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.

Using the biolistics approach, which step is skipped in the process of cloning plants?

A. tUse of Agrobacterium
B. tUse of plasmids
C. tUse of foreign gene
D. tUse of embryos
Answer» B. tUse of plasmids
2.

What is the technique of biolistics used for?

A. tRegeneration of plants
B. tRegeneration of plasmid
C. tIntroduction of DNA
D. tInfection by Agrobacterium
Answer» D. tInfection by Agrobacterium
3.

Which of the following is an example of monocot?

A. tTobacco
B. tPotato
C. tWheat
D. tPeas
Answer» D. tPeas
4.

Cloning genes in dicots are more difficult than cloning genes in monocots.

A. tTrue
B. tFalse
Answer» C.
5.

Which of the following is a symptom of hairy root disease in plants?

A. tMassive proliferation
B. tDecreased proliferation
C. tCancerous outgrowth
D. tDwarfness in plants
Answer» B. tDecreased proliferation
6.

Which disease is caused by Ri plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens?

A. tCrown gall disease
B. tHairy root disease
C. tCarcinoma
D. tFungal infection
Answer» C. tCarcinoma
7.

What is the basic difference between Ri plasmid and Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium?

A. tDisease caused
B. tParent molecule
C. tTypes of plants prone
D. tMode of infection
Answer» B. tParent molecule
8.

What is Pbin19?

A. tBinary vector
B. tHybrid vector
C. tPlasmid vector
D. tTi plasmid vector
Answer» B. tHybrid vector
9.

Which parts of the T-DNA are involved in infection?

A. tInterstitial sequence
B. t25bp sequence
C. tOrigin of replication
D. tOpine genes
Answer» C. tOrigin of replication
10.

What does disarming the vector mean?

A. tRemoving cancerous genes
B. tRemoving flanks of lacZ
C. tMutating DNA
D. tRemoving T-DNA
Answer» B. tRemoving flanks of lacZ
11.

In which region does the infection of wound happen in crown gall disease?

A. tLeaf
B. tRoot
C. tStem
D. tLeaf node
Answer» D. tLeaf node
12.

Which vector does the co-integration strategy use?

A. tE.coli vector
B. tBacteriophage
C. tBacterial plasmid
D. tTi plasmid
Answer» B. tBacteriophage
13.

The unique restriction sites in a binary vector system are located in _________

A. tT-DNA
B. tTelomere sequence
C. tLarge plasmid
D. tSmall plasmid
Answer» E.
14.

The virulence region is contained in __________ of the binary vector system.

A. tLarge vector
B. tLarge vector along with specificity regions
C. tLarge vector along with restriction site
D. tSmall vector
Answer» C. tLarge vector along with restriction site
15.

A two vector system contains a large normal vector and a small vector containing solely T-DNA fragment.

A. tTrue
B. tFalse
Answer» B. tFalse