In the secondary treatment or biological treatment of sewage water, the primary effluent is passed into large aeration tanks where it is constantly agitated mechanically and the air is pumped into it. This allows:
1. vigorous growth of useful aerobic microbes into flocs
2. the decrease in the number of aerobes in the water
3. rapid increase in the count of methanogens
4. a dramatic decrease in the anaerobic methanogens
I: | Wine and beer are produced without distillation. |
II: | Whiskey, brandy and rum are produced by distillation. |
III: | Toddy is a traditional alcoholic beverage from South India produced by fermenting palm tree sap. |
Column I | Column II | ||
A | Anaerobic digestion | 1 | Cleaning up oil spills |
B | Fermentation by yeast | 2 | Enhancement of soil fertility |
C | Nitrogen fixation by legume symbionts | 3 | Production of alcoholic beverages |
D | Bioremediation by Pseudomonas | 4 | Generation of biogas |
1. | Selman Waksman while working on Staphylococci bacteria |
2. | Alexander Fleming while working on Staphylococci bacteria |
3. | Albert Schatz while working of Streptomyces |
4. | François Henri Hallopeau while working of Streptomyces |
Assertion (A): | Using microbes for the production of industrial products such as enzymes and pharmaceuticals is often more desirable than purely chemical methods. |
Reason (R): | Microbial production methods can be more environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and can produce substances with higher specificity and lower by-products compared to traditional chemical synthesis. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
3. | (A) is True; (R) is False |
4. | (A) is False; (R) is True |