Sec-2_Unit-1,2

Question 1

Platelet
Strong fragrance

Answer 1

Giloy
Khus

Question 2

Medicinal plants(board, porrtal)

Answer 2

NMPB
e-CHARAK portal

Question 3

GM rice eg

Answer 3

Golden rice(enriched with beta-carotene to combat vit A deficiency)

Question 4

Genetic engg app in medicine(vaccine, gene therapy, cancer treatment)

Answer 4

HepB vaccine(using modifies yeast)
Cystic fibrosis
Monoclonal antibodies(produced using genitically engineered mice)

Question 5

Genetic engg app in envt mgmt(2)

Answer 5

Bioremediation(Oil zapper bacteria)
Conservation via cloning(Florida Panther)

Question 6

Human genome has #basepairs

Answer 6

3 billion basepairs

Question 7

Indian genome sequencing projects(2)

Answer 7

IndiGen(csir, 1000)
Genome Ind Project(dbt,10k for ‘ref genome’)

Question 8

Genome sequencing international best practice

Answer 8

Genetic info non-discrim act in USA

Question 9

Biofertilisers(types with egs(3))

Answer 9

Bacterial(Rhizobium, azotobacter)
Fungal(Mycorhizza)
Algal(BG algae)

Question 10

Bio pesticides egs(3)

Answer 10

Cow urine
Fermented curd water
Neem-cow urine extract

Question 11

Biopesticides types(3)

Answer 11

Biochemical
Microbial
Plant incorporated

Question 12

Insitu bioremediation(3)

Answer 12

Bioventing
Biosparging
Bioaugmentation

Question 13

Exsitu bioremediation(3)

Answer 13

Landfarming
Bioreactors
Composting

Question 14

Oil eating bacteria
Plastic eating bacteria

Answer 14

Marinobacter
Exiguobacterium

Question 15

Evergreening(section, eg)

Answer 15

Sec 3(d) of Patents act 1970
Novartis case 2013, regarding cancer drug Glivec

Question 16

Compulsory licensing(section, eg)

Answer 16

Sec 84 of Patents act 1970
Natco Pharma was allowed to produce generic version of Bayer’s cancer drug Nexavar

Question 17

Arsenic in water bioremediated by

Answer 17

Bacillus Flexus bacteria