Q. No.
The virus shown here is a causative agent of :
1. Intestinal infections
2. Respiratory infections
3. CNS infections
4. Genito-urinary infections
Consider the following statements:
| I: | Statins, used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents, are derived from Monascus purpureus |
| II: | Cyclosporin A, derived from Trichoderma, is used as an immunosuppressant |
| III: | Baculoviruses, in the genus Nucleopolyhederovirus, are species-specific, broad-spectrum insecticides |
Which of the above statements are true?
1. I and II only
2. I and III only
3. II and III only
4. I, II and III
Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of
(1) acidophiles
(2) alkaliphiles
(3) thermoacidophiles
(4) thermophiles
High value of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicates that
1. Water is pure
2. water is highly polluted
3. water is less polluted
4. Consumption of organic matter in the water is higher by the microbes
Which of the following in sewage treatment removes suspended solids?
(1) Tertiary treatment
(2) Secondary treatment
(3) Primary treatment
(4) Sludge treatment
| 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 |
What gases are produced in anaerobic sludge digesters?
1. Methane and CO2 only
2. Methane, Hydrogen sulphide and CO2
3. Methane, hydrogen sulphide and O2
4. Hydrogen sulphide and CO2
Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of
(1) ethanol
(2) streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels.
(3) citric acid
(4) blood cholesterol lowering statins.
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