Read the following statement having two blanks (A and B):
''A drug used for ______ (A)___ patients is obtained from a species of the organism ______ (B)___ ''. The one correct option for the two blanks is:
Blank-A | Blank-B | |
1. | AIDS | Pseudomonas |
2. | Heart | Penicillium |
3. | Organ-transplant | Trichoderma |
4. | Swine flu | Monascus |
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
An example of endomycorrhiza is:
1. Glomus
2. Agaricus
3. Rhizobium
4. Nostoc
Domestic sewage in large cities:
1. | is processed by aerobic and then anaerobic bacteria in the secondary treatment in Sewage Treatment Plant (STPs) |
2. | when treated in STPs, does not require the aeration step as the sewage contains adequate oxygen |
3. | has very high amounts of suspended solids and dissolved salts |
4. | has a high BOD as it contains both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria |
In gobar gas, the maximum amount is that of:
1. Methane
2. Propane
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Butane
Curing of tea leaves is brought by the activity of:
1. bacteria
2. mycorrhiza
3. viruses
4. fungi
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1. Methanogens - Gobar gas
2. Yeast - Ethanol
3. Streptomycetes - Antibiotic
4. Coliforms - Vinegar
Probiotics are:
1. safe antibiotics
2. cancer inducing microbes
3. new kind of food allergens
4. live microbial food supplement
A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in the bioremediation of oil spills is a species of:
1. Pseudomonas
2. Trichoderma
3. Xanthomonas
4. Bacillus
1. Pisolithus tinctorius
2. Pseudomonas cepacin
3. Gliocladium virens
4. Paecilomyces lilacinus