Free Biotechnology And Its Applications (Daily Quiz: 1) NEET Biology Questions & Answers with Detailed Explanation & Full Review

Question-1

A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is

(a) Flavr Savr tomatoes

(b) Golden rice

(c) Bt soybean

(d) Starlink maize

Question-2

Match column-I with column-II and identify the correct option.

Column - I	Column - II
A. Gene therapy	I. Rhizobium
B. Biofertilizer	II. Cry gene
C. Bt cotton	III. SCID
D. Humulin	IV. Diabetes

Codes:

(a) A – III; B – I; C – II; D – IV

(b) A – II; B – I; C – IV; D – III

(c) A – II; B – III; C – I; D – IV

(d) A – IV; B – I; C – II; D – III

Question-3

Which of the GMO is used by biotechnology?

(a) Plants

(b) Microbes and fungi

(c) Animals

(d) All of these

Question-4

Which of the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the farmers?

(a) Brinjal

(b) Cotton

(c) Soyabean

(d) Maize

Question-5

Read the following statements and choose the correct statements.

1. Gene therapy has been tested on a large number of patients with a wider variety of inherited genetic disorders, and in numerous cases it has produced a complete cure.
2. Genetic engineering has been used to produce insulin for curing the diabetes.
3. DNA hybridization is the base pairing of DNA from two different sources.
4. Genetic engineering is a technique of plant breeding.

(a) (ii) and (iii)

(b) (i) and (ii)

(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(d) All of these