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This section includes 533 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Dairy Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
451. |
The cell walls of Gram positive bacteria contain two modified sugar, viz. N- acetylgucosamine (NAG) and N- acetylmuramic acid (NAM). They are covalently linked by |
A. | α- 1,4-glycosidic bond |
B. | β-1,6-glycosidic bond |
C. | α- 1,6-glycosidic bond |
D. | β- 1,4-glycosidic bond |
Answer» E. | |
452. |
The growth of bacterial population follows a geometric progression. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
453. |
Genetic system is located in the prokaryotes in |
A. | nucleoid |
B. | chromatin |
C. | nuclear material |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
454. |
The generation time for E.coli is ________ |
A. | 20 minutes |
B. | 35 minutes |
C. | 2 minutes |
D. | 13 minutes |
Answer» B. 35 minutes | |
455. |
Rhodopseudomonas acidophila reproduces by which of the following methods? |
A. | Binary fission |
B. | Budding |
C. | Fragmentation |
D. | Sporulation |
Answer» C. Fragmentation | |
456. |
Which of the following bacterial species divides by fragmentation? |
A. | Bacillus subtilis |
B. | Streptococcus faecalis |
C. | Rhodopseudomonas acidophila |
D. | Nocardia sp. |
Answer» E. | |
457. |
The location where the bacterial chromosome concentrates is called |
A. | nucleus |
B. | nuclein |
C. | nucleoid |
D. | nucleose |
Answer» D. nucleose | |
458. |
The arrangement, in which flagella are distributed all round the bacterial cell, is known as |
A. | lophotrichous |
B. | amphitrichous |
C. | peritrichous |
D. | monotrichous |
Answer» D. monotrichous | |
459. |
In many clinical laboratories, swelling phenomena, helps in identification of certain organism, named as |
A. | Quelling reaction |
B. | Swelling |
C. | Identification |
D. | Pathology |
Answer» B. Swelling | |
460. |
Which of the following bacterial genera (that produces endospore) have medical importance? |
A. | Clostridium |
B. | Bacillus |
C. | Both (a) and (b) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
461. |
Which of the following does not occur during binary fission in bacteria? |
A. | Cell elongation |
B. | Cytokinesis |
C. | DNA duplication |
D. | Spindle formation |
Answer» E. | |
462. |
Which of the following is a characteristic of beef extract? |
A. | product resulting from the digestion of proteinaceous materials |
B. | aqueous extract of lean beef tissue |
C. | aqueous extract of yeast cells |
D. | complex carbohydrate obtained from certain marine algae |
Answer» C. aqueous extract of yeast cells | |
463. |
Which of the following bacteria can grow both as chemolithotrophs or as chemoorganotrophs? |
A. | Nitrosomonas sp. |
B. | Pseudomonas pseudoflava |
C. | Rhodospirillum rubrum |
D. | Chromatium okenii |
Answer» C. Rhodospirillum rubrum | |
464. |
Red extreme halophiles”, are members of the archaebacterial which cannot grow with less than 12 to 15 percent NaCl. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
465. |
Chromatium okenii uses which of the following compound as electron donor? |
A. | Hydrogen sulphide |
B. | Fatty acids |
C. | Alcohol |
D. | Succinate |
Answer» B. Fatty acids | |
466. |
Which of the following are functions of water in the culture medium? |
A. | nutrients must be in aqueous solution |
B. | cofactor of enzymes |
C. | provides resistance to sudden transient temperature changes |
D. | it is a chemical reactant, nutrients must also be present in aqueous solution and provides resistance to sudden temperature changes. |
Answer» E. | |
467. |
The outer membarane of the Gram-negative cell wall is anchored to the underlying peptidoglycan by means of which of the following? |
A. | Braun’s Lipoprotein |
B. | Phospholipids |
C. | Proteins |
D. | Lipopolysaccharide |
Answer» B. Phospholipids | |
468. |
Cord factor is a ___________ |
A. | protein |
B. | teichoic acid derivative |
C. | mycolic acid derivative |
D. | carbohydrate |
Answer» D. carbohydrate | |
469. |
Porins are special proteins act as channels in outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
470. |
Which among the following acts as receptors for bacteriophage attachment in Gram-negative bacteria? |
A. | Cilia |
B. | O antigens |
C. | Lipid A |
D. | Teichoic acid |
Answer» C. Lipid A | |
471. |
NAG and NAM of peptidoglycan layer is linked by _________ |
A. | beta-(1,4) glycosidic linkage |
B. | alpha-(1,4) glycosidic linkage |
C. | alpha-(1,6) glycosidic linkage |
D. | beta-(1,6) glycosidic linkage |
Answer» B. alpha-(1,4) glycosidic linkage | |
472. |
Which among the following is associated with export of exocellular enzymes? |
A. | central mesosomes |
B. | peripheral mesosomes |
C. | thylakoids |
D. | nucleus |
Answer» C. thylakoids | |
473. |
Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate(PHB) present in aerobic bacteria can serve as? |
A. | a reserve carbon and energy source |
B. | a reserve source of phosphate |
C. | acceptor of oxygen |
D. | provides buoyancy |
Answer» B. a reserve source of phosphate | |
474. |
Ribosomes of prokaryotes have a sedimentation coefficient of? |
A. | 90S |
B. | 80S |
C. | 50S |
D. | 70S |
Answer» E. | |
475. |
