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Q.1 Humuline is the term used for
(1)
A new antibiotic
(2) A sex hormone
(3)
Human insulin
(4)
A vaccine
Q.2 Conversion of sugar into alcohol during
fermentation
is due to the direct action of
(1)
Temperature
(2)
Microorganisms
(3)
Zymase
(4)
Concentration of sugar solution
Q.3 The term antibiotic was coined by
(1)
Alexander Fleming
(2)
S.Waksman
(3)
Louis Pasteur
(4)
Edward Jenner
Q.4 Rennin used in cheese industry is
(1)
Antibiotic (2) Enzyme
(3)
Alkaloid (4) Inhibitor
Q.5 A compound which is produced by an organism and
inhibits the growth of other organism is called
(1)
Antibody (2) Antigen
(3)
Anti allergic (4) Antibiotic
Q.6 Genetically engineered bacteria have been used in
commercial production of
(1)
Thyroxine (2) Testosterone
(3)
Human insulin (4) Melatonium
Q.7 Which one of the following is
not true about antibiotics
(1)
First antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming
(2)
The term 'antibiotic' was coined by S. Waksman in 1942.
(3)
Some persons can be allergic to a particular antibiotic
(4)
Each antibiotic is effective only against one particular kind of germ.
Q.8 Antibiotics are mostly obtained from
(1)
Fungi (2) Actinomycetes
(3)
Cyanobacteria (4) (1) & (2)
Q.9 Which one of the microorganism is used for
production of citric acid in industries ?
(1)
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
(2) Penicillium citrinum
(3)
Aspergillus
(4)
Rhizopus nigricans
Q.10 Important objective of biotechnology in
agriculture section is
(1)
To produce pest resistant varieties of plants
(2)
To increase the nitrogen content
(3)
To decrease the seed number
(4)
To increase the plant weight
Q.11 The new strain of bacteria produced by
biotechnology in alcohol industry is
(1)
Escherichia coli
(2) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(3)
Bacillus subtilis
(4)
Pseudomonas putida
Q.12 Which one of the following is used in the
manufacture of alcohol?
(1)
Bacteria (2) Water molds
(3)
Yeasts (4) Slime molds
Q.13 The name of drug used in cancer treatment produced
by biotechnology is
(1)
Interferon
(2)
[HGH] Human growth hormone
(3)
TSH
(4)
Insulin
Q.14 The prerequisites for biotechnological production
of antibiotics is
(1) To search an
antibiotic producing microorganism
(2)
To isolate the antibiotic gene
(3) To join
antibiotic gene with E.coli plasmid
(4)
All of the above
Q.15 Propionic-bacteria is an important source of
(1)
Vitamin-C
(2)
Cobalamin
(3)
Sugars
(4)
Proteins
Q.16 The microorganism grown on molasses and sold as a
food flavouring substance is
(1)
Saccharomyces
(2)
Rhizopus
(3)
Acetobacter
(4)
Lactobacillus
Q.17 Formation of vinegar from
alcohol is caused by
(1)
Bacillus subtilis
(2)
Clostridium
(3)
Acetobacter aceti
(4)
Azotobacter
Q.18 Which one of the following is used in industrial
preparation of ethanol ?
(1)
Lactobacillius
(2)
Azotobacter
(3)
Penicillium
(4)
Saccharomyces
Q.19 Biogas consists of
(1)
Carbon monoxide, methane and hydrogen
(2)
Carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen
(3)
Carbon monoxide, ethane and hydrogen
(4)
Carbon dioxide, ethane and hydrogen
Q.20 Bio-energy is the energy obtained from
(1)
Biological sources
(2)
Coal
(3)
Petroleum
(4)
Natural gases
Q.21 The example of non-renewable source of energy is
(1)
Alcohol fuel (2) Petroleum
(3)
Biogas (4) Fuel wood
Q.22 An example of petroleum plant is
(1)
Zea mays
(2)
Beta vulgaris
(3)
Euphorbia lathyris
(4)
Solanum tuberosum
Q.23 The pioneer country in the production of 'Fuel
alcohol' is
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Q.24 For biogas production besides
dung an extensive use of which weed is recommended in our country
(1)
Mangifera indica
(2)
Hydrilla
(3)
Eichhornia crassipes
(4)
Solanum
Q.25 For biogas production, besides dung, which of the
following is used as manure
(1)
Eichhornia
(2)
Parthenium
(3)
Glycine
(4)
Arachis
Q.26 Gobar gas contains mainly
(1)
CH4 + CO2 (2)
CH4 + O2
(3)
CO2 + H2 (4)
CO2 + SO2
Q.27 Domestic cooking gas cylinder is filled with
(1)
Alcohol
(2)
Diesel oil
(3)
Liquid petroleum gas
(4)
Coal gas
Q.28 Most of the petrocrops belong to family
(1)
Leguminoase
(2)
Euphorbiaceae
(3)
Rutaceae
(4)
Malvaceae
Q.29 Who
is credited with identifying petrocrops?
