Neet Questions Biotechnology And Its Application

Chapter 12 Biotechnology and its Application is an essential topic for students to study. Additionally, numerous questions have been asked from this topic in past medical exams, and thus, it is vital that students study this chapter thoroughly. To assist you in your preparation, we have chosen a few questions which we consider important from a learning point of view.

Important NEET Questions on Class 12 Chapter 12 Biotechnology and its Application

1. The brinjal genetically modified in India has been created for the NEET-2010 exam.

A. Drought Resistance

B. Enhancing Mineral Content

C. Enhancing Shelf Life

D. Insect Resistance

What was the type of therapy given to a four-year-old girl with Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency in 1990? (NEET – 2016)

A. Radiation Therapy

B. Gene Therapy

C. Radiation Therapy

D. Immunotherapy

3. The genetically modified brinjal developed for NEET-2010 in India

A. Enhancing Mineral Content

B. Insect-resistance

C. Drought Resistance

D. Enhancing Selflife

4. The maximum number of existing transgenic animals is unknown (NEET – 2011)

A. Fish

B. Mice

C. Cow

D. Pig

5. The process of RNA interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to diseases (NEET – 2011)

A. Insects

B. Nematodes

C. Fungi

D. Viruses

6. The first ever human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is Insulin (NEET – 2014)

A. Progesterone

B. Insulin

C. Estrogen

D. Progesterone

7. In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to enzymatic activation. (NEET – 2015)

A. Acidic pH of the insect gut

B. Alkaline pH of the Insect Gut

C. Presence of Conversion Factors in Insect Gut

D. Action of Gut Microorganisms

8. Cry-I endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against insect pests

A. Nematodes

B. Flies

C. Mosquitoes

D. Boll Worms

Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide? (NEET AIPMT – 2009)

A. Xanthomonas campestris

B. Bacillus thuringiensis

C. Trichoderma harzianum

D. Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus

A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is Golden Rice (NEET AIPMT – 2008).

A. Golden Rice

B. Flavr Savr tomatoes

C. BT Soybean

D. Starlink Maize

Question Answer Key

| 1 | D |

| 2 | B |

| 3 | B |

| 4 | B |

| 5 | B |

| 6 | B |

| 7 | B |

| 8 | D |

| 9 | A |

| 10 | A |

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