BOD of waste water is estimated by measuring the amount of:

1. total organic matter

2. biodegradable organic matter

3. oxygen evolution

4. oxygen consumption.

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What would happen if oxygen availability to activated sludge flocs is reduced?

1. It will slow down the rate of degradation of organic matter.
2. The center of flocs will become anoxic, which would cause the death of bacteria and eventually breakage of flocs.
3. Flocs would increase in size as anaerobic bacteria would grow around flocs.
4. Protozoa would grow in large numbers.
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What important nutrient is added to the curd that is produced with the help of LAB [Lactic Acid Bacteria]?

1. Vitamin A 2. Cyanocobalamin
3. Essential amino acids 4. Essential fatty acids
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The large holes in ‘Swiss Cheese’ are due to the production of a large amount of carbon dioxide by:
1. Propionibacterium shermanii
2. Methylophilus methylotrophus
3. Penicillium roqueforti
4. Penicillium camemberti

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Which of the following alcoholic drinks are produced without distillation?
1. Whiskey and Brandy
2. Brandy and Rum
3. Wine and Beer
4. Wine and Brandy

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The full potential of penicillin as an antibiotic was established by:

1.Alexander Fleming2.Florey and Chain
3.Avery and McCarty4.Hershey and Chase

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Which fungus is an important source for the production of citric acid?
1. Aspergillus niger
2. Aspergillus flavus
3. Trichoderma polysporum
4. Trichoderma harzianum

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A source of a ‘clot buster’ enzyme used in patients of CAD is the bacterium:
1. Staphylococcus aureus
2. Streptomyces griseus
3. Pseudomonas putida
4. Streptococcus pyogenes

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Statins produced by the yeast Monascuspurpureus have been commercialized as:

1. hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women.
2. increasing receptor sensitivity in type II diabetes mellitus.
3. a clotting factor for the treatment of Hemophilia A.
4. blood-cholesterol lowering agent.
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During which stage of the sewage treatment are the microbes used?

1.  Primary 2.  Secondary
3.  Tertiary 4.  Quaternary
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