MCQ Bank
In which direction DNA is amplified during the PCR?
- A) 5’→3’direction
- B) Both A and B
- C) 3’→5’direction
- D) None of the above
What is the source of DNA used in DNA fingerprinting?
- A) Blood
- B) Hair
- C) Saliva
- D) All of the above
Lysis buffer used in DNA isolation is?
- A) TBE
- B) EDTA
- C) Trizol
- D) TAE
Which of these dyes we could use to visualize DNA in agarose gel?
- A) Ethidium dichloride
- B) Crytal Voilet
- C) Carmine
- D) Ethidium bromide
Trizole is an efficient method of RNA isolation, Trizole reagents promotes the:
- A) Degradation of RNases
- B) Dissociation of Proteins and nucleic acids
- C) Precipitation of RNA
- D) Deactivation of RNA
CTAB buffer is used as a?
- A) Elution buffer
- B) Transformation buffer
- C) Precipitaion buffer
- D) Lysis buffer
What is the primary purpose of preparing stock solutions in a laboratory setting?
- A) Long-term storage and ease of dilution
- B) Cost savings
- C) Immediate use in experiments
- D) Waste reduction
What determines the migration rate of DNA fragments in gel electrophoresis?
- A) Their size and charge
- B) Their function
- C) Their color
- D) Their shape
The kit method of DNA isolation can be used to extract DNA from?
- A) All of the above
- B) Blood sample
- C) Cell cultures
- D) Mamalian Tissue
To visualize the DNA in agarose gel which dye could be used?
- A) Crytal Voilet
- B) Ethidium bromide
- C) Carmine
- D) Ethidium dichloride
Trizole in RNA extraction promotes
- A) Precipitation of RNA
- B) None of the options
- C) Dissociation of Proteins and nucleic acids
- D) the degradation of RNases
What is the charge on DNA that makes it move during gel electrophoresis?
- A) Negative charge
- B) Positive charge
- C) Both positive and negative charges
- D) DNA does not have nay charge
While isolating DNA by using the commercial kit of DNA isolation, the DNA binds to?
- A) Nylon column
- B) Composite column
- C) Silica membrane column
- D) Nitrocellulose column
DNA isolation from blood is done from which cells?
- A) WBCs
- B) Platelets
- C) Neutrophils
- D) RBCs
Which wavelength is commonly used for measuring RNA concentration by Nanodrop?
- A) 230 nm
- B) 260 nm
- C) 300 nm
- D) 280 nm
In electrophoresis which DNA will move faster towards end
- A) 300bp
- B) 700bp
- C) 100bp
- D) 1Kb
Which of the following is an essential step to break the cell membrane during DNA isolation?
- A) Centrifugation
- B) Homogenization
- C) Precipitation
- D) Resuspension
Why is RNase used in the CTAB-based DNA extraction from plant tissue?
- A) To increase DNA yield
- B) To prevent RNA contamination
- C) To enhance RNA yield
- D) To prevent protein contamination
Which of the following is electrophoresis buffer for DNA gel electrophoresis?
- A) EDTA
- B) Trizol
- C) TNE
- D) TAE
Under an electric field, in which direction DNA travels in agarose gel?
- A) -ive to +ive
- B) +ive to -ive
- C) Can travel in both directions
- D) Electric field does not impact DNA movement in gel