UPSC CAPF AC 2024 Paper 1 · Question 21

Question 21 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I (4 August 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2024 · P-I · Q21 · General Science · Science & Technology

   Which one among the following biotechnologies is applied to manufacture pharmaceutical products such as insulin, antibiotics and vaccines?

   1. White Biotechnology
   2. Red Biotechnology
   3. Green Biotechnology
   4. Blue Biotechnology

   निम्नलिखित में से किस जैवप्रौद्योगिकी का अनुप्रयोग औषधीय उत्पादों जैसे इन्सुलिन, प्रतिजैविकी (ऐन्टिबायोटिक्स) और टीकाओं (वैक्सीनों) के निर्माण के लिए किया जाता है?

   1. श्वेत (व्हाइट) जैवप्रौद्योगिकी
   2. लाल (रेड) जैवप्रौद्योगिकी
   3. हरित (ग्रीन) जैवप्रौद्योगिकी
   4. नील (ब्लू) जैवप्रौद्योगिकी
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   Answer: (2) Red Biotechnology

   उत्तर: (2) लाल (रेड) जैवप्रौद्योगिकी

   Red biotechnology is the medical and pharmaceutical branch, covering products such as recombinant insulin, antibiotics, vaccines and gene therapy. White biotechnology is industrial (enzymes, biofuels), green is agricultural (GM crops, biofertilisers) and blue is marine and aquatic.

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