Which of the following microbes is NOT involved in the preparation of household products?
A. Aspergillus niger
B. Lactobacillus
C. Trichoderma polysporum
D. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
E. Propionibacterium sharmanii
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. C and D only 2. C and E only
3. A and B only 4. A and C only
Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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Which of the following is an example of a non-distilled alcoholic beverage produced by yeast?

1. Beer 2. Rum
3. Whisky 4. Brandy
Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Antibiotics are chemicals produced by microbes that kill other microbes.
Statement II: Antibodies are chemicals formed in body that eliminate microbes.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae I. Citric acid 
B. Aspergillus niger  II. Butyric acid 
C. Trichoderma polysporum III. Ethanol
D.  Clostridium butylicum  IV.  Cyclosporin-A
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II 2. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
3. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II 4. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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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

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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NEET - 2016
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Which of the following is put into anaerobic sludge digester for further sewage treatment?

1. Floating debris 2. Effluents of primary treatment
3. Activated sludge  4. Primary sludge 
Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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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 |
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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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Which of the following statements about methanogens is not correct?

1. They can be used to produce biogas.
2. They are found in the rumen of cattle and their excreta.
3. They grow aerobically and breakdown cellulose-rich food.
4. They produce methane gas.

Subtopic:  Microbes in Production of Biogas |
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column-I

Column-II

(a)

Dragonflies

(i)

Biocontrol agents of several plant pathogens

(b)

Bacillus thuringiensis

(ii)

Get rid of mosquitoes

(c)

Glomus

(iii)

Narrow spectrum insecticidal applications

(d)

Baculoviruses

(iv)

Biocontrol agents of lepidopteran plant pests

(v)

Absorb phosphorus from soil

 
Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (v) (iv) (i)
2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
4. (ii) (iv) (v) (iii)
Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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NEET - 2020
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