Explore topic-wise MCQs in Vector Biology.

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

1.

FIGE is the modification of which technique?

A. OFAGE
B. Agarose gel electrophoresis
C. Electrophoresis
D. Acrylamide gel electrophoresis
Answer» B. Agarose gel electrophoresis
2.

Which of the following techniques cannot be used to separate the genome of lower eukaryote yeast?

A. CHEF
B. OGAGE
C. FIGE
D. Gel electrophoresis
Answer» E.
3.

What is the full form of OFAGE?

A. Orthogonal field alternation gel electrophoresis
B. Orthogonal field attraction gel electrophoresis
C. Oligonucleotide field alternation gel electrophoresis
D. Oligonucleotide field attraction gel electrophoresis
Answer» B. Orthogonal field attraction gel electrophoresis
4.

What does a complex pattern of bands in a gel electrophoresis signify?

A. Partial digestion
B. Double digestion
C. Complete digestion
D. Contaminated sample
Answer» B. Double digestion
5.

What will happen if the incubation period, post restriction digestion is shortened?

A. Indigestion
B. Partial digestion
C. Double digestion
D. Complete digestion
Answer» C. Double digestion
6.

What are double digestions?

A. Cutting with an enzyme twice on the same site
B. Cutting with two different enzymes on the same site
C. Cutting with an enzyme twice on different sites
D. Cutting with two different enzymes on the different sites
Answer» E.
7.

How many basepairs long DNA molecules can be distinguished by the polyacrylamide (40%) gel electrophoresis?

A. 1-100 kbp
B. 1-300 bp
C. 100-200 kbp
D. 300-600 bp
Answer» C. 100-200 kbp
8.

The rate of migration of a DNA molecule in an electrophoresis depends on which two factors?

A. Temperature, length
B. Length, source
C. Shape, charge-to-mass ratio
D. Shape, viscosity
Answer» D. Shape, viscosity
9.

How can the sizes of individual cleavage products be determined?

A. Temperature check
B. Molecular weight check
C. Chromatography
D. Gel electrophoresis
Answer» E.
10.

How can it be determined that a DNA molecule is cleaved by the action of endonuclease?

A. Checking the viscosity of the solution
B. Temperature check
C. Color indication
D. pH check
Answer» B. Temperature check
11.

Restriction digests with which enzyme needs to be kept at a higher temperature than the usual 37 degree temperature?

A. TaqI
B. EcoRI
C. BamHI
D. HindIII
Answer» B. EcoRI
12.

What is dithiothreitol?

A. Reducing agent
B. Restriction endonuclease
C. Ligase
D. Exonuclease
Answer» B. Restriction endonuclease
13.

Which of the following does not produce cohesive ends upon cleavage on their recognition sequences?

A. EcoRI
B. PvuII
C. BamHI
D. HindIII
Answer» C. BamHI
14.

Which of the following is an example of flush end cutter?

A. PvuI
B. PvuII
C. EcoR1
D. SfiI
Answer» C. EcoR1
15.

EcoR1 has which of the following hexanucleotide recognition sequence?

A. GAATTC
B. GGATCC
C. AGATCT
D. GCAGCA
Answer» B. GGATCC