Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of

(1) acidophiles

(2) alkaliphiles

(3) thermoacidophiles

(4) thermophiles

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 57%
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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

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 83%
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Which of the following in sewage treatment removes suspended solids?

(1) Tertiary treatment

(2) Secondary treatment

(3) Primary treatment

(4) Sludge treatment

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 82%
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NEET - 2017
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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
Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages | Microbes in Household Products | Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 86%
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NEET - 2015
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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

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 91%
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NEET - 2014
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A good producer of citric acid is

1. Aspergillus

2. Pseudomonas

3. Clostridium

4. Saccharomyces

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 96%
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NEET - 2013
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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.

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 87%
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NEET - 2012
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A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given

1. penicillin                         

2. streptokinase

3. cyclosporin-A                   

4. statins

Subtopic:  Chemicals, Enzymes & Other Bioactive Molecules |
 68%
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NEET - 2012
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Which one of the following microbes forms symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition?

(1) Azotobacter

(2) Aspergillus

(3) Glomus

(4) Trichoderma

Subtopic:  Microbes as Biofertilizer |
 70%
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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

Subtopic:  Chemistry of Fermented Beverages | Microbes in Household Products |
 91%
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