Linux is a

• A) All
• B) Operating System
• C) Platform
• D) Compiler

_____________ are similar to matrices but can have more than two dimensions. See help(array) for details.

• A) Excel
• B) All of above
• C) Strings
• D) Arrays

The Genetic Algorithm method has been recently adapted for MSA(Multiple Sequence Alignment) by Corpet (1998)

• A) False
• B) True
• C)
• D)

Which command is used to print a file in Linux

• A) none of the mentioned
• B) print
• C) lpr
• D) ptr

Which of the following function is used to view the dataset in spreadsheet like format?

• A) View()
• B) seq()
• C) disp()
• D) All of the Above

Tool for Assembly

• A) All
• B) TopHat
• C) SoapDenovo
• D) Cufflinks

R language will treat factors as _____________ and ordered factors as ordinal variables in statistical proceedures and graphical analyses

• A) nominal variables
• B) bi-nominal variables
• C) Singular matrices
• D) None

f <- function(x) {

g <- function(y) {

y + z

}

z <- 4

x + g(x)

}


If we execute following commands (written below), what will be the output?

z <- 10

f(4)

• A) 12
• B) 16
• C) 7
• D) 4

The above dataset has been loaded for you in R in a variable named “dataframe” with first row representing the column name. Which of the following code will select only the rows for which parameter is Alpha?

• A) subset(dataframe, Parameter==’Alpha’)
• B) subset(dataframe, Parameter=’Alpha’)
• C) Both 2 and 3
• D) filter(dataframe,Parameter==’Alpha’)

Which command is used to display the unix version.

• A) uname -t
• B) uname -n
• C) kernel
• D) uname -r

Suppose B is a categorical variable and we wish to draw a boxplot for every level of the categorical level. Which of the below commands will help us achieve that?

• A) boxplot(A|B,data=data)
• B) boxplot(A,B,data=data)
• C) boxplot(A~B,data=data)
• D) None of the above

In R language
x <- 3
print(x) will result

• A) x+3
• B) x-3
• C) Scalar
• D) 3

TopHat is used for

• A) Genome Mapping
• B) Transcriptome Mapping
• C) All
• D) Assembly

A ------------ is a conclusion that there is a nucleotide. difference vs. some reference at a given position in an. individual genome or transcriptome,

• A) None
• B) SNP call
• C) variant call
• D) nucleotide deletion

GNU ------- is a computer program that retrieves content from web servers

• A) Read
• B) Wget
• C) Retw
• D) Getw

The first step in Genetic Algorithm is arranging the sequences to be aligned in rows

• A) False
• B) True
• C)
• D)

What is a degenerate primer?

• A) A single primer with a fixed nucleotide sequence
• B) A mixture of primers with identical sequences
• C) A mixture of primers with similar sequences that vary at one or more positions
• D) A primer used only for RNA amplification

What is the main use of inverse PCR?

• A) To identify flanking sequences around genomic inserts
• B) To quantify gene expression
• C) To amplify RNA sequences
• D) To sequence entire genomes

What is one use of competitor RT-PCR?

• A) To sequence proteins
• B) To detect mutations in DNA
• C) To amplify genomic DNA only
• D) To determine the amount of mRNA in a sample

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) is a technique that:

• A) Amplifies random DNA sequences
• B) D. Separates proteins by size Separates proteins by size
• C) Exploits variations in homologous DNA sequences using restriction enzymes
• D) Converts RNA into DNA