Explore topic-wise MCQs in Protein Engineering.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Protein Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The three steps of denaturation, annealing, and polymerase extension are repeated for multiple cycles.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
2.

Which step comes after DNA fragmentation in DNA shuffling technique?

A. Polymerase extension
B. Annealing
C. DNase I treatment
D. Denaturation
Answer» E.
3.

The fragmentation of DNA in the DNA shuffling technique occurs at specific sites in DNA.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

Which of the following can be used to create random fragments of DNA?

A. DNA ligase
B. EcoR I
C. BamH I
D. DNase I
Answer» E.
5.

Which of the following is not a step of the DNA shuffling technique?

A. Polymerase extension
B. Denaturation
C. Annealing
D. Phage display
Answer» E.
6.

DNA shuffling is also known as sexual PCR.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
7.

Which of the following is a method to recombine fragments generated in DNA shuffling?

A. RT-PCR
B. Error-prone PCR
C. Random PCR
D. Overlap PCR
Answer» E.
8.

Which step is performed before the partial digestion of the library of genes by restriction enzymes?

A. Reassembly
B. X-ray crystallography
C. Protein assay
D. Random mutagenesis
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following is not true for DNA shuffling?

A. It involves random DNA fragmentation
B. It recombines beneficial mutations from different molecules
C. It involves many cycles of PCR
D. It involves the addition of primers
Answer» E.
10.

A more powerful variant of DNA polymerase is to start with several closely related (i.e. homologous) versions of the same gene from different organisms.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
11.

In DNA shuffling the gene to be improved is cut into random segments. What is the length of these segments?

A. 10-50 base pairs long
B. 2-10 base pairs long
C. 500-1000 base pairs long
D. 100-300 base pairs long
Answer» E.
12.

Which of the following is a method of artificial evolution achieved by reassembling different fragments and includes the creation of novel mutations as well as recombination?

A. Phage display
B. Rational protein design
C. Error-prone PCR
D. DNA shuffling
Answer» E.
13.

What happens with the length of fragments in each PCR cycle?

A. It can either increase or decrease
B. It decreases
C. It remains constant
D. It increases
Answer» E.
14.

Irrational protein design is also known as directed evolution.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
15.

Which of the following strategy of protein engineering is based on high throughput protein engineering?

A. Slow evolution
B. Rational evolution
C. Natural evolution
D. Irrational protein design
Answer» E.