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Microbes in Human Welfare · Question 43

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Which of the following is mainly produced by the activity of anaerobic bacteria on sewage ?

  1. Propane
  2. Mustard gas
  3. Marsh gas
  4. Laughing gas

Answer

(3) Marsh gas

Solution

In the anaerobic sludge digester, anaerobic bacteria (methanogens) digest the bacteria and fungi of the activated sludge.

⇒ A mixture of gases such as methane, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide (biogas) is produced.

∵ Methane (CH4) is commonly called marsh gas,

∴ marsh gas is mainly produced.

Answer: (3)

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2

An organism used as a Biofertilizer for raising soyabean crop is :

  1. Azotobacter
  2. Azospirillum
  3. Nostoc
  4. Rhizobium
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3

Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of :

  1. Clostridium
  2. Trichoderma
  3. Aspergillus
  4. Saccharomyces
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4

Continuous addition of sugars in 'fed batch' fermentation is done to :

  1. obtain antibiotics
  2. produce methane
  3. purify enzymes
  4. degrade sewage
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5

Organisms called Methanogens are most abundant in a :

  1. Polluted stream
  2. Hot spring
  3. Cattle yard
  4. Sulphur rock
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6

Which one of the following helps in absorption of phosphorus from soil by plants?

  1. Glomus
  2. Rhizobium
  3. Frankia
  4. Anabaena
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7

An example of endomycorrhiza is -

  1. Nostoc
  2. Rhizobium
  3. Glomus
  4. Agaricus
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8

Select the correct statement from the following:

  1. Methanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium found in rumen of cattle
  2. Activated sludge-sediment in settlement tanks of sewage treatment plant is a rich source of aerobic bacteria
  3. Biogas, commonly called gobar gas, is pure methane
  4. Biogas is produced by the activity of aerobic bacteria on animal waste
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9

A common biocontrol agent for the control of plant diseases is –

  1. Bacillus thuringiensis
  2. Trichoderma
  3. Glomus
  4. Baculovirus
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10

The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is –

  1. Azospirillum
  2. Frankia
  3. Rhizobium
  4. Oscillatoria
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11

Which one of the following is not used in organic farming ?

  1. Earthworm
  2. Oscillatoria
  3. Snail
  4. Glomus
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