APPLICATION BIOLOGY

1. 2. 3. !. 5. '. (. ). ,. 10. 11. 12. 13. 1!. 15. 1'. 1(. 1). 1,. 20. 21. 22. The pesticide most toxic to vertebrates is a. carbamates b. organophosphates c. organochlorides d. nicotine e. none of these Loss of agricultural productivity due to pest and disease is a. 5% b. 10% c. 15% d. 30% e. 50% Transgenic crop developed to tolerate herbicide is a. tomato b. tobacco c. both a and b d. sunflo er e. none "atural insecticide a#adiractin is obtained from a. fungus b. algae c. neem d. tobacco e. none $%& is a. endomycorrhi#a b. ectomycorrhi#a c. bioinsecticide d. bioherbicide e. none The nitrogen fixing symbiotic organism present in the leaves of %#olla is a. anabaena b. a#ospirillum d. aulosira d. nostoc e. none The best biofertili#er for rice is a. rhi#obium b. bacillus c. a#ospirillum d. bradyrhi#obium e. none *ertili#ers applied to crop plants + pollute a. ater resourcesb. soil resources c. both ater and soil resources e. none % manure supplied to the plant a. nitrogen b. phoaphorous c. potassium d. all nutrients e. none -erm plasm contains a. reproductive cells b. somatic cells c. both a and b d. leaf e. none The native place of .evea rubber is a. /ndia b. malasia c. mexico d. asia minor e. bra#il 0hich of these is solar energy converter a. chlorella b. mucorc. agaricus d. rhi#obium d. none 1estriction endo nuclease a. specific for each gene b. common to all genes c. common to all 1"%s d. common to all organisms d. none 1eproducing ne plants by cells instead of seeds is 2no n as a. bio fertili#er b. mutation c. tissue culture d. antibodies e. none 3ne of the plants introduced from old orld to ne orld is a. potato b. rice c. s eet potato d. mai#e e. none The main source of bio fertili#ers are a. cyanobacteria b. fungi c. bacteria d. all these e. none 0hich of the follo ing is a green manure a. sebania b. mai#e c. rice d. sorghum e. none 0hich of the follo ing is an aneuploid a. diploid b. triploid c. trisomic d. tetraploid e. autotetraploid 0hich of the follo ing is a fungicide a. 2+!45 b. 55T c. 6.7 d. 6ordeaux mixture e. none 0hich of the follo ing most commonly used for green manuaring in /ndia a. 8un hem b. Lentil c. 7o pea d. all these e. none 6iopiracy is related to hich of the follo ing a. traditional 2no ledge b. bio molecules and bio resources c. genes isolated from bio resourcesd. bio resources e. all these 0hich of the follo ing is used in bio ar a. pathogen b. toxin from pathogen c. a delivery system from the bio eapon agent e. none of these

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23. 9oghurt is prepared from mil2 by fermentation using a. rhi#opus b. lactobacillus bulgaricus c. actinomucor d. aspergillus e. none 2!. The ferments food Tempeh is a fermented food used in :apan. /t is prepared using rhi#opus in the substrate a. rice b. soyabean c. barley d. mil2 e. tofu 25. 7heese is prepared from mil2 by the fermentation process using a. pencillium ro;ueforti b. aspergillus c. rhi#opus d. streptococcus e. none 25. 8ingle cell protein < 87= < technology is developed to meet the re;uirements li2e a. human protein suppliment b. animal and poultry food c. both a and b d. bio fertili#er e. manure 2'. /n 87= production microorganisms are cultured in large bioreacters to form large mass of

