Veterinary Biotechnology MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. What is the main purpose of veterinary biotechnology? (A) Enhance food taste (B) Improve animal health, production, and disease control (C) Promote plant growth only (D) Replace veterinary surgeons 2. Recombinant DNA technology is primarily used to: (A) Treat fractures (B) Modify genetic material (C) Remove toxins from feed (D) Measure blood pressure 3. Which technique is commonly used for cloning animals? (A) In vitro fertilization (B) Somatic cell nuclear transfer (C) Artificial insemination (D) Embryo splitting 4. The first cloned mammal using somatic cell nuclear transfer was: (A) Dolly the sheep (B) Polly the goat (C) Daisy the cow (D) Molly the mouse 5. PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is used for: (A) Amplifying DNA sequences (B) Digesting proteins (C) Synthesizing RNA only (D) Detecting minerals 6. ELISA is commonly used in veterinary biotechnology to: (A) Count red blood cells (B) Detect specific antigens or antibodies (C) Measure blood pH (D) Enhance feed digestibility 7. Which enzyme is used to cut DNA at specific sites? (A) Ligase (B) DNA polymerase (C) Restriction endonuclease (D) Helicase 8. Gene therapy in animals is aimed at: (A) Enhancing coat color (B) Treating genetic disorders (C) Increasing appetite (D) Altering bone structure 9. The term “transgenic animal” refers to: (A) Animal with natural genetic traits (B) Animal with artificially introduced genes (C) Hybrid animal only (D) Sterile animal 10. Which vector is commonly used in animal genetic engineering? (A) Bacteriophage (B) Retrovirus (C) Plasmid (D) All of the above 11. What does CRISPR-Cas9 mainly do? (A) Repair proteins (B) Edit specific DNA sequences (C) Increase hormone secretion (D) Destroy unwanted tissues 12. Stem cell technology is useful in: (A) Tissue regeneration (B) Gene silencing (C) Blood cell destruction (D) Feed formulation 13. Monoclonal antibodies are produced by: (A) B lymphocytes and myeloma cells (B) Only T cells (C) Erythrocytes (D) Fibroblasts 14. The term “biopharming” refers to: (A) Use of animals to produce pharmaceuticals (B) Cultivation of bacteria only (C) Hydroponic farming (D) Feed fermentation 15. Which animal was the first genetically modified to produce human protein in milk? (A) Goat (B) Sheep (C) Cow (D) Pig 16. DNA fingerprinting helps in: (A) Disease treatment only (B) Identifying genetic relationships and individuals (C) Counting cell numbers (D) Estimating feed intake 17. Which method is used for producing vaccines using biotechnology? (A) Recombinant DNA technology (B) Conventional heating (C) Salting out (D) Manual inactivation 18. Recombinant vaccines are: (A) Derived from inactivated pathogens (B) Produced using genetic engineering (C) Always live vaccines (D) Made from herbal extracts 19. Which hormone is commonly produced using recombinant biotechnology in dairy cattle? (A) Oxytocin (B) Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) (C) Cortisol (D) Prolactin 20. The main advantage of DNA vaccines is: (A) Immediate immune response (B) No risk of causing the disease (C) Requires high temperature storage (D) Always injectable only 21. A major risk of cloning is: (A) Genetic uniformity leading to disease susceptibility (B) Increased fertility (C) Enhanced biodiversity (D) Reduced feed intake 22. The genome editing technique TALENs stands for: (A) Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (B) Targeted Animal Lactation Enzyme Nucleotides (C) Tissue Activated Ligand Editing Nucleic system (D) Transgenic Allele Ligase Editing Network 23. Xenotransplantation involves: (A) Transplanting animal organs into humans (B) Transplanting organs within the same species (C) Cloning embryos (D) Using synthetic implants only 24. Which animal is commonly used as a model in genetic engineering? (A) Dog (B) Mouse (C) Elephant (D) Buffalo 25. Pluripotent stem cells can: (A) Differentiate into almost