(1)
M.S. Swaminathan
(2)
M.Calvin
(3)
K.Krebs
(4)
N.Borlaug
Q.30 Biogas is produced by
anaerobic breakdown of biomass of agricultural waste by methanogenic bacteria.
It is a
(1)
One step process
(2)
Two step process
(3)
Three step process
(4)
Multi step process
Q.31 One of the following is not the renewable source
of bio-energy
(1)
Wood (2) Alcohol
(3)
Biogas (4) Coal
Q.32 Beer is obtained from
(1)
Molasses (2) Grapes
(3)
Barley (4)
Q.33 Maximum percentage of alcohol present in the
product of yeast fermentation
(1)
Brandy (2) Gin
(3)
Rum (4) Wine
Q.34 Modern biotechnology consist :
(1)
Genetic engineering
(2)
tissue culture
(3)
Microbiology
(4)
All of the above
Q.35 First fermented acid is :
(1)
Gluconic acid
(2)
Lactic acid
(3)
Fumaric acid
(4)
All the above
Q.36 Which of the following Microorganisms use for Swiss
cheese :
(1)
Protrionibacterium
(2)
Geotrichum
(3)
Penicillium
(4) Streptococcus
Q.37 Mechanism of action of antibiotics are :
(1)
Disruption of cell wall
(2) Inhibition of DNA/RNA synthesis
(3)
Disruption of plasma lemma
(4)
All of above
Q.38 Which is not a character of good antibiotic :
(1)
No side effect for host
(2)
Destroy microflora of alimentary canal of host
(3)
Broad spectrum antibiotics
(4)
Immediate reaction
Q.39 What is mode of bacterial resistance against
antibiotics
(1)
Development of thick mucilagrens
(2)
Alternation of cell membrane
(3)
Mutation in bacteria
(4)
All the above
Q.40 After Viral infection some substances are released
by injected cells, these substances called
(1)
Antigen
(2)
Antibody
(3)
Interferon
(4)
None of the above
Q.41 First artificially synthesised hormone is
(1)
Secretin (2) Insulin
(3)
Glucagon (4) Renin
Q.42 Recombinant DNA technology prepared vaccine is
called
(1)
First generation vaccine
(2)
Second generation vaccine
(3)
Third generation vaccine
(4)
Synthesized vaccine
Q.43 Which of the following vaccine related with tissue
culture
(1)
Chicken pox
(2)
Hepatities-B
(3)
Antirabies
(4)
Measles
Q.44 Dextrin is
(1)
Polymer of glucose
(2)
Plasa expander
(3)
Use in dehydration condition
(4)
All the above
Q.45 Which type of transgenic microorganism
(1)
Escherichia coli
(2)
Entamoba coli
(3)
Prendomona
(4)
Clostridium
Q.46 Cry protein is obtained from
(1)
Bacillus thuringiensis
(2)
Baccilus subtilis
(3)
Clostridium welchi
(4)
E.Coli
Q.47 Which of the following is not related with bio
weapons :
(1)
Bacillus anthracis
(2)
Clostridium botulinum
(3)
E.Coli
(4)
Yersinia Pestis
Q.48 Rate limiting step in biogas production is
(1)
Methane (2) Cellulose
(3)
Starch (4) Acetic acid
Q.49 Which group is not related
with petroplantation
(1)
Euphorbiaceae
(2)
Asclepiadiaceae
(3)
Apocyanaceae
(4)
Leguminaceae
Q.50 Which country has been successfully used alcohol
as a motor fuel
(1)
(3)
Q.51 What are the advantage of gobar gas over
convential utilization
(1)
More efficient source of energy
(2)
Used as good fertilizer
(3)
Reduces the changes of spreading of pathogens
(4)
All the above
Q.52 Which is not a character of good fire wood
(1)
Highly combustible
(2)
Soft wood
(3)
Non resinoces and non smoky
(4)
High caloric value
Q.53 Fuel wood required wood per person per day is
(1)
10 Kg (2) 3 Kg
(3)
1 Kg (4) 30 Kg
Q.54 Biogas consist of
(1)
CO2 , C2H5OH, H2
(2)
CH4, CO2 , H2
(3)
CH4, SO2, H2
(4)
C2H6, CO, H2
Q.55 Biogas production gram waste Biomass with the help
of methanogenic bacteria is
(1)
one step process
(2)
two step process
(3)
three step process
(4)
multi step process
Q.56 Citric acid is produce by
(1)
Aspergillus
(2)
Streptococcus lactis
(3)
Aceto bacter syboxidans
(4)
Candida utilis
Q.57 Transgenic animals has
(1)
