Which of the following statements about viruses is correct ?
1. Viruses contain either DNA or RNA
2. Viruses possess their own metabolic system
3. Viruses are facultative parasites
4. Viruses are readily killed by antibiotics

Subtopic:  Virus, Viroids & Prions |
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Bacterial flagella are formed of
1. Amines
2. Proteins
3. Lipids
4. Carbohydrates

Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Surface Appendages |
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Barophilic prokaryotes
1. Occur in water containing high concentration of barium hydroxide
2. Grow slowly in alkaline frozen lakes at high altitude
3. Grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments
4. Readily grow and divide in sea water enriched with soluble salt of barium

Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Classification |

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Crown gall disease of plants is caused by
1. Ti-plasmid
2. Pi-plasmid
3. Virus
4. Protozoan

Subtopic:  Virus, Viroids & Prions |
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Auxospores and hormocysts are formed respectively by
1. Some diatoms and several cyanobacteria
2. Some cyanobacteria and several diatoms
3. Several cyanobacteria and several diatoms
4. Several diatoms and few cyanobacteria

Subtopic:  Kingdom Protista: Chrysophytes |

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Which of the following environmental conditions are essential for optimum growth of Mucor on a piece of bread?
(a) Temperature of about 25ºC
(b) Temperature of about 5%
(c) Relative humidity of about 5%
(d) Relative humidity of about 95%
(e) A shaded place
(f) A brightly illuminated place.
Choose the answer from the following options:

1. b, c and e only 2. a, c and e only
3. a, d and e only 4. b, d and e only
Subtopic:  Kingdom Fungi: Introduction |
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Which pair belongs to basidiomycetes?

1. Puffball and Claviceps 2. Peziza and Stink Horn
3. Morchella and Mushroom 4. Bracket fungi and Puffballs
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Which of the following is a filamentous nitrogen fixing bacterium is present in root nodules of non-leguminous plant?
1. Cicer arietinum
2. Casurina equisetifolia
3. Cycas revoluta
4. Crotalaria juncea

Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Life Process |

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Which is wrong about mycoplasma?
1. They are called PPLO
2. They are pleomorphic
3. They are sensitive to penicillin
4. They cause diseases in plants

Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Classification |
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In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria, archaea and eukarya), which one of the following statements is true about archaea
1. Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
2. Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes
3. Archaea resemble eukarya in all respects
4. Archaea have some novel features that are absent in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

Subtopic:  Kingdom Monera: Bacterial Classification |
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