Free Biotechnology Principles And Processes (Daily Quiz: 4) NEET Biology Questions & Answers with Detailed Explanation & Full Review

Question-1

_______ is a procedure through which a piece of DNA is introduced in a host bacterium.

(a) Conjugation

(b) Transformation

(c) Transduction

(d) R.D.T

Question-2

What are the properties of a good vector?

(a) It should have suitable marker genes.

(b) It should be able to replicate autonomously.

(c) It should be ideally more than 10 kb in size.

(d) It should not be easy to isolate and purify.

Question-3

For transformation, micro-particles coated with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are made up of :

(a) Platinum or Zinc

(b) Silver or Platinum

(c) Silicon or Platinum

(d) Gold or Tungsten

Question-4

Match the following columns.

Column I	Column II
A. Plasmids	1. Natural polymer from sea water
B. Bacteriophages	2. Hybrid vector derived from plasmids
C. Cosmids	3. Virus infecting bacteria
D. Agarose	4. Circular, extrachromosomal DNA

Codes A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 2 1 3 4

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d) 1 4 3 2

Question-5

Which of the following is a plasmid?

(a) Bam H I

(b) pBR 322

(c) Sal I

(d) Eco RI