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This section includes 121 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
The 95% ethanol is equivalent to |
A. | 190 proof |
B. | 110 proof |
C. | 170 proof |
D. | 120 proof |
Answer» B. 110 proof | |
52. |
Fungal amylases using stationary culture with wheat bran utilizes |
A. | <i>A. oryzae</i> |
B. | <i>A. niger</i> |
C. | <i>A. flavus</i> |
D. | <i>S. cerevisiae</i> |
Answer» B. <i>A. niger</i> | |
53. |
Why high concentration of sugars are not employed in the fermentation medium? |
A. | Calcium lactate is not produced |
B. | Calcium lactate crystallizes from the medium and slows down the process of fermentation |
C. | High sugar concentration itself crystallizes |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. High sugar concentration itself crystallizes | |
54. |
Which of the following organism produces enzyme taka diastase? |
A. | <i>A. oryzae</i> |
B. | <i>B. subtilis</i> |
C. | <i>A. niger</i> |
D. | <i>S. cerevisiae</i> |
Answer» B. <i>B. subtilis</i> | |
55. |
Which of the following when used in proper concentration stimulates the Ascomycetes fermentation of vitamin B12 and can be used to counteract toxicity of iron in Candida species? |
A. | Co |
B. | Ni |
C. | Zn |
D. | Ca |
Answer» B. Ni | |
56. |
Pectinase, an enzyme used for increasing yield and for clarifying juice is obtained by |
A. | <i>A. oryzae</i> |
B. | <i>A. niger</i> |
C. | <i>A.flavus</i> |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
57. |
Which species from the followings is resistant to methyl tryptophan? |
A. | <i>Candida utilis</i> |
B. | <i>E. coli</i> |
C. | <i>B. subtilis</i> |
D. | <i>Hansenula anomala</i> |
Answer» D. <i>Hansenula anomala</i> | |
58. |
Which of the following is not an industrial product made by the fungus Aspergillus niger? |
A. | Galactosidase |
B. | Citric acid |
C. | Gluconic acid |
D. | Lysine |
Answer» E. | |
59. |
Which of the following are true for the heterofermentative microorganism producing lactic acid? |
A. | Only trace amounts of end products other than lactic acid |
B. | Some lactic acid with carbon dioxide, ethyl alcohol, acetic acid and trace amount of few other products |
C. | They are used for commercial lactic acid production |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. They are used for commercial lactic acid production | |
60. |
The biotin level in obtaining L-gluatmic acid by fermentation using Micrococcus glutamicus is critical because |
A. | too low level prevents growths, hence L-glutamic acid production |
B. | too high level prevents L-glutamic acid production |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
61. |
Most productive species among the different vitamin B12 producing Pseudomonads is |
A. | <i>P. denitrificans</i> |
B. | <i>P. ovalis</i> |
C. | <i>P. aureofaciens</i> |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. <i>P. ovalis</i> | |
62. |
The enzyme which converts optically active isomers of lactic acid to the optically inactive racemic mixture is |
A. | isomerase |
B. | racemase |
C. | dehydrogenase |
D. | invertase |
Answer» C. dehydrogenase | |
63. |
The sugar concentration of molasses used in fermentation should be |
A. | 10-18% |
B. | 20-30% |
C. | 4-5% |
D. | 30-38% |
Answer» B. 20-30% | |
64. |
Bacitracin, an antibiotic similar to penicillin, is produced by |
A. | <i>Bacillus polymyxa</i> |
B. | <i>Streptomyces erythreus</i> |
C. | <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i> |
D. | <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> |
Answer» D. <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> | |
65. |
Which of the following was the first amino acid to be produced commercially? |
A. | L-glutamic acid |
B. | L-lysine |
C. | L-cystine |
D. | L-methionine |
Answer» C. L-cystine | |
66. |
The Candida species require fermentation equipment lined with plastic because they are extremely sensitive to |
A. | traces of cobalt |
B. | traces of nickel |
C. | traces of iron |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