Foreign DNA in all its cells
(2)
Foreign RNA in all its cells
(3)
Foreign DNA in some of the cells
(4)
Both (2) and (3)
Q.58 Vitamin B12 is formed during
fermentation of
(1)
Ashloya gassipii
(2)
Rhizopus stalonifer
(3)
Propionibacteria
(4)
Saccharomyces cervisieve
Q.59 Cheese and yoghurt are products of
(1)
Pasteurisation
(2)
Distillation
(3)
Dehydration
(4)
Fermentation
Q.60 Milk is changed into curd by
(1)
Bacillus Megatherium
(2)
Acetobactor aceti
(3)
Xanthomonas citri
(4)
None of the above
Q.61 Which of the following is ionic detergent
[RPMT 2000]
(1)
RPM (2) HAT
(3)
PEG (4) SDS
Q.62 Which of the following yields citric acid
[CBSE 1998]
(1)
Penicillium citricum
(2) Aspergillus
(3)
Saccharomyces
(4)
Azospirilium
Q.63 Saccharomyces cerevissae is used in the formation of [CBSE
1998]
(1)
Ethanol
(2)
Methanol
(3)
Acetic acid
(4)
Antibiotics
Q.64 Indicator of water pollution
[CBSE 1998]
(1)
E. Coli (2) Chlorella
(3)
Beggiatoa (4) Ulothrix
Q.65 Modern farmer's can increase the yields of Paddy
upto 50% by the use of :
(1)
Cyanobacteria
(2)
Rhizobium
(3)
Cyanobacteria in Azola pinnata
(4)
Farm yard manure
Q.66 Sewage purification is done by
[CBSE 1998]
(1)
Microbes (2) Fertilisers
(3)
Antibiotics (4) Antiseptics
Q.67 Most stable pesticides [CBSE 1999]
(1)
Organophosphates
(2)
Organochlorines
(3)
(4)
Azederectin
Q.68 Best economic method to harvest the solar energy [CBSE 1999]
(1)
Solar cell
(2)
Energy plantation
(3)
Cultivation of sugar cane then energy obtain by burning it.
(4)
Solar cooker
Q.69 First transgenic plant [CBSE
1999]
(1)
Potato (2) Tomato
(3)
Tobacco (4) Maize
Q.70 Which one produce gas by decomposing the gobar
(Dung) in gobar gas [CBSE 1999]
(1)
Fungus
(2)
Virus
(3)
Methanogenic bacteria
(4)
Algae
Q.71 E. coli are used in production of
[CBSE 1999]
(1)
Refampicin (2) LH
(3)
Ecdyson (4) Interferon
Q.72 What is vaccine [CBSE
1999]
(1)
Treated bacteria, virus & protein
(2)
Treated algae
(3)
Treated fungi
(4)
Treated plasmodium
Q.73 The bacteria generally used for genetic
engineering is
[CBSE 2000]
(1)
Agro bacterium (2) Bacillus
(3)
Pseudomonas (4) Clostridium
Q.74 Which of the following is
used to manufacture ethanol from starch [CBSE 2000]
(1)
Penicilline (2) Saccharomyces
(3)
Azotobactor (4) Lactobacillus
Q.75 Which of the following is the pair of
biofertilizers [CBSE 2001]
(1)
Azolla and BGA
(2)
Nostoc and legume
(3)
Rhizobium and grasses
(4)
Samonella & E. Coli
Q.76 Interferen's are synthesized in response to
[CBSE 2001]
(1)
Mycoplasma
(2)
Bacteria
(3)
Viruses
(4)
Fungi
Q.77 Which bacteria is utilized in Gober gas plant [CBSE 2002]
(1)
Methanogens
(2)
Nitrifying bacteria
(3)
Ammonifying bacteria
(4) Denitrifying Bacteria
Q.78 During the formation of bread it becomes porous
due to release of CO2 by the action of [CBSE 2002]
(1)
Yeast
(2)
Bacteria
(3)
Virus
(4)
Protozoans
Q.79 Maximum application of animal cell culture
technology today is in the production of
[CBSE 2003]
(1)
Insulin
(2)
Interferons
(3)
Vaccines
(4)
Edible proteins
Q.80 Escherichia coli is used as an indicator
organism to determine pollution of water with
(1)
Heavy metals
(2)
Faecal matter
(3)
Industrial effluents
(4)
Pollen of aquatic plant
Q.81 During anaerobic digestion of organic waste, such
as in producing biogas, which one of the following is left under graded
[CBSE 2003]
(1)
Lipids (2) Lignin
(3)
Hemi-cellulose (4) Cellulose
Q.82 The term ''antibiotic'' was coined by
[CBSE 2003]
(1)
Edward Jenner
(2)
Louis Pasteur
(3)
Selman waksman
(4)
Alexander Fleming
Q.83 Recently Govt. of India has allowed mixing of
alcohol in petrol . What is the amount of alcohol permitted for mixing in
petrol ?
