NEET
Botany

Microbes In Biocontrol Agent

Low Priority
Consistency: 35%
Weightage: 7 / 20 Yrs

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Questions
9 MCQs

01
PYQ 2007
medium
botany ID: neet-200

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

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02
PYQ 2008
easy
botany ID: neet-200
Trichoderma harzianum has proved to be a useful micro-organism for:

1. bioremediation of contaminated soils

2. reclamation of wastelands

3. gene transfer in higher plants

4. biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens

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03
PYQ 2008
hard
botany ID: neet-200
Which one of the following proud elective for biological control of nematodal diseases in plants?

1. Pisolithus tinctorius

2. Pseudomonas cepacin

3. Gliocladium virens

4. Paecilomyces lilacinus

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04
PYQ 2009
easy
botany ID: neet-200

Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?

1. Bacillus thuringiensis

2. Trichoderma harzianum

3. Nucleopolyhedrovirus(NPV)

4. Xanthomonas campestris

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05
PYQ 2010
medium
botany ID: neet-201

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

1. Baculovirus

2. Bacillus thuringiensis

3. Glomus

4. Trichoderma

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06
PYQ 2012
medium
botany ID: neet-201

Which one of the following is an example of carrying out biological control of pests/diseases using microbes?

1. Trichoderma sp. against certain plant pathogens

2. Nucleopolyhedrovirus against white rust in Brassica

3. Bt-cotton to increase cotton yield

4. Ladybird beetle against aphids in mustard

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07
PYQ 2019
easy
botany ID: neet-201

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

1. Lactobacillus

2. Trichoderma

3. Chlorella

4. Anabaena

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08
PYQ 2019
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Select the correct group of biocontrol agents:

1. Nostoc, Azospirillum, Nucleopolyhedrovirus

2. Bacillus thuringiensis. Tobacco mosaic virus, Aphids

3. Trichoderma, Baculovirus, Bacillus thuringiensis

4. Oscilatoria, Rhizobium, Trichoderma

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09
PYQ 2020
easy
botany ID: neet-202

Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column-I

Column-II

(a)

Dragonflies

(i)

Biocontrol agents of several plant pathogens

(b)

Bacillus thuringiensis

(ii)

Get rid of mosquitoes

(c)

Glomus

(iii)

Narrow spectrum insecticidal applications

(d)

Baculoviruses

(iv)

Biocontrol agents of lepidopteran plant pests

(v)

Absorb phosphorus from soil

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (v) (iv) (i)
2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
4. (ii) (iv) (v) (iii)
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Preparing Microbes In Biocontrol Agent for NEET

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