GATE Biotechnology 2013 Previous Questions and Answers

1 Under alkaline conditions, DNA is more stable than RNA because
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(A) RNA forms secondary structures
(B) RNA is a single stranded molecule
(C)RNA has uracil in place of thymidine
(D)RNA is susceptible to hydrolysis


2 Which one of the following modifications is common to both protein and DNA?
(A) SUMOylation

(B) Nitrosylation
(C) Methylation
(D) Ubiquitination

3 Protein A, which has strong affinity to Fc region of immunoglobulin, is extracted from (A)Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(B)
Staphylococcus aureus (C)Streptococcus pyogenes
(D)Streptococcus sanguis


4 The first humanized monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of breast cancer is (A) Rituximab
(B) Cetuximab
(C) Bevacizumab
(D) Herceptin

5 Which one of the following aminoacids in proteins does NOT undergo phosphorylation?
(A) Ser
(B) Thr
(C) Pro
(D) Tyr

6 The role of an adjuvant is to (A) prolong the persistence of antigen
(B) cross link the antigen
(C) increase the size of antigen
(D) avoid inflammation

7 Endogenous antigens are presented on to the cell surface along with
(A) MHC-II
(B) MHC-I
(C) Fc γ receptor
(D) complement receptor

8 Human genome sequencing project involved the construction of genomic library in
(A)bacterial artificial chromosome
(B)pBR322
(C) bacteriophage
(D) pcDNA3.1

9 The nucleotide analogue used in DNA sequencing by chain termination method is
(A) 1',3'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate
(B) 2',3'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate
(C) 2',4'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate
(D) 2',5'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate

10 In nature, the horizontal gene transfer across bacteria is mediated by
(A) gene cloning followed by transformation
(B)conjugation and transformation
(C) conjugation only
(D) transformation only
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Answers:
1. (D)RNA is susceptible to hydrolysis
2. (C)Methylation
3. (B)Staphylococcus aureus
4. (D) Herceptin
Herceptin/Herclon (Trastuzumab) is a monoclonal antibody that interferes with the HER2/neu receptor. Its main use is to treat certain breast cancers.
5. (C) Pro
6. (A) prolong the persistence of antigen
7. (B) MHC-I
9.  (B) 2',3'-dideoxy nucleoside triphosphate

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