Description : Which of the following listed is not a feature of organic farming ? (1) The non-use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides (2) Soil is nurtured for furture use by maintaining micro-organisms (3) Use of synthetic fertilizers (4) Very less energy consumption
Last Answer : Use of synthetic fertilizers
Description : An antibiotic is - (1) achemical synthesized by a human cell against a microorganism (2) a chemical synthesised by amicro-organism against another micro-organisms (3) a substance produced by blood cells against bacteria (4) a substance produced by blood cells against infection.
Last Answer : (2) a chemical synthesised by amicro-organism against another microorganisms Explanation: An antibacterial is an agent that inhibits bacterial growth or kills bacteria. The term is often used ... by a microorganism that is antagonistic to the growth of other microorganisms in high dilution.
Description : An antibiotic is (1) a chemical synthesized by a human cell against a microorganism (2) a chemical synthesised by a micro-organism against another micro-organisms (3) a substance produced by blood cells against bacteria (4) a substance produced by blood cells against infection.
Last Answer : a chemical synthesised by a micro-organism against another micro-organisms
Description : (2) amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation Explanation: Biochemical oxygen demand or B.O.D. is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to ... quantitative test, although it is widely used as an indication of the organic quality of water.
Last Answer : The addition of gypsum to port-land cement helps in : (1) increasing the strength of cement (2) rapid setting of cement (3) preventing rapid setting of cement (4) reduction in the cost of cement
Description : Decomposition of organic matter is due to (a) Virus (b) Fungi (c) Bacteria (d) None of these
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : The process of decomposition of organic matter is termed as
Last Answer : Ans. Humification
Description : In very first stage of decomposition of the organic matter in sewage A. Nitrites are formed B. Nitrates are formed C. Carbondioxide is formed D. Ammonia is formed
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : The sewage treatment units in which anaerobic decomposition of organic matter is used, are called A. Imhoff tanks B. Trickling filters C. Sludge sedimentation tanks D. None of these
Last Answer : ANS: B
Description : Most of Nitrogen is used in the decomposition of __________ and thus plant shows deficiency symptoms : a. Amino acids b. Cellulose c. Carbon compounds d. Organic matter
Last Answer : Cellulose
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a characteristic and not a constituent of water (B) BOD is a measure of the amount of oxygen which will be demanded & used in 5 days ... BOD is expressed in mg/litre (typically, BOD=2.5 mg/litre for potable water) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Biological oxidation ponds remove organic matters present in the polluted water by (A) Using the activities of bacteria and other micro organisms (B) Aerobic oxidation (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Main component of sewage gas produced during anaerobic decomposition of organic waste (by suitable bacteria) during sewage disposal is (A) H2 (B) CH4 (C) CO2 (D) N2
Last Answer : (B) CH4
Description : Which one of the following statements about PYROLYSIS, which is a process for solid waste treatment is incorrect? (1) It converts the waste into solid, liquid and gas of which the resultant liquid ... pressure at temperature above 430° C. (4) It is a thermo chemical decomposition of organic waste
Last Answer : (2) The process occurs at a temperature above 430°C at atmospheric pressure. Explanation: Pyrolysis is a thermo-chemical decomposition of organic material at elevated temperatures in the ... . Pyrolysis generally takes place well above atmospheric pressure at temperatures exceeding above 430 °C.
Description : Nutrients are recycled in the atmosphere with the help of certain micro-organisms referred to as (1) producers (2) consumers (3) decomposers (4) None of these
Last Answer : decomposers
Description : Serpasil is (a) a tranquilizer (b) an antibiotic (c) produced by micro-organisms (d) a mordant dye
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : What are the three three examples of food which is produced using micro organisms. What types of micro organisms are used in each case?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : What are the three examples of food which is produced using micro organisms. What types of micro organisms are used in each case?
Description : Which one of the following experiments suggests that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter? (a) Larvae could appear in decaying organic matter. (b) Microbes did not ... matter. (d) Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel.