67. |
Cycloserine may be isolated from the cultures of |
A. | <i>S. orchidaceus</i> |
B. | <i>S. lavendulae</i> |
C. | <i>S. garyphalus</i> |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
68. |
The first penicillin isolated by Alexander Fleming, penicillin F is also called |
A. | 2-Pentenyl Penicillin |
B. | n-heptyl penicillin |
C. | phenoxymethyl penicillin |
D. | benzyl penicillin |
Answer» B. n-heptyl penicillin | |
69. |
It is mandatory that cultures and fermentation residues be sterilized before discard in case of Eremothecium ashbyii and Ashbya gossypii because they are |
A. | plant pathogens |
B. | human pathogens |
C. | plant mutants |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. human pathogens | |
70. |
Which of the following organism is utilized for the production of D-L-alanine? |
A. | <i>Microbacterium ammoniaphilum</i> |
B. | <i>Brevibacterium flavum</i> |
C. | <i>Arthrobacter paraffineus</i> |
D. | <i>C. glutamicum</i> |
Answer» B. <i>Brevibacterium flavum</i> | |
71. |
Which of the following Ascomycetes are used for riboflavin production? |
A. | <i>Eremnothecium ashbyii</i> |
B. | <i>Ashbya gossypii</i> |
C. | <i>Candida guilliermondia</i> |
D. | Both (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
The precursor used for production of vitamin B12 by Streptomyces olivaceus is |
A. | cobalt chloride |
B. | cobalt sulphate |
C. | calcium chloride |
D. | calcium sulphate |
Answer» B. cobalt sulphate | |
73. |
Most biopolymers produced by micro-organisms are |
A. | cell wall constituents |
B. | nucleic acids |
C. | histones |
D. | exopolysaccharides |
Answer» E. | |
74. |
The sulphite waste liquor fermentation employs use of Candida utilis because of its ability to ferment |
A. | sucrose |
B. | pentose |
C. | glucose |
D. | maltose |
Answer» C. glucose | |
75. |
Microbial rennet, which is used in cheese manufacture is produced by |
A. | <i>Mucor spp</i> |
B. | <i>Aspergillus spp</i> |
C. | <i>Bacillus spp</i> |
D. | <i>Saccharomyces spp</i> |
Answer» C. <i>Bacillus spp</i> | |
76. |
Cephalosporin an antibiotic closely related to penicillin in structure and antibiotic activity are produced by species of |
A. | Cephalosporium |
B. | Cephalospodium |
C. | Pseudomonas |
D. | Bacillus |
Answer» C. Pseudomonas | |
77. |
The production of alcohol from lactose of whey is generally carried out by |
A. | <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> |
B. | <i>Candida pseudotropicalis</i> |
C. | <i>Candida utilis</i> |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. <i>Candida utilis</i> | |
78. |
Which of the following is not a principal media for industrial alcohol production by fermentation? |
A. | Black strap molasses |
B. | Sulphite waste liquor |
C. | Wood waste |
D. | Glucose |
Answer» E. | |
79. |
Which of the following are commercially used for bacterial amylases production? |
A. | <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> |
B. | <i>Bacillus diastaticus</i> |
C. | <i>Clostridium acetobutylicum</i> |
D. | Both (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
80. |
The man who first discovered the chemical that causes souring of milk was |
A. | Pasteur |
B. | Scheele |
C. | Watson |
D. | Ronald Ross |
Answer» C. Watson | |
81. |
Which of the following species is used for vitamin B12 production by fermentation process? |
A. | <i>Streptomyces griseus</i> |
B. | <i>Streptomyces olivaceus</i> |
C. | <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
82. |
Malt used to ferment beer is prepared by |
A. | roasting barley |
B. | washing the barley with water and drying it in air |
C. | soaking barley in water followed by germination and drying |
D. | treating barley with bovine amylase followed by roasting |
Answer» D. treating barley with bovine amylase followed by roasting | |
83. |
Which of the following is not a penicillin? |
A. | Penicillin G |
B. | Penicillin X |
C. | Penicillin V |
D. | Penicillin Y |
Answer» E. | |
84. |
Penicillin was first produced commercially using |
