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.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_NOT_A_SOURCE_OF_ALKALINE_PHOSPHATASE_ENZYME??$

A. E.coli
B. Calf intestinal tissue
C. Arctic shrimp
D. Calf thymus tissue
Answer» E.
2.

Host controlled restriction is a phenomenon related to ________$

A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Plasmid
D. Gene of interest
Answer» B. Virus
3.

The_DNA_to_be_cloned_must_be_cleaved_along_with_the_vector_and_with_the_same_restriction_enzymes.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

The restriction endonuclease AluI is isolated from which microbe?

A. Proteus Vulgaris
B. Staphylococcus Aureus
C. Arthrobacter Luteus
D. Haemophilus Influenzae
Answer» D. Haemophilus Influenzae
5.

The restriction endonuclease PvuI (isolated from Proteus Vulgaris) cuts DNA at which position?

A. Hexanucleotide CGATCG
B. Random position
C. Towards the end
D. Hexanucleotide CAGCTG
Answer» B. Random position
6.

Which type of restriction endonucleases is used most in genetic engineering?

A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type IV
Answer» C. Type III
7.

Why_does_the_restriction_phenomenon_in_bacteria_naturally_occur?

A. For efficient cloning
B. Bacteria produce an enzyme
C. Destruction of bacterium’s own DNA
D. For survival
Answer» C. Destruction of bacterium‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬•s own DNA
8.

Which of the following statement is not true in case of DNA Polymerase- Reverse transcriptase?

A. Involved in the replication of bacteriophage
B. Uses RNA as a template
C. Used in complementary DNA cloning
D. Synthesizes DNA from RNA
Answer» B. Uses RNA as a template
9.

The Taq DNA polymerase is DNA polymerase _________ enzyme from the bacterium Thermus aquaticus.

A. I
B. II
C. III
D. Klenow fragment
Answer» B. II
10.

Klenow fragment is the modified enzyme of which of the parent DNA polymerase?

A. DNA polymerase I
B. DNA polymerase II
C. DNA polymerase III
D. DNA polymerase IV
Answer» B. DNA polymerase II
11.

Which endonuclease cleaves both single and double stranded DNA molecules, in a non-specific manner?

A. S1
B. Bal31
C. DNase I
D. BamHI
Answer» D. BamHI
12.

The enzyme Bal31 purified from the bacterium Alteromonas Espejiana is an example of which enzyme?

A. Exonuclease
B. Endonuclease
C. Ligase
D. Phosphatase
Answer» B. Endonuclease
13.

Enzymes that remove nucleotides one at a time from the end of a DNA molecule are called ____________

A. Ligases
B. Exonucleases
C. Endonucleases
D. Modifying enzymes
Answer» C. Endonucleases
14.

What type of DNA enzymes is made use of in most of the DNA manipulative techniques?

A. Partially degraded
B. Purified
C. Degraded or denatured
D. Enclosed in a parent cell
Answer» C. Degraded or denatured
15.

Cutting and joining of the DNA are which techniques?

A. DNA degradation
B. DNA replication
C. DNA manipulation
D. DNA synthesis
Answer» D. DNA synthesis