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CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2025

Read the following paragraph and answer the given questions.
Bio-fertilisers are organisms that enrich the nutrient quality of the soil like cyanobacteria, while there are organisms that help to control plant diseases and pests. The very familiar beetle, the ladybird and dragonflies are useful to get rid of aphids and mosquitoes, respectively. An example of microbial biocontrol agents that can be introduced to control butterfly caterpillars is certain bacteria, which are available in sachets in the form of dry spores. These spores are mixed with water and sprayed onto vulnerable plants. Trichoderma species that are very common in the root ecosystem, are very effective biocontrol agents of several plant pathogens.Baculoviruses attack insects and other arthropods. Usage of these viruses is desirable when an ecological sensitive area is being treated.
Which one of the following is not an advantage of Nucleopolyhedrovirus as biocontrol agents?

  1. A Narrow spectrum insecticidal applications
  2. B Species-specific viruses
  3. C Negative impacts on plants and birds
  4. D Helpful in conserving beneficial insects
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(C) Negative impacts on plants and birds

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