Depending upon the immediate urgency of the need to conserve biodiversity, arrange the options given below in a descending order.
(A) Hot spots
(B) Sacred groves
(C) Ex situ method
(D) Bioreserves
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.
Bioactive molecule, cyclosporin A, that is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum. Statins produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. It acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for synthesis of cholesterol. Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods. The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents are in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus. These viruses are excellent candidates for species-specific, narrow spectrum insecticidal applications. They have been shown to have no negative impacts on plants, mammals, birds, fish or even on non-target insects. BOD refers to the amount of the oxygen that would be consumed if all the organic matter in one liter of water were oxidised by bacteria. The sewage water is treated till the BOD is reduced. Cheese, is one of the oldest food items in which microbes were used. Different varieties of cheese are known by their characteristic texture, flavour and taste. For example, the large holes in 'Swiss cheese' are due to production of a large amount of CO₂ by a bacterium named Propionibacterium sharmanii.
Baculoviruses are -

Select the correct statements from the options given below:-
A. Parthenium is an endemic species of India
B. Eicchornia is an invasive alien species in India
C. Lantana is also known as carrot grass
D. African catfish is a threat to indigenous catfish
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Appearance of resistant organisms in a time scale of months or years, by the excessive use of antibiotics is an example of which of the following?

Match List I with List II

List - I	List - II
(A) Prokaryotic DNA	(I) Nucleosome core
(B) Histones	(II) Higher level chromatin packaging
(C) Octamer	(III) Lysine, Arginine
(D) Non-histone chromosomal proteins	(IV) No charge
	(V) Nucleoid

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Which of the following microbe lives in symbiotic association in roots nodules of leguminous plants?

The endosperm is completely consumed by the developing embryo before seed maturation in :

When current flowing in an inductive circuit is switched off, the induced current will be

If a discrete random variable \(X\) has the following probability distribution: \(\begin{array}{lll}X & \frac{2}{3}^1 & \frac{4}{3} \\& & \\P(X) & & c \\& & c^2 \\& c^2\end{array}\) then \(c\) is:

The function of germ pore in a pollen grain is:

If \(x y+\frac{x^2}{y}=x^3 y+y\), then \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) is equal to

Match List-I with List-II

List - I	List - II
(A) \(\sin ^{-1}(-1)\)	(I) \(\frac{5 \pi}{6}\)
(B) \(\cot ^{-1}(-1)\)	(II) \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\)
(C) \(\sec ^{-1}\left(-\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\right)\)	(III) \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
(D) \(\tan ^{-1}(1)\)	(IV) \(\frac{3 \pi}{4}\)

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The number of electrons gained by dichromate ions in acidic medium is :