(1)
5% (2) 2.5%
(3)
10-15% (4) 10%
Q.84 A major component of gobar gas is
[CBSE 2004]
(1)
Butane (2) Ammonia
(3)
Methane (4) Ethane
Q.85 A free living nitrogen-fixing
cyanobacterium which can also from symbiotic association with the water fern
Azolla is [CBSE 2004]
(1)
Anabaena (2) Tolypothrix
(3)
Chlorella (4) Nostoc
Q.86 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) stains have been used
for designing novel [CBSE 2005]
(1)
Bio-metallorgical techniques
(2)
Bio-insecticidal plants
(3)
Bio-mineralization processes
(4)
Bio-fertilizers
Q.87 Which one of the following is a correct statement
? [AIIMS-2005]
(1)
''Bt'' in ''Bt-cotton'' indicates that it is
a genetically modified organism produced through biotechnology
(2)
somatic hybridization involves fusion of two
complete plant cells carrying desired genes.
(3) The
acticoagulant hirudin is being produced from transgenic Brassica napus seeds.
(4) ''Flavr Savr'' variety of tomato
has enhanced the production of ethylene which improves its taste
Q.88 Cry 1 endotoxins obtained from Bacillus
thuringiensis are effective against
[CBSE 2008]
(1)
Flies
(2)
Nematodes
(3)
Boll worms
(4)
Mosquitoes
Q.89 Human insulin is being
commercially produced from a transgenic species of
[CBSE 2008]
(1)
Mycobacterium
(2)
Rhizobium
(3)
Saccharomyces
(4)
Escherichia
Q.90 Modern detergents contain
enzyme preparations of [CBSE 2008]
(1)
Alkaliphiles
(2) Thermoacdiophiles
(3)
Thermophiles
(4)
Acidophiles
Q.91 Main objective of production/use of herbicide
resistance GM crops is to
[CBSE 2008]
(1)
Eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
(2)
Encourage eco-friendly herbicides
(3)
Reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety
(4)
Eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour
Q.92 Which one of the following is
being tried in
[CBSE 2008]
(1)
Jatropha
(2)
Musa
(3)
Aegilops
(4)
Azadirachta
Q.93 A transgenic food crop which may help in solving
the problem of night blindness in developing countries is [CBSE 2008]
(1)
Starlink mazie
(2)
Bt. Soybean
(3)
Golden rice
(4)
Flavr Savr tomatoes
Q.94 Agarose extracted
from sea weeds finds use in [AIPMT 2011]
(1)Gel electrophoresis
(2)
Spectrophotometry
(3) Tissue Culture
(4) PCR
Q.95 Maximum number of
existing transgenic animals is of [AIPMT
2011]
(1) Pig (2)
Fish
(3) Mice (4) Cow
Q.96 Continuous addition
of sugars in 'fed batch' fermentation is
done to [AIPMT 2011]
(1) degrade sewage
(2) produce
methane
(3) obtain
antibiotics
(4) purify enzymes
Q.97 The process of RNA
interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to [AIPMT 2011]
(1) Insects
(2) Nematodes
(3) Fungi
(4) Viruses
Q.98 Which one of the following is a wrong matching of a
microbe and its industrial product, while the remaining three are correct ? [AIPMT 2011]
(1) Aspergillus
(2) Yeast –
statins
(3) Acetobacter aceti – acetic acid
(4) Clostridium butylicum – lactic acid
Q.99 Read the following
statement having two blanks (A and B)
''A drug used for
The one correct option for the two blanks is
Blank-A Blank-B
(1) AIDS ' Pseudomonas
(2)
Heart Penicillium
(3)
Organ-transplant Trichoderma
(4)
Swine flu Monascus
Q.100 Read the following four
statements (A-D) about certain mistakes in two of them
[AIPMT 2011]
(A) The first transgenic buffalo,
Rosie produced milk which was human alpha-lactalbumin enriched.
