This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following helps in the absorption ofphosphorus from the soil by plants? A) Glomus. B) Rhizobium. C) Anabaena. D) Frankia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glomus. 2. The Ganga and Yamuna action plan was launched in ..... respectively. A) 1984 & 1992. B) 1988 & 1973. C) 1983 & 1996. D) 1986 & 1993. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1986 & 1993. 3. Biofertilizers are organisms that: A) Kill pests. B) Degrade the soil. C) Enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. D) Produce biogas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. 4. Antibiotic resistance is accelerated by A) Misuse of antibiotics. B) Over use of antibiotics. C) Poor infection prevention control. D) Both a and b. E) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All the above. 5. The bacteria that grow on milk and convert it into curd A) Lactobacillus. B) Nitrosomonas. C) Clostridium. D) Acetobacter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lactobacillus. 6. Large holes in Swiss cheese is due to the production of large amount of carbon-di-oxide by the bacterium A) Saccharomyces cerevisiae. B) Propionibacterium shermanii. C) Leuconostoc mesenteroides. D) Lactobacillus bulgaricus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Propionibacterium shermanii. 7. Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of A) Trichoderma. B) Aspergillus. C) Clostridium. D) Saccharomyces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saccharomyces. 8. The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is A) Vitamin D. B) Vitamin E. C) Vitamin C. D) Vitamin B12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamin B12. 9. Which one of the following is not used in organic farming? A) Snail. B) Glomus. C) Oscillatoria. D) Earthworm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snail. 10. Which of the following bacteria help in nitrogen fixation from atmosphere?A. AzotobacterB. RhizobiumC. AzospirillumD. Lactobacillus A) A, C, D. B) B, C, D. C) A, B, C. D) A, B, C, D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, B, C. 11. Why is wine distilled? A) To enable fermentation. B) To increase the alcohol percentage. C) To prevent spoilage. D) To reduce toxicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To increase the alcohol percentage. 12. What does a high value of BOD(Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicate? A) That water is pure. B) That water is less polluted. C) That water is highly polluted. D) That consumption of organic matter by microbes is higher in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That water is highly polluted. 13. The mixture of gases released during anaerobic digestion of sludge is called A) Methane. B) Flammable gases. C) Biogas. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biogas. 14. The symbiotic association between fungi and roots of higher plants is called A) Biofertilizer. B) Mycorrhiza. C) Biopesticides. D) Lichen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mycorrhiza. 15. The free-living fungus Trichoderma can be used for: A) Producing antibiotics. B) Killing insects. C) Controlling butterfly caterpillars. D) Biological control of plant diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological control of plant diseases. 16. Identify the source of statins: A) Trichoderma polysporum. B) Saccharomyces cerevisiae. C) Streptococcus. D) Monascus purpureus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monascus purpureus. 17. In cheese manufacture, the micro-organisms are used for- A) The souring of milk only. B) The ripening only. C) Development of resistance to spoilage. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 18. Antibiotics are the most effective on: A) Bacteria. B) Virus. C) Fungi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 19. The grit (soil and small pebbles) are removed by A) Agitation. B) UV radiation. C) Filtration. D) Sedimentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sedimentation. 20. The remaining major part of activated sludge is pumped into large tanks called ..... A) Anaerobic fermenters. B) Aerobic Sludge digesters. C) Anaerobic sludge digesters. D) Aerobic fermenters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaerobic sludge digesters. 21. Identify the source of Acetic acid: A) Aspergillus itaconicus. B) Acetobacter. C) Aspergillus niger. D) Clostridium butylicum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acetobacter. 22. Trichoderma species are free living ..... that are very common in the root ecosystems. A) Fungi. B) Algae. C) Virus. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fungi. 23. Apids are controlled by A) Cyanobacteria. B) Lady bird beetle. C) Dragon fly. D) Baculoviruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lady bird beetle. 24. Identify the pair where both organisms are FUNGI: A) Rhizobium and Glomus. B) Trichoderma and Monascus. C) Anabaena and Aspergillus. D) Bacillus and Penicillium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trichoderma and Monascus. 25. For the production of beverages and antibiotics on an industrial scale, microbes are grown in very large vessels called: A) Aeration tanks. B) Fermentors. C) Settling tanks. D) Digestors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fermentors. 26. A common biocontrol agent for the control of the plant diseases, is A) Glomus. B) Trichoderma. C) Bacillus thuringiensis. D) Baculovirus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trichoderma. 27. Which of the following cyanobacteria can fix atmospheric nitrogen?A. NostocB. AnabaenaC. OscillatoriaD. Yeast A) C, D. B) A, C, D. C) A, C. D) A, B C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B C. 28. The BOD test measures the rate of uptake of oxygen by micro-organisms in a sample of water. Indirectly, BOD is a measure of: A) Toxicity. B) Inorganic matter. C) Temperature. D) Organic matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organic matter. 29. Citric acid is produced by- A) Aspergillus niger (a fungus). B) Yeast (a fungus). C) Acetobacter aceti (a bacterium). D) Streptococcus (a bacterium). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aspergillus niger (a fungus). 30. The source of the enzyme Streptokinase is: A) Salmonella. B) Saccharomyces. C) Staphylococcus. D) Streptococcus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Streptococcus. 31. A bioactive compound used as clot buster for removing blood clots from blood vessels: A) Statins. B) E-Ephedrine. C) Cyclosporin A. D) Streptokinase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Streptokinase. 