MCQ Bank
The assembly difference between DNA gel and SDS-PAGE is?
- A) DNA gel is vertical
- B) PAGE is horizontal
- C) There is no difference
- D) PAGE is vertical
----------- is the technique which is mendatory for RFLP analysis?
- A) Gel electrophoresis
- B) qPCR
- C) Northern blotting
- D) SDS page
cDNA synthesis in molecular biology is done for the purpose of?
- A) To amplify the RNA
- B) To make RNA from DNA
- C) To make complementary DNA form RNA
- D) To amplify the DNA
Which of the following factor determines the movement of protein in PAGE anlaysis?
- A) Structure of the protein
- B) Size of the protein
- C) Shape of the protein
- D) Concentration of protein
In SDS-PAGE, the protein runs under the influence of?
- A) Magnetic field
- B) All of the above
- C) Electromagnetic field
- D) Electric field
If we are doing the manual isolation of plasmid by alkaline lysis method, EDTA will be used in?
- A) Final dilution of pellet
- B) Solution II
- C) Solution III
- D) Solution I
Which fluorescence method is commonly used to monitor the qRT-PCR reaction?
- A) Bromophenol blue
- B) Ethidium bromide staining
- C) Crystal Violet
- D) SYBR Green
Plasmid DNA is mostly used in -------?
- A) Recombinant DNA technology
- B) AFLP analysis
- C) RFLP anlaysis
- D) Proteomics studies
The process of cDNA yields?
- A) One strand of DNA and one strand of RNA
- B) Double stranded RNA
- C) Single-stranded DNA
- D) Double stranded DNA copy of RNA
Basic requirements for the Polymerase chain reaction involve: A: Template for amplification B: DNA polymerase C: Primers
- A) A, B and C
- B) B only
- C) C only
- D) A and B only
By using the technique PCR we can detect______?
- A) Absence of a gene
- B) All of the above
- C) Presence of a gene
- D) Expression of a gene
What does qRT-PCR stand for?
- A) Quantitative Real-time PCR
- B) Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR
- C) Quality Replication Time PCR
- D) Quantitative Rapid Time PCR
If there is no availability of elution buffer, what could be the alternative to dissolve the plasmid DNA pellet?
- A) Water
- B) EDTA
- C) TAE buffer
- D) Ethanol
What is the source of DNA used in DNA fingerprinting?
- A) All of the above
- B) Hair
- C) Blood
- D) Saliva
If we forgot to add Taq polymerase in a PCR reaction, what could be the possible outcome of reaction?
- A) Amplification of non-specific DNA fragments
- B) Primers will not bind to DNA
- C) No amplification
- D) pH of the reaction mixture will be changed
What is the function of reverse transcriptase during cDNA synthesis?
- A) Synthesizing RNA from DNA
- B) Joining DNA fragments
- C) Replicating DNA strands
- D) Synthesizing DNA from RNA
What does cDNA stand for in the context of molecular biology?
- A) Complementary DNA
- B) Chromosomal DNA
- C) Cellular DNA
- D) Circular DNA
Which of the following PCR technique can be used to quantify gene expression?
- A) Reverse Transcription PCR (RT-PCR)
- B) Hot start PCR
- C) Multiplex PCR
- D) Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
In which direction DNA is amplified during the PCR?
- A) 5’→3’direction
- B) None of the above
- C) Both A and B
- D) 3’→5’direction
The size of ideal primers for a PCR reaction is?
- A) 18-24 bp
- B) 24-30 bp
- C) 10-15 bp
- D) 15-20 bp