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Microbes in Human Welfare · Question 10

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1

Identify the microorganism which is responsible for the production of an immunosuppressive molecule cyclosporin A :

  1. Trichoderma polysporum
  2. Clostridium butylicum
  3. Aspergillus niger
  4. Streptococcus cerevisiae

Answer

(1) Trichoderma polysporum

Solution

As per NCERT, cyclosporin A, which is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.

Clostridium butylicum produces butyric acid and Aspergillus niger produces citric acid.

Answer: (1)

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2

Match List-I with List-II Choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
  2. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
  3. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
  4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
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3

Which of the following is put into Anaerobic sludge digester for further sewage treatment?

  1. Effluents of primary treatment
  2. Primary sludge
  3. Floating debris
  4. Activated sludge
NEET (UG) 2020
4

Match the following columns and select the correct option.

  1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
  2. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
  3. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
  4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
NEET (UG) 2020
5

Select the correct group of biocontrol agents.

  1. Oscillatoria, Rhizobium, Trichoderma
  2. Nostoc, Azospirillum, Nucleopolyhedrovirus
  3. Bacillus thuringiensis, Tobacco mosaic virus, Aphids
  4. Trichoderma, Baculovirus, Bacillus thuringiensis
NEET (UG) 2019
6

Match the following organisms with the products they produce : Select the correct option.

  1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(v), (d)-(i)
  2. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(v)
  3. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(v), (d)-(iii)
  4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(v)
NEET (UG) 2019
7

Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?

  1. Anabaena
  2. Lactobacillus
  3. Trichoderma
  4. Chlorella
NEET (UG) 2019
8

Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent?

  1. Streptokinase
  2. Lipases
  3. Cyclosporin A
  4. Statin
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9

Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of

  1. vitamin D
  2. vitamin A
  3. vitamin B12
  4. vitamin E
NEET 2018
10

Select the mismatch :

  1. Rhodospirillum - Mycorrhiza
  2. Anabaena - Nitrogen fixer
  3. Rhizobium - Alfalfa
  4. Frankia - Alnus
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11

Which of the following in sewage treatment removes suspended solids ?

  1. Secondary treatment
  2. Tertiary treatment
  3. Primary treatment
  4. Sludge treatment
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