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MCQ 11 Mark
……………………. can grow and reproduce only in living cells.
  • A
    Bacteria
  • Viruses
  • C
    Fungi
  • D
    Protozoa
Answer
Correct option: B.
Viruses
Viruses
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MCQ 21 Mark
The bacteria which spoil cooked food are ……………………. .
  • A
    Saccharomyces
  • B
    Lactobacilli
  • Clostridium
  • D
    Rhizobium
Answer
Correct option: C.
Clostridium
Clostridium
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MCQ 31 Mark
A yeast ……………………. is used to absorb the toxins released during the production of palm oil.
  • Yarrowia lipolytica
  • B
    Alcanivorax
  • C
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • D
    Penicillium
Answer
Correct option: A.
Yarrowia lipolytica
Yarrowia lipolytica
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MCQ 41 Mark
Molasses is fermented with the help of yeast called ……………………. .
  • A
    Yarrowia lipolytica
  • B
    Alcanivorax
  • C
    Rhizobia
  • Saccharomyces
Answer
Correct option: D.
Saccharomyces
Saccharomyces
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MCQ 51 Mark
During fermentation, yeast cells convert carbohydrates into ……………………. .
  • A
    glucose and fructose
  • alcohol and carbon dioxide
  • C
    proteins and fats
  • D
    fatty acids and amino acids
Answer
Correct option: B.
alcohol and carbon dioxide
alcohol and carbon dioxide
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MCQ 61 Mark
Lactobacilli kill the harmful bacteria like ……………………. present in the alimentary canal.
  • A
    Rhizobium
  • B
    Saccharomyces
  • Clostridium
  • D
    Alcanivorax
Answer
Correct option: C.
Clostridium
Clostridium
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MCQ 71 Mark
The ……………………. destroys harmful microbes present in the milk.
  • A
    high pH
  • B
    neutral pH
  • low pH
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
low pH
low pH
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MCQ 81 Mark
The Lactobacilli convert lactose, the sugar in the milk, into ……………………. .
  • lactic acid
  • B
    acetic acid
  • C
    alcohol
  • D
    citric acid
Answer
Correct option: A.
lactic acid
lactic acid
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MCQ 91 Mark
Bird flu (H7N9) and swine flu (H1N1) are caused by ……………………. .
  • A
    bacteria
  • B
    protozoa
  • C
    fungi
  • virus
Answer
Correct option: D.
virus
virus
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MCQ 101 Mark
Malaria is caused by ……………………. .
  • protozoa
  • B
    bacteria
  • C
    fungi
  • D
    virus
Answer
Correct option: A.
protozoa
protozoa
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MCQ 111 Mark
……………………. can be prevented by vaccination.
  • A
    Malaria
  • B
    AIDS
  • C
    Leprosy
  • Chicken pox
Answer
Correct option: D.
Chicken pox
Chicken pox
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MCQ 121 Mark
Pneumonia is caused by ……………………. .
  • A
    virus
  • bacteria
  • C
    fungi
  • D
    protozoa
Answer
Correct option: B.
bacteria
bacteria
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MCQ 131 Mark
Dengue is caused by ……………………. .
  • A
    droplets spread in air
  • B
    contact with infected person
  • mosquito bite
  • D
    contaminated water and food
Answer
Correct option: C.
mosquito bite
mosquitobite bite
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MCQ 141 Mark
AIDS is caused by ……………………. .
  • virus
  • B
    bacteria
  • C
    protozoa
  • D
    fungi
Answer
Correct option: A.
virus
Virus
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MCQ 151 Mark
……………………. proved that the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum is responsible for food poisoning.
  • A
    Louis Pasteur
  • B
    Ida Bengston
  • C
    Alexander Fleming
  • Van Ermengem
Answer
Correct option: D.
Van Ermengem
Van Ermengem
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MCQ 161 Mark
Antibiotic penicillin was discovered by ……………………. .
  • A
    Louis Pasteur
  • Alexander Fleming
  • C
    Ida Bengston
  • D
    Van Ermengem
Answer
Correct option: B.
Alexander Fleming
Alexander Fleming
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MCQ 171 Mark
……………………. is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic.
  • A
    Ampicillin
  • B
    Amoxicillin
  • C
    Tetracyclin
  • Penicillin
Answer
Correct option: D.
Penicillin
Penicillin
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MCQ 181 Mark
……………………. is a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
  • A
    Gentamycin
  • B
    Penicillin
  • Amoxicillin
  • D
    Erythromycin
Answer
Correct option: C.
Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin
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MCQ 191 Mark
Antibiotics mainly act against ……………………. .
  • bacteria
  • B
    viruses
  • C
    algae
  • D
    fungi
Answer
Correct option: A.
bacteria
Bacteria
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MCQ 201 Mark
……………………. is a smokeless and high quality fuel.
  • A
    Methanol
  • Ethanol
  • C
    Petrol
  • D
    Diesel
Answer
Correct option: B.
Ethanol
Ethanol
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MCQ 211 Mark
……………………. conducted important research on the toxin responsible for gas gangrene and the antitoxin responsible for treating it.
  • Ida Bengston
  • B
    Van Ermengem
  • C
    Louis Pasteur
  • D
    Alexander Fleming
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ida Bengston
Ida Bengston
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MCQ 221 Mark
……………………. produce bottle-shaped endospores in adverse conditions.
  • A
    Lactobacilli
  • Clostridium
  • C
    Yeast
  • D
    Rhizobium
Answer
Correct option: B.
Clostridium
Clostridium
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MCQ 231 Mark
Fungi release ……………………. into the food, making the food poisonous.
  • A
    cyanotoxins
  • B
    dinotoxins
  • mycotoxins
  • D
    cytotoxins
Answer
Correct option: C.
mycotoxins
mycotoxins
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MCQ 241 Mark
Carbon compounds obtained from bacteria and fungi for destroying or preventing the growth of harmful micro-organisms are called ……………………. .
  • A
    probiotics
  • antibiotics
  • C
    antibodies
  • D
    antigens
Answer
Correct option: B.
antibiotics
antibiotics
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MCQ 251 Mark
A mutually beneficial relationship is called ……………………. .
  • symbiosis
  • B
    parasitism
  • C
    autotropism
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
symbiosis
symbiosis
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MCQ 261 Mark
Bacteria found in the root nodules of leguminous plants are ……………………. .
  • A
    clostridium
  • B
    streptococcus
  • C
    Lactobacilli
  • Rhizobium
Answer
Correct option: D.
Rhizobium
Rhizobium
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MCQ 271 Mark
Yoghurt has a specific sour taste due to ……………………. .
  • lactic acid
  • B
    citric acid
  • C
    acetic acid
  • D
    alcohol
Answer
Correct option: A.
lactic acid
lactic acid
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MCQ 281 Mark
The rod-shaped bacteria found in milk or buttermilk are called ……………………. .
  • A
    Rhizobium
  • B
    Clostridium
  • Lactobacilli
  • D
    Saccharomyces
Answer
Correct option: C.
Lactobacilli
Lactobacilli
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