1. A nitrogen-fixing microbe associated with Azolla in rice fields is:

A Spirulina
B Anabaena
C Frankia
D Tolypothrix
Answer :   Anabaena
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2. Which one of the following microbes forms symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition

A Azotobacter
B Aspergillus
C Glomus
D Trichoderma
Answer :   Glomus
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3. During the formation of bread it becomes porous due to release of $$CO_2$$  by the action of

A Yeast
B Bacteria
C Virus
D Protozoans
Answer :   Yeast
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4. Which one of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product, while the remaining three are correct ?

A Yeast - statins
B Acetobacter aceti - acid
C Clostridium butylicum - lactic acid
D Aspergillus niger - citric acid
Answer :   Clostridium butylicum - lactic acid
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5. Which one of the following is an example of carrying out biological control of pests/ diseases using microbes ?

A Trichoderma sp. against certain plant pathogens
B Nucleopolyhedrovirus against white rust in Brassica
C Bt - cotton to increase cotton yield
D Lady bird beetle against aphids in mustard
Answer :   Trichoderma sp. against certain plant pathogens
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6. Among the following pairs of microbes, which pair has both the microbes that can be used as biofertilisers?

A Aspergillus and Cyanobacteria
B Aspergillus and Rhizopus
C Rhizobium and Rhizopus
D Cyanobacteria and Rhizobium
Answer :   Cyanobacteria and Rhizobium
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7. Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?

A Trichoderma
B Chlorella
C Anabaena
D Lactobacillus
Answer :   Trichoderma
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8. Non-symbiotic nitrogen fixers are

A Azotobacter
B Pseudomonas
C soil fungi
D blue-green algae
Answer :   Azotobacter
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9. The organism, used for alcoholic fermentation, is

A Pseudomonas
B Penicillium
C Aspergillus
D Saccharomyces
Answer :   Saccharomyces
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10. Azotobacter and Bacillus polymyxa are the examples of

A symbiotic nitrogen-fixers
B non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixers
C ammonifying bacteria
D disease-causing bacteria
Answer :   non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixers
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