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The excreta (dung) of cattle, commonly called gobar, is rich in (pyrogens/methanogens/lactogens). 

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Important Questions on Enhancement of Food Production

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Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol-lowering agent?
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Give microbial source of the following products in industrial production:

Pectinase

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Give microbial source of the following products in industrial production:

Chloromycetin

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Assertion (A): The foolish seedling disease in rice seedlings is caused by a fungal pathogen, Gibberella fuzikuroi.

Reason (R): E. Kurosawa reported the appearance of symptoms of the disease in uninfected rice seedlings when they were treated with sterile filtrates of the fungus and the active principle was identified as gibberellic acid.

The correct answer is:

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Give the biological names of the following:

The mould from which penicillin is obtained.

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Give microbial source of the following products in industrial production:

Vitamin B12

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Write the scientific name of the fungus which produces cyclosporin A.
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The set of commercial and industrial products of non-bacterial origin
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Which one of the following microbial product is called "clot " buster?
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A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given
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Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct option using the codes given below :
 
Column–I Column–II
a. Citric acid (i) Trichoderma
b. Cyclosporin A (ii) Clostridium
c. Statins (iii) Aspergillus
d. Butyric acid (iv) Monascus
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Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT about the mechanism of action of penicillin?
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Match the following columns and select the correct option.

  Column-I   Column-II
(a) Clostridium butylicum (i) Cyclosporin-A
(b) Trichoderma polysporum (ii) Butyric Acid
(c) Monascus purpureus (iii) Citric Acid
(d) Aspergillus niger (iv) Blood cholesterol lowering agent
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Write the scientific name of the source organism for citric acid.
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Assertion (A): Organisms of Monera having pseudomurein in cell walls are producers of biogas

Reason (R): Archaebacteria present in the gut of ruminants animals produce methane

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Name the strain of yeast used in industrial production of wine.
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Which of the following is correctly matched for the product produced by them?
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Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?