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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in a river water

  • remains unchanged when algal bloom occurs

  • has no relationship with the concentration of oxygen in the water

  • gives a measure of Salmonella in the water

  • gives a measure of Salmonella in the water


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gives a measure of Salmonella in the water

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is the amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation by micro-organisms in a unit volume of water. Polluted water has high BOD. Thus, when sewage gets mixed with river water, BOD will increase.

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A common biocontrol agent for the control of plant diseases is

  • Baculovirus

  • Bacillius thuringiensis

  • Glomus

  • Glomus


A person likely to develop tetanus is immunised by administering

  • dead germs

  • preformed antibodies

  • wide spectrum antibiotics

  • wide spectrum antibiotics


Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?

  • Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Trichoderma harzianum

  • Nuclear Polyhedrosis virus (NPV)

  • Nuclear Polyhedrosis virus (NPV)


The common nitrogen -fixer in paddy field is 

  • Rhizobium

  • Azopirillum

  • Oscillatoria

  • Oscillatoria


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