Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by a:

1. a machine
2. a bacterium that produces methane gas
3. a bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide
4. a fungus that releases a lot of gases during its metabolic activities.
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The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is:

(1) Vitamin C

(2) Vitamin D

(3) Vitamin B12

(4) Vitamin E

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Match the following list of bacteria and their commercially important products:

 

Bacterium

 

Product

(i)

Aspergullus niger

(a)

Lactic acid

(ii)

Acetobacter aceti

(b)

Butyric acid

(iii)

Clostridium Butylicum   

(c)

Acetic acid

(iv)   

Lactobacillus

(d)   

Citric Acid

Choose the correct match:

(1) (i) - b, (ii) - c, (iii) - d, (iv) - a

(2) (i) - b, (ii) - d, (iii) - c, (iv) - a

(3) (i) - d, (ii) - c, (iii) - b, (iv) - a

(4) (i) - d, (ii) - a, (iii) - c, (iv) - b

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A. Saccharomyces  cerevisiae i. Production of immunosuppressive agents
B. Monascus purpureus ii. Ripening of Swiss Cheese
C. Trichoderma polysporum iii. Commercial production of ethanol
D. Propionibacterium sharrmanii    iv. Production of blood-cholesterol lowering agents      

Codes

A     B     C     D
1.   iii iv i ii
2. iv iii ii i
3. iv ii i iii
4. iii i iv ii
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Yeast is used in the production of

1. citric acid and lactic acid

2. lipase and pectinase

3. bread and beer

4. cheese and butter

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The preparation and flowering of leaves of tea and tobacco is due to the activities of 

(1) Bacillus subtilis

(2) Bacillus megatherium

(3) Streptococcus lactis

(4) Acetobacter aceti

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Which one of the following useful organisms is not a part in production of curd/yoghurt?

(1) S. thermophilus

(2) Lactobacillus bulgaricus

(3) Acetobactor aceti

(4) Streptococcus lactis

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Name the blank spaces A, B, C and D given in the following table:

Type of Microbe

Scientific Name

Commercial. Product

Bacterium

A

Lactic acid

Fungus

B

Cyclosporin A

C

Monascus purpureus

Statins

Fungus

Penicillium notatum

D

1. A - Lactobacillus, B - Trichoderma polysporum, C - Yeast (Fungus), D - Penicillin

2. A - Lactobacillus, B - Trichoderma polysporum, C - Yeast (Algae), D - Penicillin

3. A - Lactobacillus, B - Trichoderma polysporum, C - Yeast (Prokaryote), D - Penicillin

4. A - Lactobacillus, B - Trichoderma polysporum, C - Agaricus (Fungus), D - Penicillin

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Name the blank spaces a, b, c and d given in the following table:

Type of Microbe

Scientific Name

Commercial Product

Bacterium

A

Clot enzyme

B

Aspergillus niger

Citric acid

Fungus

Trichoderma polysporum

C

Bacterium

D

Butyric add

1. A - Streptococcus, B - Fungus, C - Cyclosporin-A, D - Clostridium butylicum

2. A - Clostridium butylicum, B - Streptococcus, C - Fungus, D - Cyclosporin-A

3. A - Cyclosporin-A, B - Clostridium butylicum, C - Streptococcus, D - Fungus

4. A - Fungus, B - Cyclosporin-A, C - Clostridium butylicum, D - Streptococcus

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Which of the following food items is produced by fermentation by the microbes?

A. Idli

B. Dosa

C. Toddy

D. Cheese

1. A, B, C, D

2. C, D

3. A, C

4. A, B, C

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