(B) Restriction enzymes are used in
isolation of DNA from other macro-molecules
(C) Downstream processing is one of the
steps of R-DNA technology
(4) Disarmed pathogen vectors are also used in
transfer of R-DNA into the host
Which are the two statements having
mistakes ?
(1) Statements (A) and (B)
(2) Statements (B)
and (C)
(3) Statements (C)
and (D)
(4) Statements (A)
and (C)
Q.101 Silencing of mRNA has been
used in producing transgenic plants resistant to
[AIPMT 2011]
(1) Bacterial blights
(2)
Bollworms
(3) Nematodes
(4)
White rusts
Q.102 Consider the following
statements (A-D) about organic farming [AIPMT 2011]
(A) Utilizes genetically modified crops like Bt cotton
(B) Uses only naturally produced inputs
like compost
(C) Does not use pesticides and urea
(D) Produces
vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals
Which of the above
statements are correct ?
(1) (A) and (B)
only
(2) (B), (C) and
(D)
(3) (C) and (D)
only
(4) (B) and (C)
only
Q.103 Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain
insecticidal protein.
This
protein [AIPMT 2011]
(1) does not kill the carrier bacterium which is
itself resistant to this toxin
(2) binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the
insect pest ultimately killing it
(3) is coded by
several genes including the gene cry
(4) is activated by acid pH of the foregut of the
insect pest.
Q.104 Which one of the
following techniques made it possible to genetically engineer living organisms
? [AIPMT 2011]
(1) Hybridization
(2) Recombinant
DNA techniques
(3) X-ray
diffraction
(4) Heavier
isotope labeling
Q.105 A kind of Biotechnology
involving manipulation of DNA is [RPMT 2011]
(1) DNA replication
(2) Genetic engineering
(3) Denaturation
(4) Renaturation
Q.106 GM brinjal in
(a) Virus (b) Bacteria
(c) Fungi (d) Insects
Q.107 The drug Cyclosporin
used for organ-transplant patients is obtained from a
[RPMT 2011]
(a) Bacterium (b) Fungus
(c) Virus (d) Plant
Q.108 A common biocontrol
agent for the control of plant diseases caused by fungi is
[RPMT 2011]
(a) Agrobacterium (b) Glomus
(c) Trichoderma (d)
Baculovirus
Q.109 Which one of the following is a case of
wrong matching
[AIPMT 2012]
(1) Micropropagation - In vitro production of
plants in large numbers
(2) Callus - Unorganised mass of cells produced
in tissue culture
(3) Somatic hybridization - Fusion of two diverse
cells
(4)
Vector
Q.110 Which part would be most suitable for
raising virus free plants for microporpagation
[AIPMT 2015]
(1) Meristem (2) Node
(3) Bark (4) Vascular tissue
Q.111 Which one of the following is an example of
carrying out biological control of pests/diseases using microbes ?
[AIPMT 2015]
(1)
Bt-cotton to increase cotton yield
(2) Lady
bird beetle against aphids in mustard
(3) Trichoderms sp. against certain plant
pathogens
(4)
Nucleopoly hedrovirus against white rust in Brassica
Q.112 Measuring biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is a method used
for
[AIPMT 2016]
(1) Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisae in producing
curd on a commercial scale
(2) Working out the efficiency of R.B.Cs. about
their capacity to carry oxygen
(3) Estimating the amount of organic matter in
sewage water
(4) Working out the efficiency of oil driven
automobile engines
Q.113 Monascus purpureus is a yeast used
commercially in the production of :
[AIPMT 2017]
(1)
Citric acid
(2)
Blood cholesterol lowering statins
(3)
Ethanol
(4)
Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels
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