Mycorrhiza does not help the host plant in:

1. Enhancing its phosphorus uptake capacity
2. Increasing its tolerance to drought
3. Enhancing its resistance to root pathogens
4. Increasing its resistance to insects

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

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

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by:

1. a machine
2. a bacterium that produces methane gas
3. a bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide
4. a fungus that releases a lot of gases during its metabolic activities.
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The residue left after methane production from cattle dung is:

1. burnt 2. buried in landfills
3. used as manure 4. used in civil construction
Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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Methanogens do not produce:

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

Subtopic:  Microbes in Production of Biogas |
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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:

1. A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i

2. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i

3. A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii

4. A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 
1. Serratia - Drug addiction
2. Spirulina - Single cell protein
3. Rhizobium - Biofertilizer
4. Streptomyces - Antibiotic 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products | Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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A major component of gobar gas is:

1. Methane 2. Ethane
3. Butane 4. Ammonia
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For retting of jute the fermenting microbe used is  
1. Mesophilic bacteria
2. Helicobacter pylori
3. Butyric acid bacteria
4. Streptococcus lactis 

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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel 
1. Bio Insecticidal plants
2. Biomineralization processes
3. Biofertilizers
4. Bio-metallurgical techniques

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