What gases are produced in anaerobic sludge digesters?

1. Methane and CO2
2. Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide and CO2
3. Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide and CO
4. Hydrogen Sulphide and CO2

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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AIPMT - 2014
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A good producer of citric acid is:

1. Pseudomonas

2. Clostridium

3. Saccharomyces

4. Aspergillus

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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AIPMT - 2013
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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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AIPMT - 2012
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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
Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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AIPMT - 2012
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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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AIPMT - 2012
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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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A nitrogen-fixing microbe associated with Azolla in rice fields is:

1. Spirulina

2. Anabaena

3. Frankia

4. Tolypothrix

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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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 |
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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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