‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts in southern India, is made by fermenting sap from:

1. Soyabean 2. Bamboo shoots
3. Palms 4. Sugarcane
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With reference to human beings, antibiotics are actually:

1. Anti life 2. Pro-life
3. Irrelevant to life 4. Defining life
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Which of the following human diseases cannot be treated by antibiotics?

1. Plague 2. Diphtheria
3. Leprosy 4. Mumps
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Aspergillus niger is used in the commercial production of:

1. Citric acid 2. Acetic acid
3. Lactic acid 4. Butyric acid
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
Organic acid Microbial source
1. Aspergillus niger Citric acid
2. Acetobacter aceti Acetic acid
3. Clostridium butylicum Chorismic acid
4. Lactobacillus Lactic acid
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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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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Cyclosporin A is indicated to treat and prevent graft-versus-host disease in bone marrow transplantation and to prevent rejection of kidney, heart, and liver transplants.
Reason (R): Cyclosporin A lowers the activity of T-cells.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A).
3. Both (A) and (R) are false.
4. (A) is true but (R) is false.
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Statins produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents.
Reason (R): Statins act by decreasing the absorption of end products of fat digestion in the small intestine.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are false.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).
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