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				This section includes 108 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Operating System knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Which of the following organisms have shown the ability of phosphate solubilization in red wine? | 
| A. | S.cerevisiae | 
| B. | Gluconobacter oxydans | 
| C. | Bacillus subtilis | 
| D. | None of these | 
| Answer» C. Bacillus subtilis | |
| 2. | Bacillus thuringiensis is useful as a bacterial | 
| A. | source of antibiotics | 
| B. | producer of vitamins | 
| C. | herbicide | 
| D. | pesticide | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | Which of the following microorganism can yield vitamin B12 using methanol as a carbon source? | 
| A. | Methanobacterium soehngenii | 
| B. | Methanobacillus omelianski | 
| C. | Protaminobacter ruber | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. | The strain C. glutamicum can be used for the production of | 
| A. | L-ornithine | 
| B. | L-phenylalanine | 
| C. | L-glutamine | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. | Production of L-lysine can be carried out by | 
| A. | C. glutamicum | 
| B. | B. flavum FA 1-30 | 
| C. | B. flavum | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. | Flavor can be enhanced from the | 
| A. | L-Alanine | 
| B. | D-L-Alanine | 
| C. | L-Aspartic acid | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | In Corynebacterium glutamicum, tryptophan biosynthesis is regulated by the activity of | 
| A. | DAHP synthetase | 
| B. | Anthranilate synthase | 
| C. | Both (a) and (b) | 
| D. | Phosphoenol pyruvate | 
| Answer» D. Phosphoenol pyruvate | |
| 8. | Neomycin-B is obtained from | 
| A. | Streptomyces niveus | 
| B. | Streptomyces fradiae | 
| C. | Streptomyces spheroides | 
| D. | Streptomyces griseus | 
| Answer» C. Streptomyces spheroides | |
| 9. | Erythromycin a broad spectrum antibiotic is obtained with the help of | 
| A. | Streptomyces rimosus | 
| B. | Streptomyces venezuelae | 
| C. | Streptomyces erythreus | 
| D. | Streptomyces halstedii | 
| Answer» D. Streptomyces halstedii | |
| 10. | The organisum used for production of streptomycin is | 
| A. | Streptomyces rimosus | 
| B. | Streptomyces griseus | 
| C. | Streptomyces aureofaciens | 
| D. | Streptomyces erythreus | 
| Answer» C. Streptomyces aureofaciens | |
| 11. | 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 | |
| 12. | Which of the following cephalosporin is more active than penicillin against various species of Salmonella? | 
| A. | Cephalosporin N | 
| B. | Cephalosporin C | 
| C. | Synnematin | 
| D. | Both (a) and (c) | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. | Which of the following is a cephalosporin? | 
| A. | Cephalosporin N | 
| B. | Synnematin | 
| C. | Cephalosporin C | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. | 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 | |
| 15. | The present day high yielding penicillin are obtained from | 
| A. | Penicillium chrysogenum (NRRL, 1951) | 
| B. | Penicillium chrysogenum (Q-176) | 
| C. | Penicillium chrysogenum (Q-179) | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. Penicillium chrysogenum (Q-179) | |
| 16. | 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 | |
| 17. | Which of the following is not a penicillin? | 
| A. | Penicillin G | 
| B. | Penicillin X | 
| C. | Penicillin V | 
| D. | Penicillin Y | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. | Penicillin G is also known as | 
| A. | hydroxy benzyl penicillin | 
| B. | phenoxy methyl penicillin | 
| C. | benzyl penicillin | 
| D. | 2-pentenyl penicillin | 
| Answer» D. 2-pentenyl penicillin | |
| 19. | An "International Unit" of penicillin activity established in 1944 is amount of penicillin equivalent to | 
| A. | 0.6 micrograms of crystalline penicillin G of about 98% purity | 
| B. | 0.6 micrograms of crystalline penicillin F of about 98% purity | 
| C. | 0.8 micrograms of crystalline penicillin G of about 98% purity | 
| D. | 0.8 micrograms of crystalline penicillin G of about 90% purity | 
| Answer» B. 0.6 micrograms of crystalline penicillin F of about 98% purity | |
| 20. | The penicillin F which was produced at first, required the mold | 
| A. | Penicillium chrysogenum | 
| B. | Pencillium notatum | 
| C. | Pencillium chrysogenum Q-176 | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. Pencillium chrysogenum Q-176 | |
| 21. | The early assay employed for measuring penicillin activity were based upon the quantity required to prevent growth of S. aureus over | 
| A. | 20 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay | 
| B. | 24 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay | 
| C. | 200 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. 200 mm diameter zone using the cylinder plate method of assay | |
| 22. | The medium required for glutamic acid mainly consist of | 
| A. | glucose | 
| B. | molasses | 
| C. | sucrose | 
| D. | lactose | 
| Answer» B. molasses | |
| 23. | Who was the first scientist to observe the antibiotic and therapeutic properties of penicillin? | 
| A. | Louis Pasteur | 
| B. | Alexander Fleming | 
| C. | S. C. Prescott | 
| D. | E. P. Abraham | 
| Answer» C. S. C. Prescott | |
| 24. | 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 | |
