Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel:

1. Bioinsecticidal plants

2. Bio-mineralization processes

3. Biofertilizers

4. Bio-metallurgical techniques 

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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AIPMT - 2005
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Match the items in column "A' and coloum 'B' and choose the correct answer 

Column I Column II
A. Lady bird  (i) Methano bacterium 
B. Mycorrhiza  (ii) Trichoderma 
C. Biological control (iii) Aphids
D. Biogas (iv) Glomus 

The correct answer is 

A B C D
(1)  ii  iv   iii   i
(2)  iii   iv  ii  i
(3)  iv  i  ii  iii 
(4)  iii  ii  i  iv
Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules | Microbes in Production of Biogas | Microbes in Biocontrol Agent | Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched:

1. Serratia – Drug addiction

2. Spirulina – Single-cell protein

3. Rhizobium – Biofertilizer

4. Streptomyces – Antibiotic 

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics | Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 71%
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AIPMT - 2004
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An example of endomycorrhiza is:

1. Glomus

2. Agaricus

3. Rhizobium

4. Nostoc

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Which one of the following helps in absorption of phosphorus from the soil by plants?

1.  Rhizobium

2.  Frankia

3.  Anabaena

4.  Glomus

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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From NCERT
AIPMT - 2011
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Which one of the following is not a biofertilizer?

1.  Rhizobium

2.  Nostoc

3.  Mycorrhiza

4.  Agrobacterium

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Mycorrhiza does not help the host plant in

1. enhancing its phosphorus uptake capacity

2. increasing its tolerance to drought

3. enhancing its resistance to root pathogens

4. increasing its resistance to insects

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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Which one of the following is not a nitrogen-fixing organism?

1. Anabaena

2. Nostoc

3. Azotobacter

4. Pseudomonas

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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Among the following pairs of microbes, which pair has both the microbes that can be used as biofertilizers?

1. Aspergillus and Rhizopus

2. Rhizobium and Rhizopus

3. Cyanobacteria and Rhizobium

4. Aspergillus and Cyanobacteria

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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NEET - 2019
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Which one of the following microbes forms a symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition?

1. Azotobacter

2. Aspergillus

3. Glomus

4. Trichoderma

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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AIPMT - 2012
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