41. Which aquatic fern performs nitrogen fixation?

A Azolla
B Nostoc
C Salvia
D Salvinia
Answer :   Azolla
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42. Which of the following is effective against severe chest pain & the pain of bone fractures

A Asafoetida
B Reserpine
C Morphine
D Codeine
Answer :   Morphine
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43. A free living nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium which can also form symbiotic association with the water fern Azolla is

A Tolypothrix
B Chlorella
C Nostoc
D Anabaena
Answer :   Anabaena
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44. The association between blue-green algae and fungi occurs in

A lichens
B symbiosis
C cannibism
D mycorrhiza
Answer :   lichens
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45. Which one of the following mineral elements plays an important role in biological nitrogen fixation

A Copper
B Manganese
C Zinc
D Molybdenum
Answer :   Molybdenum
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46. The first isolation of the very important alkaloid Reserpine was done by

A Mullers & schlittler
B Ander son
C La-condamine
D Siddiqui & siddiqui
Answer :   Mullers & schlittler
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47. Minerals known to be required in large amounts for plant growth include :

A calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper
B potassium, phosphorus, selenium, boron
C magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc
D phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium
Answer :   phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium
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48. The function of leg haemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is :

A inhibition of nitrogenase activity
B oxygen removal
C nodule differentiation
D expression of nif gene
Answer :   oxygen removal
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49. Which of the following is a nitrogen fixing organism

A Some BGA
B Rhizobium
C A and B both
D Aspergillus
Answer :   A and B both
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50. Which of the following is a free living aerobic nonphotosynthetic nitrogen-fixer?

A Rhizobium
B Azotobacter
C Azospirillum
D Nostoc
Answer :   Azotobacter
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