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Special Proteins and Crop Improvement MCQ Questions & Answers

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Question 1

Which of the following has been confirmed on sugarcane genotypes?

A. Bacilliform virus
B. Cytomegalovirus
C. Varicella-zoster virus
D. Erythrovirus

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Question 2

Involvement of sugarcane phytoalexins in red-hot resistance has been observed. The phytoalexin compound is reported to be

A. 3-deoxyanthocyanidin
B. luteolinidin
C. apigeninidin
D. 5-0 apigeninidin

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Question 3

Human serum albumin has been synthesized by

A. transgenic potato and tobacco plants
B. transgenic maize plants
C. transgenic wheat plants
D. Any of these

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Question 4

Avermectins (AVM) are macrocyclic lactones which have potent antihelminthic and insecticidal action. They are generally derived from the mycelia of

A. Streptomyces avermitilis
B. B. thrunigiensis
C. P. flourescens
D. L. peruvianum

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Question 5

The tumor phenotype, which can be maintained indefinitely in tissue culture, results from the expression of genes on the

A. T-DNA
B. c-DNA
C. r-DNA
D. m-RNA

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Question 6

Which of the following have been used for cryo-preservation of germplasm with 90% tissue survival and 10%plant regeneration that are used in international exchange of germplasm?

A. Meristem tip cultures
B. Embryo cultures
C. Both A and B
D. Embryo cultures supplemented with GA3 and coconut milk

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Question 7

Establishment of embryogenic cell suspensions with high regeneration potential is a pre-requisite for successful

A. protoplast culture
B. detection of nucleic acid sequence
C. restriction of fragment length polymorphisms
D. microinjection

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Question 8

Which of the following technique can be used to develop nematode resistant plants?

A. Embryo-rescue
B. Mutation
C. Non-recombinant DNA
D. All of the above

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Question 9

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is a method that

A. stimulate production of sense RNA to compensate
B. activate the expression of all genes in a biochemical pathway
C. eliminate the expression of all genes in a biochemical pathway
D. reveals intra-specific variation and diversity between species

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Question 10

Which of the following transfers a set of genes encoded in a region called T-DNA of the Ti-plasmid into cells at wound positions?

A. A. tumefaciens
B. L. peruvianum
C. L. birsutum
D. A. sterilis

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Question 11

Which of the following govern sporophytic self-incompatibility in Brassica?

A. Aegilops
B. Triticum
C. Both A and B
D. S alleles

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Question 12

Commercial sugarcane is heterozygons with germplasm from

A. 1-3 Saccharum species
B. 3-5 Saccharum species
C. 5-7 Saccharum species
D. 7-9 Saccharum species

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Question 13

The intervention in the communication system of nematodes offer several possibilities of bio control. Which of the following(s) play(s) a very important role in the host recognition?

A. Protein
B. Lipid
C. Carbohydrate moiety
D. Minerals

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Question 14

The hybrid embryo can be rescued from damage/collapse by growing it

A. at low temperature
B. at low pH
C. at low water activity
D. in artificial medium

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Question 15

For increased level of mannitol in transgenic tobacco plants which of the following gene is transferred?

A. Mannitol dehydrogenase
B. Mannitol synthease
C. Both A and B
D. Mannitol pyrophosphorylase

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Question 16

Meristem culture of banana enables

A. rapid multiplication
B. elimination of bunch top virus disease
C. Both A and B
D. slow growth

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Question 17

Wheat variety Rendezvous, with resistance to eye spot (Pseudo-cercosporella herpotrichoides) derived from Aegilops ventricosa, has a chloroplast genome derived from

A. Aegilops
B. Triticum
C. Both A and B
D. S alleles

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Question 18

Human serum albumin in case of transgenic plant is secreted in

A. transgenic leaf tissues
B. transgenic root tissues
C. is not secreted out of plant
D. transgenic stem tissues

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Question 19

Protoplast fusion technique generally involves

A. isolation only
B. isolation and fusion
C. isolation, fusion and culturing
D. hybridization between two species

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Question 20

Cytoplast (somatic cell hybridization) is the process in which

A. two protoplast along with their nuclei fuse
B. a normal protoplast along with an enucleated protoplast fuse
C. Both A and B
D. two enucleated protoplasts fuse

