Explore topic-wise MCQs in BITSAT.

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1.

The phenomenon of not allowing the recombinants to escape into the environment is termed as __________

A. blocking
B. termination
C. disablement
D. inactivation
Answer» D. inactivation
2.

Chloramphenicol amplification is carried out in various plasmids. Which of the statement is incorrect for it?

A. It is used for increasing copy number in plasmids containing pMB1 origin
B. Chloramphenicol promotes bacterial protein synthesis
C. The protein synthesis is responsible for chromosomal DNA replication
D. Chromosomal DNA replication is related to cell division
Answer» C. The protein synthesis is responsible for chromosomal DNA replication
3.

If high copy number is there, the replication is called as ______ and if low copy number is there the replication is called as ______

A. stringent, relaxed
B. relaxed, stringent
C. relaxed, relaxed
D. stringent, stringent
Answer» B. relaxed, stringent
4.

If a plasmid is having two antibiotic resistant genes, say ampicillin resistant and chloramphenicol resistant. If the plasmid grows in ampicillin containing medium but not in chloramphenicol, what can be concluded?

A. The insert is not present in any of the gene
B. The insert is present in ampicillin gene but not in chloramphenicol gene
C. The insert is present in choramphenicol gene but not in ampicillin gene
D. The insert is present between both of the genes
Answer» D. The insert is present between both of the genes
5.

Which of the statement is true for pBR322?

A. It contains only an ampicillin resistance gene
B. It contains both ampicillin resistant and tetracycline resistant gene
C. The cloning site is present only in the ampicillin resistant gene
D. It is a natural vector
Answer» C. The cloning site is present only in the ampicillin resistant gene
6.

If a restriction site is 6 nucleotides long, what are the chances of finding it in a vector?

A. Once every 46 base pairs
B. Once every 64 base pairs
C. Once every 24 base pairs
D. Once every 16 base pairs
Answer» B. Once every 64 base pairs
7.

Size of the vector is related to having a suitable single restriction site.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

Multiple cloning site (MCS) is defined as __________

A. site within the plasmid which contains a site for many restriction enzymes
B. site within the plasmid which contains a site for many restriction enzymes and they are not present anywhere else in the plasmid
C. as the site containing many sites for only one restriction enzyme
D. cloning many inserts together
Answer» C. as the site containing many sites for only one restriction enzyme
9.

It is required to distinguish between the cells that have taken up the vector and that have not. It is done by using __________

A. multiple cloning site
B. origin of replication
C. high copy number
D. selectable marker
Answer» E.
10.

What will be the consequence of not having an origin of replication (ori) in the vector?

A. If an ori is absent, replication of vector would not take place
B. As the cells divide after taking up the vector, both the daughter cells would be having the vector
C. A colony of transformed colonies is observed
D. The vector won’t be taken up by the cell
Answer» B. As the cells divide after taking up the vector, both the daughter cells would be having the vector
11.

Which of the following cloning vector is used for insect and having a DNA genome?

A. Cosmid
B. P-element
C. SV40
D. Baculovirus
Answer» E.
12.

Name the first vector used for a mammalian cell?

A. Lambda phage
B. SV40
C. M13
D. EMBL3
Answer» C. M13
13.

Name the vector system used for plant transformation?

A. Agrobacterium
B. Cosmids
C. M13 phage
D. Resistance plasmid
Answer» B. Cosmids
14.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Lambda phages?

A. EMBL3
B. M13
C. λgt10
D. λZAP
Answer» C. λgt10
15.

Which of the following is TRUE for YAC?

A. Recognizes palindromic sequences
B. Two fold axial symmetry
C. Recognize specific site according to DNA sources
D. Derived from DNA of the Yeast
Answer» E.
16.

Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of the plasmid?

A. Replicate independently in a host cell
B. Selectable marker gene
C. Contain single cloning site
D. Small in size
Answer» D. Small in size
17.

Cloning vector has the following properties, except one?

A. Contain genetic marker for selection
B. Ability to replicate
C. Multiple restriction site for entry of DNA
D. Contain nonessential DNA to optimize cloning
Answer» D. Contain nonessential DNA to optimize cloning
18.

Which of the following is NOT a cloning vector?

A. Bacterial plasmid
B. Cosmids
C. Bacteriophage
D. E.coli
Answer» E.
19.

Without origin of replication, DNA cannot be replicated in the cell.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
20.

Circular DNA used for cloning is called___________

A. DNA polymerase
B. RNA polymerase
C. Phagosome
D. Plasmid
Answer» E.