This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 5 (46 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find out the examples of Biocontrol agents: A) Ladybird. B) Trichoderma. C) Bacillus thuringiensis. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 2. Before antibiotics, the first commercial antibacterial available was ..... A) Penicillin. B) Prontosil. C) Azithromycin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prontosil. 3. The distillation of the fermented broth is required in the formation ofA. rumB. beerC. brandyD. whisky A) A, B, D. B) B, C, D. C) A, B, C. D) A, C, D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, C, D. 4. In the anaerobic sludge digesters, bacteria digest the bacteria and fungi in the sludge. During this digestion, which gas is NOT produced? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Methane. C) Methane. D) Hydrogen sulphide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane. 5. Fungi are also known to form symbiotic associations with plants (mycorrhiza). Many members of the genus ..... form mycorrhiza. A) Glomus. B) Trichoderma. C) Aspergillus. D) Penicillium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glomus. 6. Which is NOT a way in which bacteria are beneficial to humans? A) Aids in clean up of small oil spills. B) Is a source of disease. C) Aids in digestion in intestinal tracts. D) Is used in synthesizing drugs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is a source of disease. 7. Which of the following food items is produced by fermentation by the microbes?A. IdliB. DosaC. ToddyD. Cheese A) A, C. B) A, B, C, D. C) A, B, C. D) C, D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A, B, C, D. 8. During which stage of sewage treatment microbes are used? A) Primary treatment. B) Secondary treatment. C) Tertiary treatment. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary treatment. 9. A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given: A) Penicillin. B) Statins. C) Cyclosporin-A. D) Streptokinase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Streptokinase. 10. Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods. The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents are in the genus: A) Nucleopolyhedrovirus. B) Mosaic virus. C) Adenovirus. D) Retro polyhedrovirus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleopolyhedrovirus. 11. Penicillin's full potential as an effective antibiotic was established by: A) Alexander Fleming. B) Louis Pasteur. C) Ernest Chain and Howard Florey. D) Waksman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ernest Chain and Howard Florey. 12. Besides converting milk to curd, LAB (Lactic Acid Bacteria) also play a beneficial role in: A) Checking disease-causing microbes in the stomach. B) Producing ethanol in the stomach. C) Fixing nitrogen in the stomach. D) Digesting cellulose in the appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Checking disease-causing microbes in the stomach. 13. Methanogens grow: A) Aerobically on protein material. B) Anaerobically on cellulosic material. C) Aerobically on cellulosic material. D) Anaerobically on protein material. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaerobically on cellulosic material. 14. Assertion (A):The effluent from the primary settling tank is taken for secondary treatment.Reason (R):Secondary treatment is also known as biological treatment because it involves the use of microbes to consume organic matter. 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 the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 15. A biocontrol agent to be a part of an integrated pest management should be A) Species-specific and inactive on nontarget organisms. B) Species-specific and symbiotic. C) Free living and broad spectrum. D) Narrow spectrum and symbiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species-specific and inactive on nontarget organisms. 16. In sewage treatment, flocs are associated with: A) Tertiary treatment. B) Secondary treatment. C) Sludge digestion. D) Primary treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary treatment. 17. High value of BOD indicates that A) Water is pure. B) Water is highly polluted. C) Consumption of organic matter in the water is higher by microbes. D) Water is less polluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water is highly polluted. 18. During the digestion of bacteria and fungi in the anaerobic sludge digesters, a mixture of gases is produced. These gases include: A) Methane, Hydrogen sulphide and Carbon dioxide. B) Methane, Hydrogen and Carbon dioxide. C) Methane, Oxygen and Hydrogen sulphide. D) Methane, Carbon monoxide and Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane, Hydrogen sulphide and Carbon dioxide. 19. The compounds in food (fibers) that induce the growth or activity of beneficial microorganism are called A) Single cell protein. B) Prebiotics. C) Caesin. D) Probiotics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prebiotics. 20. Which one of the following is mainly produced by the activity of anaerobic bacteria on sewage? A) Mustard gas. B) Propane. C) Laughing gas. D) Marsh gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marsh gas. 21. Microbes are called, microbes because? A) You can hear them through a micro-scope. B) They are very minute. C) They can only be seen using a micro-scope,. D) Both 2 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 2 and 3. 22. Antibiotics and what they do are used to treat conditions which of our body systems? A) Skeletal System. B) Endocrine System. C) Immune System. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immune System. 