The symbiotic association between fungi and roots of higher plants is called:
1. Lichen
2. Mycorrhiza
3. Biofertilizer
4. BOD
The organisms which are used to enrich the nutrient quality of the soil are called:
1. Mycorrhiza
2. Biofertilizers
3. Yeast
4. Methanogens
Which of the following serve as biofertilizer in paddy fields?
(1) Bacteria
(2) Yeast
(3) Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
(4) Fungi
The solids which settle after primary treatment of sewage are called:
(1) Primary sludge
(2) Activated sludge
(3) Flocs
(4) Total solids
Given below are three statements (A-B) each with one or more blanks. Select the option which correctly fills the blanks in the statements Statements:
| A. | Bioactive molecule, ________ is used as immunosuppressive agent in organ transplant patients, It is produced by the fungus ________. | 
| B. | Primary treatment of sewage involves physical removal of small and large particles through ________. | 
1. A - Antibiotic, Trichoderma polysporum; B - filtration and sedimentation
2. A - Cyclosporin A, Trichoderma polysporum; B - filtration and sedimentation
3. A - Cyclosporin A, Trichoderma polysporum; B - Centrifugation and sedimentation
4. A - Antibiotic, Trichoderma polysporum; B - Centrifugation and sedimentation
Given below are three statements (A-B) each with one or more blanks. Select the option which correctly fill the blanks in the statements Statements:
A. Microbes consume the major part of the organic matter in the effluent and reduce _________ of sewage.
B. Certain bacteria which grow anaerobically on cellulosic material, produce large amount of methane along with CO2 and H2. The bacteria are commonly called as _________ and one such common bacterium is _________. Options:
(1) A - CO2 demand; B - methanogens, Methanobacterium
(2) A - Carbon; B - methanogens, Methanobacterium
(3) A - biochemical oxygen demand; B - methanogens, Methanobacterium
(4) A - biochemical oxygen demand; B - Methylokorus infemorum
The below diagram shows a typical biogas plant. Which of the following four option, products labelled as A are correctly identified:
1. A - Sludge; B - Methane, Oxygen; C - Dung, water
2. A - Sludge; B - Methane, Carbon dioxide; C - Dung, water
3. A - Sludge; B - Ethylin, Carbon dioxide; C - Dung, water
4. A - Sludge; B - Methane, Carbon dioxide; C - Sewage
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 Column-I  | 
 
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 Column-II  | 
| 
 I.  | 
 Streptomyces        | 
 A.  | 
 Nitrogen fixation  | 
| 
 II.  | 
 Rhizobium  | 
 B.  | 
 Source of antibiotics  | 
| 
 III.  | 
 Nitrosomonas  | 
 C.  | 
 Vinegar synthesis  | 
| 
 IV.  | 
 Acetobacter  | 
 D.  | 
 Nitrification  | 
Which of the combinations is correct?
| 
 
  | 
 I  | 
 II  | 
 III  | 
 IV  | 
| 
 (1)  | 
 B  | 
 A  | 
 D  | 
 C  | 
| 
 (2)  | 
 C  | 
 D  | 
 A  | 
 B  | 
| 
 (3)  | 
 A  | 
 B  | 
 C  | 
 D  | 
| 
 (4)  | 
 D  | 
 B  | 
 A  | 
 C  | 
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| I. | Methanogens | A. | Microbial biocontrol agent | 
| II. | Organic wastes | B. | Penicillin | 
| III. | Bacillus thuringiensis      | 
C. | Biochemical oxygen demand | 
| IV. | Penicillium notatum | D. | Methanobacterium | 
Which of the combinations is correct?
| I | II | III | IV | |
| (1) | B | A | D | C | 
| (2) | C | D | A | B | 
| (3) | D | C | A | B | 
| (4) | D | B | A | C | 
| 
 
  | 
 Column-I  | 
 
  | 
 Column-II  | 
| 
 I.  | 
 Saccharomyces       | 
 A.  | 
 Bacteria  | 
| 
 II.  | 
 Trichoderma  | 
 B.  | 
 Cyanobacteria  | 
| 
 III.  | 
 Lactobacillus  | 
 C.  | 
 Fungi  | 
| 
 IV.  | 
 Nostoc  | 
 D.  | 
 Yeast  | 
Which of the combinations is correct?
| 
 
  | 
 I  | 
 II  | 
 III  | 
 IV  | 
| 
 (1)  | 
 D  | 
 C  | 
 A  | 
 B  | 
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 (2)  | 
 C  | 
 D  | 
 A  | 
 B  | 
| 
 (3)  | 
 A  | 
 B  | 
 C  | 
 D  | 
| 
 (4)  | 
 D  | 
 B  | 
 A  | 
 C  |