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Railways R.R.C. (Hajipur) Solved Paper Held on 1st Shift 30-11-2014

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    Which of the following is the 'Bacteria' that fixes atmospheric free Nitrogen in Leguminous plants?

    A) Azotobacter       

    B) Nitrobacte

    C) Rhizobium                     

    D) Psendomonas

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    In leguminous plant/crops eg., pigeonpea, gram, pea, lobia, mung, urd, dhaincha, sanai etc., Azotobacter (Azote means Nitrogen + bacter means bacteria i.e., N fixation bacteria) fixes free atmospheric nitrogen (78-4% N) independently of the legumes.


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