NEET Previous Year Question

Select the correct statement from the following :

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AActivated sludge-sediment in settlement tanks of sewage treatment plant is a rich source of aerobic bacteria
  2. BBiogas is produced by the activity of aerobic bacteria on animal waste
  3. CMethanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium found in rumen of cattle
  4. DBiogas commonly called gobar gas, is pure methane

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) Activated sludge formed in aeration tanks contains abundant aerobic microbes used in sewage treatment. The other statements are incorrect because biogas is produced anaerobically and is not pure methane.

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