Microbes in Human Welfare questions
610 published questions with worked solutions.
- Beer and bread are products of fermentation by
- Which of the following organism is useful in the preparation of Roquefort cheese?
- A chemical substance produced by a microorganism for inhibiting the growth of another is
- Cyclosporin A, which is used as an immunosuppressive agent, is produced by
- Which of the following is the pair of biofertilizers?
- Due to which of the following organisms is the yield of rice increased?
- A water fern, which is used as a green manure in rice fields is
- Consider the following statements about lactic acid bacteria (LAB): I. LAB ferment lactose to lactic acid. II. LAB increase the...
- Which bacteria are utilized in gobar gas plant?
- Gobar gas contains mainly
- Microorganisms such as Lactobacillus, which grow in milk and produce acids that coagulate and partially digest milk proteins, are...
- The souring and puffy appearance of idli/dosa batter is primarily attributed to
- Which of the following household fermented beverages, unlike bread, beer or toddy, is NOT produced using yeast fermentation?
- Which of the following is the correct function of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in bread making?
- An organism used as a biofertilizer for raising soyabean crop production is
- Which of the following correctly matches a household fermented product with the organism chiefly responsible for it?
- Biogas production from waste biomass with the help of methanogenic bacteria is
- The yeast species commonly used for the fermentation step in the production of both beer and wine is
- Penicillin belongs to which broad category of microbial products, alongside streptomycin and other similar compounds?
- Bacterial fertilizer is
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