Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table? 

Microbe Product Application
1. Monascus purpureus Statins Lowering of blood cholesterol
2. Streptococcus Streptokinase Removal of clot from blood vessel
3. Clostridium butylicum Lipase Removal of oil stains
4. Trichoderma polysporum Cyclosporin-A Immunosuppressive

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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NEET - 2016
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Match the following list of microbes and what they are used for:

A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1. Production of immunosuppressive agents
B. Monascus purpureus 2. Ripening of Swiss cheese
C. Trichoderma polysporum 3. Commercial production of ethanol
D. Propionibacterium shermanii 4. Production of blood-cholesterol-lowering agents


1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

2. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

3. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3

4. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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NEET - 2015
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Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for:

1. Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
2. Working out the efficiency of oil-driven automobile engines
3. Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in producing curd on a commercial scale
4. Working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 95%
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AIPMT - 2012
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A nitrogen-fixing microbe associated with Azolla in rice fields is:

1. Spirulina

2. Anabaena

3. Frankia

4. Tolypothrix

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 70%
AIPMT - 2012
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Which one of the following is not a biofertilizer?

1.  Rhizobium

2.  Nostoc

3.  Mycorrhiza

4.  Agrobacterium

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 82%
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AIPMT - 2011
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An organism used as a bio-fertilizer for raising soybean crop is:
1.  Azospirillum
2.  Rhizobium
3.  Nostoc
4.  Azotobacter
Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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AIPMT - 2011
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The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is:

1. Rhizobium

2. Azospirillum

3. Oscillatoria

4. Frankia

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
AIPMT - 2010
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The bacteria and mould involved in the work of Alexander Fleming are :-

1. Staphylococci and Penicillium chrysogenum

2. Streptococci and Penicillium chrysogenum

3. Staphylococci and Penicillium notatum

4. Streptococci and Penicillium notatum

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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Name the product formed by Trichoderma polysporum and give its use.

1. Statins which are used as blood cholesterol lowering agent.

2. Cyclosporin A that is used as immunosuppressive agent.

3. Statins which are used as clot buster.

4. Cyclosporin A that is used to inhibit the enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis.

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

1. Detergents-Lipase

2. Alcohol-Nitrogenase

3. Fruit juice-Pectinase

4. Textile-Amylase

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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AIPMT - 2009
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