Last Answer : (d) Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept
Description : Which of the following listed is not a feature of organic farming? (1) The non-use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides (2) Soil is nurtured for furture use by maintaining micro-or-danisms tin (3) Use of synthetic fertilizers (4) Very less energy consumption
Last Answer : (3) Use of synthetic fertilizers Explanation: Organic farming is a form of agriculture that re-lies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost, and biological pest ... but it excludes the use of synthetic petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, etc.
Description : What organic molecule function as a catalysts for chemical reactions in living organisms?
Last Answer : They are called enzymes, but there a probably billions of different enzymes. They are built from protein molecules decorated with sugars and sometimes include one or more metal atoms at their "active" site.
Description : Which one of the following processes during decomposition is correctly described? (a) Catabolism - Last step in the decomposition under fully anaerobic condition (b) Leaching - Water soluble inorganic ... of a dark coloured substance humus which undergoes microbial action at a very fast rate.
Last Answer : (c) Fragmentation – Carried out by organisms such as earthworm
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: A. The process of decomposing the organic matter under controlled anaerobic conditions, is called sludge digestion B. Sludge digestion is carried ... contain 75% carbon dioxide D. The gases produced in sludge digestion process, contain 75% methane
Last Answer : ANS: C
Description : The biological decomposition of organic substances in wastes under controlled conditions known as - (1) composting (2) incineration (3) sanitary landfill (4) pyrolysis
Last Answer : (1) composting
Description : Fermentation is a process of decomposition of an organic compound by (1) catalysts (2) enzymes (3) carbanions (4) free radicals
Last Answer : (2) enzymes Explanation: Fermentation in food processing typically is the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohols and carbon dioxide or organic acids using yeasts, bacteria, or a combination there ... to lactic acid. Alcoholic fermentation follows the same enzymatic pathway for the first 10 steps.
Description : In septic tanks, decomposition of organic bacteria, is done by A. Anaerobic bacteria B. Aerobic bacteria C. Both types of bacterias D. None of these
Last Answer : ANS: A
Description : Which two distinct microbial processes are responsible for the release of fixed nitrogen as dinitrogen gas (N2) to the atmosphere? (a) Aerobic nitrate oxidation and nitrite reduction (b) ... fixation by Rhizobium in root nodules of legumes (d) Anaerobic ammonium oxidation and denitrification
Last Answer : (d) Anaerobic ammonium oxidation and denitrification
Description : Match column -I with column - II. Column-I Column-II A. Saprophyte (i) Symbiotic association of fungi with plant roots B. Parasite (ii) Decomposition of dead organic materials C. Lichens (iii) Living on living plants or animals D. ... (iii) (iv) (c) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (d) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Last Answer : (a) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Description : The biological decomposition of organic substances in wastes controlled conditions is called (A) Incineration (B) Biological oxidation (C) Composting (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Composting
Description : What is vermiculture? a. Rearing of silkworms for production of silk b. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax. c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste d. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax.
Last Answer : c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste
Description : What is vermiculture? (Agriculture MCQ) a. Rearing of silkworms for production of silk b. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax. c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste
Description : What is vermiculture? a. Rearing of silkworms for production of silk b. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax. c. Cultivation of earthworms, for decomposition of organic waste d. Care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and wax
Description : Which one of the following statements about PYROLYSIS, which is a process for solid waste treatment is incorrect? (1) It converts the waste into solid, liquid and gas of which the resultant ... high pressure at temperature above 430° C. (4) It is a thermochemical decomposition of organic waste
Last Answer : The process occurs at a temperature above 430°C at atmospheric pressure.
