Introduction to Biotechnology (BT301)

1. In Sequenced tag site (STS) mapping, which of the following is not used?

   1. Southern blotting
   2. Restriction endonucleases
   3. Probes
   4. All of the given

2. Genomic DNA library is constructed using ________ cloning vectors.

   1. low capacity
   2. high capacity
   3. low copy number
   4. low copy and capacity

3. The high expression of insulin leads to the accumulation of aggregation of target proteins known as ________.

   1. Immunoglobulins
   2. Hormones
   3. Inclusion bodies
   4. Proteases

4. RH mapping can be used to identify ________?

   1. Locus of a gene
   2. Distances between different sites within a gene
   3. Distances between genes
   4. All of the given

5. The principle of Chain termination method relies on ________.

   1. Use of chemicals for base specific cleavage
   2. Use of dNTPs for chain termination
   3. Use of ddNTPs for chain termination
   4. Use of Phosphorous-32 for chain termination

6. Major screening strategies involve ________.

   1. Genetic methods
   2. Sequence-dependent screenings
   3. Screening expression libraries
   4. All of the given

7. Which of the following technique is used for Haploid genome mapping?

   1. RH Mapping
   2. Happy Mapping
   3. STS Mapping
   4. AFLP Mapping

8. Maps that provide specified detail about the number of bases and distance that exists between genetic markers are ________?

   1. Physical Maps
   2. Genetic Maps
   3. Linkage Maps
   4. All of the given

9. cDNA is sequence which lacks ________ sequences.

   1. introns
   2. exons
   3. untraslated exons
   4. exons only

10. What should be the GC content of the primers used for RAPDs (Random amplified polymorphic DNA)?

    1. 50-80%
    2. 20%
    3. 30-40%
    4. 0-10%

11. What should be the approximate length of the primers used for RAPDs (Random amplified polymorphic DNA?

    1. 10 bps
    2. 18-20 bps
    3. 22-30 bps
    4. >30 bps

12. A great advantage of hybridization for library screening is that it is

    1. Difficult
    2. Versatile
    3. Good
    4. Unique

13. The methylation of Guanine at N-7 position in Maxam-Gilbert method is done by using ________.

    1. Formic acid
    2. Hydrazine
    3. Dimethyl sulphate
    4. Piperidine

14. In which of the following techniques Fluorescence microscopy is used to find out the fluorescent probe bound to the chromosomes?

    1. ALFP Mapping
    2. RFLP Mapping
    3. FISH (Flourescent insitu Hybradization)
    4. Happy Mapping

15. For the detection of single base nucleotide substitution, whic of the following mapping should be used?

    1. SNP mapping
    2. RFLP mapping
    3. RH mapping
    4. Happy mapping

16. Which of the following Mapping technique is based on the analysis of approximately Haploids samples using the Polymerase chain reaction?

    1. RH Mapping
    2. Genetic linkage mapping
    3. STS Mapping
    4. Happy Mapping

17. Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) detects genomic restriction fragments and in that respect resembles to ________ technique?

    1. Happy Mapping
    2. STS mapping
    3. SNPs Mapping
    4. RFLP mapping

18. In order to differentiate the rare mutations from SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphism) the allele frequencies should be?

    1. 0.5%
    2. 1% or high
    3. 0.1%
    4. 0%

19. To isolate specific clone, PCR is carried out with gene-specific primers

    1. gene-specific primers
    2. simple primers
    3. special primers
    4. universal primers

20. Which of the following statements are true regarding Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)?

    1. It is a cytogenetic technique
    2. It uses fluorescent probes
    3. Fluorescent probes bind directly to the chromosomes
    4. All of the given

21. In Chain termination method, we rely on ________ capabilities of DNA polymerase enzyme.

    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Four
    4. Five

22. Immunochemical screening involves the use of

    1. PCR
    2. Antigens
    3. Antibodies
    4. DNA

23. Functional complementation is also possible in

    1. Artificial animals and plants
    2. Non-Transgenic animals and plants
    3. Transgenic animals and plants
    4. Transgenic mitochondria

