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1. Which of the following is correctly matched for the 6.

product produced by them? Column-I Column-II
1. Acetobacter aceti : Antibiotics Microbial biocontrol
2. Methanobacterium : Lactic acid I. Methanogens A.
agent
3. Penicillium notatum : Acetic Acid
II. Organic wastes B. Penicillin
4. Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Ethanol
Bacillus Biochemical oxygen
III. C.
2. The technology of biogas production in India has been thuringiensis demand
developed by the efforts of: Penicillium
IV. D. Methanobacterium
A. Khadi and Village Industries Commision (KVIC) notatum
B. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IARI) Which of the combinations is correct?
C. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) I II III IV
D. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (1) B A D C
(1) A, C, D (2) C D A B
(2) C, D
(3) A, C (3) D C A B
(4) A, B (4) D B A C

3. Which industrial products are synthesized from

microbes? 7. The oldest food item in which microbes are used is
A. Antibiotics
B. Fermented beverages (1) Cheese
C. Enzymes and chemicals (2) Juices
D. Bioactive molecules (3) Breads
(1) A, C, D (4) Both A and C
(2) A, B, C, D
(3) A, C
(4) A, B, C
8. The mould which was observed by Fleming was of
4. The gas responsible for puffing-up appearance of
(1) Staphylococcus
dough comes from:
(2) Streptococcus
(1) Aerobic respiration
(3) Penicillin notatum
(2) Fermentation
(4) Pseudomonas
(3) Photosynthesis
(4) Photorespiration

5. Biogas contains: 9. Activated sludge is

(1) CO2
(2) H2S (1) Sedimented bacterial Flocs
(3) CH4 (2) Bacterial Flocs of aeration tank
(3) Anaerobic sludge
(4) All of these
(4) Effluent of primary settling tank

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10. The activated sludge is 16. Find the incorrect statement/s

a. Flocs are masses of anaerobic bacteria associated with
(1) Pumped back into aeration tanks fungal filaments
(2) Pumped into large anaerobic sludge digesters b. BOD gets reduced significantly when the secondary
(3) Pumped into primary settling tank treatment is done using aerobic microbes
(4) Both A and B c. Activated sludge can be sedimented only after
anaerobic digestion of sewage
d. Mixture of gases is released during aerobic digestion
of sewage
11. The type of the gas produced as the end product of 1. a, b, c & d
growth and metabolism by microbes depend on 2. Only (c)
3. All, except (b)
(1) Microbes 4. a, b & d
(2) Type of organic substrate they utilize
(3) Type of inorganic salts taken by them 17. Consider the following statement (a-d) each with one
(4) Both A and B or two blanks.
a. All solids that settle during primary treatment of
sewage forms____(i)____ and supernatant forms the
12. Biochemical oxygen demand is ____(ii)___.
b. Secondary treatment of sewage is also known as
(1) Directly proportional to Biodegradable organic ___(iii)___ treatment.
matter c. A small part of the activated sludge is pumped back
(2) Inversely proportional to Biodegradable organic into the aeration tank to serve as the ___(iv)_____.
matter d. The sewage water is treated till ____(v)_____ is
(3) Depends on direction of flow reduced.
(4) Directly proportional to dissolved oxygen Which of the following option given the correct fill ups
for the respective blank numbers from (i) to (v) in the
statements?
1. (i) Primary sludge (iii) Flocs (v) Do
13. Nucleopolyhedrovirus are: 2. (ii) Effluent (iii) Biological (iv) Inoculum (v) BOD
1. Broad-spectrum insecticides 3. (i) Primary sludge (iii) Flocs ( iv) Inoculm (v) DO
2. Effective against several plant pathogens 4. (i) Effluent (ii) Primary sludge (iii) Flocs (v) BOD
3. Harmful to non-target insects
4. Used as biological control agents 18. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
1. The greater the BOD of waste water, more is its
14. In the secondary treatment or biological treatment of polluting potential
sewage water, the primary effluent is passed into large 2. Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack several
aeration tanks where it is constantly agitated insects and plants
mechanically and the air is pumped into it. This allows: 3. Trichoderma species are effective biocontrol agents of
1. vigorous growth of useful aerobic microbes into flocs several plant pathogens
2. the decrease in the number of aerobes in the water 4. Sporeine was first bioinsecticide
3. rapid increase in the count of methanogens
4. a dramatic decrease in the anaerobic methanogens 19. Biogas is a mixture of gases produced from the
microbial activity and it consists of all, except
15. Biological activities are carried out in which of the 1. Methane and CO2
following effluent treatment plants? 2. Hydrogen and nitrogen
1. Primary treatment 3. Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide
2. Secondary treatment 4. Hydrogen sulphide and nitrogen
3. Tertiary treatment
4. Chemical treatment

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20. Sewage treatment process includes all of these 25. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
features, except 1. Methanogens - Gobar gas
1. A small part of the activated sludge is pumped back 2. Yeast - Ethanol
into the aeration tank to serve as inoculum 3. Streptomycetes - Antibiotic
2. Activated sludge cannot be used in anaerobic 4. Coliforms - Vinegar
digestion process निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा गलत सुमेल है?
3. Anearobic bacteria digest bacteria in sludge digesters
4. Transfer of primary effluent in aeration tanks 1. मीथैनोजेन - गोबर गैस
2. यीस्ट - इथेनॉल
21. Yeast is used in :-
3. स्ट्रेप्टोमाइसेट्स - प्रतिजैविक
1. For making bread
2. For beer production 4. कोलीफॉर्म - सिरका
3. 1st and 2nd both
4. Citric acid formation

22. Which of the following is not a symbiotic nitrogen 26. Which of the following is true pair of biofertilizers:
fixing bacterium? 1. Azolla and BGA
1. Clostridium 2. Nostoc and legume
2. Rhizobium leguminosarum 3. Rhizobium and grasses
3. Frankia 4. Salmonella & E. Coli
4. Mycobacterium
27. Assertion (A): Most of the orchid species seedlings
23. Mark the mismatched pair : cannot proceed with development in the absence of
1. Dragonfly - Biocontrol agent symbiotic fungi.
2. Oscillatoria - Increase alkalinity of soil Reason (R): Lichens contain symbiotically associated
3. Anaerobic sludge digester - Biogas fungi.
4. VAM - Biofertiliser 1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A)
24. Yeast is used in the production of 2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct
(1) citric acid and lactic acid explanation of (A)
(2) lipase and pectinase 3. (A) is true, (R) is false
(3) bread and beer 4. (A) is false, (R) is true
(4) cheese and butter
28. A fungus that is itself used as a fungicide is:
यीस्ट इसके उत्पादन में उपयोग किया जाता है 1. Trichoderma harzianum
(1) सिट्रि क अम्ल और लैक्टिक अम्ल 2. Fusarium graminaream
(2) लाइपेज और पेक्टीनेज 3. Penicillium chrysogenum
(3) डबल रोटी और बियर 4. Phytophthora infestans
(4) पनीर और मक्खन
29. Trichoderma polysporum is a fungal species:
1. extensively used in biocontrol of nematode pests
2. and is a source of an immunosuppressive agent
3. used for commercial production of citric acid
4. that causes ringworm in humans

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30. Glomus is:

the genus of fungus, the members of which help
1.
symbiont plants get phosphorus
the genus of fungus, the members of which help
2.
symbiont plants get nitrogen
the genus of plants, the members of which are
3.
symbionts of mycorrhizae
the genus of fungus, the members of which help
4.
processing of certain varieties of cheese

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