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  • Some microorganisms have the ability to increase the nitrogen content of soils, are called as


  • Options
  • A. nitrogen fixation
  • B. denitrification
  • C. nitrification
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • nitrogen fixation 


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    • 1. The development of hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with

    • Options
    • A. ground squirrel hepatitis virus
    • B. hepatitis B virus
    • C. woodchuck hepatitis virus
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. The method used for obtaining citric acid as fermentation product are commonly known as

    • Options
    • A. submerged aerated fermentation
    • B. stationary tray fermentation
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The most efficient way to enclose a space is within a/an

    • Options
    • A. sphere
    • B. cube
    • C. icosahedron
    • D. helix
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is not true of virions?

    • Options
    • A. Reproduce independently
    • B. Contain DNA
    • C. Contain RNA
    • D. Are extracellular
    • Discuss
    • 5. The most common cause of cystitis (after Escherichia coli) in healthy sexually active women is

    • Options
    • A. Staphylococcus saprophyticus
    • B. Proteus mirabilis
    • C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    • D. Klebsiella pneumoniae
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following oncogenic viruses was first detected?

    • Options
    • A. Rous sarcoma virus.
    • B. Epstein-Barr virus
    • C. Herpes simplex virus type 2
    • D. Human T cell leukaemia virus
    • Discuss
    • 7. The botulism intoxication occurs due to

    • Options
    • A. an enterotoxin
    • B. neurotoxin
    • C. mycotoxin
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is an example of rod-shaped viruses having their capsomeres arranged helically and not in the stacked ring?

    • Options
    • A. Bateriophage M13
    • B. Bateriophage MV-L2
    • C. Bateriophage T2
    • D. Bateriophage T4
    • Discuss
    • 9. The 95% ethanol is equivalent to

    • Options
    • A. 190 proof
    • B. 110 proof
    • C. 170 proof
    • D. 120 proof
    • Discuss
    • 10. The organism which obtain their energy from chemicals are designated as

    • Options
    • A. prototrophs
    • B. chemotrophs
    • C. organotrophs
    • D. autotrophs
    • Discuss


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