Question

Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to

A. eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour  
B. eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
C. encourage eco-friendly herbicides
D. reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety
Answer :   eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour

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Releted Question 1

In RNAi, the genes are silenced using :

A. ds - DNA
B. ds - RNA
C. ss - DNA
D. ss - RNA
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Releted Question 2

Which of the following is true for Golden rice?

A. It is vitamin $$A$$ enriched, with a gene from daffodil
B. It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
C. It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector
D. It has yellow grains, because of a gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice
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Releted Question 3

What triggers activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in boll worm?

A. Body temperature
B. Moist surface of midgut
C. Alkaline pH of gut
D. Acidic pH of stomach
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Releted Question 4

The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/ tolerant to :

A. Bacteria
B. Insects
C. Herbicides
D. Fungi
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