Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of
1. Thermoacidophiles 
2. Thermophiles
3. Acidophiles
4. Alkaliphiles 

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Probiotics are     
1. live microbial food supplement
2. safe antibiotics
3. cancer-inducing microbes
4. new kind of food allergens 

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 
1. Serratia - Drug addiction
2. Spirulina - Single cell protein
3. Rhizobium - Biofertilizer
4. Streptomyces - Antibiotic 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products | Microbes in Biocontrol Agent |
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Match the following :

(a)

Lactobacillus

(i)

Cheese

(b)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(ii)

Curd

(c)

Aspergillus niger

(iii)

Citric Acid

(d)

Acetobacter aceti

(iv)

Bread

(v)

Acetic acid


Select the correct option:
Options: (a) (b)  (c) (d)
1. (ii)   (i)   (iii) (v)
2. (ii) (iv)  (v)  (iii)
3. (ii) (iv)  (iii) (v)
4. (iii) (iv)  (v)   (i) 

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Which one of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product, while the remaining three are correct?
1. Aspergillus niger – citric acid
2. Yeast – statins
3. Acetobacter aceti – acetic acid
4. Clostridium butylicum – lactic acid

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Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?  
1. Textile - amylase 
2. Detergents - lipase
3. Alcohol - nitrogenase
4. Fruit juice - pectinase 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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The dough kept overnight in warm weather becomes soft and spongy because of
1. Fermentation
2. Cohesion
3. Osmosis
4. Absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages | Microbes in Household Products |
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Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of 

1. Citric acid
2. Blood cholesterol lowering statins
3. Ethanol
4. Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels.

Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages | Microbes in Household Products |
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A good producer of citric acid is 
1. Aspergillus
2. Pseudomonas
3. Clostridium
4. Saccharomyces 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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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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