The virus shown here is a causative agent of :
1. Intestinal infections
2. Respiratory infections
3. CNS infections
4. Genito-urinary infections
Consider the following statements:
I: | Statins, used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents, are derived from Monascus purpureus |
II: | Cyclosporin A, derived from Trichoderma, is used as an immunosuppressant |
III: | Baculoviruses, in the genus Nucleopolyhederovirus, are species-specific, broad-spectrum insecticides |
Which of the above statements are true?
1. I and II only
2. I and III only
3. II and III only
4. I, II and III
High value of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicates that
1. Water is pure
2. water is highly polluted
3. water is less polluted
4. Consumption of organic matter in the water is higher by the microbes
Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?
Microbe | Product | Application | |
1. | Monascus purpureus | Statins | Lowering of blood cholesterol |
2. | Streptococcus | Streptokinase | Removal of clot from blood vessel |
3. | Clostridium butylicum | Lipase | Removal of oil stains |
4. | Trichoderma polysporum | Cyclosporin-A | Immunosuppressive drug |
A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae | i. Production of immunosuppressive agents |
B. Monascus purpureus | ii. Ripening of Swiss Cheese |
C. Trichoderma polysporum | iii. Commercial production of ethanol |
D. Propionibacterium sharrmanii | iv. Production of blood-cholesterol lowering agents |
Codes
A | B | C | D | |
1. | iii | iv | i | ii |
2. | iv | iii | ii | i |
3. | iv | ii | i | iii |
4. | iii | i | iv | ii |
What gases are produced in anaerobic sludge digesters?
1. Methane and CO2 only
2. Methane, Hydrogen sulphide and CO2
3. Methane, hydrogen sulphide and O2
4. Hydrogen sulphide and CO2
A good producer of citric acid is
1. Aspergillus
2. Pseudomonas
3. Clostridium
4. Saccharomyces
Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of
(1) ethanol
(2) streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels.
(3) citric acid
(4) blood cholesterol lowering statins.
A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given
1. penicillin
2. streptokinase
3. cyclosporin-A
4. statins
Which one of the following microbes forms symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition?
(1) Azotobacter
(2) Aspergillus
(3) Glomus
(4) Trichoderma