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cells. 0hich of the follo ing microorganism is generally used a. algae b. yeast c. bacteria d. all these e. none %lgal 87= contains about '0% protein. /t is cultured using the substrate a. 732 b. 8ugar c. 732 and sunlight d. 732 and ater e. none 0hich one of the algae is used as a source of 87= a. chlorella b. scenedesmus c. spirulina d. all these e. none *ilamentous fungi li2e fusarium graminearum + paecilomyces varioti etc are used to produce 87=. They produce 554'0 % crude protein using a. 8tarch b. sucrose c. starch hydrolysates d. starch paste e. none The most important source of bacterial 87= is methylophilus methlotrophus species. /t can produce about )0% crude protein using a. ethanol b. methanol d.732 and sunlight d. ater and sugar e. agar *ilamentous fungi li2e =aecilomyces varioti produces 87= using a. starch b. sulphite li;uor c. 732 d. methanol e. sugar 9easts li2e 8accharomyces uses molasses as the substrate to produce 87= hile 7andida utilis uses a. ethanol b. methanol c. starch d. molasses e. none 3f the !000 species of mushrooms + the edible varieties include a. 1000 b. 2000 c. !50 d. 120 e. )00 The most common edible mushrooms are a. %garicus compestris b. %. arvensis c. &orechella esculanta d. all these e. none The common poisonous mushroom is a. %manita phalloises b. a. voiraosa c. Lepiota morgani d. all these e. none The poisonous mushrooma differs from edible ones in a. colour of the body b. unpleasant taste or smell c. gro s in oods d. produce pin2 coloured spores e. all these 0hich of the follo ing is used for mushroom culture a. stra b. salt solution c. sugar solution d. starch ith salt e. none The recommended dose of the preservative potassium meta bisulphite in foods is a. 1% b. 0.1% c. 0.05% d. 0.005% e. 2% The common vinegar used as preservative in foods is a. ethanol b. sodium meta bisulphite c. china salt d. acetic acid e. none 7ollection of best plants from mixed population of crops is called a. pure line selection b. mass selection c. clonal selection d. breed selection e. none 7lonal selection method is usually done in a. rice b. potato c. s eet potato d. sugar cane e. both c and d

!2. 7olchicine + the mitotic poison used to induce polyploidy in plants is obtained from the plant 7olchicum autumnale. /t is extracted from a. leaves b. roots c. seeds and bulbs d. stem e. flo er !3. 0hich one is an autopolyploid a. potato b. coffee c. ground nut d. banana e. all these !!. 0hich of the plant is used for mutation studies a. triploid b. diploid c. monoploid d. trisomic e. tetrasomic !5. Triticale is a man made allo polyploid. 0hich one is another allopolyploid a. s eet potato b. 1haphano brassica c. sugar cane d. potato e. none !'. The a#olla < %nabaena symbiotic relation is utili#ed to increse the fertility of rice field. /t increases 444444 in the soil a. > b. = c. "2 d. 7 e. 8ulphur !(. 6acillus polymyxa is a a. cyanobacteria b. symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria c. free living nitrogen fixing bacteria d. fungus d. antibiotics producing bacteria !). The loose association bet een a nitrogen fixer bacteria %#ospirullum and 6ra#ilian grass as found out by a. 8 aminathan d. -uha and &ahes ari d. :ohannah 5obreine d. >horana e. none !,. 7ombination of photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation occurs in cyano bacteria li2e a. %nabaena b. "ostoc c. %ulosira d. all these e. none 50. ?ctomycorrhi#a forms a mantle on the outside of the roots of plants. This increases a. fertility b. support c. ater and nutrient absorption d. all these e. none 51. ?ndomycorrhi#a li2e $esicular %rbuscular &ycorrhi#a lives in

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a. in the xylem b. in the phloem c. in the cortex cells d. in the stem e. in the gro ing bud /n plant tissue culture one of the follo ing is used as gro th factor a. -%3 b. @eatinc. %6% d. urea e. all these The laminar air flo apparatus is used in a. sil2 reeling b. honey extraction c. plant tissue culture d. genetic engineering e. plant breeding 0hich one is used to sterili#e the plant material before culturing a. ethanol b.methnol c. sodium hypochlorate d. calcium hypochlorate e. either c or d The 0hiteAs medium as once used to culture a. 8= algae b. bacteria c. fungi d. plant tissues e. none 3ne of the best combination of gro th regulators in tissue culture a. salt and sucrose b. glucose and sucrose c. glucose and salt d. sucrose and gelatin e. sucrose and minerals The advantage of somatic embryoculture is that a complete plant ith tap root system can be produced. 0hich of the plant as produced through this method a. carrot b. celery c. alfalfa d. all these e. none The first anther culture in 5atura as carried out by a. 6eadle and Tatum b. 8 aminathan c. -uha and &ahes ari d. Linsmaier and 82oog e. none >olerago is a. disease of potato b. disease of aracanut c. culture medium d. nutrient in tissue culture e. disease of beetel 0hich one is a natural insectcide a. nicotine b. pyrethrum c. cinerin d. all these e. none %ns er 2ey 1.b 2.d 3.c !.c 5.a '.a (.c ).c ,.d 10.a 11.2 12.a 13.a 1!.c 15.b 1'.d 1(.a 1).c 1,.d 20.d 21.e 22.d 23.b 2!.b 25.a 25.c 2'.d 2(.c 2).d 2,.c 30.b 31.b 32.a 33.b 3!.d

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