A. | stationary mat culture |
B. | deep tank aerated fermentations |
C. | continuous fermentation |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. deep tank aerated fermentations | |
85. |
Glucoseoxidase, which had been commercially employed to remove glucose from egg white and whole eggs before drying is obtained by submerged aerated fermentation using |
A. | <i>A. niger</i> |
B. | <i>B. subtilis</i> |
C. | <i>B. cereus</i> |
D. | <i>A.flavus</i> |
Answer» B. <i>B. subtilis</i> | |
86. |
Which of the following microorganism can yield vitamin B12 using methanol as a carbon source? |
A. | <i>Methanobacterium soehngenii</i> |
B. | <i>Methanobacillus omelianski</i> |
C. | <i>Protaminobacter ruber</i> |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
87. |
The method of distillation used to obtain alcohol greater than 95 percent is called |
A. | fractional distillation |
B. | flash evaporation |
C. | azeotropic distillation |
D. | successive distillation |
Answer» D. successive distillation | |
88. |
The organism commercially used for fungal fermentation to obtain citric acid is |
A. | <i>A. oryzae</i> |
B. | <i>A.flavus</i> |
C. | <i>A. niger</i> |
D. | <i>S. cerevisiae</i> |
Answer» D. <i>S. cerevisiae</i> | |
89. |
Which of the following organisms have shown the ability of phosphate solubilization in red wine? |
A. | <i>S.cerevisiae</i> |
B. | <i>Gluconobacter oxydans</i> |
C. | <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> | |
90. |
The organism commonly used for the production of carotene is/ are |
A. | <i>Phycomyces blakesleeanus</i> |
B. | <i>Cnoanephora cucurbitarum</i> |
C. | <i>Blakeslea trispora</i> |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
91. |
Erythromycin a broad spectrum antibiotic is obtained with the help of |
A. | <i>Streptomyces rimosus</i> |
B. | <i>Streptomyces venezuelae</i> |
C. | <i>Streptomyces erythreus</i> |
D. | <i>Streptomyces halstedii</i> |
Answer» D. <i>Streptomyces halstedii</i> | |
92. |
Production of L-lysine can be carried out by |
A. | <i>C. glutamicum</i> |
B. | <i>B. flavum FA 1-30</i> |
C. | <i>B. flavum</i> |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
93. |
The citric acid is recovered from the fermentation broth as |
A. | calcium citrate |
B. | magnesium citrate |
C. | zinc citrate |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. magnesium citrate | |
94. |
The first commercial fermention carried out to obtain L-lysine is known as |
A. | dual fermentation |
B. | indirect fermentation |
C. | direct fermentation |
D. | both (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
95. |
The precursor of Penicillin G is |
A. | phenoxy acetic acid |
B. | phenyl acetic acid |
C. | hydroxy phenyl acetic acid |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. hydroxy phenyl acetic acid | |
96. |
The medium utilized for fungal citric acid production should be deficient in |
A. | phosphate |
B. | manganese |
C. | iron |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
97. |
The beet molasses is pretreated with __________ to reduce great quantity of trace metals. |
A. | ferrocyanide or ferricyanide |
B. | ethylenediamine tetrachloro acetic acid |
C. | hydrochloric acid |
D. | sulphuric acid |
Answer» B. ethylenediamine tetrachloro acetic acid | |
98. |
"Vinegar mother" in Orleans process is |
A. | inoculum of acetobacter bacteria used |
B. | considerable slime and film growth of Acetobacter bacteria on the surface of the alcoholic broth |
C. | cellulosic strands produced by Acetobacter bacteria to hold cells together |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. cellulosic strands produced by Acetobacter bacteria to hold cells together | |
99. |
The medium required for glutamic acid mainly consist of |
A. | glucose |
B. | molasses |
C. | sucrose |
D. | lactose |
Answer» B. molasses | |
100. |
Flavor can be enhanced from the |
A. | L-Alanine |
B. | D-L-Alanine |
C. | L-Aspartic acid |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |