Microbes in Human Welfare questions
610 published questions with worked solutions.
- Consider the following statements about microbes as biocontrol agents: I. Trichoderma controls several soil-borne plant...
- Consider the following statements about biofertilisers: I. Rhizobium forms a symbiotic association with legume roots. II....
- Read the statement with two blanks: 'In sewage treatment, the floc consisting of bacteria held together by ...A... filaments...
- Read the statement with two blanks: 'Cattle dung is rich in ...A... bacteria, which is why it is extensively used for ...B......
- Which of the following is NOT correctly matched (organism - industrial/household product)?
- Which of the following is NOT a function performed by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in curd formation?
- Which of the following statements about baculoviruses as biocontrol agents is NOT correct?
- Which of the following is NOT an example of a biofertiliser organism?
- A dairy worker notices that milk left exposed to air for a long time at room temperature turns sour and thickens without any curd...
- A village wants to dispose of cattle dung and kitchen waste productively while also meeting part of its cooking-fuel needs. The...
- A pharmaceutical company wants to mass-produce an immunosuppressive drug for organ-transplant patients using microbial...
- A researcher finds that a particular Trichoderma strain inhibits the growth of a fungal pathogen causing root rot in a crop,...
- If a chemical disinfectant were accidentally added in a large quantity to a functioning biogas digester, the most likely...
- Which of the following correctly lists, in order, the three broad categories of organisms exploited as biofertilisers in NCERT's...
- Which of the following microbes is used in the industrial production of an enzyme employed to clarify fruit juices, as opposed to...
- Which of the following best explains why microbial fermentation is often economically preferred over purely chemical synthesis...
- Microbial technology, through the use of fermenters and downstream processing, primarily enables
- 'Downstream processing' in industrial microbiology refers to
- Which of the following best describes 'strain improvement,' as practised in industrial microbiology for antibiotic-producing...
- Which of the following correctly explains the main reason chemical pesticides and fertilisers are gradually being replaced by...
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