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				This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Rhizopus nigricans produces which of the following products? | 
| A. | Citric acid | 
| B. | Fumaric acid | 
| C. | Gibberellic acid | 
| D. | Lactic acid | 
| Answer» C. Gibberellic acid | |
| 2. | Invertase causes hydrolysis of ___________ | 
| A. | starch | 
| B. | sucrose | 
| C. | proteins | 
| D. | pectins | 
| Answer» C. proteins | |
| 3. | Paper, glass beads can be used to immobilize enzymes. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. | INVERTASE_CAUSES_HYDROLYSIS_OF____________?$ | 
| A. | starch | 
| B. | sucrose | 
| C. | proteins | 
| D. | pectins | 
| Answer» C. proteins | |
| 5. | Rhizopus nigricans produces which of the following products? | 
| A. | Citric acid | 
| B. | Fumaric acid | 
| C. | Gibberellic acid | 
| D. | Lactic acid | 
| Answer» C. Gibberellic acid | |
| 6. | Paper, glass beads can be used to immobilize enzymes? | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 7. | Which of the following enzyme is used in the process of bating? | 
| A. | invertase | 
| B. | pectinase | 
| C. | amylase | 
| D. | protease | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. | Which of the following enzymes is used to hydrolyze starch to dextrin? | 
| A. | invertase | 
| B. | pectinase | 
| C. | amylase | 
| D. | protease | 
| Answer» D. protease | |
| 9. | Which of the following product acts as a substrate for the production of citric acid? | 
| A. | molasses | 
| B. | corn-steep liquor | 
| C. | barn | 
| D. | oyabeen meal | 
| Answer» B. corn-steep liquor | |
| 10. | Which of the following techniques is used to improve penicillin production? | 
| A. | fed-batch fermentation | 
| B. | submerged-culture technique | 
| C. | continuous fermentation | 
| D. | batch fermentation | 
| Answer» C. continuous fermentation | |
| 11. | Penicillium chrysogenum is a better penicillin producing species. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 12. | Fermentation of rice is carried out by which of the following microorganisms? | 
| A. | bacteria | 
| B. | yeasts | 
| C. | molds | 
| D. | protozoa | 
| Answer» D. protozoa | |
| 13. | Gluconic acid is produced by which of the following molds? | 
| A. | Aspergillus niger | 
| B. | Rhizopus nigricans | 
| C. | Aspergillus terreus | 
| D. | Rhizopus oryzae | 
| Answer» B. Rhizopus nigricans | |