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STC assessment 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of CRISPR-Cas system in bacteria

a)

Plasmid transformation

b)

Protection from invading viruses

c)

Gene regulation

d)

Protein translation

2.

For CRISPR system to work it needs

a)

CRISPR RNA

b)

Cas protein

c)

Anti-CRISPR protein

d)

Both CRISPR RNA and Cas protein

3.

CRISPR Genome editing using NHEJ (non-homologous end joining) pathway will result in

a)

Gene knock-out

b)

Down regulation of gene expression

c)

Gene replacement

d)

All of the above

4.

Essential genes cannot be silenced using CRISPR-Cas

a)

True

b)

False

5.

CRISPR-Cas system cannot be used for activation of gene expression

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Cas9 can cut DNA in vitro

a)

True

b)

False

7.

If Sa, the first note has frequency 250hz then Pa, the one that is at the mid of the Saptak (Octave) of Hindustani Classical Music will be at _______

a)

125

b)

375

c)

50

d)

data inadequate

8.

Would all mix and match (Crossover in GA) products be novel?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

May be

d)

60% of them will be novel

9.

To get the best breed it is recommended that _______

a)

All the weak breeds are to weed out

b)

A few weak breeds are to be retained

c)

Weak and Strong breeds are to be taken in equal amount

d)

None of the above

10.

How many three letter sequences are available in the 4-symbol language AGTC?

a)

64

b)

less than 64

c)

greater than 64

d)

Infinitely many

11.

Odd entity out (Context: Big data and AI): Regression, ANN, GA, SVM, Decision trees

a)

Decision trees

b)

ANN

c)

Regression

d)

None of these

12.

Roughly how many reads will have a heterozygous somatic mutation specific to tumor cells if you generate 1000X coverage of sequencing of genomic DNA from a tissue containing 5% tumor cells.

a)

50

b)

25

c)

5

d)

None of the above

13.

The M in RPKM stands for

a)

Micro

b)

Majority

c)

Milligram

d)

Million

14.

The insert size in mate-pair is used to

a)

Split the contigs

b)

Join the contigs

c)

Evaluate the lengths of contigs

d)

None of the above

15.

Which step was automated between sanger to NGS

a)

Use florescent labeled dinucleotide

b)

Synthesis by polymerase

c)

Amplification by DNA fragments by cloning

d)

Parallel amplification by DNA fragments by PCR

16.

GreenGene database does not consists of

a)

Aligned fasta file of all known 16S rRNA

b)

Sequences of all known 16S rRNA

c)

3D structure of 16S rRNA

d)

Taxonomy for each 16S rRNA

17.

Which of the following is not a molecular biology platform ?

a)

FISH

b)

NGS

c)

Karyotyping

d)

Flow Cytometry

18.

Which molecular biology platform is being utilized for most accurate testing of Covid 19?

a)

PCR

b)

FISH

c)

NGS

d)

CMA

19.

Trisomy of which chromosome causes Down’s Syndrome ?

a)

13

b)

21

c)

18

d)

5

20.

Which of the following is the reason for prevalence of genetic disorders in some communities ?

a)

Endogamy

b)

Consanguineous marriages

c)

Founder mutations

d)

All of the above