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)
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The maximum concentration of alcohol in beverages that are naturally fermented is:
1. 5 - 10%
2. 10 - 15%
3. 20 - 25%
4. 45 - 50%
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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 activites.
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The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is:
(1) Vitamin C
(2) Vitamin D
(3) Vitamin B12
(4) Vitamin E
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Which one of the following alcoholic drinks is produced without distillation?
(1) Wine
(2) Whisky
(3) Rum
(4) Brandy
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Match the following list of bacteria and their commercially important products:
|
Bacterium |
|
Product |
(i) |
Aspergullus niger |
(a) |
Lactic acid |
(ii) |
Acetobacter aceti |
(b) |
Butyric acid |
(iii) |
Clostridium Butylicum |
(c) |
Acetic acid |
(iv) |
Lactobacillus |
(d) |
Citric Acid |
Choose the correct match:
(1) (i) - b, (ii) - c, (iii) - d, (iv) - a
(2) (i) - b, (ii) - d, (iii) - c, (iv) - a
(3) (i) - d, (ii) - c, (iii) - b, (iv) - a
(4) (i) - d, (ii) - a, (iii) - c, (iv) - b
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The residue left after methane production from cattle dung is:
(1) burnt
(2) burried in land fills
(3) used as manure
(3) used in civil construction
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BOD of waste water is estimated by measuring the amount of:
(1) total inorganic matter
(2) biodegradable organic matter
(3) oxygen evolution
(4) oxygen consumption.
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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
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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.
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