Biotechnology, IT & Health — Practice

Question 1

In CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, the Cas9 protein is guided to a specific DNA location by

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Question 2

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing was awarded to

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Question 3

Which GM crop is currently the only one commercially approved for cultivation in India?

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Question 4

Bt cotton is engineered using a gene from which organism?

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Question 5

mRNA vaccines, such as the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, work by

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Question 6

Live attenuated vaccines, such as MMR and BCG, use

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Question 7

Viral vector vaccines, such as Covishield, work by using

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Question 8

Malaria is transmitted by which mosquito genus?

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Question 9

Ayushman Bharat's PM-JAY component specifically provides

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Question 10

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is addressed in India through which programme?

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Question 11

Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identity number, is issued by

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Question 12

UPI (Unified Payments Interface), enabling instant bank-to-bank transfers via mobile devices, was developed by

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Question 13

India Stack refers to India's layered digital public infrastructure, encompassing

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Question 14

Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis) is transmitted by

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Question 15

Herd immunity refers to

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Practice — Biotechnology, IT & Health