Which bacteria is utilized in a Gobar gas plant:

1. Methanogens

2. Nitrifying bacteria

3. Ammonifying bacteria

4. Denitrifying bacteria

Subtopic:  Microbes in Production of Biogas |
 98%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2002
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During the formation of bread it becomes porous due to the release of CO2 by the action of:

1. Yeast 2. Bacteria
3. Virus 4. Protozoans
Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2002
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Which of the following is used to manufacture ethanol from starch:

1. Penicillin

2. Saccharomyces

3. Azotobactor

4. Lactobacillus

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
 96%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2000
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During anaerobic digestion of organic waste, such as in producing biogas, which one of the following is left undegraded:

1. Lipids

2. Lignin

3. Hemi-cellulose

4. Cellulose

Subtopic:  Microbes in Production of Biogas |
 52%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2003
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Which of the following is true pair of biofertilizers:
1.  Azolla and BGA
2.  Nostoc and legume
3.  Rhizobium and grasses
4.  Salmonella & E. Coli

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 64%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2001
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What is B.O.D.:
1. The amount of O2 utilized by organisms in the water
2. The amount of O2 utilized by microorganisms for decomposition
3. The total amount of O2 present in water
4. All of the above

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 58%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2001
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Which one produces gas by decomposing the gobar (Dung) in gobar gas:
1.  Fungus
2.  Virus
3.  Methanogenic bacteria
4.  Algae

Subtopic:  Microbes in Production of Biogas |
 98%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 1999
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Azolla is used in the cultivation of:

1. Maize 2. Sorghum
3. Wheat 4. Rice
Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 54%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 1999
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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%
Level 1: 80%+
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 |
 66%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2004
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