32. Fungi which form symbiotic associations with plants are ..... A) Rhizobium. B) Azospirillum. C) Oscillatoria. D) Mycorrhiza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mycorrhiza. 33. In the mycorrhizal association, the fungal symbiont absorbs phosphorus from soil and passes it to the plant. What other benefits does the plant derive? A) 1 and 2 only. B) 2 and 3 only. C) 1 and 3 only. D) 1, 2, and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 2, and 3. 34. Which of the following show the competitive inhibition in the pathway of cholesterol synthesis? A) Citrate. B) Streptokinase. C) Cyclosporin A. D) Statins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statins. 35. Which one controls the growth of strangler vine in citrus crops. A) Baculoviruses. B) Mycoherbicide. C) Cry toxin. D) Nucleopolyhedrovirus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mycoherbicide. 36. Yeast is an important source of A) Vitamin C. B) Sugars. C) Proteins. D) Riboflavin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Riboflavin. 37. Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of (a) vitamin D (b) vitamin A(c) vitamin B12 (d) vitamin E A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 38. 'Toddy', a traditional drink of some parts of southern India, is made by fermenting: A) Sap from palms. B) Roots of soyabean. C) Bamboo shoots. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sap from palms. 39. Bacillus thuringiensis is used for A) Fermentation of beer. B) Biopesticide. C) Antibiotic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biopesticide. 40. The technology of biogas production from cow dung was developed inIndia largely due to the efforts of: A) Gas Authority of India. B) Oil and Natural Gas Commission. C) Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Khadi & VillageIndustries Commission. D) Indian Oil Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Khadi & VillageIndustries Commission. 41. What are some examples of food made by fungi A) Bread. B) Cheese. C) Mushrooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 42. What is a beneficial relationship between a plant and a fungus called? A) Radiolarian. B) Photosynthesis. C) Mycorrhiza. D) Eukaryotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mycorrhiza. 43. Which of the following antibiotics was discovered first? A) Streptomycin. B) Neomycin. C) Erythromycin. D) Penicillin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penicillin. 44. The organism used to digest polyurethane is a A) Aerobic bacterium. B) Cyanobacteria. C) Anaerobic fungus. D) Endophytic fungus. E) Anaerobic bacterium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endophytic fungus. 45. Which of the following microbes are used for the commercial production of citric acid? A) Azolla. B) Aspergillus. C) Xanthomonas citri. D) Azospirillum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aspergillus. 46. Match the bioactive molecule with its source and function: A) A-ii-b, B-iii-c, C-i-a. B) A-ii-b, B-i-c, C-iii-a. C) A-i-b, B-ii-c, C-iii-a. D) A-ii-c, B-i-b, C-iii-a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-i-b, B-ii-c, C-iii-a. 47. Trichoderma is an effective biocontrol agent for: A) Several plant pathogens. B) Butterfly caterpillars. C) Arthropods. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Several plant pathogens. 48. Scientists have introduced ..... gene into plants to impart resistance to insect pests. A) Mt gene. B) Bt gene. C) Ct gene. D) Tt gene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bt gene. 49. Assertion (A):Biogas is used as fuel for cooking and lightingReason(R):It is considered as ecofriendly and pollution free source of energy A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true But R is not correct explanation of A. C) A is true, but R is false. D) Both A and R are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are true But R is not correct explanation of A. 50. ..... serve as an important bio-fertilizer in paddy fields. A) Cyanobacteria. B) Azotobacter. C) Mycorrhiza. D) Methanobacterium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyanobacteria. 51. Which step of sewage treatment involves "Sequential Filtration and Sedimentation" ? A) Primary Treatment. B) Biological Treatment. C) Tertiary Treatment. D) Secondary Treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Treatment. 52. Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease? A) Anabaena. B) Trichoderma. C) Lactobacillus. D) Chlorella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trichoderma. 53. Which one of the following alcoholic drink is produced without distillation? A) Rum. B) Brandy. C) Wine. D) Whisky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wine. 54. Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin while working on: A) E. coli. B) Streptococcus bacteria. C) Penicillium notatum. D) Staphylococci bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Staphylococci bacteria. 55. Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by a: A) A bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide. B) A bacterium that produces methane gas. C) A machine. D) A fungus that releases a lot of gases during its metabolic activitie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide. 56. Methanobacterium is found in: A) Anaerobic sludge and Rumen of cattle. B) Aeration tank and Rumen of cattle. C) Activated sludge and Rumen of cattle. D) River water and Rumen of cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaerobic sludge and Rumen of cattle. 57. Acinetobacter baumannii is a ..... A) Decomposing bacteria. B) Pathogenic bacteria. C) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathogenic bacteria. 58. The significance of Flocs in secondary Treatment is not A) Reduction of BOD. B) Reduction of inorganic salts. C) Consumption of organic matter. D) Reduction in polluting potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduction of inorganic salts. 59. What is produced in the digesters? A) Effluent. B) Fertilizer. C) Chlorine. D) Methane gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methane gas. 60. Streptokinase is isolated from A) Streptococcus bacteria. B) Staphylococcus bacteria. C) Saccharomyces Yeast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Streptococcus bacteria. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 2Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 3Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 4Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 5Class 12 Biology Chapter 1 Reproduction In Organisms QuizClass 12 Biology Chapter 11 Biotechnology Principles And Processes QuizClass 12 Biology Chapter 12 Biotechnology And Its Applications QuizClass 12 Biology Chapter 13 Organisms And Populations Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books