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_PROBLEM_DOES_SV40_AS_A_CLONING_VECTOR_FACE_WHICH_IS_SIMILAR_TO_THAT_FACED_BY_LAMBDA_AND_CAULIMOVIRUS??$

A. Narrow host range
B. Packaging constraint
C. Digestion limitation
D. Post translational modifications
Answer» C. Digestion limitation
2.

What is the size of foreign DNA that can be cloned using Adenovirus?$

A. 1 kb
B. 3 kb
C. 5 kb
D. 8 kb
Answer» E.
3.

Adenoviruses_are_vectors_of____________$

A. Mammals
B. Plants
C. Insects
D. Farm animals
Answer» B. Plants
4.

BPV does not cause the _______ of mouse cell, upon infection.

A. Death
B. Shrinkage
C. Decrease in immunity
D. Increase in immunity
Answer» B. Shrinkage
5.

What is copy number associated with BPV?

A. 10
B. 50
C. 100
D. 500
Answer» D. 500
6.

Bovine Papillomavirus causes ___________

A. Warts on cattle
B. Cancer in cattle
C. Tumor in plants
D. Tumor in cattle
Answer» B. Cancer in cattle
7.

Which set of genes were replaced in the initial cloning experiment with SV40?

A. Early genes
B. Late genes
C. Silencing genes
D. Repressor genes
Answer» C. Silencing genes
8.

The proteins encoded by the late genes of SV40 are involved in ___________?

A. Capsid proteins
B. Viral proteins
C. DNA replication
D. Translation
Answer» B. Viral proteins
9.

The proteins encoded by the early genes of SV40 are involved in _________

A. DNA replication
B. Assembly
C. Capsid formation
D. Coat proteins
Answer» B. Assembly
10.

How many sets of genes are present in SV40?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
11.

What is the approximate size of the SV40 vector?

A. 1 kb
B. 2 kb
C. 3.2 kb
D. 5.2 kb
Answer» E.
12.

When was the first cloning experiment involving mammalian cells carried out?

A. 1940
B. 1979
C. 2000
D. 1953
Answer» C. 2000
13.

Gene therapy is a technique only associated with plants.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
14.

What is pharming?

A. Protein engineering
B. Plant manipulation
C. Genetic engineering of pharm animals
D. Genetic engineering of cows
Answer» D. Genetic engineering of cows
15.

What is gene knockout?

A. Removal of gene
B. Technique for studying gene function
C. Expression of gene
D. Repression of gene
Answer» C. Expression of gene