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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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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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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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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Which of the following can be used as biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?

1. Lactobacillus

2. Trichoderma

3. Chlorella

4. Anabaena

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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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

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol-lowering agent?

1. Lipase 2. Cyclosporin A
3. Statin 4. Streptokinase
Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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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


Select the correct option:
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) 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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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

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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