Lactic Acid Bacillus, while used for converting milk to curd, increases the nutritional value of curd by adding vitamin:

1. A 2. B12
3. C 4. D

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Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin and named it after:

1. Penicillium chrysogenum 2. Penicillium roqueforti
3. Penicillium notatum 4. Penicillium camemberti

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Fruit juices can be clarified with the use of:

1. Lipases 2. Papain
3. Pectinase and protease 4. Glucoamylase
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Match each item in column I with one in Column II and select the correct answer from the codes given:

Column I

 

Column II

A

Monascus purpureus

P

Thrombolytic

B

Trichoderma polysporum

Q

Immunosuppressant

C

Streptococcus pyogenes

R

Antibiotics

D

Streptomyces griseus

S

Statins

Codes

A

B

C

D

1

S

Q

R

P

2

Q

S

P

R

3

Q

S

R

P

4

S

Q

P

R

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Consider the given two statements:

I:  BOD is an indirect measure of the organic matter present in the water.
II:  The BOD test measures the rate of uptake of oxygen by microorganisms in a sample of water.
 
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I.
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I.
3. Only II is correct.
4. Both I and II are incorrect.
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In the anaerobic sludge digesters during sewage water treatment:

1. The primary sludge is treated with aerobic microbes and activated sludge is created
2. The primary sludge is treated with anaerobic microbes and activated sludge is created
3. The activated sludge is digested by anaerobic microbes producing biogas during the process
4. The activated sludge is digested by aerobic microbes producing biogas during the process

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Baculoviruses are excellent candidates for:

1. Species-specific, narrow-spectrum insecticidal applications
2. Species-specific, broad-spectrum insecticidal applications
3. Biocontrol of fungal diseases
4. Biocontrol of aphids and mosquitoes

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Given below are the results of three water samples subjected to BOD test:

   

I. Sample A can be from secondary effluent discharged from an STP.
II. Sample B can be from a river presumed to be mild to moderately polluted.
III. Sample C can be from untreated sewage water.

1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct

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Consider the given two statements:

I. Ciclosporin is used to treat and prevent graft-versus-host disease in bone marrow transplantation and to prevent rejection of kidney, heart, and liver transplants.
II. It selectively inhibits the functions of B lymphocytes acting as an immunosuppressant.

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I.
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I.
3. I is correct and II is incorrect.
4. Both I and II are incorrect.

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Match each item in Column I [biocontrol agent] with one in Column II [pest controlled] and select the answer from the codes given:

 

Column I

 

Column II

A.

Ladybird

P.

Mosquitoes

B.

Dragonflies

Q.

Aphids

C.

Trichoderma

R.

Fungus

D.

Baculoviruses

S.

Virus

Codes

A

B

C

D

1.

P

Q

R

S

2.

Q

P

R

S

3.

P

Q

S

R

4.

Q

P

S

R

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