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In India, the organisation responsible for assessing the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms for public use is

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Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)

B

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

C

Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)

D

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

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Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)
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KUMAR PRAKASHAN-BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS-Section - F (Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs ASKED IN COMPETITIVE EXAM))
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  2. Genetic engineering has helped in the production of

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  3. Genetically engineered microorganism used successfully in bioremediati...

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  4. Which of the following is not used as bioweapon ?

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  5. Which of the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the farmers...

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  6. Commonly used vectors for human genome sequencing are

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  7. The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is

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  8. The introduction of tDNA into plants involves

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  9. Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporate...

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  10. Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with A...

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  11. Which part of the tobacco plant is infected by Meloidogyne incognita ?...

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  12. The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by (A) Pho...

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  13. Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organisations witho...

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  14. A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such...

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  15. In India, the organisation responsible for assessing the safety of int...

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  16. Which of the following in true for Golden rice ?

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  17. Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatm...

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  18. Which of the following features of genetic code does allow bacteria to...

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  19. What triggers activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus th...

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  20. Select the correct group of biocontrol agents. (A) Bacillus thuringie...

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