Microbes in Human Welfare: NEET Biology Previous Year Questions

47 previous year questions from Microbes in Human Welfare. Here are the 25 most important ones; open any question for the correct answer and a full step-by-step solution.

  1. 1.Among the following pairs of microbes, which pair has both the microbes that can be used as biofertilizers?
  2. 2.Which one of the following helps in absorption of phosphorus from soil by plants?
  3. 3.The most abundant prokaryotes helpful to humans in making curd from milk and in production of antibiotics are ones categorised as:
  4. 4.Biological control agent obtained from :-
  5. 5.Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of
  6. 6.Select the correct statement from the following.
  7. 7.Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?
  8. 8.The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, include the :-
  9. 9.Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of
  10. 10.Select the correct group of biocontrol agents.
  11. 11.Identify the microorganism which is responsible for the production of an immunosuppressive molecule cyclosporin A:
  12. 12.When domestic sewage mixes with river water
  13. 13.Which of the following is a free living biocontrol microbial agent for plant pathogen?
  14. 14.A nitrogen-fixing microbe associated with Azolla in rice field is
  15. 15.A biocontrol agent to be a part of an integrated pest management should be
  16. 16.Secondary metabolites such as nicotine, strychnine and caffeine are produced by plants for their:
  17. 17.Which one of the following is an example that carries out biological control of pests/diseases using microbes?
  18. 18.During sewage treatment, biogases are produced which include :
  19. 19.A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given :-
  20. 20.Which one of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product, while the remaining three are correct?
  21. 21.Which one of the following is not used in organic farming?
  22. 22.For the commercial and industrial production of Citric Acid, which of the following microbes is used?
  23. 23.A common biocontrol agent for the control of plant diseases is
  24. 24.Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent?
  25. 25.Statins commmercially used as blood cholesterol lowering agents are produced by :-

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