Explore topic-wise MCQs in Dairy Engineering.

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101.

Blackening of meat in cooked meat broth is through

A. C histolyticum
B. C perfringens
C. C tetani
D. all of these
Answer» B. C perfringens
102.

Which of the following Staphylococcal haemolysins does not cause lysis of human RBCs?

A. β haemolysin
B. γ haemolysin
C. α haemolysin
D. δ haemolysin
Answer» D. δ haemolysin
103.

Which of the following bacteria is associated with food poisoning due to consumption of sea fish?

A. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
B. V alginolyticus
C. V vulnificus
D. All of these
Answer» B. V alginolyticus
104.

Among the following which is positive for coagulase test?

A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Staphylococcus epidermidis
C. Staphylococcus saprophyticus
D. E.coli
Answer» B. Staphylococcus epidermidis
105.

'Corynebacterium' is non spore forming rod that causes

A. Diphtheria
B. Pneumonia
C. Syphilis
D. UTI's
Answer» B. Pneumonia
106.

Absence of skin and other organs is a disease caused by

A. Streptococcus
B. Monococcus
C. Staphylococcus
D. Diplococcus
Answer» D. Diplococcus
107.

Area of lysis on a bacterial lawn culture produced by a phage is known as

A. pock
B. plaque
C. pox
D. all of these
Answer» C. pox
108.

Which of the following organisms typically get their carbon for biosynthesis from carbon dioxide?

A. Glucose-fermenting bacteria (fermentation)
B. Anaerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (anaerobic respiration)
C. Aerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (aerobic respiration)
D. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (chemolithotrophic bacteria)
Answer» E.
109.

Typical drumstick appearance of bacilli is generally seen in

A. C perfringens
B. C botulinum
C. C tetani
D. C histolyticum
Answer» D. C histolyticum
110.

A culture broth tube was very turbid at the bottom of the tube but clear at the top of the tube indicating that the

A. broth is sterile
B. organism can tolerate oxygen
C. organism cannot produce superoxide dismutase and/or catalase
D. organism should be grown in an anaerobic chamber
Answer» D. organism should be grown in an anaerobic chamber
111.

The bacterial sore throat is caused by

A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Haemophilus spp
C. Streptococcus pyogenes
D. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Answer» D. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
112.

Rough and buff colonies on LJ medium are characteristic of

A. M chelonei
B. M bovis
C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D. M fortuitum
Answer» D. M fortuitum
113.

Staphylococcal food poisoning usually manifests itself following ingestion of contaminated food after

A. 2-6 hours
B. 8-12 hours
C. 12-18 hours
D. 18-36 hours
Answer» B. 8-12 hours
114.

Which of the following bacteria is sensitive to pyrazinamide?

A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
B. M bovis
C. M fortuitum
D. None of these
Answer» B. M bovis
115.

Which of the following are mesophilic saprophytes?

A. B.polymyxa
B. B.anthracis
C. B.subtilis
D. B.thuringiensis
Answer» D. B.thuringiensis
116.

Which of the following genus of species occurs in human feces?

A. Peptococcus
B. Coprococcus
C. Sarcina
D. Ruminococcus
Answer» C. Sarcina
117.

Which of the following test indicates the susceptibility to streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin?

A. Schick test
B. Disk test
C. ASO test
D. Precipitation test
Answer» C. ASO test
118.

In the exponential phase, the cells and cell mass

A. first increases then decreases
B. decreases
C. are constant
D. double at a constant rate
Answer» E.
119.

Which of the following medium are used to differentiate the colonies of Vibrio cholerae and V parahaemolyticus?

A. Alkaline bile salt
B. Thiosulphate-citrate-bile-sucrose
C. MacConkey
D. All of the above
Answer» C. MacConkey
120.

Humans become infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis most frequently by

A. inhalation
B. ingestion
C. contact
D. inoculation
Answer» B. ingestion
121.

Which of the following is a substitute for crystal violet used in gram-staining procedure?

A. Methylene blue
B. Bromocresol green
C. Safranin
D. Phenolpthalene
Answer» B. Bromocresol green
122.

The toxin of Staphylococcus aureus that may result into scalded skin syndrome is

A. Enterotoxin
B. Leucocidin
C. Epidermolytic toxin
D. Haemolysin
Answer» D. Haemolysin
123.

Bacteria may be

A. aerobic
B. anaerobic
C. viral or fungal
D. none of others
Answer» D. none of others
124.

The combination of low levels of NaCl, NaNO3 (sodium nitrate), and slightly acid pH can prevent multiplication and toxin formation of

A. Salmonella
B. S. aureus
C. C. botulinum
D. all of these
Answer» E.
125.

The organism which obtain their energy from chemicals are designated as

A. prototrophs
B. chemotrophs
C. organotrophs
D. autotrophs
Answer» C. organotrophs
126.

A spore differs from an actively replicating bacterium in that the spore

A. is produced during a process involving asymmetric division
B. is able to withstand more extreme conditions than the replicating cell
C. is metabolically inactive
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
127.

