NEET Biotechnology questions

17 Botany questions on Biotechnology as asked in NEET, newest first.

  1. What is the fate of a piece of DNA carrying only gene of interest which is transferred into an alien organism? A. The piece of DNA would be able to multiply itself independently in the progeny cells of the organism. B.…

    2024

  2. Given below are two statements: Statement I: Bt toxins are insect group specific and coded by a gene cry IAc. Statement II: Bt toxin exists as inactive protoxin in B. thuringiensis. However, after ingestion by the…

    2024

  3. Which of the following are fused in somatic hybridization involving two varieties of plants?

    2024

  4. Upon exposure to UV radiation, DNA stained with ethidium bromide will show

    2023

  5. In tissue culture experiments, leaf mesophyll cells are put in a culture medium to form callus. This phenomenon may be called as

    2023

  6. During the purification process for recombinant DNA technology, addition of chilled ethanol precipitates out

    2023

  7. In gene gun method used to introduce alien DNA into host cells, microparticles of ________ metal are used.

    2023

  8. Main steps in the formation of Recombinant DNA are given below. Arrange these steps in a correct sequence. A. Insertion of recombinant DNA into the host cell B. Cutting of DNA at specific location by restriction enzyme…

    2023

  9. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Polymerase chain reaction is used in DNA amplification. Reason (R) : The ampicillin resistant…

    2022

  10. Which one of the following statement is not true regarding gel electrophoresis technique?

    2022

  11. Transposons can be used during which one of the following ?

    2022

  12. In the following palindromic base sequences of DNA, which one can be cut easily by particular restriction enzyme?

    2022

  13. Match the organism with its use in biotechnology. Organism Use (a) *Bacillus thuringiensis* (i) Cloning vector (b) *Thermus aquaticus* (ii) Construction of first rDNA molecule (c) *Agrobacterium tumefaciens* (iii) DNA…

    2020

  14. Identify the incorrect statement.

    2020

  15. Bt cotton variety that was developed by the introduction of toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is resistant to

    2020

  16. The specific palindromic sequence which is recognized by EcoRI is

    2020

  17. The sequence that controls the copy number of the linked DNA in the vector, is termed

    2020

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