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 |
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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%
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AIPMT - 2011
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An example of endomycorrhiza is:

1. Glomus

2. Agaricus

3. Rhizobium

4. Nostoc

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 75%
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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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In gobar gas, the maximum amount is that of:

1.  Methane 

2.  Propane 

3.  Carbon dioxide 

4.  Butane 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Production of Biogas |
 95%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2012
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Curing of tea leaves is brought by the activity of:

1. bacteria

2. mycorrhiza

3. viruses

4. fungi

 

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
AIPMT - 2006
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Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

1. Methanogens - Gobar gas

2. Yeast - Ethanol

3. Streptomycetes - Antibiotic

4. Coliforms - Vinegar

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics | Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 71%
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AIPMT - 2007
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Probiotics are:

1. safe antibiotics

2. cancer inducing microbes

3. new kind of food allergens

4. live microbial food supplement

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
 63%
AIPMT - 2007
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A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in the bioremediation of oil spills is a species of:

1. Pseudomonas

2. Trichoderma

3. Xanthomonas

4. Bacillus

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
 51%
AIPMT - 2007
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Which one of the following proud elective for biological control of nematodal diseases in plants?

1. Pisolithus tinctorius

2. Pseudomonas cepacin

3. Gliocladium virens

4. Paecilomyces lilacinus

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
AIPMT - 2008
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