Bioethics

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What is the basic principle of environmental ethics?

Q. Who is the father of Biotechnology in India?

1. Prof. V L Chopra
2. Dr. Lalji Singh
3. E J Butler
4. S C Maheshwari

Q.

Is livestock a fixed asset?

Q. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option. Column I Column II

A.EcoRI	I.Bacilius amyloliquefaciens
B.Bam HI	II.Haemophilus influenza
C.Hind III	III.Escherichia coli
D.pBR322	IV.Artificial plasmid

1. A – II; B – I; C – IV; D – III
   
2. A – III; B – I; C – II; D – IV
   
3. A – IV; B – I; C – III; D – II
4. A – I; B – IV; C – II; D – III

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What are biosafety cabinet is used for?

Q.

Most widely used bioweapon is

1. Bacillus anthracis

2. Pseudomonas putida

3. Bacillus subtilis

4. None of these

Q.

Name any three physical factors for the location of the industry.

Q.

The production of complete animals from somatic cells of an animal is called

1. Gene cloning

2. Animal cloning

3. Cell cloning

4. All of these

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What is cloning? Write the name of first cloned animal.

Q. What is biopiracy? [1]

Q. What are some biosafety issues concerned with genetically modified crops?

Q. Which of the following is the key principle of bioethics?

1. Autonomy
2. Animal rights
3. All of the above
4. Environmental ethics

Q.

What biosafety level is human blood?

Q. What are bio-safety issues concerned with genetically modified crops?

Q.

Are viruses denatured easily?

Q. Why do you think bioethical regulation is important?

1. To provide jobs to people as bioethics specialist
2. To monitor the effect of GMO on humans and environment
3. To regulate the extent of gene manipulation
4. To make human clones with enhanced capabilities

Q. Which of the following is an incorrectly matched pair?

I. Lactobacillus	Preparation of curd
II. Acetobacter aceti	Production of citric acid
III. Penicillium	Manufacture of antibiotics

1. II
2. III
3. I
4. All of the above

Q.

Has any humans been cloned?

Q. Prokaryotes used in making curd and antibiotics are

Q. Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organisations without authorisation from the concerned country and its people is called

1. biowar
2. biopiracy
3. biofortification
4. biopatenting

Q. Write short note on bio-piracy.

Q. Assertion :Organisms like GEAC are necessary to monitor GM researches and to test the safety of introducing GM organisms for public services. Reason: GM researches can have unpredictable results which even can be disastrous when genetically modified organisms are introduced into the ecosystem.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q. What do you mean by biopatent? Write its uses and abuses.

Q. Define bio-piracy.

Q. Which of the following protein is produced by the genetically modified microorganism to improve animal milk production?

1. Albumin protein
2. Bovine somatotropin
3. Bacteriocin
4. None of these

Q. Identify the food grade vector.

1. Plasmid
2. All of the above
3. Cosmid
4. Phasmid

Q. Biofortification is an example of application of

1. Bioinformatics
2. Biotechnology
3. Sustainable development
4. Organic farming

Q. Which of the following ethical issues should be considered for developing transgenic animal?

1. Yielding capacity
2. Long term effect on environment
3. Quality of breed
4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following can minimizes the ethical issues of animal biotechnology?

1. Biopatent
2. Ban on experimental use of animals
3. Both A and B
4. Create new species only for experiments

Q. 'Biotechnology can greatly promote human welfare, but it can also be misused to increase human sufferings '. Comment on the statement with the help of suitable examples.