Which one of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product, while the remaining three are correct?
1. Aspergillus niger – citric acid
2. Yeast – statins
3. Acetobacter aceti – acetic acid
4. Clostridium butylicum – lactic acid

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
 78%
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AIPMT - 2011
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Read the following statement having two blanks (A and B):

''A drug used for ______ (A)___ patients is obtained from a species of the organism ______ (B)___ ''. The one correct option for the two blanks is:

Blank-A  Blank-B
1. AIDS Pseudomonas
2. Heart  Penicillium
3. Organ-transplant Trichoderma
4. Swine flu  Monascus

             

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 91%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2011
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An example of endomycorrhiza is:

1. Glomus

2. Agaricus

3. Rhizobium

4. Nostoc

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 75%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2010
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Domestic sewage in large cities:

1. is processed by aerobic and then anaerobic bacteria in the secondary treatment in Sewage Treatment Plant (STPs)
2. when treated in STPs, does not require the aeration step as the sewage contains adequate oxygen
3. has very high amounts of suspended solids and dissolved salts
4. has a high BOD as it contains both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria
Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 66%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2012
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel:

1. Bioinsecticidal plants

2. Bio-mineralization processes

3. Biofertilizers

4. Bio-metallurgical techniques 

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 83%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2005
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Which of the following yields citric acid?
1.  Penicillium citrinum
2. Aspergillus niger
3. Saccharomyces
4.  Azospirillium

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 96%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 1998
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in the formation of:
1. Ethanol
2. Methanol
3. Acetic acid
4. Antibiotics

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
 96%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 1998
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The dough kept overnight in warm weather becomes soft and spongy because of:

1. Fermentation

2. Cohesion

3. Osmosis

4. Absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
 78%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2004
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched:

1. Serratia – Drug addiction

2. Spirulina – Single-cell protein

3. Rhizobium – Biofertilizer

4. Streptomyces – Antibiotic 

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics | Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 71%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2004
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A major component of gobar gas is:

1. Methane

2. Ethane

3. Butane

4. Ammonia 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 99%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2004
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