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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Trichoderma harzianum has proved to be a useful micro-organism for:

1. bioremediation of contaminated soils

2. reclamation of wastelands

3. gene transfer in higher plants

4. biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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AIPMT - 2008
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