The scientist who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The scientist who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis is:
A. Robert Koch
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Joseph Lister
D. Edward Jenner
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Robert Koch identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the causative agent of tuberculosis in 1882, applying his postulates. He also discovered the cholera bacillus. Pasteur worked on vaccines, Jenner smallpox, Lister antisepsis.

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Question #1
Consider statements about biotechnology: 1. Genetic engineering can create transgenic organisms. 2. Cloning produces genetically identical copies. 3. Tissue culture is used for animal cloning only. Which are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Genetic engineering involves the direct manipulation of an organism's genome, often used to create transgenic organisms that contain foreign DNA (transgenes) for desired traits. Cloning is the process of producing genetically identical copies of a biological entity, ranging from genes to entire organisms. Tissue culture (micropropagation) is widely used for the rapid, large-scale propagation of plants from small explants in a sterile medium; it is not exclusively or primarily used for animal cloning. Thus, statements 1 and 2 are correct.

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Question #2
The process of cell death that is programmed and essential for normal development is:
A. Phagocytosis
B. Apoptosis
C. Autolysis
D. Necrosis

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Apoptosis is a genetically controlled, energy-dependent process of programmed cell death that removes unwanted, damaged, or infected cells without causing inflammation. It is vital for development (e.g., separation of digits in fingers) and tissue homeostasis. Necrosis is traumatic cell death causing inflammation. Autolysis is self-digestion after death, phagocytosis is engulfment.

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Question #3
Assertion (A): Restriction enzymes are used in recombinant DNA technology.
Reason (R): They cut DNA at specific recognition sequences.
A. A true, R false.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation.
C. A false, R true.
D. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Restriction endonucleases cut DNA at specific palindrome sequences, generating sticky or blunt ends, which can be ligated to vector DNA. This is the basis of genetic engineering. R explains A.

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