The nucleoid can be made visible under the light microscope by _________ |
A. | Methylene blue |
B. | Iodine |
C. | Nile blue |
D. | Feulgen staining |
Answer» E. | |
476. |
Which among the following compound when added to cytoplasmic membrane helps in maintaining the rigidity of cell? |
A. | lipopolysaccharide |
B. | hopanoid |
C. | phosphoglycerides |
D. | amino acids |
Answer» C. phosphoglycerides | |
477. |
Peptidoglycan is made up of __________ |
A. | N-acetylglucosamine |
B. | N-acetylmuramic acid |
C. | N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylmuramic acid |
D. | N-acetylglucosamine,N-acetylmuramic acid,amino acids |
Answer» E. | |
478. |
Teichoic acid present in Gram-positive bacteria can bind to which ion? |
A. | Fe ions |
B. | Phosphorus ions |
C. | Mg ions |
D. | Sulphur ions |
Answer» D. Sulphur ions | |
479. |
Peptidoglycan layer is present in large quantity in? |
A. | Gram-positive bacteria |
B. | Gram-negative bacteria |
C. | Fungi |
D. | Algae |
Answer» B. Gram-negative bacteria | |
480. |
When a bacteria swim towards a chemical, it is termed as__________ |
A. | positive chemotaxis |
B. | phototaxis |
C. | negative chemotaxis |
D. | magnetotaxis |
Answer» B. phototaxis | |
481. |
Which type of force drives the flagellar motion? |
A. | Protonmotive force |
B. | ATP driven |
C. | Protonmotive and ATP driven |
D. | No protonmotive nor ATP driven |
Answer» B. ATP driven | |
482. |
Cytoplasmic membrane and the cell material bounded by it plus the outer membrane of cell is known as _________ |
A. | Protoplast |
B. | Cytoplast |
C. | Spheroplast |
D. | Cell membrane |
Answer» D. Cell membrane | |
483. |
Which of the following are present in teichoic acids? |
A. | ribitol residues |
B. | glycerol residues |
C. | glucose residues |
D. | ribitol or glycerol residues |
Answer» E. | |
484. |
Polyisoprenoid branched-chain lipids, are present in which of the following? |
A. | Archaebacteria |
B. | Eubacteria |
C. | Archaebacteria and Eubacteria |
D. | Cannot be determined |
Answer» B. Eubacteria | |
485. |
Bayer’s junctions are sites which help in joining which of the following? |
A. | cytoplasmic membrane and outer membrane |
B. | outer membrane and capsule |
C. | cytoplasmic membrane and periplasmic space |
D. | peptidoglycan layer and cytoplasmic membrane |
Answer» B. outer membrane and capsule | |
486. |
Which of the following is nutritional characterization of Escherichia coli? |
A. | Chemotrophic |
B. | Organotrophic |
C. | Autotrophic |
D. | Chemotrophic, Organotrophic, Heterotrophic |
Answer» E. | |
487. |
Which of the following amino acids require sulphur for their synthesis? |
A. | tryptophan |
B. | methionine |
C. | cystine |
D. | methionine and cystine |
Answer» E. | |
488. |
Gram-negative bacteria are more resistant to antibiotics due to the presence of? |
A. | Thin peptidoglycan wall |
B. | Outer lipopolysaccharide layer |
C. | Porin proteins |
D. | Teichoic acid |
Answer» C. Porin proteins | |
489. |
Which of the following are trace elements? |
A. | Potassium ion |
B. | Sodium ion |
C. | Copper ion |
D. | Magnesium ion |
Answer» D. Magnesium ion | |
490. |
Phosphorus is essential component of __________ |
A. | teichoic acid |
B. | nucleotides |
C. | phospholipids |
D. | teichoic acid, nucleotides, phospholipids |
Answer» E. | |
491. |
Which of the following ions are cofactors for various enzymes? |
A. | Potassium ion |
B. | Iron ion |
C. | Magnesium ion and Iron ion |
D. | Calcium ion |
Answer» D. Calcium ion | |
492. |
The organisms which can use reduced inorganic compounds as electron donors are known as _________ |
A. | chemotrophs |
B. | organotrophs |
C. | lithotrophs |
D. | phototrophs |
Answer» D. phototrophs | |
493. |
Which of the following are true for cytoplasmic membrane? |
A. | hydrophilic barrier |
B. | hydrophobic barrier |
C. | site of generation of protonmotive force |
D. | hydrophobic barrier and site of generation of protonmotive force |
Answer» E. | |
494. |
Which of the following methods can be utilized for removing peripheral proteins of the cytoplasmic membrane? |
A. | treatment by detergents |
B. | osmotic shock |
C. | heat application |
D. | destruction of the membrane |
Answer» C. heat application | |
495. |
Cysts also have high heat resistance like endospores. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be | |
496. |
What helps in the heat resistance of endospore? |
A. | calcium-DPA complex |
B. | water |
C. | methylene |
D. | calcium |
Answer» B. water | |
497. |
In the classification of bacteria according to shape,which among the following refer to cuboidal arrangement of bacterial cells? |
A. | Tetrads |
B. | Staphylococci |
C. | Sarcinae |
D. | Streptococci |
Answer» D. Streptococci | |
498. |
Which among the following are “Spirochetes”? |
A. | Spirillum volutans |
B. | Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
C. | Streptomyces sp. |
D. | Treponema pallidum |
Answer» E. | |
499. |
Which group of bacteria among the following have the largest area of contact? |
A. | Palisades |
B. | Trichomes |
C. | Streptobacilli |
D. | Diplobacilli |
Answer» C. Streptobacilli | |
500. |
When rod shaped bacteria appears in pairs,it is known as? |
A. | Diplobacilli |
B. | Streptobacilli |
C. | Diplococci |
D. | Staphylococci |
Answer» B. Streptobacilli | |