Most widely used bioweapon is

Bacillus anthracis

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Bacillus subtilis

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Pseudomonas putida

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A
Bacillus anthracis

Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) and B.mallei (glanders, the most common biological weapon) were used in World War - I by Germany, to infect livestock and animal feed exported to Allies.

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	Column I		Column II
(a)	Escherichia coli	(i)	Nif gene
(b)	Rhizobium melitoti	(ii)	Digest hydrocarbons of crude oil
(c)	Bacillus thuringiensis	(iii)	Human insulin production
(d)	Pseudomonas putida	(iv)	Biocontrol of fungal disease
		(v)	Biodegradable insecticide