Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Biotechnology.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

FCC stands for _________

A. Fluid Cracking Catalyst
B. Fluid Catalytic Cracking
C. Fluid Chemical Cracking
D. Fluid Chemical Catalyst
Answer» C. Fluid Chemical Cracking
2.

Which of the following microbial leaching techniques depend on the working volume of less than ten cubic meter (<10m3)?

A. Laboratory Scale
B. Pilot-Plant Scale
C. Industrial Scale
D. Commercial Scale
Answer» C. Industrial Scale
3.

Which among the following is the most suitable particle size of solid waste?

A. Order of few tens of millimeter
B. Order of few tens of centimeter
C. Order of few tens of micrometer
D. Order of few tens of decimeter
Answer» D. Order of few tens of decimeter
4.

Microbes that exhibit a low tolerance or have become adapted to low concentrations of soluble heavy metals in the leach suspension should be selected for bioleaching.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

What kind of pH is most suitable for bioleaching in majority of the metals?

A. At very low pH
B. At very high pH
C. At low pH
D. At high pH
Answer» D. At high pH
6.

Which genera helps in bioaccumulation?

A. Bacillus
B. Aspergillus
C. Agaricus
D. Mycenae
Answer» C. Agaricus
7.

What kind of bacteria benefits the most from direct leaching?

A. Autotrophs
B. Heterotrophs
C. Chemotrophs
D. Chemolithotrophs
Answer» B. Heterotrophs
8.

Which one of the following is not included in the mechanism of bioleaching?

A. Acidolysis
B. Complexolysis
C. Redoxolysis
D. Hydrolysis
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following is the most common bacteria used for bioleaching?

A. Spirillum
B. Coccus
C. Bacillus
D. Streptococcus
Answer» D. Streptococcus
10.

Microbially catalyzed redox reaction leads to metal ________

A. Mobilization
B. Immobilization
C. Reduction
D. Oxidation
Answer» B. Immobilization