This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A common biocontrol agent for the control of the plant diseases, is A) Trichoderma. B) Baculovirus. C) Bacillus thuringiensis. D) Glomus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trichoderma. 2. Which of the following cyanobacteria can fix atmospheric nitrogen?A. NostocB. AnabaenaC. OscillatoriaD. Yeast A) A, C, D. B) C, D. C) A, C. D) A, B C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B C. 3. The BOD test measures the rate of uptake of oxygen by micro-organisms in a sample of water. Indirectly, BOD is a measure of: A) Inorganic matter. B) Organic matter. C) Toxicity. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic matter. 4. Citric acid is produced by- A) Acetobacter aceti (a bacterium). B) Yeast (a fungus). C) Aspergillus niger (a fungus). D) Streptococcus (a bacterium). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aspergillus niger (a fungus). 5. The source of the enzyme Streptokinase is: A) Staphylococcus. B) Streptococcus. C) Salmonella. D) Saccharomyces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streptococcus. 6. A bioactive compound used as clot buster for removing blood clots from blood vessels: A) Statins. B) Cyclosporin A. C) E-Ephedrine. D) Streptokinase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Streptokinase. 7. Fungi which form symbiotic associations with plants are ..... A) Rhizobium. B) Mycorrhiza. C) Azospirillum. D) Oscillatoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mycorrhiza. 8. In the mycorrhizal association, the fungal symbiont absorbs phosphorus from soil and passes it to the plant. What other benefits does the plant derive? A) 1 and 2 only. B) 2 and 3 only. C) 1 and 3 only. D) 1, 2, and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 2, and 3. 9. Which of the following show the competitive inhibition in the pathway of cholesterol synthesis? A) Cyclosporin A. B) Statins. C) Streptokinase. D) Citrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statins. 10. Which one controls the growth of strangler vine in citrus crops. A) Mycoherbicide. B) Baculoviruses. C) Nucleopolyhedrovirus. D) Cry toxin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mycoherbicide. 11. Yeast is an important source of A) Vitamin C. B) Riboflavin. C) Proteins. D) Sugars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Riboflavin. 12. Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of (a) vitamin D (b) vitamin A(c) vitamin B12 (d) vitamin E A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 13. 'Toddy', a traditional drink of some parts of southern India, is made by fermenting: A) Sap from palms. B) Roots of soyabean. C) Bamboo shoots. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sap from palms. 14. Bacillus thuringiensis is used for A) Fermentation of beer. B) Biopesticide. C) Antibiotic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biopesticide. 15. The technology of biogas production from cow dung was developed inIndia largely due to the efforts of: A) Gas Authority of India. B) Oil and Natural Gas Commission. C) Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Khadi & VillageIndustries Commission. D) Indian Oil Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Khadi & VillageIndustries Commission. 16. What are some examples of food made by fungi A) Bread. B) Cheese. C) Mushrooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. What is a beneficial relationship between a plant and a fungus called? A) Radiolarian. B) Eukaryotic. C) Photosynthesis. D) Mycorrhiza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mycorrhiza. 18. Which of the following antibiotics was discovered first? A) Streptomycin. B) Neomycin. C) Erythromycin. D) Penicillin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penicillin. 19. The organism used to digest polyurethane is a A) Aerobic bacterium. B) Anaerobic bacterium. C) Cyanobacteria. D) Endophytic fungus. E) Anaerobic fungus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endophytic fungus. 20. Which of the following microbes are used for the commercial production of citric acid? A) Xanthomonas citri. B) Azolla. C) Azospirillum. D) Aspergillus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aspergillus. 21. Match the bioactive molecule with its source and function: A) A-ii-b, B-i-c, C-iii-a. B) A-ii-c, B-i-b, C-iii-a. C) A-i-b, B-ii-c, C-iii-a. D) A-ii-b, B-iii-c, C-i-a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-i-b, B-ii-c, C-iii-a. 22. Trichoderma is an effective biocontrol agent for: A) Several plant pathogens. B) Butterfly caterpillars. C) Arthropods. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Several plant pathogens. 23. Scientists have introduced ..... gene into plants to impart resistance to insect pests. A) Ct gene. B) Bt gene. C) Tt gene. D) Mt gene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bt gene. 24. Organisms called Methanogens are most abundant in A) Hot springs. B) Sulphur rock. C) Cattle yard. D) Polluted stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cattle yard. 25. Assertion (A):Biogas is used as fuel for cooking and lightingReason(R):It is considered as ecofriendly and pollution free source of energy A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true But R is not correct explanation of A. C) A is true, but R is false. D) Both A and R are false. 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