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This section includes 113 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Avionics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
Lag phase is also known as |
A. | transitional period |
B. | period of initial adjustment |
C. | none of these |
D. | generation time |
Answer» C. none of these | |
52. |
The pH of a buffer solution relies upon concentration of its |
A. | conjugate base |
B. | acid |
C. | none |
D. | both a and b |
Answer» E. | |
53. |
Strontium compounds put on a nichrome wire and heated gives of color |
A. | scarlet red |
B. | brick red |
C. | blue |
D. | apple green |
Answer» B. brick red | |
54. |
Which of these metal oxides, upon roasting with clay turns into cement? |
A. | CaO |
B. | NO |
C. | MgO |
D. | BaO |
Answer» B. NO | |
55. |
An organism that expends energy to grow in a habitat with a low water activity in order to maintain internal solute concentrations to retain water is |
A. | acidophile |
B. | osmotolerant |
C. | alkalophile |
D. | aerotolerant anaerobe |
Answer» C. alkalophile | |
56. |
The presence of benzene ring in an alkylarene can affect the characteristic reactions of its |
A. | beta chain |
B. | alkyl-side chain |
C. | all of them |
D. | alpha chain |
Answer» C. all of them | |
57. |
The organism which obtain their energy from chemicals are designated as |
A. | chemotrophs |
B. | prototrophs. |
C. | autotrophs |
D. | organotrophs |
Answer» B. prototrophs. | |
58. |
What was the patent number for tuned or syntonic telegraphy? |
A. | 1948 |
B. | 1111 |
C. | 9999 |
D. | 7777 |
Answer» E. | |
59. |
Organisms such as lactobacilli that have elaborate requirements for specific nutrients i.e. vitamins and other growth promoting substances, are generally called as |
A. | chemo-lithotrophs |
B. | fastidious hetrotrophs |
C. | photo-organotrophs |
D. | chemotrophs |
Answer» C. photo-organotrophs | |
60. |
The average size of cells during the exponential phase of growth is |
A. | lesser than the lag phase |
B. | greater than the lag phase |
C. | none of these |
D. | equal to the lag phase |
Answer» B. greater than the lag phase | |
61. |
A culture broth tube was very turbid at the surface but clear throughout the rest of the tube indicating that the |
A. | organism should be grown in an anaerobic chamber |
B. | organism are aerobes |
C. | organism cannot tolerate oxygen |
D. | organism cannot produce superoxide dismutase and/or catalase |
Answer» C. organism cannot tolerate oxygen | |
62. |
On 2 June 1886 Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom. He was 49. How old was she? |
A. | 21 |
B. | 18 |
C. | 30 |
D. | 24 |
Answer» B. 18 | |
63. |
The Nucleophilic substitution reaction is slowest with |
A. | fluroalkanes |
B. | iodoalkanes |
C. | none |
D. | both a and b |
Answer» B. iodoalkanes | |
64. |
Where did Guglielmo Marconi set up his laboratory? |
A. | Florence |
B. | Naples |
C. | Pontecchio |
D. | Skopje |
Answer» D. Skopje | |
65. |
Some organisms can use reduced inorganic compounds as electron donors and are termed as |
A. | phototrophs |
B. | lithotrophs |
C. | photo-organotrophs |
D. | chemotrophs |
Answer» C. photo-organotrophs | |
66. |
The group II elements are metals which form |
A. | covalent compounds |
B. | ionic compounds |
C. | none |
D. | both a and b |
Answer» C. none | |
67. |
To which political party did Grover Cleveland belong? |
A. | Green |
B. | Democratic |
C. | National |
D. | Republican |
Answer» C. National | |
68. |
An organism has an optimal growth rate when the hydrogen ion concentration is very high. This organism is |
A. | acidophile |
B. | osmotolerant |
C. | aerotolerant anaerobe |
D. | neutrophile |
Answer» B. osmotolerant | |
69. |
Marine animals die due to lack of oxygen in water which disturbs whole |
A. | ecosystem |
B. | environment |
C. | a-biotic factors |
D. | biotic factors |
Answer» B. environment | |
70. |
All organisms require at least small amounts of carbondioxide, However, some can use CO2 as their sole source of carbon. Such organisms are termed as |
A. | phototrophs |
B. | autotrophs |
C. | photo-organotrophs |
D. | chemotrophs |
Answer» C. photo-organotrophs | |
71. |
Exponential phase of growth curve of bacteria is of limited duration because of |
A. | accumulation of toxic metabolites |
B. | rise in cell density |
C. | all of these |
D. | exhaustion of nutrients |
Answer» D. exhaustion of nutrients | |
72. |
Generation time of Escherichia coli is |
A. | 20 hours |
B. | 20 minutes |
C. | 200 hours |
D. | 20 days |
Answer» D. 20 days | |
73. |
The type of molecular structure of beginning Period 3 elements is |
A. | giant molecules |
B. | giant metallic structure |
C. | individual atoms |
D. | simple molecules |
Answer» C. individual atoms | |
74. |
Down the Halogen Group, the reactivity |
A. | decreases |
B. | increases |
C. | constant |
D. | becomes zero |
Answer» B. increases | |
75. |