24. Which of the following is called as dideoxynucleotide chain termination method?

    1. Sanger's method
    2. Maxam-Gilbert method
    3. Edman's method
    4. Automated sequencing method

25. Physical Mapping was devised to check ________ between physical and linkage mapping?

    1. Similarity
    2. Correlation
    3. Dissimilarity
    4. All of the given

26. Which of the following is used as a Landmark for physical map integration of genome?

    1. Genetic Markers
    2. Morphological Markers
    3. Number of Nucleotides
    4. All of the given

27. If the amino acid sequence changes from Cysteine to ________, it can increase the stability of the expressed protein.

    1. Glycine
    2. Serine
    3. Valine
    4. Lysine

28. If DNA library is established using expressionvectors, each individual clone can be expressed to yield a

    1. Dipeptide
    2. Monopeptide
    3. Polypeptide
    4. Nucleotide

29. ________ was the first mapping technique used in physical mapping?

    1. RFLP mapping
    2. STS mapping
    3. Happy mapping
    4. RH mapping

30. Among the following, ________ act as chain terminator in the Chain termination method.

    1. Dideoxynucleotides
    2. DNA
    3. Deoxynucleotides
    4. Exogenous

31. Chromosome Walking, In human genome, the starting point may be

    1. Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence (CAPS)
    2. single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
    3. restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)
    4. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)

32. Which of the following technique resembles with Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) technique that detects genomic restriction fragments?

    1. RFLP (Restriction fragment lebgth polymorphism) technique
    2. SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphism) technique
    3. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technique
    4. STS (sequenced tag sites) technique

33. In chromosome jumping, the DNA of interest is identified, cut into fragments with restriction enzymes and

    1. Straighten
    2. Breaks down
    3. Elongates
    4. Circularized

34. cDNA library is representative of the ________ population of the derived host

    1. RNA
    2. DNA
    3. DNA & RNA
    4. proteins

35. Chain termination method was developed by Sanger et al. in ________.

    1. 1975
    2. 1976
    3. 1977
    4. 1978

36. RFLP mapping is based on restriction-site ________ between ________ chromosomes?

    1. Variation, homologous
    2. No Variations, homologous
    3. Variation, Non-homologous
    4. No Variations, Non-homologous

37. Synthesis of cDNA from RNA is done using ________.

    1. RT-PCR
    2. inverse-PCR
    3. reverse-PCR
    4. qPCR

38. Which of the following is a cytogenic technique of genome mapping?

    1. ALFP Mapping
    2. RFLP Mapping
    3. FISH (Flourescent insitu hybradization)
    4. Happy Mapping

39. For ________ libraries, the correct orientation can be achieved by self-priming method by adding linker molecule to double stranded cDNA

    1. protein expression
    2. mRNA expression
    3. genome expression
    4. cDNA expression

40. ________ depends upon transcription of appropriate gene, efficient translation of mRNA and in many cases, post-translational processing and compartmentalization of nascent polypeptide.

    1. Synthesis of genome
    2. Synthesis of functional DNA
    3. Synthesis of functional RNA
    4. Synthesis of functional protein

41. The rate of synthesis of a particular protein will depend on the

    1. Mobile-state of mRNA
    2. Steady-state of DNA
    3. Steady-state of rRNA
    4. Steady-state of mRNA

42. Any Fragment in the genome can be used for STS mapping if it is ________?

    1. Unique sequence
    2. Polymorphic sequence
    3. Homologous sequence
    4. Universal Sequence

43. In South-western and north-western blotting screening is carried out without using an antibody, by incubating the membranes with

    1. Radiolabelled double stranded DNA probe
    2. Radiolabelled double stranded RNA probe
    3. Radiolabelled single stranded DNA probe
    4. Unlabelled double stranded DNA probe

44. The loss of plasmids due to defective partitioning is called

    1. Segregative stability
    2. Segregative instability
    3. Non-segregative instability
    4. Non-segregative stability

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