1. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1. Population level genome sequencing aims at sequencing DNA or mRNA
2. The ‘AllofUS’ initiative of USA relates to Population level genome sequencing

A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2

2. What is the aim of Anthrobots?

A. Personalized medicine
B. Service Delivery
C. Assist Drones
D. Defence

3. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1. CRISPR is a naturally occurring mechanism in Bacteria that is used to fight viruses
2. The Nobel Prize in Biology for 2020 was awarded for discovering CRSIPR CAS9 genetic scissors

A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2

4. What is the use of Zinc Finger Nuclease ?

A. Genome sequence study
B. Genome editing
C. Increase Zinc in Genome
D. Altering diseases of fingers

5. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1. Sickle cell anemia is a inherited blood disorder that affects the shape of hemoglobin
2. India aims to eliminate Sickle Cell anemia by 2047

A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2

6. Recently a company of IIT Bombay has developed CAR-T cell therapy. What is it used for?

A. Tackle Sickle cell anemia
B. Tackle Thalassemia
C. Tackle bleeding in Brain
D. Tackle Leukemia

7. In which year was the technique of developing ‘Induced Pluripotent stem cells’ developed?

A. 2004
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2007

8. Which of the following statement correctly Describe the term ‘Metagenomic Sequencing’ ?

A. Analysis of genetic material of samples without knowledge of organism
B. Analysis of genetic material of the sample with full knowledge of the organism
C. Analysis of genetic material of bulk samples
D. Analysis of genetic material of sample from water bodies

9. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Stomatic mutations?
1. It refers to mutations in human body after conception
2. It can happen as a natural consequence of cellular process

A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2

10. Who among the following has launched “Bio Imaging Bank” ?

A. AIIMS, New Delhi
B. Tata Memorial Hospital, Delhi
C. CMC, Chennai
D. Assumption Hospital, Wayanad

11. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1. Mosquirix is a malarial vaccine approved by WHO in 2021
2. Cameroon- a African nation started malarial vaccine programme for children recently using Mosquirix

A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2

12. Operation AMRITH to tackle Antimicrobial resistance is a initiative of which state?

A. Tamilnadu
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Telangana

13. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1. Havisure is a indigenously developed vaccine for Hepatitis A
2. Havisure vaccine was a developed by a subsidiary of National Dairy development board

A. 1 ONLY
B. 2 ONLY
C. BOTH 1&2
D. NEITHER 1NOR2

14. In which year was ‘Clinical Trials registry’ in India started?

A. 2007
B. 2008
C. 2009
D. 2010

15. Ths drug ‘MEFTAL’ was seen recently in news. It is used for _

A. Antibacterial treatment
B. Painkiller
C. Treat common cold
D. Treat contaminated water