Which of the following statements are correct regarding decomposition?
A. Decomposition is largely oxygen-requiring process
B. The rate of decomposition is controlled by chemical composition of detritus and climatic factors
C. Dry and cold environment favour the decomposition.
D. If detritus is rich in lignin and chitin, the decomposition rate is faster
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Typhoid is caused by -

Microbes in human welfare Microbes are a very important component of life on earth. we use microbes and microbially derived products almost every day, like LAB to make curd, yeast to make bread, adding flavor and texture to cheese, producing antibiotics etc. The addition of LAB, improves the milk quality by increasing vit. B12. Cheese is one of the oldest food items in which microbes are used. For example, large holes in Swiss cheese are due to CO2 produced by the bacterium Propionibacterium sharmanii. The BOD test measures the rate of uptake of oxygen by microorganisms in a sample of water and thus, indirectly, BOD is a measure of the organic matter present in the water. The greater the BOD of waste water, the more is its polluting potential. In anaerobic sludge digesters, bacteria produce a mixture of gases like methane, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. These gases form biogas and can be used as a source of energy. Biofertilisers are organisms that enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. The main sources of biofertilisers are bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria. You have studied about the nodules on the roots of leguminous plants formed by the symbiotic association of Rhizobium. These bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen into organic forms, which is used by the plant as a nutrient. Other bacteria can fix atmospheric nitrogen while free-living in the soil (examples Azospirillum and Azotobacter).
BOD refers to the -

A molecule that can act as the genetic material must fulfill all the mentioned criteria except one which is incorrect.

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) Sexually transmitted disease	(I) Assisted reproductive technology
(B) Intra-uterine devices	(II) Detection of genetic disorder
(C) In-vitro fertilization	(III) Contraception method
(D) Amniocentesis	(IV) AIDS

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions
The separated DNA fragments can be visualized only after staining the DNA with ethidium bromide followed by exposure to UV radiation. Bright orange colored bands of DNA in ethidium bromide stained gel exposed to UV light can be seen. The separated bands of DNA are cut out from the agarose gel and extracted from the gel piece. This step is known as elution. The DNA fragments purified in this way are used in constructing recombinant DNA by joining them with a cloning vector.
The DNA fragments are separated by-

Which one of the following infections is completely curable?

Which one of the following diagnostic techniques is based on the principle of antigen-antibody interaction?

Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 20 hours and 25 hours respectively, and pipe C can empty it in 40 hours. If all the pipes are opened together, then how much time will be needed to make the tank full?

A cell is prepared by dipping a Cu rod in \(1\ M\ CuSO_4\) solution and Sn rod in \(1\ M\ SnCl_2\) solution.
The standard electrode potential of Cu is \(+0.34\ V\) and Sn is \(-0.14\ V\). Emf of cell will be :

The \(\Lambda_m^{\circ}\) for \(CaSO _4\) at 298 K , if \(\lambda_{ Ca ^{+2}}^{\circ}=119.0 Scm ^2 mol^{-1}\) and \(\lambda_{ SO _4^{2-}}^{\circ}=160.0 Scm ^2 mol^{-1}\) will be:

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) RNA	(I) Glycogen
(B) Invert sugar	(II) lactose
(C) Animal starch	(III) Ribose
(D) Milk Sugar	(IV) Sucrose

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A nucleus with mass number 240 and binding energy per nucleon 7.6 MeV splits into two fragments each of mass number 120 with binding energy per nucleon 8.5 MeV. The amount of energy released in this process will be :