Biotechnology in Agriculture

Choose the mechanism that is used in the tobacco plants that are introduced with nematode-specific using certain vectors.

Transgenic tobacco plants are protected against:

Write the full form of the term GMO.

Which of the followings is/are not the advantages of cloning?

Which of the followings is/are the advantage(s) of GMO?

Silencing of a gene could be achieved through the use of

Golden rice is a variety of rice grown along the Yellow River in China.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil bacterium which is widely used for gene transfer.

Examples of wheat variety in India which are high yielding and disease resistant include:

Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket.

Bt gene is found in Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria which code for an insecticidal protein. This gene is also known as _____ (cry/pro) gene. 

The novel strategy used to prevent the infestation of roots of the tobacco plant by nematode Meloidegyne incognitia makes use of the

Match the following:

The correct answer is-

Write the name of Bollworm resistant genetically modified variety of cotton.

Assertion $\mathbf{\left(}\mathbf{A}\mathbf{\right)}\mathbf{:} \mathrm{Bt}$ transgenic crops are more tolerant to abiotic stresses.

Reason $\mathbf{\left(}\mathbf{R}\mathbf{\right)}\mathbf{:}\mathbf{ }\mathrm{Bt}$ toxins are coded by 'cry' genes.

In addition to the production of high yielding and disease-resistant varieties, genetic modification has:
i) helped to reduce post-harvest losses
ii) decreased the nutritional value of food
iii) reduced reliance on chemical pesticides
iv) decreased the efficiency of mineral usage by plants
v) produced crops that are resilient to environmental stresses
The correct combination is

Which among the following parasitizes the tobacco plant?

Transgenic plant roundup ready soya beans are resistant to

The first transgenic plant is

Genetically modified soy plant causes allergic reactions.