1. acidophiles
2. alkaliphiles
3. thermoacidophiles
4. thermophiles
1. Pisolithus tinctorius
2. Pseudomonas cepacin
3. Gliocladium virens
4. Paecilomyces lilacinus
A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in the bioremediation of oil spills is a species of:
1. Pseudomonas
2. Trichoderma
3. Xanthomonas
4. Bacillus
Probiotics are:
1. safe antibiotics
2. cancer inducing microbes
3. new kind of food allergens
4. live microbial food supplement
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1. Methanogens - Gobar gas
2. Yeast - Ethanol
3. Streptomycetes - Antibiotic
4. Coliforms - Vinegar
Curing of tea leaves is brought by the activity of:
1. bacteria
2. mycorrhiza
3. viruses
4. fungi
1. bioremediation of contaminated soils
2. reclamation of wastelands
3. gene transfer in higher plants
4. biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1. Detergents-Lipase
2. Alcohol-Nitrogenase
3. Fruit juice-Pectinase
4. Textile-Amylase
Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?
1. Bacillus thuringiensis
2. Trichoderma harzianum
3. Nucleopolyhedrovirus(NPV)
4. Xanthomonas campestris
Which of the following plants you would select for the production of bioethanol?
1. Brassica
2. Zea mays
3. Pongamia
4. jatropha