List of top Plant Biotechnology Questions asked in CUET (PG)

Full form of CRISPR, a term used in genome editing is -
Choose the correct statements regarding plant tissue culture -
A. Organogenesis is inducing the formation of various vegetative organs from cells or tissues.
B. Formation of mass of undifferentiation cells from callus redifferentiation.
C. Cytoplasmic hybrids are prepared by taking the nucleus from one parent and cytoplasm from both the parents.
D. Relative concentration of growth hormones play important role in organogenesis.
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Conversion of ammonia to nitrates is called -

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LIST-ILIST-II
A.Gene inhibitionI.Addition of functional gene to their genome to replace missing product
B.Gene editingII.Disarm the product of faulty gene
C.Gene targetingIII.CRISPR/Cas9
D.Gene Augmentation therapyIV.Replacement of non-functional gene with normal gene


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In nitrogen cycle, Ammonification is the process of generating ammonia from-
Arrange the following steps for plant tissue culture (P.T.C.) in correct sequence:
A. Selection of desired material and suitable nutrient media for P. T. C.
B. Inoculation of explants
C. Surface sterilization of explant
D. Transfer of growing cultures
E. Transfer of plantlets to soil in pots
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Virus free plants can be grown by : -
Arrange the following steps in the process of nitrogen cycle in correct sequence:
A. Nitrogen fixation
B. Nitrification
C. Denitrification
D. Assimilation
E. Ammonification
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'Pomato' a hybrid of potato and tomato was produced through-
Important enzymes involved in nitrogen fixation are -
Symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria are found in -
A. Azolla
B. Gnetum
C. Anthoceros
D. Cycas
E. Riccia
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__________ Molecules of ATP are required to fix one molecule of nitrogen (N2) to 2NH3.
The process of combining cytoplasmic genomes of one parent with nuclear genome of other parent is called -
The first androgenic haploid plant product by anther culture was from -
Who is regarded as father of 'Plant Tissue Culture' (P. T. C.)?
In plant tissue culture formation of organ primordia-like shoot or root in callus cells is called -
Select the correct statements regarding somaclonal variations
A. These variations can also result in unwanted traits.
B. Somaclones have been developed and proved advantageous in several crops.
C. These variations can be used to engineer novel traits.
D. Short term invitro callus and cell suspension, cultures results in somaclonal variation.
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For obtaining pure cultures of bacteria __________ plate method is not used.
Media that contain some chemical with unknown chemical composition is called __________ media.
Production of secondary metabolites require the use of -
Inducing the formation of various vegetative organs from cells or tissues in plant tissue culture is called -
Plants cannot absorb molecular nitrogen from the atmosphere because
The production of haploids by anther and pollen culture was first demonstrated by -
Plants having half the somatic chromosome number than found in normal individual are called -