Microbes in Human Welfare

36 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

  • 81 questions
  • 35 papers
  • 2.3% of Biology

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

36 topics · 81 questions
  1. 1Fermented Beverages1.2%1 questionPractise Fermented Beverages
  2. 2Chemicals, Enzymes and Bioactive Molecules1.2%1 questionPractise Chemicals, Enzymes and Bioactive Molecules
  3. 3Microbes in Household Products vs Industrial Products1.2%1 questionPractise Microbes in Household Products vs Industrial Products
  4. 4Microbial Products of Industrial Importance1.2%1 questionPractise Microbial Products of Industrial Importance
  5. 5Microbes as Bioactive Molecule Producers1.2%1 questionPractise Microbes as Bioactive Molecule Producers
  6. 6Microbes in Industrial Products22%18 questionsPractise Microbes in Industrial Products
  7. 7Microbes in Sewage Treatment1.2%1 questionPractise Microbes in Sewage Treatment
  8. 8Microbes as Industrial Products and Bioactive Molecules1.2%1 questionPractise Microbes as Industrial Products and Bioactive Molecules
  9. 9Microbes in Household and Industrial Products2.5%2 questionsPractise Microbes in Household and Industrial Products
  10. 10Microbes as Biocontrol Agents8.6%7 questionsPractise Microbes as Biocontrol Agents
  11. 11Microbes as Sources of Bioactive Molecules1.2%1 questionPractise Microbes as Sources of Bioactive Molecules
  12. 12Fermented food products (Swiss cheese)1.2%1 questionPractise Fermented food products (Swiss cheese)
  13. 13Industrially important microbes and their products1.2%1 questionPractise Industrially important microbes and their products
  14. 14Antibiotics vs antibodies1.2%1 questionPractise Antibiotics vs antibodies
  15. 15Microbial products - immunosuppressants1.2%1 questionPractise Microbial products - immunosuppressants
  16. 16Microbial products - organic acids1.2%1 questionPractise Microbial products - organic acids
  17. 17Biocontrol agents and biofertilizers1.2%1 questionPractise Biocontrol agents and biofertilizers
  18. 18Biocontrol agents1.2%1 questionPractise Biocontrol agents
  19. 19Biogas - methanogens1.2%1 questionPractise Biogas - methanogens
  20. 20Biofertilisers3.7%3 questionsPractise Biofertilisers
  21. 21Microbes in household products – curd1.2%1 questionPractise Microbes in household products – curd
  22. 22Sewage treatment – primary treatment1.2%1 questionPractise Sewage treatment – primary treatment
  23. 23Sewage treatment – BOD1.2%1 questionPractise Sewage treatment – BOD
  24. 24Sewage treatment7.4%6 questionsPractise Sewage treatment
  25. 25Microbes as biofertilisers12%10 questionsPractise Microbes as biofertilisers
  26. 26Microbes in production of biogas4.9%4 questionsPractise Microbes in production of biogas
  27. 27Organic farming1.2%1 questionPractise Organic farming
  28. 28Sewage treatment and biogas1.2%1 questionPractise Sewage treatment and biogas
  29. 29Biofuels1.2%1 questionPractise Biofuels
  30. 30Microbial Enzymes in Industry1.2%1 questionPractise Microbial Enzymes in Industry
  31. 31Microbes in Household Products3.7%3 questionsPractise Microbes in Household Products
  32. 32Vitamins and Single Cell Protein1.2%1 questionPractise Vitamins and Single Cell Protein
  33. 33Useful Microbes1.2%1 questionPractise Useful Microbes
  34. 34Biogas Production1.2%1 questionPractise Biogas Production
  35. 35Biofertilisers and Green Manure1.2%1 questionPractise Biofertilisers and Green Manure
  36. 36Antibiotics1.2%1 questionPractise Antibiotics

Questions per paper

Asked in 13 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 1 question
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: 1 question
  3. 2025: 3 questions
  4. 2024: 1 question
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 2 questions
  6. 2023: not asked
  7. 2023 Manipur: not asked
  8. 2022: 1 question
  9. 2022 Phase 2: not asked
  10. 2021: 1 question
  11. 2020: 2 questions
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 3 questions
  13. 2019: 4 questions
  14. 2019 Odisha: 3 questions
  15. 2018: 1 question
  16. 2017: 2 questions

Concepts tested

  • microbes and their products 4
  • Mycorrhiza 3
  • Azolla-Anabaena association 2
  • Biofertilisers 2
  • Biogas composition 2
  • BOD 2
  • Secondary treatment 2
  • Statins 2
  • Trichoderma 2
  • Activated sludge
  • Alkaline enzymes in detergents
  • Anabaena-Azolla symbiosis
  • anaerobic sludge digester
  • Antibiotics vs antibodies
  • Azolla and blue-green algae
  • Azolla-Anabaena
  • Bioactive Enzymes
  • Bioactive molecules