MICROBES TEST COACHING
MICROBES TEST COACHING
MICROBES TEST COACHING
TEST- I
Class 11 – Biology
Time Allowed: 1𝟏⁄𝟐 Hours Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper has five sections and 18 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section–A has 8 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 3 questions of 2 marks each; Section– C has 4
questions of 3 marks each; Section– D has 1 case-based questions of 4 marks; and Section–E has 2 questions of 5
marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to
attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(v) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION- A
1. The vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is:
a. vitamin C c. vitamin B12
b. vitamin D d. vitamin E
2. Wastewater treatment generates a large quantity of sludge, which can be treated by:
a. anaerobic digesters c. chemicals
b. floc d. oxidation pond.
3. Methanogenic bacteria are not found in:
a. rumen of cattle c. bottom of water-logged paddy fields
b. gobar gas plant d. activated sludge.
4. Match the following list of bacteria and their commercially important products:
Bacterium Product
A. Aspergillus niger i. Lactic acid
B. Acetobacter aceti ii. Butyric acid
C. Clostridium butylicum iii. Acetic acid
D. Lactobacillus iv. Citric acid
Choose the correct match:
a. A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i c. A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i
b. A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i d. A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii
5. Match the following list of bioactive substances and their roles:
Bioactive Substance Role
A. Statin i. Removal of oil stains
B. Cyclosporin A ii. Removal of clots from blood vessels
C. Streptokinase iii. Lowering of blood cholesterol
D. Lipase iv. Immuno-suppressive agent
Choose the correct match:
a. A-ii, B-iii, C-i, D-iv c. A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii
b. A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii d. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i
6. The primary treatment of waste water involves the removal of:
a. dissolved impurities c. toxic substances
b. stable particles d. harmful bacteria
7. BOD of waste water is estimated by measuring the amount of:
a. total organic matter c. oxygen evolution
b. biodegradable organic matter d. oxygen consumption
8. Which one of the following alcoholic drinks is produced without distillation?
a. Wine c. Rum
b. Whisky d. Brady
SECTION- B
9. Why does ‘Swiss cheese’ have big holes?
10. What are fermentors?
11. Name a microbe used for statin production. How do statins lower blood cholesterol level?
SECTION- C
12. Why are flocs important in biological treatment of waste water?
13. How do mycorrhizal fungi help the plants harbouring them?
14. Which bacterium has been used as a clot buster? What is its mode of action?
15. What is a narrow spectrum antibiotic? Name one such antibiotic.
SECTION- D
16. Antibiotics produced by microbes are regarded as one of the most significant discoveries of the twentieth
century. Antibiotics are the chemical substances which are produced by some microbes and can kill or
retard the growth of other (disease causing) microbes.
a) Name the scientist who discovered the first antibiotic and the organism he was working on. 2
b) Name its source organism. 1
c) Name the scientists who established the potential of the above as an effective antibiotic. 1
SECTION- E
17. Draw a diagrammatic sketch of biogas plant and explain it and also label its various components given
below: Gas Holder, Sludge Chamber, Digester, Dung+water chamber.
OR
Describe the main ideas behind the biological control of pests and diseases
18. How can microbes be used to decrease the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides?
OR
a) What would happen if a large volume of untreated sewage is discharged into a river?
b) In what way anaerobic sludge digestion is important in sewage treatments?