Top 80+ Solved Biotechnology Principles and Processes MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. The enzymes that cuts specifically recognition sites in the DNA is known as

a. DNA ligase

b. DNA Polymerase

c. Reverse transcriptase

d. Restriction endonuclease

  • d. Restriction endonuclease

Q. DNA can be introduced into any cell by

a. Injection

b. being complexed with Ca salts

c. gel electrophoresis

d. being placed along with

  • a. Injection

Q. Ability of a plant or animal cell to repeatedly divide and differentiate into a complete organism is :-

a. cloning

b. DNA finger printing

c. cellular totipotency

d. mitosis

  • c. cellular totipotency

Q. Restriction endonuclease is also known as -

a. molecular glue

b. DNA ligase

c. DNA Polymerase

d. molecular scissors

  • d. molecular scissors

Q. Introduction of foreign genes into plant or animal cells using micropipettes is

a. Electroporation

b. Chemical - mediated genetransfer

c. microinjection

d. Particle gun

  • b. Chemical - mediated genetransfer

Q. Which one of the following is releated with genetic engineering ?

a. Mulations

b. Ribosomes

c. Mitochondria

d. Plasmids

  • d. Plasmids

Q. In bacteria, genes for antibiotic resistance are usually located in

a. Plasmids

b. Cytoplasm

c. Mitochondria

d. Nucleus

  • b. Cytoplasm

Q. A technique used to make numerous copies of a specific segment of DNA quickly and accurately

a. Translation

b. transcription

c. Ligase chain reaction

d. polymerase chain reaction

  • b. transcription

Q. The enzyme that cleaves DNA at specific sites, producing sticky ends is called

a. Restriction endonuclease

b. Cleaving enzyme

c. Lysing enzyme

d. Exonuclease

  • d. Exonuclease

Q. Which of the Following is a genetic vector ?

a. Plasmid

b. Phage

c. Cosmid

d. All of these

  • a. Plasmid

Q. Restriction endonucleases are used in genetic engineering because -

a. They can degrade harmful proteins

b. They can join DNA fragments

c. They can cut DNA at specific base sequences

d. They can cut DNA at variable sites

  • d. They can cut DNA at variable sites

Q. Ideal host for the amplification of DNA molecules is

a. Viruses

b. Plants

c. Bacteria

d. Animals

  • c. Bacteria

Q. Ti Plasmid naturally occurs in

a. Agro bacterium

b. Corynebacterium

c. Staphylococcus

d. Vibrio

  • a. Agro bacterium

Q. The sticky ends of Fragmented DNA molecules are made up of

a. calcuim salts

b. endo nuclease

c. un paired bases

d. methyl groups

  • d. methyl groups
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