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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 | |