MCQ Questions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes in Human Welfare

MCQ Questions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 10 Microbes in Human Welfare

Here we are providing MCQ questions for Class 12 Biology chapter 10 Microbes in human welfare. These questions are prepared by subject experts and is according to the latest syllabus. Students can practice these questions to score better marks in their exams. To check the answer just click on the ‘Answer‘ just below the question, it will expand and you will be able to check the answer.

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Q.1. Which of the following microbe is made up of protein only?
(A) Virus (B) Bacteria (C) Viroid’s (D) Prions

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.2. Trichoderma polysporum is a source of
(A) Cyclosporine – A (B) Streptokinase (C) Statins (D) Clot buster

Answer

Answer: A

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Q.3. The product of Monascus purpureus has been commercialized as
(A) Immunosuppressive agent (B) Blood- cholesterol lowering agent
(C) Clot buster (D) Bottled juices clarifying agents

Answer

Answer: B

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Q.4. The infectious agents made up of RNA only are
(A) Viroids (B) Bacteria (C) Fungi (D) Virus

Answer

Answer: A

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Q.5. Microbial colonies
(A) Can be grown on nutritive media (B) Can be seen by naked eyes
(C) Are useful in study of microbes (D) More than one option is correct

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.6. What is the beneficial role of LAB in our stomach?
(A) Causing souring of milk by decreasing nutritional quality
(B) Increases the amount of vitamin-D
(C) Checks disease causing microbes
(D) It produces alkali which coagulate and partially digest the milk proteins

Answer

Answer: C

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Q.7. The microbe used for making bread is
(A) Saccharomyces cerevisiae (B) Saccharomyces ellipsoidens
(C) Saccharomyces pireformis (D) Saccharomyces sake

Answer

Answer: A

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Q.8. Identify the colonies labelled as a and b

(A) a-Fungal; b-Bacterial (B) a-Bacterial; b-Fungal
(C) a-Algal; b-Viral (D) a-Fungal; b-Algal

Answer

Answer: B

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Q.9. Which of the following microbe is used for ripening of Swiss cheese?
(A) Penicillium roquefortii (B) P. camembertii
(C) Propionibacterium sharmanii (D) Streptomyces griseus

Answer

Answer: C

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Q.10. Production of beverages at industrial scale requires growing microbes in very large containers known as
(A) Digesters (B) Fermenters (C) Dough (D) Concrete tank

Answer

Answer: B

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Q.11. Which of the following is traditional drink from some parts of southern India, made by fermenting sap from palms?
(A) Tea (B) Toddy (C) Beer (D) Cashew apple

Answer

Answer: B

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Q.12. Which of the following microbe is the source of first antibiotic?
(A) Penicillium notatum (B) Staphylococci (C) Aspergillus niger (D) Bacillus brevis

Answer

Answer: A

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Q.13. Brewer’s yeast is used for A of malted cereals and fruit juices to produce B_.
(A) A-Distillation; B- CO2 (B) A-Distillation; B- organic acid
(C) A-Fermentation; B- CO (D) A-Fermentation ; B-Alcohol

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.14. The chemicals which are “pro-life” with reference to human beings
(A) Are regarded as one of the most significant discovery of twenty first century
(B) Have rarely contributed to human welfare
(C) Are produced by some plants and all animals
(D) Can kill or retard the growth of disease-causing microbes

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.15. The first antibiotic was discovered accidently by A while working on _B
(A) A-Waksman; B-Streptococcus (B) A-Fleming; B-Penicillium notatum
(C) A-Waksman; B-Bacillus brevis (D) A-Fleming; B-Staphylococci

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.16. Find the one w.r.t. distilled alcoholic beverages
(A) Rum (B) Beer (C) Brandy (D) Whisky

Answer

Answer: B

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Q.17. Commercial extraction of penicillin was done by
(A) Alexander Fleming (B) Emest Chain
(C) Howard Florey (D) More than one option is correct

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.18. Identify the correct statements w.r.t. antibiotics
i. Fleming, Chain and Florey were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945.
ii. Antibiotics have greatly improved our capacity to treat deadly diseases
iii. Penicillin was used to treat American soldiers wounded in World War I
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) All are correct

Answer

Answer: A

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Q.19. _______are used in detergent formulations and are helpful in removing oily stains from laundry.
(A) Ligases (B) Proteases (C) Lipases (D) Pectinases

Answer

Answer: C

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Q.20. Select the microbe which is the source of ‘clot buster’ enzyme.
(A) Bacterium; Lactobacillus (B) Fungi; Aspergillus niger
(C) Fungi; Penicillium notatum (D) Bacterium; Streptococcus

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.21. The bottled juices are clarified by the use of
(A) Pectinases (B) Proteases (C) Lipases (D) Both A & B

Answer

Answer: D

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Q.22. Match the following (column – I with column – II)

(A) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (B) a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii) (C) a(ii), b(iv), c(iii), d(i) (D) a(iii), b(i), c(iv),d(ii)

Answer

Answer: B

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Q.23. ___ A ___ enzyme is used to remove clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone ___ B ___leading to heart attack.
(A) A-Streptokinase; B-Myocardial infraction (B) A-Lipases; B-Arteriosclerosis
(C) A-Proteases; B-Myocardial infraction (D) A-Pectinases; B-Atherosclerosis

Answer

Answer: A

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Q.24. Identify the parts labelled as A, B, C and D

(A) Head, Neck, Collar, Tail (B) Capsule, Tail, Collar, Pins
(C) Head, Collar, Tail, Plate (D) Head, Tail, Collar, Prongs

Answer

Answer: C

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Q.25. An immunosuppressive agent used in organ-transplant patients is
(A) Streptokinase (B) Statins (C) Cyclosporine-A (D) Lipases

Answer

Answer: C

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