CS/B.Sc(H)(MOL-BIO)/SEM-6/MMB-602/2013
2013
MEDICAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :
10 × 1 = 10
i) In which year did National Institute of Health take lead
in recombinant DNA (rDNA) research regulation ?
a) 1970 b) 1974
c) 1980 d) 1985.
ii) In which year first DNA transfer was done into bone
marrow cells ?
a) 1975 b) 1980
c) 1982 d) 1987.
iii) In which year US office of Technology Assessment
stressed the difference between somatic and germ-line
therapy ?
a) 1982 b) 1984
c) 1987 d) 1989.
iv) In which year did NIH perform first approved gene
therapy procedure ?
a) 1985 b) 1990
c) 1997 d) 2003.
v) In which year was first fatality occurred in gene
therapy ?
a) 1995 b) 1999
c) 2001 d) 2003.
vi) in which year did FDA place a temporary halt on all
gene therapy trials using retroviral vectors in blood
stem cells ?
a) 1999 b) 2003
c) 2004 d) 2005.