NEET UG 2020 · Botany · Question 48
NEET 2020 Botany, question 48
Question 48 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) 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 NTA final answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q48 · Botany
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
| Column - I | Column - II |
|---|---|
| (a) Clostridium butylicum | (i) Cyclosporin-A |
| (b) Trichoderma polysporum | (ii) Butyric Acid |
| (c) Monascus purpureus | (iii) Citric Acid |
| (d) Aspergillus niger | (iv) Blood cholesterol lowering agent |
- 1(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
- 2(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)Official answer
- 3(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
- 4(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Official answer: option 2 · NTA final 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
- 2019 Q125Match the following organisms with the products they produce : (a) Lactobacillus | (i) Cheese (b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae | (ii) Curd (c)…Match the lists · Easy
- 2017 Q136Which of the following is correctly matched for the product produced by them ?One-line MCQ · Medium
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.