Description : The biological decomposition of organic substances in wastes under controlled conditions known as (1) composting (2) incineration (3) sanitary landfill (4) pyrolysis
Last Answer : composting
Description : Fermentation is a process of decomposition of an organic compound by : (1) catalysts (2) enzymes (3) carbanions (4) free radicals
Last Answer : enzymes
Description : To test chemical oxygen demand (C.O.D.) of sewage, organic matter is oxidised by potassium dichromate in the presence of A. Hydrochloric acid B. Sulphuric acid C. Nitric acid D. Citric acid
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is a measure of chemically oxidisable organic matter present in water (B) COD is determined by oxidising the organic matter present in water with potassium dichromate ... of potable water may be 1-2 mg/litre (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which one of the following statements is true? (A) Clays are more porous than sands (B) Pressure of organic matter in a soil decreases the bearing capacity of the soil (C) Aluminous cement is used for foundations in soils with chemical deposits (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : High quality crop soil requires humus as a major component. Which of the following best describes the composition of humus w) fine sand particles x) decaying organic matter y) mineral like clay matter z) chemical fertilizers
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER
Description : All decomposition reaction are endothermic but decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is exothermic because (a) It is an oxidation reaction (b) decomposition done by microbes (c) releases heat energy (d) all the above
Last Answer : (d) all the above
Description : Sulphur dioxide bleaches colouring matter by – (1) Reduction (2) Dehydration (3) Decomposition (4) Oxidation
Last Answer : (1) Reduction Explanation: Sulphur dioxide gas exhibits bleaching properties in presence of moisture. It dissolves in water liberating nascent hydrogen. Nascent hydrogen removes oxygen atoms from the colouring matter (reduces colouring matter) and it loses its colour.
Description : Black cotton soils are a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering* b) Compacted and ... underneath d) Dark brown earthy materials formed due to partial or complete decomposition of vegetable matter
Last Answer : a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering*
Description : Sulphur dioxide bleaches colouring matter by : (1) Reduction (2) Dehydration (3) Decomposition (4) Oxidation
Last Answer : Reduction
Description : What is an antibiotic? (1) A chemical compound produced by a living organism that inhibits the growth of other organisms (2) Acompound synthesised by a living organism that inhibits the ... compound inhibiting the growth of other organisms (4) Asynthetic compound inhibiting the growth of bacteria
Last Answer : (4) Asynthetic compound inhibiting the growth of bacteria Explanation: Antibiotics, also known as antimicrobial drugs, are drugs that fight infections caused by bacteria. Alexander Fleming discovered the ... (not produced by microorganisms) that can also kill or inhibit the growth of microbes.
Description : What is an antibiotic ? (1) A chemical compound produced by a living organism that inhibits the growth of other organisms (2) A compound synthesised by a living organism that inhibits the ... compound inhibiting the growth of other organisms (4) A synthetic compound inhibiting the growth of bacteria
Last Answer : A synthetic compound inhibiting the growth of bacteria
Description : The temperature for pasteurization of milk is selected so as to (a) Kill the micro-organisms (b) Kill all bacteria (c) Store it for long time without coagulation (d) Kill the micro organisms and other harmful bacteria
Description : The statement that is NOT correct is (a) The breaking of complex and big molecules into simpler and smaller molecules by micro-organisms is called fermentation. (b) Whisky contains high ... d) Alcoholic fermentation involves the conversion of sugars into alcohol by the use of micro-organisms.
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : $ Louis Pasteur discovered that fermentation is brought about by micro-organisms ! Parasitic becteria bring about fermentation.
Last Answer : $ Louis Pasteur discovered that fermentation is brought about by micro-organisms ! Parasitic becteria bring about ... D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : The phosphate solubilizer species of micro organisms is
Last Answer : Ans. Pseudomonas
Description : Fat present below the skin surface in our body acts as a barrier against – (1) loss of heat from the body (2) loss of essential body fluids (3) loss of salt from the body (4) entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment
Last Answer : (1) loss of heat from the body Explanation: A layer of body fat acts as an insulator and traps heat. The subcutis is the deepest layer of skin. The subcutis, consisting of a network of collagen ... , helps conserve the body's heat and protects the body from injury by acting as a "shock absorber.