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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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Monascus purpureus is the yeast used commercially in the production of:

1. Ethanol
2. Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels
3. Citric acid
4. Blood cholesterol-lowering statins

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given:

1. penicillin 2. streptokinase
3. cyclosporin-A 4. statins
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Which one of the following microbes forms a symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition?

1. Azotobacter

2. Aspergillus

3. Glomus

4. Trichoderma

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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Yeast is used in the production of:

1. Citric acid and lactic acid

2. Lipase and pectinase

3. Bread and beer

4. Cheese and butter

Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages |
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Which one of the following is an example of carrying out biological control of pests/diseases using microbes?

1. Trichoderma sp. against certain plant pathogens

2. Nucleopolyhedrovirus against white rust in Brassica

3. Bt-cotton to increase cotton yield

4. Ladybird beetle against aphids in mustard

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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Which one of the following helps in absorption of phosphorus from the soil by plants?

1.  Rhizobium

2.  Frankia

3.  Anabaena

4.  Glomus

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Which one of the following is not a biofertilizer?

1.  Rhizobium

2.  Nostoc

3.  Mycorrhiza

4.  Agrobacterium

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Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of:
1. Clostridium 2. Trichoderma
3. Aspergillus 4. Saccharomyces
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Select the correct statement from the following:

1. Biogas is produced by the activity of aerobic bacteria on animal waste
2. Methanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium found in the rumen of cattle
3. Biogas, commonly called gobar gas, is pure methane
4. Activated sludge-sediment in settlement tanks of sewage treatment plant is a rich source of aerobic bacteria

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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AIPMT - 2010
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