Microbes in Human Welfare, Quiz

Which of the following organisms is used in the production of beverages?

• Penicillium notatum

• Saccharomyces cerevisiae

• Aspergillus niger

• Clostridium butylicum

Which of the following bacteria has a role in removing clots from our blood vessels?

• Bacillus thuringiensis

• Clostridium butylicum

• Streptococcus

• Lactobacillus

The bio-active molecule cyclosporin A is used in –

• whooping cough

• diphtheria

• leprosy

• organ-transplant patients

The primary treatment of sewage involves –

• digestion

• decomposition

• sedimentation and filtration

• none of these

Biogas contains –

• CO₂

• H₂S

• CH₄

• all of these

The bacterium that commonly lives in animal and human intestines is –

• Bacillus anthraces

• Vibrio cholerae

• Escherichia coli

• Corynebacterium

Streptomycin is produced from –

• Streptomyces scoleus

• Streptomyces griseus

• Streptomyces fradiae

• Streptomyces venezuellae

Which one of the following sets includes bacterial diseases?

• Tetanus, tuberculosis, measles

• Diphtheria , leprosy, plague

• Cholera, typhoid, mumps

• Malaria, mumps, poliomyelitis

During which stage of sewage treatment microbes are used?

• Primary treatment

• Secondary treatment

• Tertiary treatment

• All of these

Which of the following serve as biofertilizer in paddy fields?

• Bacteria

• Yeast

• Cyanobacteria

• Fungi