Consider the following statements:
I: | Statins, used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents, are derived from Monascus purpureus |
II: | Cyclosporin A, derived from Trichoderma, is used as an immunosuppressant |
III: | Baculoviruses, in the genus Nucleopolyhederovirus, are species-specific, broad-spectrum insecticides |
Which of the above statements are true?
1. | I and II only | 2. | I and III only |
3. | II and III only | 4. | I, II and III |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | Streptokinase is usually given only for a person's first heart attack. |
II: | Only first heart attacks can be treated with a thrombolytic. |
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 correct and II is incorrect.
4. Both I and II are incorrect.
The industrial uses of Aspergillus niger do not include the preparation of:
1. | citric acid | 2. | glucoamylase |
3. | aflatoxin | 4. | glucose oxidase |
‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts in southern India, is made by fermenting sap from:
1. | Soyabean | 2. | Bamboo shoots |
3. | Palms | 4. | Sugarcane |
Monacolin K is chemically identical to:
1. cardiac glycosides
2. anti-cancer drug taxol
3. antibiotic penicillin
4. blood cholesterol lowering lovastatin
Statins act by selectively inhibiting:
1. | HMG CoA synthase | 2. | HMG CoA reductase |
3. | Thiolase | 4. | Mevalonate kinase |
What do Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Saccharomyces boulardii, Bifidobacterium bifidum have in common?
1. | They are common pathogens causing infections in immunocompromised patients |
2. | They are common probiotics that help in fighting pathogens in the human gut |
3. | They are the most common pathogens involved in urinary tract infections |
4. | They are organisms used to generate Single Cell Protein |
Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below.
Column I |
Column II |
I. Aspergillus niger II. Streptococcus III. Trichoderma IV. Monascus purpureuss |
1. Clot buster 2. Citric acid 3. Cyclosporin A 4. Statins |
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 |