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Question 21

cDNA clone prepared to stigma mRNA of Brassica oleracea can be used as a probe on DNA digests of segregating populations to recognize

A. Aegilops
B. Triticum
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. S alleles

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Question 22

Cultivated tomato species (Lycopersicon esculentum) has a high degree of resistance towards

A. Meloidogyne spp.nematodes
B. L. peruviaanum
C. both (a) and (b)
D. Solarium melongena

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Question 23

Cultivated tomato species (Lycopersicon esculentum) is highly susceptible to

A. Meloidogyne spp. nematodes
B. L. peruviaanum
C. both (a) and (b)
D. Solarium melongena

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Question 24

Cytoplast (somatic cell hybridization) is the process in which

A. two protoplast along with their nuclei fuse
B. a normal protoplast along with an enucleated protoplast fuse
C. both (a) and (b)
D. two enucleated protoplasts fuse

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Question 25

For increased level of mannitol in transgenic tobacco plants which of the following gene is transferred?

A. Mannitol dehydrogenase
B. Mannitol synthease
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Mannitol pyrophosphorylase

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Question 26

Human serum albumin has been synthesized by

A. transgenic potato and tobacco plants
B. transgenic maize plants
C. transgenic wheat plants
D. any of the above

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Question 27

α and β cyclo dextrins are produced by

A. transgenic tomato
B. transgenic maize
C. transgenic potato
D. transgenic wheat

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Question 28

α and β cyclo dextrins are used for

A. pharmaceutical delivery system
B. flavour and odour enhancement in foods
C. removal of undesired compounds like caffeine from foods
D. all of the above

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Question 29

In transgenic plants of Arabidipsis thaliana which of the following gene is transferred for the synthesis of PHB (polyhdroxybutyrate)?

A. Acetyl Co A reductase
B. Polyhydroxybutyrate synthease
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Pyrophosphorylase

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Question 30

Meristem culture of banana enables

A. rapid multiplication
B. elimination of bunch top virus disease
C. both (a) and (b)
D. slow growth

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Question 31

Microinjection technique of introducing NA is a

A. physical method
B. biological method
C. combination of physical and biological method
D. chemical method

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Question 32

MS medium, is found essential for initial morphogenesis of the immature embryos and to enhance callus development, when supplemented with

A. GA3
B. GA3 and coconut milk
C. adenine
D. adenine and kinetin

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Question 33

Plant tissue culture technique is used to select somaclones that are

A. resistant to herbicide
B. not resistant to herbicide
C. resistant to insecticides
D. not resistant to insecticides

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Question 34

Somaclonal variation method refers to

A. heritable changes
B. genetic isolation
C. small number of species having limited commercial potential
D. large number of plant cells

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Question 35

Wheat variety Rendezvous, with resistance to eye spot (Pseudo-cercosporella herpotrichoides) derived from Aegilops ventricosa, has a chloroplast genome derived from

A. Aegilops
B. Triticum
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. S alleles

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Question 36

When the transposon jumps into an otherwise functional gene, it has the effect of

A. blocking correct transcription
B. initiating correct transcription
C. propagating correct transcription
D. initiating some genetic codes

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Question 37

Which of the following constituent/(s) is/are added to help in speedy generation of meristem culture in case of Ipomoea batatas improvement?

A. Auxins
B. Cytokinins
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Adenine

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Question 38

Which of the following govern sporophytic self-incompatibility in Brassica?

A. Aegilops
B. Triticum
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. S alleles

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Question 39

Which of the following have been used for cryo-preservation of germplasm with 90% tissue survival and 10%plant regeneration that are used in international exchange of germplasm?

A. Meristem tip cultures
B. Embryo cultures
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Embryo cultures supplemented with GA3 and coconut milk

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Question 40

Which of the following is the class of hybridization?

A. Intervarietal
B. Interspecific
C. Intergeneric
D. all of these

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Question 41

Which of the following mutant/(s) has/have increased amount of lysine and/or methionine in corn seeds?

A. Opaque-2
B. Sugary-1
C. Flory-2
D. All of these

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Question 42

Which of the following technique can be used to develop nematode resistant plants?

A. Embryo-rescue
B. Mutation
C. Non-recombinant DNA
D. All of these

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