Q. No.The technology of biogas production from cow dung was developed in India largely due to the efforts of:
1.
Gas Authority of India
2.
Oil and Natural Gas Commission
3.
Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Khadi & Village Industries Commission
4.
Indian Oil Corporation
The free-living fungus Trichoderma can be used for:
1. killing insects
2. biological control of plant diseases
3. controlling butterfly caterpillars
4. producing antibiotics
Mycorrhiza does not help the host plant in:
| 1. | Enhancing its phosphorus uptake capacity |
| 2. | Increasing its tolerance to drought |
| 3. | Enhancing its resistance to root pathogens |
| 4. | Increasing its resistance to insects |
Which one of the following is not a nitrogen-fixing organism?
| 1. | Anabaena | 2. | Nostoc |
| 3. | Azotobacter | 4. | Pseudomonas |
Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by:
| 1. | a machine |
| 2. | a bacterium that produces methane gas |
| 3. | a bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide |
| 4. | a fungus that releases a lot of gases during its metabolic activities. |
The residue left after methane production from cattle dung is:
| 1. | burnt | 2. | buried in landfills |
| 3. | used as manure | 4. | used in civil construction |
Match the items in Column ‘A’ and Column ‘B’ and choose the correct answer:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Lady bird | i. | Methanobacterium |
| B. | Mycorrhiza | ii. | Trichoderma |
| C. | Biological control | iii. | Aphids |
| D. | Biogas | iv. | Glomus |
The correct answer is:
1. A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i
2. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i
3. A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii
4. A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1. Serratia - Drug addiction
2. Spirulina - Single cell protein
3. Rhizobium - Biofertilizer
4. Streptomyces - Antibiotic
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