| 25. | The organism used to produce L-glutamic acid is | 
| A. | Micrococcus glutamicus | 
| B. | Brevibacterium aminogenes | 
| C. | Arthrobacter globiformis | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. | Which of the following organism is utilized to obtain commercial L-lysine by direct method? | 
| A. | Micrococcus glutamicus | 
| B. | Mutated strain of Micrococcus glutamicus | 
| C. | Brevibacterium aminogenes | 
| D. | Mutated strain of Brevibacterium aminogenes | 
| Answer» C. Brevibacterium aminogenes | |
| 27. | 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. | |
| 28. | 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 | |
| 29. | The method used for obtaining citric acid as fermentation product are commonly known as | 
| A. | submerged aerated fermentation | 
| B. | stationary tray fermentation | 
| C. | both (a) and (b) | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 30. | 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 | |
| 31. | The medium utilized for fungal citric acid production should be deficient in | 
| A. | phosphate | 
| B. | manganese | 
| C. | iron | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. | The organism commercially used for fungal fermentation to obtain citric acid is | 
| A. | A. oryzae | 
| B. | A.flavus | 
| C. | A. niger | 
| D. | S. cerevisiae | 
| Answer» D. S. cerevisiae | |
| 33. | 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. | A. niger | 
| B. | B. subtilis | 
| C. | B. cereus | 
| D. | A.flavus | 
| Answer» B. B. subtilis | |
| 34. | The other name of invertase enzyme is | 
| A. | sucrase | 
| B. | saccharase | 
| C. | isomerase | 
| D. | both (a) and (b) | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. | Which of the following are commercially used for bacterial amylases production? | 
| A. | Bacillus subtilis | 
| B. | Bacillus diastaticus | 
| C. | Clostridium acetobutylicum | 
| D. | Both (a) and (b) | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. | Naringinase, an enzyme commonly used for removal of bitter taste from citrus juice is obtained from | 
| A. | A. niger | 
| B. | A.flavus | 
| C. | A. oryzae | 
| D. | S. cerevisiae | 
| Answer» B. A.flavus | |
| 37. | Protease, which is used for flavouring of sake and haze removal in sake is produced by | 
| A. | A. oryzae | 
| B. | A. flavus | 
| C. | B. cereus | 
| D. | A. niger | 
| Answer» B. A. flavus | |
| 38. | Invertase has its application in confectionaries to prevent crystallization of sugar. It is obtained from | 
| A. | A. oryzae | 
| B. | A. niger | 
| C. | S. cerevisae | 
| D. | B. subtilis | 
| Answer» D. B. subtilis | |
| 39. | Microbial rennet, which is used in cheese manufacture is produced by | 
| A. | Mucor spp | 
| B. | Aspergillus spp | 
| C. | Bacillus spp | 
| D. | Saccharomyces spp | 
| Answer» C. Bacillus spp | |
| 40. | Amyloglucosidase is used in glucose production. It is produced by | 
| A. | Rhizopus niveus | 
| B. | Endomycopsis fibuliger | 
| C. | Sclerotina libertina | 
| D. | both (a) and (b) | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. | Which of the following is true about β-ionone, non-ionic detergent used in β carotene fermentation medium? | 
| A. | It is a precursor of β-carotene fermentation process | 
| B. | It is regarded as "steering" factor associated with bringing about the presence and activity of the enzymes responsible for β-carotene formation | 
| C. | It is an inducer of β carotene fermentation process | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. It is an inducer of β carotene fermentation process | |
| 42. | The organism commonly used for the production of β carotene is/ are | 
| A. | Phycomyces blakesleeanus | 
| B. | Cnoanephora cucurbitarum | 
| C. | Blakeslea trispora | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. | Which of the following is known for greater stability of the riboflavin producing capacity? | 
| A. | Eremothecium ashbyii | 
| B. | Ashbya gossypii | 
| C. | Candida flareri | 
| D. | None of these | 
| Answer» C. Candida flareri | |
| 44. | Riboflavin is a by-product of __________ fermentation carried out by Clostridium spp. | 
| A. | citric acid | 
| B. | acetone butanol | 
| C. | streptomycin | 
| D. | ethanol | 
| Answer» C. streptomycin | |
| 45. | The commonly used media for submerged bacterial fermentation at commercial scale is | 
| A. | beet molasses | 
| B. | liver extract | 
| C. | germinated seed | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» B. liver extract | |
| 46. | The recovery of vitamin from fermentation broth is carried out prior to | 
| A. | acidification | 
| B. | alcohol treatment | 
| C. | autolysis | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 47. | 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 | |
| 48. | Which of the following species is used for vitamin B12 production by fermentation process? | 
| A. | Streptomyces griseus | 
| B. | Streptomyces olivaceus | 
| C. | Bacillus megaterium | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. | The species of Acetobacter which produces cellulosic strands to hold the cells in lime layer is | 
| A. | Acetobacter curvum | 
| B. | Accetobacter orleanense | 
| C. | Acetobacter xylinum | 
| D. | Acetobacter schuetzenbachii | 
| Answer» D. Acetobacter schuetzenbachii | |
| 50. | "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 | |