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 |
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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 |
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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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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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A common biocontrol agent for the control of plant diseases is:

1. Baculovirus

2. Bacillus thuringiensis

3. Glomus

4. Trichoderma

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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AIPMT - 2010
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The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is:

1. Rhizobium

2. Azospirillum

3. Oscillatoria

4. Frankia

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AIPMT - 2010
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Which one of the following is not used in organic farming?

1. Glomus

2. Earthworm

3. Oscillatoria

4. Snail

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Which of the following plants you would select for the production of bioethanol?

1. Brassica

2. Zea mays

3. Pongamia

4. jatropha

Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages |
 58%
AIPMT - 2009
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Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?

1. Bacillus thuringiensis

2. Trichoderma harzianum

3. Nucleopolyhedrovirus(NPV)

4. Xanthomonas campestris

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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AIPMT - 2009
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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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