This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes In Human Welfare Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is an example of an antibiotic? A) Pencillin. B) Tylenol. C) Advil. D) Tumms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pencillin. 2. Large holes in Swiss cheese are due to: A) Propionibacterium sharmanii. B) Penicillium roqueforti. C) Saccharomyces cerevisiae. D) Lactobacillus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propionibacterium sharmanii. 3. A good producer of citric acid is (a) Clostridium (b) Saccharomyces (c) Aspergillus (d) Pseudomonas A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 4. Cyclosporin A is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients. It is produced by: A) Staphylococcus. B) Streptococcus. C) Monascus. D) Trichoderma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trichoderma. 5. Roquefort cheese is ripened by growing a specific ..... on them, which gives them a particular flavour. A) Bacterium. B) Fungi. C) Algae. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungi. 6. Monarchs purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of A) Ethanol. B) Streptokinase. C) Citric acid. D) Statins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statins. 7. The technology of biogas production was developed in India mainly due to the efforts of: A) IARI and NEERI. B) KVIC and CSIR. C) IARI and KVIC. D) ICAR and WHO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) KVIC and CSIR. 8. Biofertilizers are ..... that enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. A) Chemicals. B) Organisms. C) Agrochemicals. D) Mosquitoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organisms. 9. Large holes in Swiss cheese are formed due to production of a large amount of CO$_{2}$ by A) Propionobacterium. B) Mycobacterium. C) Saccharomyces. D) Penicillium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propionobacterium. 10. The use of chemical fertilizers to meet the ever-increasing demand of agricultural produce has contributed significantly to: A) Atmospheric Nitrogen. B) Environmental Pollution. C) Increase in Biofertilizers. D) Growth of Mycorrhiza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Pollution. 11. The word "antibiotic" means A) "against growth". B) "against disease". C) "against all odds". D) "against life". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "against life". 12. The bioactive molecule Cyclosporin-A is used in- A) Whooping cough. B) Diphtheria. C) Leprosy. D) Organ-transplant patients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organ-transplant patients. 13. The bio-active molecule cyclosporin A is used in- A) Whooping cough. B) Diphtheria. C) Leprosy. D) Organ-transplant patients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organ-transplant patients. 14. The enzyme that converts glucose into alcohol, is A) Invertase. B) Zymase. C) Diastase. D) Lipase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zymase. 15. Biogas contains- A) CO2. B) H2S. C) CH4. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of A) Ethanol. B) Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels. C) Citric acid. D) Blood cholesterol lowering statins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood cholesterol lowering statins. 17. Antibiotics are chemical substances that kill bacterial cells by interrupting a key cellular function A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. A beetle with red and black markings, known as the Ladybird, is useful in controlling: A) Mosquitoes. B) Aphids. C) Caterpillars. D) Flies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphids. 19. According to the organic farmer, the eradication of the creatures that are often described as pests is: A) Essential for high yield. B) Possible but expensive. C) Not only possible, but also desirable. D) Not only possible, but also undesirable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only possible, but also desirable. 20. A key belief of the organic farmer regarding biodiversity is: A) The more variety a landscape has, the more sustainable it is. B) Biodiversity should be minimized to control pests. C) All insects are pests and must be eradicated. D) Chemical pesticides increase biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The more variety a landscape has, the more sustainable it is. 21. Blue green algae (Cyanobacteria) also add ..... to the soil and increase its fertility. A) Phosphorus. B) Organic matter. C) Calcium. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic matter. 22. Which of the following is produced by a microbe but is NOT an enzyme? A) Lipase. B) Pectinase. C) Cyclosporin A. D) Streptokinase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyclosporin A. 23. Selman Waksman used the term antibiotic in A) 1983. B) 1893. C) 1943. D) 1923. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1943. 24. The nutritive media for growing bacteria and other microorganisms in the laboratory is called- A) Colonies. B) Culture media. C) Baking media. D) Fermentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture media. 25. Penicillin is an example of a painkiller A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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