Which of the following serve as biofertilizer in paddy fields?
(1) Bacteria
(2) Yeast
(3) Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
(4) Fungi
The solids which settle after primary treatment of sewage are called:
(1) Primary sludge
(2) Activated sludge
(3) Flocs
(4) Total solids
Given below are three statements (A-B) each with one or more blanks. Select the option which correctly fills the blanks in the statements Statements:
| A. | Bioactive molecule, ________ is used as immunosuppressive agent in organ transplant patients, It is produced by the fungus ________. | 
| B. | Primary treatment of sewage involves physical removal of small and large particles through ________. | 
1. A - Antibiotic, Trichoderma polysporum; B - filtration and sedimentation
2. A - Cyclosporin A, Trichoderma polysporum; B - filtration and sedimentation
3. A - Cyclosporin A, Trichoderma polysporum; B - Centrifugation and sedimentation
4. A - Antibiotic, Trichoderma polysporum; B - Centrifugation and sedimentation
Given below are three statements (A-B) each with one or more blanks. Select the option which correctly fill the blanks in the statements Statements:
A. Microbes consume the major part of the organic matter in the effluent and reduce _________ of sewage.
B. Certain bacteria which grow anaerobically on cellulosic material, produce large amount of methane along with CO2 and H2. The bacteria are commonly called as _________ and one such common bacterium is _________. Options:
(1) A - CO2 demand; B - methanogens, Methanobacterium
(2) A - Carbon; B - methanogens, Methanobacterium
(3) A - biochemical oxygen demand; B - methanogens, Methanobacterium
(4) A - biochemical oxygen demand; B - Methylokorus infemorum
The below diagram shows a typical biogas plant. Which of the following four option, products labelled as A are correctly identified:
1. A - Sludge; B - Methane, Oxygen; C - Dung, water
2. A - Sludge; B - Methane, Carbon dioxide; C - Dung, water
3. A - Sludge; B - Ethylin, Carbon dioxide; C - Dung, water
4. A - Sludge; B - Methane, Carbon dioxide; C - Sewage
| 
 | Column-I | 
 | Column-II | 
| I. | Streptomyces       | A. | Nitrogen fixation | 
| II. | Rhizobium | B. | Source of antibiotics | 
| III. | Nitrosomonas | C. | Vinegar synthesis | 
| IV. | Acetobacter | D. | Nitrification | 
Which of the combinations is correct?
| 
 | I | II | III | IV | 
| (1) | B | A | D | C | 
| (2) | C | D | A | B | 
| (3) | A | B | C | D | 
| (4) | D | B | A | C | 
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| I. | Methanogens | A. | Microbial biocontrol agent | 
| II. | Organic wastes | B. | Penicillin | 
| III. | Bacillus thuringiensis | C. | Biochemical oxygen demand | 
| IV. | Penicillium notatum | D. | Methanobacterium | 
Which of the combinations is correct?
| I | II | III | IV | |
| (1) | B | A | D | C | 
| (2) | C | D | A | B | 
| (3) | D | C | A | B | 
| (4) | D | B | A | C | 
| 
 | Column-I | 
 | Column-II | 
| I. | Saccharomyces      | A. | Bacteria | 
| II. | Trichoderma | B. | Cyanobacteria | 
| III. | Lactobacillus | C. | Fungi | 
| IV. | Nostoc | D. | Yeast | 
Which of the combinations is correct?
| 
 | I | II | III | IV | 
| (1) | D | C | A | B | 
| (2) | C | D | A | B | 
| (3) | A | B | C | D | 
| (4) | D | B | A | C | 
| 
 | Column-I | 
 | Column-II | 
| I. | Statins | A. | Yeast | 
| II. | Ethanol | B. | Blood-cholesterol lowering agent | 
| III. | Dung | C. | Insect-resistant plant | 
| IV. | Bt-cotton | D. | Biogas | 
Which of the combinations is correct?
| 
 | I | II | III | IV | 
| (1) | B | A | D | C | 
| (2) | C | D | A | B | 
| (3) | A | B | C | D | 
| (4) | D | B | A | C | 
Following is the sewage treatment. In which of the following options, correct word for all the four numbers (1, 2, 3 and 4) are indicated:
(1) 1 - Large aeration tanks; 2 - Chemically agitation; 3 - High; 4 - Anaerobic
(2) 1 - Large aeration tanks; 2 - Mechanically agitation; 3 - Low; 4 - Anaerobic
(3) 1 - Large aeration tanks; 2 - Mechanically agitation; 3 - Low; 4 - Aerobic
(4) 1 - Large aeration tanks; 2 - Mechanically agitation; 3 - High; 4 - Anaerobic