Explore topic-wise MCQs in Fermentation Technology.

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1.

Which of the following strain is useful for diabetes treatment?

A. Interferon
B. Insulin
C. Interleukin
D. Glucagon
Answer» C. Interleukin
2.

Which of the following is a type of mutation?

A. Point mutations
B. Frameshift mutations
C. Sense mutation
D. Missense mutations
Answer» D. Missense mutations
3.

Which of the following cannot induce mutations?

A. X-rays
B. Gamma rays
C. Bromine
D. Chlorine
Answer» E.
4.

In which of the following technique the genome is transferred from one organism to another?

A. Protoplast fusion
B. rDNA technology
C. Induced mutations
D. Conjugation
Answer» B. rDNA technology
5.

Which of the following organism(s) strain can be improved by parasexual cycle?

A. <i>A. niger</i>
B. <i>P. chrysogenum</i>
C. <i>A. nidulans</i>
D. <i>B. flavum</i>
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following secondary metabolites does not prevent the synthesis of its own?

A. Chloramphenicol
B. Puromycin
C. Penicillin
D. Streptomycin
Answer» E.
7.

Which of the following is the analogue of valine?

A. Isoleucine
B. Trifluoroleucine
C. Leucine
D. Cephamycin
Answer» C. Leucine
8.

Shiio and Sano (1969) investigated the use of prototrophic revertants of __________ for lysine production.

A. <i>C. glutamicum</i>
B. <i>B. flavum</i>
C. <i>S. cerevisiae</i>
D. <i>S. typhi</i>
Answer» C. <i>S. cerevisiae</i>
9.

The Replica plate technique was used for _________

A. Isolation of auxotrophs
B. Isolation of revertants
C. Isolation of analogue-resistant mutants
D. Isolation of prototrophs
Answer» C. Isolation of analogue-resistant mutants
10.

Who discovered the Gradient plate technique?

A. Sano
B. Shiio
C. Szybalski
D. Kubota
Answer» D. Kubota
11.

ketoglutarate dehydrogenase normally converts _______ into _______

A. ketoglutarate, succinate
B. ketoglutarate, malate
C. ketoglutarate, glutamate
D. ketoglutarate, oxaloacetate
Answer» B. ketoglutarate, malate
12.

When C. glutamicum was grown in a medium containing a high concentration of biotin, the amount of glutamate produced was ________

A. 10-40 g/mg<sup>-1</sup>
B. 20-35 g/mg<sup>-1</sup>
C. 25-36 g/mg<sup>-1</sup>
D. 35-40 g/mg<sup>-1</sup>
Answer» D. 35-40 g/mg<sup>-1</sup>
13.

Who isolated a biotin-requiring, Corynebacterium glutamicum?

A. Kinoshita
B. Nakayama
C. Nakao
D. Demain
Answer» B. Nakayama
14.

The Induced mutations results in _________ formation.

A. A-A dimer
B. C-C dimer
C. T-T dimer
D. G-G dimer
Answer» D. G-G dimer
15.

Which of the following procedure has a great application in strain improvement?

A. rDNA Technology
B. Conjugation
C. Transformation
D. Transduction
Answer» B. Conjugation