3 : Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding transposons?

A. All of the above are true regarding transposons

B. They are the most abundant type of repeat in the genome

C. They exist in corn, but are not found in the human genome

D. They are sequences of mRNA that can move around in the genome

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Question 4 : A coconut milk in combination with gibberillic acid is highly suitable for the growth of

A. leaf part

B. stem

C. root tip

D. shoot apices

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Question 5 : The developmental pathway of numerous well organized small embryoids is defined as

A. suspension culture

B. somatic embryogenesis

C. micropropagation

D. organogenesis

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Question 6 : Which house is required to grow regenerated plants for further propagation?

A. White

B. Red

C. Blue

D. Green

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Question 7 : is a type of genetic modification in plants

A. None

B. Protoplast fusion

C. Induced fusion

D. Spontaneous fusion

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Question 8 : Two or more adjoining somatic protoplasts are fused without any inducer is called as _______ fusion

A. somatic cell

B. protoplast

C. induced

D. spontaneous

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Question 9 : A new variety plant derived from tissue culture is referred as

A. chloroclones

B. proto multiclones

C. invitro microclones

D. somaclones

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Question 10 : The culture of excised radicle tips of aseptically germinated seeds is termed as _______ culture.

A. embryo

B. pollen

C. root

D. anther

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Question 11 : The chemical compounds that are produced by the plants are known as

A. secondary metabolites

B. phytochemicals

C. histochemicals

D. cytochemicals

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Question 12 : The broad spectrum herbicide is

A. imidazolinones

B. phosphinothricin

C. sulfonyl urea

D. glyphosate

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Question 13 : Artificial seed production helps to study the role of

A. mesocarp

B. pericarp

C. endosperm

D. endocarp

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Question 14 : The in vitro culture and maintenance of an excised organ primordial or whole or part of an _______ culture

A. suspension

B. organ

C. callus

D. anther

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Question 15 : is the in vitro aseptic culture of cells, tissues, organs or whole plant under controlled nutritional and environmental conditions often to produce the clones of plants.

A. Organogenesis

B. Morphogenesis

C. Organ culture

D. Tissue culture

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