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46 Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?
[1] Trichoderma harzianum
[2] Bacillus thuringiensis
[3] Xanthomonas campestris
[4] Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV)
Answer: Xanthomonas campestris
47 Which one of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product, while the remaining three are correct?
[1] Clostridium butylicum - lactic acid
[2] Aspergillus niger - citric acid
[3] Yeast – statins
[4] Acetobacter aceti - acetic acid
Answer: Clostridium butylicum - lactic acid

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48 Which one of the following plant is commonly used as green manure ?
[1] Cassia fistula
[2] Acacia nilotica
[3] Dalbergia sissoo
[4] Crotalaria juncea
Answer: Crotalaria juncea
49 Cyanobacteria serves as important biofertilizers in the fields of
[1] Rice
[2] Maize
[3] Wheat
[4] Sugar cane
Answer: Wheat
50 Which of the following is wrongly matched?
[1] Aloe – Medicine
[2] Petunia – Fumigatory
[3] Sesbania – Fodder
[4] Asparagus – Vegetable
Answer: Petunia – Fumigatory
51 Antibiotics mostly obtained from
[1] algae
[2] fungi
[3] actinomycetes
[4] both b and c
Answer: both b and c
52 Method of controlling pest that relies on natural predation rather than introduced chemical
[1] Predation
[2] Chemical control
[3] Biological control
[4] None of these
Answer: Biological control
53 . ----- serves as an important biofertlizer in paddy field
[1] Cyanobacteria
[2] Clostridium
[3] Mycorrhiza
[4] Frankia
Answer: Cyanobacteria
54 Biogas can be good substitute for
[1] fuel wood
[2] coal
[3] charcol
[4] oil and petrol
Answer: fuel wood
55 Which of the following is a gram-negative bacterium?
[1] Escherichia coli
[2] Bacillus subtilis
[3] Streptomyces coelicolor
[4] Amycolatopsis orientalis
Answer: Escherichia coli
56 Organism like Escherichia coli and Chlamydia trachomatis fall into which domain?
[1] Eukarya
[2] Archaea
[3] Bacteria
[4] Animalia
Answer: Bacteria
57 From which microorganism streptomycin is prepared?
[1] Sterptomyces ramous
[2] Sterptomyces antibiotics
[3] Sterptomyces nodosus
[4] Sterptomyces griseus
Answer: Sterptomyces griseus
58 The bacteria that grow on milk and convert it to curd
[1] Clostridium
[2] Lactobacillus
[3] Nitosomonas
[4] Acetobacter
Answer: Lactobacillus
59 The microbe that used in control of oil spills
[1] Methanobacterium
[2] Rhizobium
[3] Pseudomonas putida
[4] Bacillus thuringiensis
Answer: Pseudomonas putida
60 The free living fungus used as a biological control against several fungal pathogen of plants
[1] Trichoderma
[2] Pencillium
[3] Frankia
[4] Saccharomyces
Answer: Trichoderma

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