Identify the microorganism which is responsible for the production of an immunosuppressive molecule cyclosporin A :
1. Streptococcus cerevisiae 
2. Trichoderma polysporum 
3. Clostridium butylicum 
4. Aspergillus niger

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Match List - I with List - II

List - I List - II
(a) Aspergillus Niger (i) Acetic Acid
(b) Acetobacter aceti (ii) Lactic Acid
(c) Clostridium bretylium (iii) Citric Acid
(d) Lactobacillus (iv) Butyric Acid

 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
2. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
3. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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Cyclosporin A, used as an immuno-suppression agent, is produced from:

1. Monascus purpureus

2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae

3. Penicillium notatum

4. Trichoderma polysporum

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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column I 

Column II

(a)

Dragonflies

(i)

Biocontrol agents of several plant pathogens

(b)

Bacillus thuringiensis

(ii)

Get rid of mosquitoes

(c)

Glomus

(iii)

Narrow spectrum insecticidal applications

(d)

Baculoviruses

(iv)

Biocontrol agents of lepidopteran plant pests

(v)

Absorb phosphorus from soil

 
Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (v) (iv) (i)
2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
4. (ii) (iv) (v) (iii)

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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For the commercial and industrial production of Citric Acid, which of the following microbes is used?

1. Aspergillus niger

2. Lactobacillus sp

3. Saccharomyces cerevisiae

4. Clostridium bretylium

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Which of the following is put into Anaerobic sludge digester for further sewage treatment?

1. Floating debris 

2. Effluents of primary treatment

3. Activated sludge 

4. Primary sludge 

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Match the following  microorganism with product

Column - I Column - II
(a) Clostridium butylicum (i) Cyclosporin A
(b) Trichoderma polysporunt (ii) Butyric acid
(c) Monascus purpureus (iii) Citric acid
(d) Aspergillus niger (iv) Blood cholesterol lowering agent
 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
2. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
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Among the following pairs of microbes, which pair has both the microbes that can be used as biofertilizers?

1. Aspergillus and Rhizopus

2. Rhizobium and Rhizopus

3. Cyanobacteria and Rhizobium

4. Aspergillus and Cyanobacteria

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Which of the following statements about methanogens is not correct?

1. They can be used to produce biogas.
2. They are found in the rumen of cattle and their excreta.
3. They grow aerobically and breakdown cellulose-rich food.
4. They produce methane gas.

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For a biocontrol agent to be part of an integrated pest management, it should be:

1. species-specific and symbiotic

2. free living and broad spectrum

3. narrow spectrum and symbiotic

4. species-specific and inactive on non-target organisms

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