23. What serves as the inoculum? A) Activated sludge. B) Biogas. C) Floc. D) BOD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Activated sludge. 24. Bottled fruit juices bought from the market are clearer as compared to those made at home. This is because the bottled juices are clarified by the use of: A) Lipases and Proteases. B) Pectinases and Proteases. C) Amylases and Lipases. D) Streptokinase and Pectinases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pectinases and Proteases. 25. Identify the ODD one out regarding the type of organism: A) Penicillium. B) Acetobacter aceti. C) Aspergillus niger. D) Rhizopus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acetobacter aceti. 26. In paddy fields, which organism serves as an important biofertilizer? A) Methanobacterium. B) Glomus. C) Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae). D) Rhizobium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae). 27. The sediment produced in the settling tank during secondary sewage treatment is called: A) Activated sludge. B) Bacterial flocs. C) Anaerobic sludge. D) Primary sludge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Activated sludge. 28. Secondary treatment of sewage is mainly a A) Chemical process. B) Physical process. C) Biological process. D) Mechanical process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological process. 29. Ethanol can be produced using ..... A) Saccharomyces cerevisiae. B) Escherichia coli. C) Pseudomonas syringae. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 30. In gobar gas, the maximum amount is that of: A) Butane. B) Propane. C) Methane. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 31. Which one of the following helps in the absorption of phosphorus from soil by plants? A) Rhizobium. B) Glomus. C) Frankia. D) Anabaena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glomus. 32. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used primarily for A) Baking. B) Bleaching. C) Biofuel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baking. 33. Which of the following bacterium produces butyric acid? A) Acetobacter aceti. B) Clostridium butylicum. C) Lactobacillus. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clostridium butylicum. 34. The semi-solid organic material that comes out of a wastewater treatment plant after completion of the wastewater treatment process is called A) Sludge. B) Pathogenic. C) Sewage. D) Wastewater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sludge. 35. What is effluent? A) The suspended solids in the water. B) The partially treated wastewater moving through the facility. C) The solids that come out of the digesters. D) Water-borne diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The partially treated wastewater moving through the facility. 36. In Secondary treatment, once the BOD of sewage or waste water is reduced significantly, the effluent is then passed into a: A) Settling tank. B) Anaerobic sludge digester. C) Aeration tank (again). D) River directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Settling tank. 37. Biogas produced by fermentation of manure, sewage, cattle dung, etc. predominantly comprise A) Methane, nitrogen and hydrogen. B) Methane and carbon dioxide. C) Methane and carbon monoxide. D) Methane and nitric oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane and carbon dioxide. 38. Which of the followimg fixes nitrogen in water logged paddy fields? A) Rhizobium. B) Oscillatoria. C) Azospirillum. D) Azotobacter. E) Mycorrhiza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oscillatoria. 39. Physical removal of large and small from the sewage through filtration and sedimentation is called: A) Primary treatment. B) Tertiary treatment. C) Quaternary treatment. D) Secondary treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary treatment. 40. Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) grow in milk and convert it to curd. During growth, the LAB produce acids that: A) Completely digest the milk proteins. B) Coagulate and partially digest the milk proteins. C) Increase the Vitamin C content. D) Sterilize the milk by killing all other bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coagulate and partially digest the milk proteins. 41. Which ministry initiated the Ganga Action Plan? A) Ministry of Agriculture. B) Ministry of Environment and Forests. C) Ministry of Health. D) Ministry of Water Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Environment and Forests. 42. Primary treatment of sewage basically involves: A) Digestion of organic matter by fungi. B) Physical removal of particles through filtration and sedimentation. C) Formation of flocs. D) Production of biogas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical removal of particles through filtration and sedimentation. 43. Assertion (A):Use of fertilizers greatly enhance crop productivityReason(R):Irrigation is very important in increasing crop productivity. 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. 44. Toddy is made by fermenting: A) Rice water. B) Coconut water. C) Sap from palms. D) Bamboo shoots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sap from palms. 45. Antibiotics mostly obtained from A) Algae. B) Fungi. C) Actinomycetes. D) Both but a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both but a and c. 46. In the secondary treatment of sewage, the major part of the activated sludge is pumped into large tanks called: A) Primary settling tanks. B) Oxidation ponds. C) Anaerobic sludge digesters. D) Aeration tanks. 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