| Statement I: | Aphids and mosquitoes are natural pests. |
| Statement II: | Lady bird and dragonflies are natural pests controllers. |
| List I | List II | ||
| A. | Clostridium butylicum | I. | Ethanol |
| B. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | II. | Streptokinase |
| C. | Trichoderma Polysporum | III. | Butyric acid |
| D. | Streptococcus sp. | IV. | Cyclosporin-A |
| I: | biological fixation of CO2. |
| II: | biological fixation of atmospheric dinitrogen. |
| I: | The plant makes organic molecules by photosynthesis and supplies them to the fungus in the form of sugars or lipids. |
| II: | The fungus supplies the plant with water and mineral nutrients, such as phosphorus, taken from the soil. |
| I: | Azospirillum |
| II: | Azotobacter |
| III: | Rhizobia |
| IV: | Frankia |
| 1. | The use of the chemical fertilisers has contributed significantly to this pollution. |
| 2. | Biofertilisers are organisms that enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. |
| 3. | The main sources of biofertilisers are bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria. |
| 4. | Chemical fertilizers are integral and essential component of organic farming. |
| Assertion (A): | The use of pathogens like baculoviruses as biocontrol agent in ecologically sensitive areas should be avoided. |
| Reason (R): | Baculoviruses are broad spectrum general insecticides. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
| 2. | (A) is True; (R) is False |
| 3. | (A) is False; (R) is False |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| 1. | It is being developed as a biological control agent. |
| 2. | It is a fungicide. |
| 3. | It lives in symbiosis with roots of vascular plants. |
| 4. | It is very common in the root ecosystems. |