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Animal Biotechnology — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Biotechnology Engineering MCQs on Animal Biotechnology — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for PPSC, FPSC, NIH, NTS.

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40
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PPSC, FPSC, NIH...
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48 mins
Exam-Level PPSC FPSC NIH NTS
Verified for Commission Syllabus • Oct 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

In animal cell cultures, the addition of serum to media is essential for providing

Question 2 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A knockout mouse is so named because it contains

Question 3 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

In animal cell culture, a CO 2 enriched atmosphere in the incubator chamber is used to maintain the culture pH between 6.9 and 7.4. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Question 4 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of these would not Be-used to introduce DNA in animal cells?

Question 5 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The first patent for a transgenic organism was awarded in 1988. Which organism was patented?

Question 6 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Carbon-dioxide when combined with the amino groups in haemoglobin molecule and forms

Question 7 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Term hybridoma implies

Question 8 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

DNA ligase of E. coli requires which of the following cofactors?

Question 9 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The syndrom es in human in which an individual's somatic cells contain only the one sex chromosome XO is called

Question 10 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Choose the correct sequence of steps involved in cytoplast production.

Question 11 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which one of the following statements is incorrect about hybridoma production?

Question 12 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Antibody-producing hybridoma cells are generated by the fusion of a

Question 13 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following has been produced commercially from mammalian cell cultures?

Question 14 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

When the value of selection coefficient is unity (S = 1), there would be

Question 15 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

To promote attachment and spreading of anchorage-dependent animal cells the surface of the culture vessel needs to be coated with

Question 16 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The culture fluids of 1000 to 5000 colonies of hybridoma are screened for monoclonal antibody by P. Western blot analysis. Q. Antigen capture analysis. R. Northern blot analysis. S. Antibody capture analysis. Choose the correct pair from the following

Question 17 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Nitrogen fixing genes are called

Question 18 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Transgenic pharming involves using . . . . . . . . to produce recombinant proteins in . . . . . . . .

Question 19 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The genes which promote cancerous growth are called as

Question 20 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following statement is not true for Xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (XGPRT)?

Question 21 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Production of monoclonal antibodies by hybridoma technology requires

Question 22 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Choose the correct combination of True (T) and False (F) statements about microcarriers used in animal cell culture. P. Higher cell densities can be achieved using microcarriers. Q. Microcarriers increase the surface area for cell growth. R. Microcarriers are used for both anchorage- and non-anchorage-dependent cells. S. Absence of surface charge on microcarriers enhances attachment of cells.

Question 23 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following DNA Pol has proofreading property in animal cells?

Question 24 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

When electroporation is used for introducing DNA into mammalian cell P. A carrier for DNA is not required. Q. The lipid bilayer (membrane) interacts with an electric pulse to generate permeation sites. R. The viability of the cell becomes approximately zero percent. S. The first step involves absorption of DNA on the cell membrane.

Question 25 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Positional cloning approach exploits information

Question 26 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [A] and the Reason [R] . Assertion [A]: Embryonic stem cells are suitable for developing knockout mice. Reason [R]: Homologous recombination is more frequent in embryonic stem cells than that in somatic cells.

Question 27 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Gene targeting is done on an

Question 28 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Detection of which hormone is the commonly used test for pregnancy in humans?

Question 29 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Methotrexate (MTX) resistant cell lines developed through selection show

Question 30 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Hybridoma technology is used to produce

Question 31 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Match the following reporter gene with their source Column-I Column-II A. β-Galactosidase 1. Firefly B. Lux 2. E. coli C. TK 3. Herpers simplex virus D. Blasticidin deaminase (bed) 4. Aspergillus terrcus

Question 32 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

For the growth of T-cell, the growth factor needed would be

Question 33 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A hybrid derived from the fusion of a myeloma cell (HPRT − ) with an antibody secreting B-lymphocyte (HPRT + ) can be selected to produce monoclonal antibody by growing in a medium containing

Question 34 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A bacterial culture contains 108 cells/ml in the beginning. Two hours later, it was found to contain 10 12 cells/ml. Calculate the doubling time.

Question 35 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

r-HuEPO is

Question 36 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Receptor R is over expressed in CHO cells and analyzed for expression. 6 × 10 7 cells were incubated with its radioactive ligand (specific activity 100 counts per picomole). If the total counts present in cell pellet was 1000 cpm. the average number of receptors R per cell is (assume complete saturation of receptors with ligand and one ligand binds to one receptor)

Question 37 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which one of the following is NOT used for the measurement of cell viability in animal cell culture?

Question 38 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Gene therapy that is hereditary relates to

Question 39 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

All of the following are produced by animal cells in culture and help the cells adhere to the culture dish except

Question 40 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The product commercially produced by animal cell culture is

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