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MHT CET 202624 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
24 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Biology
Chapter
Microbes in Human Welfare

MHT CET 2026 · 24 April · Morning Shift · Biology · Microbes in Human Welfare

Which one of the following pair is INCORRECTLY matched?

Which one of the following pair is INCORRECTLY matched?

Options

  1. APhosphate Solubilizing bio fertilizer — Agrobacterium
  2. BSymbiotic nitrogen fixing microbe — Frankia
  3. CNon symbiotic nitrogen fixing microbe — Beijerinkia
  4. DFree living mycoherbicide — Bacillus thuringiensis

Correct answer

D. Free living mycoherbicide — Bacillus thuringiensis

Step-by-step solution

Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium used as a bioinsecticide to control insect pests (such as butterfly caterpillars). It is not a mycoherbicide. Mycoherbicides are fungi used to control weeds (e.g., Phytophthora palmivora).

Agrobacterium species are known to act as phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB).

Frankia is a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microbe found in the root nodules of non-leguminous plants like Alnus.

Beijerinckia is a free-living (non-symbiotic) aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacterium.

Therefore, the incorrectly matched pair is Free living mycoherbicide — Bacillus thuringiensis.

Answer: Free living mycoherbicide — Bacillus thuringiensis
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