With reference to human beings, antibiotics are actually:

1. Anti life 2. Pro-life
3. Irrelevant to life 4. Defining life

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Match each item in Column I [Diazotroph] with the feature in Column II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

 

COLUMN I

 

COLUMN II

A.

Cyanobacteria

a.

Actinorhizal symbiont

B.

Frankia

b.

Do not form nodules

C.

Rhizobium

c.

Free-living nitrogen fixer

D.

Azotobacter

d.

Legume symbiont

Codes

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. b a c d
3. a b d c
4. b a d c
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The ‘Roquefort cheese’ is ripened by:

1. A fungus 2. A bacterium
3. An algae 4. Lichens
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‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts in southern India, is made by fermenting sap from:

1. Soyabean 2. Bamboo shoots
3. Palms 4. Sugarcane
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Biogas is a mixture of:
1. Methane, Carbon dioxide, and Hydrogen sulfide
2. Methane, Carbon dioxide, and Ammonia
3. Methane, Ammonia, and Hydrogen sulfide
4. Ammonia, Carbon dioxide, and Hydrogen sulfide

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During which stage of the sewage treatment are the microbes used?

1.  Primary 2.  Secondary
3.  Tertiary 4.  Quaternary
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Aspergillus niger is used in the commercial production of:

1. Citric acid 2. Acetic acid
3. Lactic acid 4. Butyric acid
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During the secondary or biological treatment of sewage water:

I. The BOD of the wastewater gets reduced significantly.
II. The activated sludge contains aerobic micro-organisms that can clump together.
III. The entire activated sludge is pumped into anaerobic sludge digesters.

1. Only I is correct
2. Only I and II are correct
3. I, II, and III are correct
4. I, II, and III are incorrect

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Methanogens do not produce:

1. oxygen 2. methane
3. hydrogen sulfide 4. carbon dioxide

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Which one of the following is not a nitrogen-fixing organism?

1.  Anabaena 2.  Nostoc
3.  Azotobacter 4.  Pseudomonas

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