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  • Question
  • Which of the following methods would be most appropriate for sterilizing an antibiotic solution?


  • Options
  • A. Dry heat sterilization
  • B. Microfiltration
  • C. Autoclaving
  • D. Desiccation

  • Correct Answer
  • Microfiltration 


  • More questions

    • 1. The lysogenic state is governed by the activity of the regulatory region of the lambda phage genomes; this region is termed as

    • Options
    • A. immunity repressor
    • B. immunity operon
    • C. operon repressor
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. The spoilage most commonly occurring in wine is tourne which refers to

    • Options
    • A. acid formation from aldehyde and ketones
    • B. acid formation from sugars, glucose and fructose
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following is predominantly proteolytic?

    • Options
    • A. C. sporogenes
    • B. C. histolyticum
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. C. speticum
    • Discuss
    • 4. The numbers of nuclear divisions involved in a ciliate undergoing binary fission is

    • Options
    • A. greater than conjugation
    • B. lesser than conjugation
    • C. equal to conjugation
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. What is the range of minimum set of genes required for life?

    • Options
    • A. 50-100 genes
    • B. 250-350 genes
    • C. 1000-1500 genes
    • D. 1500-2000 genes
    • Discuss
    • 6. Streptococcus pyogenes can be differentiated from other haemolytic Streptococci on the basis of

    • Options
    • A. Bacitracin sensitivity
    • B. Erythromycin sensitivity
    • C. Aminoglycosides sensitivity
    • D. Penicillin sensitivity
    • Discuss
    • 7. At what concentration of sulphuric acid, Nocardia resists decolourization?

    • Options
    • A. 0.5% sulphuric acid
    • B. 5% sulphuric acid
    • C. 10% sulphuric acid
    • D. 8% sulphuric acid
    • Discuss
    • 8. The final step of gene expression is protein synthesis, which is also known as

    • Options
    • A. replication
    • B. translation
    • C. transcription
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The organisms responsible for the characteristic musty or earth odor of a freshly plowed field is/are

    • Options
    • A. Nocardia
    • B. Streptomyces
    • C. Micromonospora
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the direct cause of cell death by diphtheria toxin?

    • Options
    • A. Formation of an ion channel in the cell membrane
    • B. Inactivation of a translational elongation factor
    • C. Induction of apoptosis
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss


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