Match the items in Column ‘A’ and Column ‘B’ and choose the correct answer.

Column I Column II
A.  Lady bird i. Methanobacterium
B.  Mycorrhiza  ii. Trichoderma
C.  Biological control  iii.  Aphids
D.  Biogas  iv. Glomus

The correct answer is:

 A   B   C   D 
1.  ii  iv  iii  i
2.  iii  iv  ii  i
3.  iv  i  ii  iii
4.  iii  ii  i  iv

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The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is:

1. vitamin C 2. vitamin D
3. vitamin B12 4. vitamin E
Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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Consider the following statements:

I:  Statins, used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents, are derived from Monascus purpureus
II:  Cyclosporin A, derived from Trichoderma, is used as an immunosuppressant
III:  Baculoviruses, in the genus Nucleopolyhederovirus, are species-specific, broad-spectrum insecticides

Which of the above statements are true?

1.I and II only2.I and III only
3.II and III only4.I, II and III

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Study the two images given below:
I: The upper half of the figure shows a very popular variety of cheese known as French Cheese.
II: The lower half of the diagram shows the microbe responsible for the ripening of this cheese and this microbe is a bacterium called as Propionibacterium shermanii.
Mark the correct choice from the options given below:
1.  Only Statement I is correct     
2.  Only Statement II is correct
3.  Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4.  Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct    
Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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The figure shows the steps in production of biogas. Identify the options where the description given  are correct for the steps enumerated in the diagram:
I. Step 1 is hydrolysis where complex organic molecules are hydrolysed
II. Step 2 is acidogenesis where small organic molecules are converted to fatty acid
III. Step 3 is acetogenesis
IV. Step 4 is methanogenesis
Mark the correct option:
1. Only II and III 2. Only I, III and IV
3. Only I, II and IV 4. I, II, III and IV
Subtopic:  Microbes in Production of Biogas |
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The diagram shows a schematic representation of stages of sewage water treatment in a STP. Identify the correct statements:
 
Statement I:  Primary treatment removes material that will either float or readily settle out by gravity.
Statement II:  Secondary treatment removes the soluble organic matter that escapes primary treatment.
 
1.  Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
2.  Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3.  Statement I is correct and Statement II is correct
4.  Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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The figure shows mycorrhiza [white threads] in rhizosphere. Identify the correct statements regarding this mutualist symbiotic relationship:
Statement I:  The plant makes organic molecules such as sugars by photosynthesis and supplies them to the fungus. The fungus supplies to the plant water and mineral nutrients, such as phosphorus, taken from the soil.
Statement II:  Mycorrhizal plants are often more resistant to diseases, such as those caused by microbial soil-borne pathogens.
 
1.  Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
2.  Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3.  Statement I is correct and Statement II is correct
4.  Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is incorrect
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The figure shows Azolla [mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern]. The plant is ecologically important because:
Statement I:  They form a symbiotic relationship with the cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae.
Statement II:  Anabaena azollae is an extracellular endosymbiont (living outside the host's cells) which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
 
1.  Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
2.  Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3.  Statement I is correct and Statement II is correct
4.  Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is incorrect
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The figure shows two important organisms used as biocontrol agents.
Statement I:  Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms.
Statement II:  The upper half shows the Dragonfly that is predator of aphids and the lower half is the Ladybird that is the predator of mosquito.
Mark the correct choice from the options given below:
1.  Only statement I
2.  Only Statement II
3.  Both Statement I and Statement II
4.  Neither Statement I nor Statement II
Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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Which of the following fermented beverages is likely to have the least ethyl alcohol content?

1.  Whisky 2.  Brandy
3.  Rum 4.  Beer
Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics | Chemistry of Fermented Beverages |
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