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Rhizosphere - Lorenz Hiltner

  General Awareness Questions  of SSC - Tier 1 2015 with Explanations,  Also refer  General Reasoning-Part 1 8. Who of the following has given the term rhizosphere:              A) None of the given option              B) Alexopolus              C) Garrett              D) Hiltner              Answer : Hiltner                     Rhizosphere  is a region around the root of the plant where microorganisms located and process of plant growth and the microbial reactions takes place.  Lorenz Hiltner  is the one who referred it as Rhizosphere in 1904 and concluded that the plant nutrition is influenced by the microbial composition of rhizosphere.   >> Prev Question         ...

Light house of the Mediterranean

General Awareness Questions  of SSC - Tier 1 2015 with Explanations, Refer the below link for  General Reasoning-Part 1 7.        Which of the following is called the light house of the Mediterranean? A)      Stromboli of sicily B)      Mount pelee of west Indies C)      Paracutin of Mexico D)      Vesuvius of Italy                     Answer: Stromboli of Sicily                                    Stromboli  is a small island in Tyrrhenian Sea,North coast of Sicily, considered as one of the active volcano in Italy. The Volcano is being constantly active with minor eruptions that make it unique from other volcanoes and it is visible from many points,thus bearing the name of “ Light hou...