Microorganisms are used during which stage of the purification of the sewage water?

(1) Primary treatment

(2) Secondary treatment

(3) None of the above

(4) Both (1) and (2)

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by a:

1. a machine
2. a bacterium that produces methane gas
3. a bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide
4. a fungus that releases a lot of gases during its metabolic activities.
Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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The free-living fungus Trichoderma can be used for:

1. killing insects

2. biological control of plant diseases

3. controlling butterfly caterpillars

4. producing antibiotics

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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The primary treatment of waste water involved the removal of:

(1) dissolved impurities

(2) stable substances

(3) toxic substances

(4) harmful bacteria.

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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High value of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicates that

1. Water is pure

2. water is highly polluted

3. water is less polluted

4. Consumption of organic matter in the water is higher by the microbes

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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Which of the following in sewage treatment removes suspended solids?

(1) Tertiary treatment

(2) Secondary treatment

(3) Primary treatment

(4) Sludge treatment

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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Which of the following is correctly matched for the product produced by them?

1. Acetobacter aceti : Antibiotics

2. Methanobacterium : Lactic acid

3. Penicillium notatum : Acetic Acid

4. Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Ethanol

Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages |
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Match Column I with Column II and select the correct option using the codes given below

Column I

Column II

A. Citric acid

1. Trichoderma

B. Cyclosporin

2. Clostridium

C. Statins

3. Aspergillus

D. Butyric acid

4. Monascus

Codes

A    

B      

C      

D

(1)   

4

(2)

2

(3)

3

(4)

2

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules | Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?

  Microbe Product Application
1. Monascus purpureus Statins Lowering of blood cholesterol
2. Streptococcus Streptokinase Removal of clot from blood vessel
3. Clostridium butylicum Lipase Removal of oil stains
4.   Trichoderma polysporum   Cyclosporin-A    Immunosuppressive drug
Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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A. Saccharomyces  cerevisiae i. Production of immunosuppressive agents
B. Monascus purpureus ii. Ripening of Swiss Cheese
C. Trichoderma polysporum iii. Commercial production of ethanol
D. Propionibacterium sharrmanii    iv. Production of blood-cholesterol lowering agents      

Codes

A     B     C     D
1.   iii iv i ii
2. iv iii ii i
3. iv ii i iii
4. iii i iv ii
Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages | Microbes in Household Products | Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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