Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) 2008 B.E Test 1 : Food and Agricultural Biotechnology - Question Paper
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TE5TI (FEBRUARY, 2008)
COt'RSE NAME: Food & Agricultural Biotechnology COI RSE CODE: 07B61BM12
Max Marks: 20 Max Time: I hr
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All questions are compulsory
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Ql What is Agricultural Biotechnology? Enlist important aspects of agricultural biotechnology and describe role of micro-propagation and somatic cell genetics in
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detail.
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Q2 Discuss constituents of typical plant gene and various promoters and enhancers that have been used for expressing of foreign genes in transgenic plants. (4)
Q3 Briefly answer the following
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(i) Why biotechnological interventions arc requ ircd to ensure food security?
(ii) What are the advantages of genetic engineering over traditional breeding when it is desired to improve well established crop variety with respect to one or two useful agronomical traits?
(iii) What arc the main concerns'risks associated with use of antibiotic resistant markers used during the development of transgenic food crops?
(tv) Development and introduction of new unproved transgenic crops can lead to loss of biodiversity. Comment?
Q4 What is the distinguishing feature of Ricoita. (1)
Q5 Suppose you are working in the Fresh Paneer" production plant of AMIJL, where will you use the chemical, CaClj. in the production process. (1)
Q6 Name the specific dairy product which requires the use of bacterium, Propionibacterium shermanii. What is the function of this bacterium (2)
Q7 Is Limburger chccsc same as Blue chccsc? Give the salient features of the two types of chcese. (2)
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