The technique of growing plants under controlled conditions in a sterile medium is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The technique of growing plants under controlled conditions in a sterile medium is:
A. Genetic engineering
B. Tissue culture
C. Cloning
D. Hydroponics
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Tissue culture involves growing plant cells, tissues, or organs on a nutrient medium under aseptic conditions to produce clones or disease-free plants.

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Question #1
The hormone that stimulates milk production after childbirth is:
A. Estrogen
B. Progesterone
C. Prolactin
D. Oxytocin

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Prolactin, from the anterior pituitary, promotes mammary gland development and milk synthesis. Oxytocin triggers milk ejection. Estrogen and progesterone prepare breasts during pregnancy but inhibit milk secretion.

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Question #2
Consider statements about scientists: 1. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria. 2. Robert Koch established postulates for disease causation. 3. Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic streptomycin. Which are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe and describe living microorganisms, including bacteria, using his single-lens microscopes. Robert Koch formulated Koch's postulates, a set of criteria to establish that a specific microorganism causes a specific disease. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin; streptomycin was discovered by Selman Waksman. Thus, statements 1 and 2 are correct.

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Question #3
An individual with the genotype AaBb (if genes are unlinked) will produce how many types of gametes?
A. 8
B. 2
C. 4
D. 1

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
For an individual heterozygous at two unlinked loci (AaBb), the possible gamete combinations are AB, Ab, aB, ab, i.e., 4 types. This follows the law of independent assortment. Formula: 2^n, where n is the number of heterozygous gene pairs. Here n=2, so 2²=4. If genes are linked, recombination frequency determines the proportion.

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