Sustainable agriculture - class-X
Description: sustainable agriculture | |
Number of Questions: 74 | |
Created by: Anumati Koshy | |
Tags: option b: biotechnology and bioinformatics microbes in human welfare introduction to microbiology sustainable agriculture let's regain our fields reaping gold from soil biology zoology |
Sporeine is primarily a
Which of the following institutes organises the training programs on various aspects of plant protection with an emphasis on integrated pests management?
Economic threshold injury indicates
Which of the following is an indication of the smallest number of insects that will cause yield losses equal to the insect management costs?
Biological control of pests is
Latest trend in plant disease control is
Which of the following process aims at suppressing the pests below economic injury level?
Concentration of insecticide in the animals of a species is known as
When a natural predator living being applied on the other pathogenic organisms to control them, this process is called as
Pyrethrin is extracted from
Biopesticides includes
A natural insecticide obtained from plants is
A common biocontrol agent for plant diseases is?
Thurioside is proteinaceous toxin obtained from
Which bacterium is used extensively as biopesticide?
Which is not used as a biopesticide?
Viruses of genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus are employed as.
Microbe used for biocontrol of pest butterfly caterpillars is?
Which of the following statements is correct with regard to biocontrol agents ?
Statement 1 : Biocontrol refers to the use of biological methods for controlling plant diseases and pests.
Statement 2 : Use of biocontrol measures will greatly reduce our dependence on toxic chemicals and pesticides.
Select the correct statement from the following
The rotenone is?
The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as
The plant pesticide pyrethrum is obtained from
Which of the following are biopesticides?
Integrated pest management (IPM) is also known as
Which of the following is a physical method of integrated pests management?
The regulated use of synthetic pesticides at specific times in a pest's life cycle is evaluated under which of the following stage of IPM?
The practices like hand-picking, barriers, traps, vacuuming and tillage to disrupt breeding is considered under
How many basic set of principles are included in integrated pests management?
Plant and animal quarantines are included in
Action threshold is
Monitoring includes observation which is further classified into
Monitoring includes
The practices like exclusion by screens, hand destruction are included in which of the following stage of integrated pests management?
The phenomenon of using a predator for controlling a pest is
Which is a microbial insecticide?
The first bioherbicide developed in $1981$ was based on
A third generation pesticide is
A major pest eradicated through release of sterile males is
The earliest pesticide was
Find out the pairs which are correctly matched.
a | Cyanobacteria | $1$ | Biopesticide |
---|---|---|---|
b | Mycorrhiza | $2$ | Solubilisation of phosphate |
c | Bacillus thuringiensis | $3$ | Cry protein |
d | Single cell protein | $4$ | Rhizobia |
Which one of the following is a neem product used as insect repellent?
Which proves to be effective biological control for nematodal pathogens of plants?
Devine and Collego are two trade names for
Trichoderma harzianum is useful for.
A biodegradable insecticide has been obtained from.
Which one of the following insecticides is of plant origin?
Which of these methods is not a part of environmental pest control?
The majority of Baculoviruses are used as biological control agents as.
Identify the set which has all organisms used in biological control of pests.
Which is not a mycoherbicide?
Select the correct statements out of (a - d)
(a) Single celled Spirulina can produce large quantities of food rich in protein, minerals and vitamins
(b) Body weight-wise the microorganism Methyliphilus methylotrophus produces several times more protein than a cow per day
(c) Button Mushroom is a rich source of vitamin C
(d) A rice variety has been developed which is very rich in calcium
An earliest natural bioinsecticide of chinese origin is ________________.
Match the items in column 'A' and column 'B' and choose correct answer.
Column A | Column B |
---|---|
(i) Lady bird | (A) Methanobacterium |
(ii) Mycorrhiza | (B) Trichodema |
(iii) Biological control | (C) Aphids |
(iv) Biogas | (D) Glomus |
The correct answer is:
Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein
Bt toxin kills insect by
Bt toxin genes have been expressed in plants in order to provide resistance against
(i) Lepidopterans and fungi
(ii) Animals and bacteria
(iii) Bacteria and fungi
(iv) Coleopterance and dipterans
(v) Lepidopterans
Bt toxin protein crystals present in bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, do not kill the bacteria themselves because
The free-living fungus Trichoderma can be used for:
What causes the inactive form of Bt toxin i.e. protoxin to get converted into its active form in the body of an insect?
Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?
Biopesticides are:
Given below is the list of few chemicals that are used for protection of crops
i) dalapon
How many of these are used as insecticides?
A biological control which is effective biocontrol agent for several plant pathogens :
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
Refer to the given dichotomous key and select the correct option.
I. (a) Fibre obtained from natural sources - Go to II
(b) Fibre obtained from chemical, - K
II. (a) It is a cellulosic fibre - Go to III
(b) It is a protein fibre. - Go to IV
III. (a) It is obtained from leaves. - L
(b) It is obtained from seeds.
IV. (a) It is obtained from mammals. - N
(b) It is obtained from an insect. - O
Which is useful as biological control ?
Third generation pesticides are
Natural insecticides are obtained mostly from microbes.
Microbe used for biocontrol of pest butterfly caterpillars is
Trichoderma harzianum has proved to be a useful microorganism for:
Which of the following statements regarding baculoviruses as biocontrol agents is/are correct ?