Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biotechnology.

This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of following is not a focus in conversing microbial communities to biofuel?

A. Substrate Flexibility
B. High productivity
C. Higher number of products in one process
D. Tolerance to stress
Answer» D. Tolerance to stress
2.

Which of the following is an undesirable microbe in endogenic silage microorganism with simple sugar as the substrate?

A. Homolactic
B. Propionic acid bacteria
C. Heterolactic
D. Yeast
Answer» E.
3.

Which has the correct descending order of Inhibitory Capacity?

A. Propionic > Butyric > Acetic > Lactic
B. Propionic > Acetic > Butyric > Lactic
C. Lactic > Butyric > Acetic > Propionic
D. Lactic > Acetic > Butyric > Propionic
Answer» B. Propionic > Acetic > Butyric > Lactic
4.

Which of these bacteria is a redox mediator in microbial fuel cells?

A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
B. Geothrix ferementans
C. Desulfuromonas acetoxidans
D. Shewanella oneidenensis
Answer» C. Desulfuromonas acetoxidans
5.

Which of these are acetotropic methanogens?

A. Methanoculleus thermophilicus, Methanosphaera stadtmanii
B. Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosaeta concilii
C. Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosphaera stadtmanii
D. Methanoculleus thermophilicus, Methanosarcina thermophila
Answer» C. Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosphaera stadtmanii
6.

Which of these is not a direct treatment on hemicellulose?

A. Cellulase production
B. Hexose fermentation
C. Syngas fermentation
D. Pentose fermentation
Answer» D. Pentose fermentation
7.

Which of these is not one of the main biomass feedstocks?

A. Sugar
B. Starch
C. Lignocellulose
D. Hemicellulose
Answer» E.
8.

Which fatty acids can’t be used as abiofuel directly?

A. Ionic nature of carbonyl groups
B. Hydrophobic nature
C. If degree of saturation is high
D. Variation of length
Answer» B. Hydrophobic nature
9.

Why is S. cerevisiae is used to derive butanol?

A. It has high growth rate
B. It can overcome toxicity
C. Changes its own cell wall composition in response to toxicity
D. High tolerance to butanol
Answer» E.