Beauveria, Metarhizium, and Paecilomyces are:
1. Mycorrhizal fungi
2. Biofertilizers
3. Entomopathogenic fungi
4. Edible fungi

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |

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Consider the given two statements:
I. Coliform bacteria are a commonly used indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water.
II. Coliforms cause a number of serious illness.

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

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |

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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

1.

Chloramphenicol

Streptomyces venezuelae

2.

Streptomycin

Streptomyces griseus

3.

Tetracycline

Streptomyces fradiae

4.

Puromycin

Streptomyces alboniger

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |

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Nystatin, amphotericin B, and natamycin are antibiotics produced by different species of Streptomyces and are:
1. Anti fungal drugs
2. Anti bacterial drugs
3. Anti protozoan drugs
4. Anti cancer drugs

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |

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Among the following pairs of microbes, which pair has both the microbes that can be used as biofertilizers?

1. Aspergillus and Rhizopus

2. Rhizobium and Rhizopus

3. Cyanobacteria and Rhizobium

4. Aspergillus and Cyanobacteria

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
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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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For a biocontrol agent to be part of an integrated pest management, it should be:

1. species-specific and symbiotic

2. free living and broad spectrum

3. narrow spectrum and symbiotic

4. species-specific and inactive on non-target organisms

Subtopic:  Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is
1. caused by a virus
2. caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
3. caused by a Gram-negative bacterium
4. not an infectious disease

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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Probiotics are     
1. live microbial food supplement
2. safe antibiotics
3. cancer-inducing microbes
4. new kind of food allergens 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products | Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
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Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of        

1. Vitamin B12
2. Vitamin A
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin E 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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