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Biofertilizers and Biopesticides

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What are biofertilisers?

  1. Manure

  2. Organisms used to improve fertility of soil

  3. Organic chemicals

  4. Organisms which naturally increases fertility of soil


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Biofertilisers are organisms which increase the nutrient availability in crop plants directly or through soil enrichment.

Which nutrient is required in small quantity by plants?

  1. N

  2. P

  3. K

  4. Fe


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Iron (Fe) is a micronutrient and is required in small quantity by plants.

Which organism is used in vermicompost method of preparation of organic manure?

  1. Rhizobium

  2. Earthworm

  3. Ant

  4. Azolla


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Earthworm is used in vermicompost method of preparation of organic manure.

Which nutrient is given to the plants by symbiotic bacteria?

  1. Nitrogen

  2. Oxygen

  3. Phosphorous

  4. Carbon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Symbiotic bacteria gives nitrogen to plants.

Why is phosphorous (P) is not effective in strongly acidic or basic soils?

  1. P reacts with acidic or basic soils to form toxic compounds.

  2. P is insoluble in strongly acidic or basic soils.

  3. High alkalinity or acidity leads to poor absorption.

  4. P gets converted into gas on coming in contact with acidic or basic soil.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

P is insoluble in strongly acidic or basic soils. Phosphorus can react strongly with Fe and Al components of acid tropical soils, thereby becoming unavailable for plant uptake

With which organism does Nostoc punctiformae form symbiotic association?

  1. Anabana

  2. Azospirrilum

  3. Anthoceros

  4. Azolla pinnata


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nostoc forms symbiotic association with anthoceros.

Azotobacter is

  1. phosphate solubilising bacteria

  2. symbiotic bacteria

  3. non-symbiotic bacteria

  4. gram positive bacteria


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Azotobacter is non-symbiotic bacteria.

What is VAM?

  1. Ectomycorrhiza fungus

  2. Endomycorrrhiza fungus

  3. Ectoparasite

  4. Endoparasite


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

VAM is an endomycorrhizal fungus.

What is Bacillus thuringiensis used as?

  1. Biofertiliser

  2. Biopesticide

  3. Weedicide

  4. Fungicide


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

B. thuringiensis is used as a biopesticide.

Bacteria having siderophores act as

  1. biofertilisers

  2. iron-chelation agents

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. biopesticide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bacteria having siderophores act as both biofertilisers and iron-chelation agents.

What is cochineal insect used as?

  1. Biofertiliser

  2. Bioinsecticide

  3. Bioherbicide

  4. Biopesticide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cochineal insect is used as bioherbicide.

Use of praying mantis to kill aphids is an example of

  1. bioinsecticide

  2. biopesticide

  3. bioweedicide

  4. symbiotic association


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Use of praying mantis to kill aphids isĀ  an example of bioinsecticide.

What function does Pseudomonas straita perform?

  1. It solubilises phosphorous.

  2. It kills weeds.

  3. It provides nitrogen to plants.

  4. It is used as bioinsecticide.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pseudomonas straita solubilises phosphorous in soil.

Which of the following is not a blue-green algae?

  1. Anabena

  2. Nostoc

  3. Azolla

  4. Microcystis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Azolla is a pteridophyte (fern).

Azadiractin is obtained from

  1. oak

  2. tobacco

  3. neem

  4. dhatura


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Azadiractin is obtained from neem.

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