Select the correct group of biocontrol agents:
1. Nostoc, Azospirillum, Nucleopolyhedrovirus
2. Bacillus thuringiensis. Tobacco mosaic virus, Aphids
3. Trichoderma, Baculovirus, Bacillus thuringiensis
4. Oscilatoria, Rhizobium, Trichoderma
Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol-lowering agent?
| 1. | Lipase | 2. | Cyclosporin A |
| 3. | Statin | 4. | Streptokinase |
Match the following :
|
(a) |
Lactobacillus |
(i) |
Cheese |
|
(b) |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
(ii) |
Curd |
|
(c) |
Aspergillus niger |
(iii) |
Citric Acid |
|
(d) |
Acetobacter aceti |
(iv) |
Bread |
|
(v) |
Acetic acid |
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | (v) |
| 2. | (ii) | (iv) | (v) | (iii) |
| 3. | (ii) | (iv) | (iii) | (v) |
| 4. | (iii) | (iv) | (v) | (i) |
Which of the following can be used as biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?
1. Lactobacillus
2. Trichoderma
3. Chlorella
4. Anabaena
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1. Methanogens - Gobar gas
2. Yeast - Ethanol
3. Streptomycetes - Antibiotic
4. Coliforms - Vinegar
Probiotics are:
1. safe antibiotics
2. cancer inducing microbes
3. new kind of food allergens
4. live microbial food supplement
A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in the bioremediation of oil spills is a species of:
1. Pseudomonas
2. Trichoderma
3. Xanthomonas
4. Bacillus
1. Pisolithus tinctorius
2. Pseudomonas cepacin
3. Gliocladium virens
4. Paecilomyces lilacinus
1. bioremediation of contaminated soils
2. reclamation of wastelands
3. gene transfer in higher plants
4. biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in river water:
| 1. | remains unchanged when algal bloom occurs |
| 2. | has no relationship with the concentration of oxygen in the water |
| 3. | gives a measure of Salmonella in the water |
| 4. | increases, when sewage gets mixed with river water |