The straightforward method of binary fission explains how bacteria

A. grow in nutrient agar
B. evolve
C. move
D. reproduce
Answer» E.
128.

Which of the following toxin resembles cholera toxin?

A. Stable toxin of E. coli
B. Diphtheria toxin
C. Labile toxin of Escherichia coli
D. Tetanus toxin
Answer» D. Tetanus toxin
129.

Which of the followings can be used to differentiate between classical and El Tor biotypes of Vibrio cholerae?

A. Sensitivity to Mukerjee's group IV phage
B. Agglutination of fowl RBCs
C. Sensitivity to polymyxin B
D. All of these
Answer» E.
130.

Pseudomembranous colitis is a disease of _________________

A. stomach
B. wounds
C. bowel
D. limbs
Answer» D. limbs
131.

Which of the following species of streptococci belongs to Lancefield group N?

A. S.pyogenes
B. S.mutans
C. S.pneumoniae
D. S.cremoris
Answer» E.
132.

Organisms such as lactobacilli that have elaborate requirements for specific nutrients i.e. vitamins and other growth promoting substances, are generally called as

A. fastidious hetrotrophs
B. chemo-lithotrophs
C. chemotrophs
D. photo-organotrophs
Answer» B. chemo-lithotrophs
133.

Eugonic growth on Lowenstein-Jensen medium is produced by

A. M bovis
B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
134.

The process of Gram staining is based on the ability of bacterial cell wall

A. to retain the safranin dye
B. to retain the crystal violet dye during solvent treatment.
C. to retain part of both dyes
D. none of above
Answer» C. to retain part of both dyes
135.

The bacteria, used to examine the efficacy of autoclave, is

A. B polymyxa
B. B brevis
C. Bacillus stearothermophilus
D. B megaterium
Answer» D. B megaterium
136.

The total biomass of an organism will be determined by the nutrient present in the lowest concentration relative to the organism's requirements is a statement of

A. Liebig's law of the minimum
B. Shelford's law of tolerance
C. quorum sensing
D. Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty
Answer» B. Shelford's law of tolerance
137.

Generation time is

A. time required for the population to double
B. time required for the initial adjustment
C. obtained by expression t/n, where t = time interval, n = number of generation
D. both (a) and (c)
Answer» E.
138.

What type of colonies are formed by Mycoplasmas on agar plate?

A. colourless
B. coloured
C. lawn formation
D. fried-egg
Answer» E.
139.

Catalase production is negative in which of the following?

A. Streptococcus
B. Salmonella
C. Proteus
D. Staphylococcus
Answer» B. Salmonella
140.

The commonest bacterial cause of cervicofacial actinomycosis is

A. A. naeslundii
B. A. viscosus
C. A. israelii
D. A. meyeri
Answer» D. A. meyeri
141.

Food poisoning strains of Clostridium perfringens belong to

A. type A
B. type B
C. type C
D. type D
Answer» B. type B
142.

Human transmission of Brucellae occurs by

A. ingestion of contaminated meat
B. direct contact with animal tissues
C. ingestion of infected milk
D. all of these
Answer» E.
143.

What is the primary source of food for marine life?

A. Phytoplankton
B. Zooplankton
C. Sea weed
D. Grass
Answer» B. Zooplankton
144.

Organisms, using organic compounds as electron donors are called

A. lithotrophs
B. phototrophs
C. chemotrophs
D. organotrophs
Answer» E.
145.

One of the first enzymes synthesized by many bacteriophage is __________ , an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

A. RNA transcriptase
B. RNA polymerase
C. RNA ligase
D. RNA replicase
Answer» E.
146.

Which of the following is a primary stain for acid fast staining of mycobacteria?

A. Crystal violet
B. Carbol fuchsin
C. Geimsa
D. Methylene blue
Answer» C. Geimsa
147.

Bacterium does not have a

A. cytoplasm
B. true nucleus
C. protoplasm
D. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Answer» C. protoplasm
148.

Pseudomonas pseudoflava can grow as

A. chemo-lithotrophs
B. chemo-organotrophs
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
149.

Lactobacilli constitute the normal flora of

A. prepubertal vagina
B. adult vagina
C. post-menopausal vagina
D. none of these
Answer» C. post-menopausal vagina
150.

Antibodies to which of the following antigens of Bacillus anthracis are protective?

A. Capsular polypeptide
B. Somatic polysaccharide
C. Anthrax toxin
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these