NEET UG 2017 · Botany · Question 136
NEET 2017 Botany, question 136
Question 136 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Botany question from Microbes in Human Welfare. Its idea, Microbe-Product Matching, was asked 5 times, in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2025, across NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q136 · Botany
Which of the following is correctly matched for the product produced by them ?
- 1Acetobacter aceti : Antibiotics
- 2Methanobacterium : Lactic acid
- 3Penicillium notatum : Acetic acid
- 4Sacchromyces cerevisiae : EthanolOfficial answer
Official answer: option 4 · CBSE official answer key
Same idea
Microbe-Product Matching, in other papers
NEET asked this idea 5 times, in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2025. The other 4 questions below.
- 2025 Q177Which of the following microbes is NOT involved in the preparation of household products? A. Aspergillus niger B. Lactobacillus C.…Other · Medium
- 2024 Q128Match List I with List II List I | List II A. | I. Ethanol B. | II. Streptokinase…Match the lists · Medium
- 2020 Q48Match the following columns and select the correct option. Column - I | Column - II (a) Clostridium butylicum | (i) Cyclosporin-A (b)…Match the lists · Medium
- 2019 Q125Match the following organisms with the products they produce : (a) Lactobacillus | (i) Cheese (b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae | (ii) Curd (c)…Match the lists · Easy
Microbe-Product Matching: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Microbes in Human Welfare in ten years of NEET
16 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 9 of 10 papers, about 1.6 a paper. Microbes in Human Welfare alone had 16.