MCQ Questions on Microbes in Human Welfare
1. Which of these processes does not give off CO2?
(a) Lactate fermentation
(b) Aerobic respiration
(c) Alcoholic fermentation
(d) None of the above.
Answer
Answer: (a) Lactate fermentation
2. High biological oxygen demand in a water body means ________
(a) Water is not polluted
(b) Water is polluted
(c) Waterbody contains lots of lifeforms
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Water is polluted
3. The guts of various ruminants contain _________
(a) Acidophiles
(b) Halophiles
(c) Methanogens
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Methanogens
4. Which of the following microbes are used for the commercial production of citric acid?
(a) Xanthomonas citri
(b) Asparagine
(c) Asparagus
(d) Aspergillus
Answer
Answer: (d) Aspergillus
5. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used primarily for
(a) Baking
(b) Bleaching
(c) Biofuel
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Baking
6. Acinetobacter baumannii is a _________
(a) Decomposing bacteria
(b) Pathogenic bacteria
(c) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Pathogenic bacteria
7. Ethanol can be produced using __________
(a) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(b) Escherichia coli
(c) Pseudomonas syringae
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
8. Bacillus thuringiensis is used for
(a) Fermentation of beer
(b) Biopesticide
(c) Antibiotic
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Biopesticide
9. Before antibiotics, the first commercial antibacterial available was _____
(a) Penicillin
(b) Prontosil
(c) Azithromycin
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Prontosil
10. Example of a natural insect repellant
(a) Citronella oil
(b) Coconut oil
(c) Linseed oil
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Citronella oil
11. Why is wine distilled?
(a) To reduce toxicity
(b) To enable fermentation
(c) To prevent spoilage
(d) To increase the alcohol percentage
Answer
Answer: (c) To prevent spoilage
12. Which of the following is used as a substrate for alcohol fermentation?
(a) Maize
(b) Barley
(c) Sucrose
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Sucrose
13. Antibiotics are the most effective on:
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Fungi
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Bacteria
14. ____________ is a pigment that gives a pinkish hue to rhizobium induced root nodules.
(a) Leghaemoglobin
(b) Carotenoid
(c) Mauveine
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Leghaemoglobin
15. Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used as:
(a) Insecticide
(b) Weedicides
(c) Rodenticide
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Insecticide