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Which is the microbial source of vitamin B2?
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Important Questions on Microbes in Human Welfare
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Name the plant growth regulator which upon spraying on sugarcane crop, increases the length of stem, thus increasing the yield of sugarcane crop.
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Match List with List.
| List | List | ||
| (a) | Aspergillus niger | (i) | Acetic acid |
| (b) | Acetobacter aceti | (ii) | Lactic acid |
| (c) | Clostridium butylicum | (iii) | Citric acid |
| (d) | Lactobacillus | (iv) | Butyric acid |
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Select the correct statement.
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The growth hormone used in breaking dormancy and inducing flowering is ______.
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A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given
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Assertion The foolish seedling disease in rice seedlings is caused by a fungal pathogen, Gibberella fuzikuroi.
Reason 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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The use of friendly bacteria for therapeutic use is a concept of _______
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Name the microorganisms from which Cyclosporin and Statin are obtained.
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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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Match the following
| Column - I | Column - II | ||
| i. | Cyclosporin-A | a. | Clot busters |
| ii. | Streptokinase | b. | Antibiotic |
| iii. | Statins | c. | Immunosuppressive agent |
| iv. | Penicillin | d. | Blood cholesterol lowering agent |
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Which of the following is correctly matched for the product produced by them?
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Match the following?
| Organism | Product | ||
| (a) | Aspergillus Niger | (i) | Ethanol |
| (b) | Acetobacter | (ii) | Butyric acid |
| (c) | Saccharomyces | (iii) | Acetic acid |
| (d) | Lactobacillus | (iv) | Citric acid |
| (v) Lactic acid | |||
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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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Give the biological names of the following:
The mould from which penicillin is obtained.
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What are antibiotics? Name two microorganisms used to produce antibiotics.
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Write the scientific name of the microorganism used to produce ethanol.
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Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT about the mechanism of action of penicillin?
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This entry in the table is wrongly matched, identify.
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Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?
