Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biotechnology.

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1.

Which of the following is/are commonly used promoter of ?

A. Galactokinase (GAL 1)
B. Alcohol dehydrogenase II (ADH 2)
C. Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK)
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
2.

Yeast Replicating plasmids (YRp) carry

A. centromere
B. telomere
C. autonomously replicating sequence
D. both (a) and (c)
Answer» D. both (a) and (c)
3.

Which of the following viruses are used as vectors for transferring genes to animal cells?

A. SV 40 virus
B. Bovine papilloma virus (BVP)
C. Retroviruses
D. All of these
Answer» E.
4.

Recombinant adeno virus can be created by deleting E1A/E 1B genes that are

A. transcriptional regulators and are essential for viral replication
B. not necessary for viral replication
C. coding for virus coat protein
D. important for packaging of viral DNA into viral head
Answer» B. not necessary for viral replication
5.

Retroviruses have advantage for being used as vector for animal cells because

A. they cover a wide host range
B. infection does not lead to cell death, infected cells produce virus over an indefinite period
C. viral gene expression is driven by strong promoters
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
6.

Using bovine papilloma virus (BPV) derived vectors, permanent cell lines can be obtained carrying a recombinant DNA

A. episomally only
B. integrated only
C. either episomally or integrated at high copy number
D. either episomally or integrated at low copy number
Answer» D. either episomally or integrated at low copy number
7.

Cloning genes in the yeast offer which of following advantage(s)?

A. Over production of proteins of commercial value
B. Ability to glycosylate proteins during secretion
C. Ability to clone large piece of DNA
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
8.

SV 40 vectors, in which late region replacements are done, require

A. COS cell line
B. SV 40 helper virus
C. pBR 322 vector
D. none of these
Answer» C. pBR 322 vector
9.

Which of the following are produced in high copy number?

A. YEp
B. YRp
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. YCp
Answer» D. YCp
10.

5-fluoro orotic acid inhibits the growth if one of the following marker is present in the yeast. That is

A. His 3
B. Lys 2
C. Ura 3
D. Trp 1
Answer» D. Trp 1
11.

Which of the following can be used for reducing the size of gene inserts containing introns?

A. Vaccinia virus
B. Baculo virus
C. Retro virus
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
12.

Bovine papilloma virus has a circular double stranded DNA genome of about

A. 2.5 kb
B. 5.2 kb
C. 7.9 kb
D. 9.5 kb
Answer» D. 9.5 kb
13.

Retroviruses consist of

A. Ds DNA genome
B. Ss DNA genome
C. RNA genome
D. cDNA genome
Answer» D. cDNA genome
14.

Which of the following(s) is/are the most commonly used markers in yeast?

A. His 3
B. Ura 3
C. Trp 1
D. All of these
Answer» E.
15.

Maximum insert size in case of adenovirus vectors is

A. 6-8 kb
B. 4-6 kb
C. 10-12 kb
D. 20 kb
Answer» B. 4-6 kb
16.

Lytic infection of SV 40 does not occur in

A. permissive cells
B. non permissive cells
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. both (a) and (b)
17.

Moloney-Mu-leukemia virus is an example of

A. Vaccinia virus
B. Baculo virus
C. Retro virus
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
18.

The size of the genome of SV 40 is

A. 7.2 kb
B. 69 kb
C. 5.2 kb
D. 110 kb
Answer» D. 110 kb
19.

Which one of the following is true about Yeast Episomal plasmids (YEp) vectors?

A. Allows transformation by using crossing over
B. Has a origin of replication and rep genes
C. Carries autonomously replicating sequence
D. Carries centromere and telomere sequences
Answer» C. Carries autonomously replicating sequence
20.

Autographa California nuclear polyhedrosis virus that is used as a vector for animal cells is an example of

A. Vaccinia virus
B. Baculo virus
C. Papilloma virus
D. Retrovirus
Answer» C. Papilloma virus
21.

Polyhedrin protein is

A. non essential for baculo virus replication
B. major component of protein matrix in which viruses are embedded
C. both (a) and (b)
D. essential for baculo virus replication
Answer» D. essential for baculo virus replication
22.

Maximum amount of foreign DNA introduced into SV 40 viruses is

A. 10 kb
B. 5 kb
C. 2.5 kb
D. 1 kb
Answer» D. 1 kb
23.

Recombinant SV40 viruses introduce the foreign DNA into cells

A. with the DNA mediated transfection
B. without the DNA mediated transfection
C. with the RNA mediated transfection
D. without the RNA mediated transfection
Answer» C. with the RNA mediated transfection
24.

Which one of the following is the most stable vector?

A. YEp
B. YRp
C. YAC
D. YIp
Answer» D. YIp
25.

SV 40 vectors, in which early region replacements are carried out, require

A. COS cell line
B. SV 40 helper virus
C. pBR 322 vector
D. none of these
Answer» B. SV 40 helper virus
26.

Autonomously replicating sequence is not present in

A. YIp
B. YRp
C. YCp
D. YAC
Answer» B. YRp
27.

In case of Baculoviruses, the foreign gene

A. is inserted downstream of polyhedrin promoter
B. is inserted downstream of viral origin of replication
C. is inserted between the polyhedrin promoter and downstream sequences
D. is inserted randomly in viral genome
Answer» D. is inserted randomly in viral genome
28.

Cos cell line is

A. cohesive end site of phage
B. derivative of permissive CV-1 monkey cell line
C. cohesive initial site of phage
D. derivative of non-permissive CV-1 monkey cell line
Answer» C. cohesive initial site of phage
29.

Which of the following histone is not present in SV40 virus?

A. H1
B. H2A
C. H3
D. H4
Answer» B. H2A
30.

YAC vectors can be used to obtain artificial chromosomes because it carries

A. centromere
B. telomere
C. autonomously replicating sequence
D. all of these
Answer» E.
31.

Which of the following promoters is repressed in presence of glucose?

A. Galactokinase (GAL 1)
B. Acid phosphatase (PHOS)
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK)
Answer» B. Acid phosphatase (PHOS)
32.

-aminoadipate inhibits the growth if one of the following marker is present in the yeast. That is

A. His 3
B. Lys 2
C. Ura 3
D. Trp 1
Answer» C. Ura 3
33.

Which of the following is/are commonly used promoter of S. cerevisiae?

A. Galactokinase (GAL 1)
B. Alcohol dehydrogenase II (ADH 2)
C. Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK)
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
34.

Which one of the following is true about Yeast Centromeric plasmids (YCp) vectors?

A. Contains centromeric sequences
B. Segregates during meiosis and mitosis
C. Functions as true chromosome
D. All of the above
Answer» E.