all cell types (B) Only form skin cells (C) Remain inactive (D) Produce hormones 26. Which technique is used for animal sex determination at the embryo stage? (A) Karyotyping (B) Ultrasonography (C) Flow cytometry (D) Electroencephalography 27. Knockout animals are created by: (A) Deleting or inactivating specific genes (B) Feeding special diets (C) Crossbreeding (D) Embryo freezing 28. Recombinant insulin was first produced in: (A) Cattle (B) Sheep (C) Bacteria (D) Goat 29. The term “bioreactor” refers to: (A) Device for DNA cutting (B) System for growing cells or organisms to produce biological products (C) Animal tissue freezer (D) Blood sampling machine 30. Which is an example of a live recombinant vaccine in veterinary use? (A) Rabies killed vaccine (B) Poxvirus-based rinderpest vaccine (C) Foot-and-mouth inactivated vaccine (D) Tetanus toxoid 31. Microinjection technique is used in: (A) Gene transfer to animal embryos (B) Detecting parasites (C) Counting leukocytes (D) Removing toxins 32. Which is a potential application of nanotechnology in veterinary science? (A) Targeted drug delivery (B) Rapid diagnostics (C) Vaccine enhancement (D) All of the above 33. Which term describes animals producing human antibodies? (A) Pharming animals (B) Transgenic antibody animals (C) Monoclonal livestock (D) Genomic antibody herds 34. Somatic cell nuclear transfer involves: (A) Replacing the nucleus of an egg cell with a somatic cell nucleus (B) Mixing two sperms (C) Fertilizing an egg externally (D) Removing mitochondria from egg cells 35. The major ethical concern in animal biotechnology is: (A) Cost of research (B) Animal welfare and genetic manipulation ethics (C) Need for vaccination (D) Transport costs 36. Which gene-editing tool uses guide RNA? (A) ZFNs (B) CRISPR-Cas9 (C) TALENs (D) Polymerase 37. Which of the following is NOT a biotechnological tool? (A) Electrophoresis (B) Recombinant DNA (C) Artificial insemination (D) Pasteurization 38. The primary component of a plasmid is: (A) Protein chain (B) Circular DNA molecule (C) RNA loop (D) Lipid bilayer 39. Recombinant interferons are used in veterinary medicine for: (A) Enhancing appetite (B) Treating viral infections (C) Increasing weight gain (D) Inducing lactation 40. A key benefit of marker-assisted selection is: (A) Faster genetic improvement (B) Increased feed cost (C) Lower fertility (D) Eliminates need for breeding 41. Which biotechnological process is used in embryo transfer? (A) Superovulation and in vitro fertilization (B) Pasteurization (C) Thermal processing (D) Autoclaving 42. Recombinant DNA is formed by: (A) Joining DNA fragments from different sources (B) Heating DNA (C) Breaking proteins (D) Cutting lipids 43. The major application of biosensors in veterinary biotechnology is: (A) Detecting pathogens (B) Counting platelets (C) Cleaning wounds (D) Enhancing pigmentation 44. Which organism is commonly used in production of veterinary probiotics? (A) Escherichia coli (pathogenic) (B) Lactobacillus species (C) Plasmodium (D) Salmonella typhi 45. Which is a major disadvantage of transgenic animal production? (A) High cost and technical complexity (B) Unlimited reproduction (C) Reduced disease control (D) Decreased product quality always 46. Recombinant DNA vaccines work by: (A) Killing the animal (B) Expressing antigens that induce immunity (C) Reducing cell count (D) Blocking hormones 47. Genetic markers are used to: (A) Track inheritance of traits (B) Destroy DNA (C) Increase digestion (D) Change hormones 48. Which technology is used in creating disease-resistant animals? (A) Gene editing (B) Thermal processing (C) Pasteurization (D) Deep freezing 49. The term βgenomeβ refers to: (A) Total proteins in an organism (B) Complete set of genetic material (C) Only the RNA content (D) Enzyme composition 50. Which is an example of in vitro biotechnology application? (A) Embryo culture in the laboratory (B) Pasture management (C) Natural breeding (D) Open grazing