What did Guglielmo Marconi invent? |
A. | Telegraph |
B. | Radio |
C. | Television |
D. | Photocopier |
Answer» C. Television | |
76. |
Which of the following is not the characteristic of a growth curve? |
A. | Plotted with logarithmic numbers |
B. | Shows development of microbial population under relatively stable environmental conditions |
C. | Each growth curve consists of four distinct phases |
D. | Graphs numbers of microbes versus time |
Answer» D. Graphs numbers of microbes versus time | |
77. |
Bromine is released during reactions as |
A. | blue gas |
B. | reddish brown gas |
C. | reddish green gas |
D. | white gas |
Answer» C. reddish green gas | |
78. |
Postgates assay technique is useful in determining if a cell is viable even though it is |
A. | too small to see |
B. | incapable of cell division |
C. | a thermophile |
D. | an obligate aerobe |
Answer» C. a thermophile | |
79. |
The atomic number of Barium (Ba) is |
A. | 38 |
B. | 12 |
C. | 56 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» D. 20 | |
80. |
Bacteria and fungi multiply best |
A. | between 16-38°C |
B. | below 16°C |
C. | none of these |
D. | above 38°C |
Answer» B. below 16°C | |
81. |
The fragmentation occurs in |
A. | Nocardia species |
B. | Streptomyces species |
C. | None of these |
D. | Bacillus subtilis |
Answer» C. None of these | |
82. |
The microorganisms that grow best in a low-oxygen environment is called a (n) |
A. | anaerobe |
B. | aerobe |
C. | microaerophile |
D. | facultative |
Answer» D. facultative | |
83. |
Catalytic converters can not help in any way to reduce |
A. | nitrogen oxides |
B. | carbon monoxide |
C. | unburnt hydrocarbons |
D. | carbondioxide |
Answer» E. | |
84. |
In the exponential phase, the cells and cell mass |
A. | decreases |
B. | first increases then decreases |
C. | double at a constant rate |
D. | are constant |
Answer» D. are constant | |
85. |
The reproduction by budding occur in |
A. | Hyphomicrobium vulgare |
B. | Rhodopseudomonas acidophila |
C. | Both (a) and (b) |
D. | Bacillus subtilis |
Answer» B. Rhodopseudomonas acidophila | |
86. |
Halogenoalkanes reacts with water in silver nitrate solution to give off |
A. | yeast |
B. | alcohol |
C. | ketone |
D. | ester |
Answer» C. ketone | |
87. |
Five d orbitals having same energy level in an isolated transition metal atom is described as |
A. | spectator |
B. | degenerate |
C. | all of them |
D. | non-degenerate |
Answer» C. all of them | |
88. |
Which company was set up by Guglielmo Marconi in 1897? |
A. | The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company Limited |
B. | American Telephone & Telegraph |
C. | Italian Telegraph |
D. | British Telecom |
Answer» B. American Telephone & Telegraph | |
89. |
Which of these elements uses all outer shell electrons in bonding with oxygen? |
A. | Na |
B. | S |
C. | None of Above |
D. | both of these |
Answer» E. | |
90. |
The cell reproduction in bacteria may occur by |
A. | budding |
B. | binary fission |
C. | all of these |
D. | fragmentation |
Answer» D. fragmentation | |
91. |
Which of the following has more tolerance for acidic pH (lower pH)? |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Yeast and moulds |
C. | None of these |
D. | E. coli |
Answer» C. None of these | |
92. |
An electron entering the outermost shell of Fluorine will |
A. | experience most shielding from the positive nuclear charge |
B. | experience least shielding from the positive nuclear charge |
C. | experience most shielding from the negative nuclear charge |
D. | experience least shielding from the negative nuclear charge |
Answer» C. experience most shielding from the negative nuclear charge | |
93. |
The growth is normally expressed as __________ in turbidimetric measurement |
A. | cfu/ml |
B. | cells per ml |
C. | mg N2 /ml |
D. | optical density |
Answer» E. | |
94. |
Where was Guglielmo Marconi born? |
A. | Turin |
B. | Bologna |
C. | Venice |
D. | Milan |
Answer» C. Venice | |
95. |
Consider the reaction: Al(s) + Cl2 → Al2Cl6(s). How many moles of Al(s) will be needed to balance the equation? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» B. 1 | |
96. |
What is the primary source of food for marine life? |
A. | Zooplankton |
B. | Phytoplankton |
C. | Grass |
D. | Sea weed |
Answer» C. Grass | |
97. |
Greater number of electrons in halogens are indicative of |
A. | least volatility |
B. | greater van der Wall's forces |
C. | None of Above |
D. | both of these |
Answer» E. | |
98. |
Bacteria of genus Nitrosomonas use __________ as their electron source. |
A. | H2S |
B. | ammonia |
C. | light |
D. | succinate |
Answer» C. light | |
99. |
Acidic oxides of sulfur and nitrogen can fall pH of rainwater to |
A. | 6 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 1 |
Answer» C. 5 | |
100. |
The straightforward method of binary fission explains how bacteria |
A. | evolve |
B. | grow in nutrient agar |
C. | reproduce |
D. | move |
Answer» D. move | |