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 |
 94%
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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 |
 69%
AIPMT - 2012
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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 |
 52%
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AIPMT - 2012
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Which of the following is mainly produced by the activity of anaerobic bacteria on sewage?

1.  Propane

2.  Mustard gas

3.  Marsh gas

4.  Laughing gas

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 84%
AIPMT - 2011
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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 |
 81%
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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

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 82%
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AIPMT - 2011
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The most common substrate used in distilleries for the production of ethanol is:

1.  soya meal

2.  ground gram

3.  molasses

4.  com meal

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics | Chemistry of Fermented Beverages |
 76%
AIPMT - 2011
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Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of:
1. Clostridium 2. Trichoderma
3. Aspergillus 4. Saccharomyces
Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages |
 94%
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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 |
 66%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2011
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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 |
 60%
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AIPMT - 2010
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