Which of the following fermented beverages is likely to have the least ethyl alcohol content?

1.  Whisky 2.  Brandy
3.  Rum 4.  Beer
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The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is:

1. vitamin C 2. vitamin D
3. vitamin B12 4. vitamin E
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Unlike human beings, in yeast the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase:

1.  catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde
2.  oxidizes methanol to produce formaldehyde and ethylene glycol
3.  reduces acetaldehyde to ethanol
4.  oxidizes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) to NADH

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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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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below.

Column I

(antibiotic)

Column II

(effect)

I. Tetracycline

II. Streptomycin

III. Chloramphenicol

IV. Erythromycin

1. inhibits binding of aminoacyl tRNA to the ribosome

2 inhibits initiation of translation

3. inhibits peptidyl transferase

4. inhibits translocation of mRNA along the ribosome

Codes:

I II III IV
1. 1 2 3 4
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 2 1 3 4
4. 1 2 4 3

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is:
I. Baker’s yeast II. Brewer’s yeast
 
1. Only I 2. Only II
3. Both I and II 4. Neither I nor II
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Consider the given two statements:
I. Cyclosporin is used as an immunosuppressant medication.
II. It activates the T lymphocytes.
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is incorrect but II is correct
4. I is correct but II is incorrect
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