An organism used as a bio-fertilizer for raising soybean crop is:
1. Azospirillum 2. Rhizobium
3. Nostoc 4. Azotobacter

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 66%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2011
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Select the correct statement from the following:

1. Biogas is produced by the activity of aerobic bacteria on animal waste
2. Methanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium found in the rumen of cattle
3. Biogas, commonly called gobar gas, is pure methane
4. Activated sludge-sediment in settlement tanks of sewage treatment plant is a rich source of aerobic bacteria

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 61%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2010
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A common biocontrol agent for the control of plant diseases is:

1. Baculovirus

2. Bacillus thuringiensis

3. Glomus

4. Trichoderma

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
 61%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2010
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The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is:

1. Rhizobium

2. Azospirillum

3. Oscillatoria

4. Frankia

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
Level 4: Below 35%
AIPMT - 2010
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Which one of the following is not used in organic farming?

1. Glomus

2. Earthworm

3. Oscillatoria

4. Snail

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 75%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2010
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Which of the following plants you would select for the production of bioethanol?

1. Brassica

2. Zea mays

3. Pongamia

4. jatropha

Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages |
 58%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2009
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Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?

1. Bacillus thuringiensis

2. Trichoderma harzianum

3. Nucleopolyhedrovirus(NPV)

4. Xanthomonas campestris

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
 80%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2009
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Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

1. Detergents-Lipase

2. Alcohol-Nitrogenase

3. Fruit juice-Pectinase

4. Textile-Amylase

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
 83%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2009
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Trichoderma harzianum has proved to be a useful micro-organism for:

1. bioremediation of contaminated soils

2. reclamation of wastelands

3. gene transfer in higher plants

4. biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2008
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Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of:

1. acidophiles

2. alkaliphiles

3. thermoacidophiles

4. thermophiles

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 61%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2008
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