Download "Introduction to Biotechnology" Question Paper of B.A./B.Sc. (General) for 1st Semester.

B.A./B.Sc. (General) 

First Semester

Bio-Technology BIOT-Elect-Sem-I-T: 

Introduction to Biotechnology 

Time allowed: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 67

BIOT Attempt five questions in all including Question No. IX (Unit-III) which is compulsory and selecting two questions each from Unit I - II.

UNIT-I

I. a) Discuss the role of Escherichia coli as a model bacterium in Biotechnology.

b) Discuss the features of Drosophila melanogaster that make it an appropriate model organism. (7,6)

II. a) Explain the applications of white Biotechnology. 

b) Discuss the status of Biotechnology in developed countries. (6,7)

III. a) Discuss the role of Biotechnology in medicine. 

b) Explain objectives of any one centre for Biotechnology in India,(7,6)

IV a) Discuss the applications of viruses in Biotechnology 

b) Describe the role of for ligases in recombinant DNA technology (7,6)

UNIT - II 

V. a) Discuss the role of the sonication technique in Biotechnology

b) Describe the principle and working of the phase-contrast microscope. (7,6)

VI. a) Discuss the technique of agarose gel electrophoresis. 

b) Describe the principle of ion-exchange chromatography,(7,6)

VII. a) Discuss the different types of input devices in computers. 

b) Explain RAM and its role in computers. (7,6)

VIII.a) Describe multiplication theorem and its application. 

b) Discuss different types of data. (7,6)

UNIT -III

IX. Attempt the following:

a) Define model organism. 

b) Define green Biotechnology. 

c) What is GLP? 

d) Define biosafety. 

e) What is median?

 f) What is ROM? (6x2)

g) What is the principle of bright field microscopy? (3)