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When the human version of insulin was available to control blood glucose level?
a) 1960 

b) 1972                 

c) 1978 

d) 1982

d

For making insulin, which organism was used to insert human gene?
a) plants               

b) bacteria           

c) yeast

d) cow

b

What is the next aim of biotechnology to bring advancement in insulin drug?
a) to bring edible insulin    
b) to bring inhaled insulin
c) to bring injected insulin                 
d) to bring insulin pills

b

Which of the following hormone/s is/are produced through biotechnology?
a) growth hormone                             

b) thymosin
c) testosterone                     

d) both a and b

d

Thymosin is a hormone which can be useful in treating?
a) lung cancer                      

b) AIDS
c) brain cancer                   

d) TB

c

Explanation:Thymosins are small proteins present in many animal tissues. They are named thymosins because they were originally isolated from the thymus, but most are now known to be present in many other tissues.


Which of the following is the most effective method for disease prevention and control?
a) sanitation                        

b) vaccination
c) medication                      

d) isolation

b