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  • Question
  • In sterilization process, spore of which of the following organism is considered as control?


  • Options
  • A. Bacillus subtilis
  • B. Clostridium botulinum
  • C. Bacillus stearothermophilus
  • D. Aspergillus niger

  • Correct Answer
  • Bacillus stearothermophilus 


  • Sterilization problems


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    • 1. The X90 value for a filtration system is

    • Options
    • A. the time required to reduce microbial population by 90%
    • B. the time required to traverse survivor curve by one log cycle.
    • C. the depth required to reduce population by 90%
    • D. the depth of the filter required to reduce population by 99%
    • Discuss
    • 2. The highest temperature which appears to be feasible for batch sterilization is

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    • A. 121°C
    • B. 100°C
    • C. 105°C
    • D. 130°C
    • Discuss
    • 3. Sterilization can be carried out by

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    • A. heat
    • B. radiation
    • C. chemical agents
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. For laminar flow of Newtonian fluid through a smooth round pipe, the ratio of average fluid velocity to the maximum velocity is

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    • A. 0.5
    • B. 0.75
    • C. 0.87
    • D. 0.37
    • Discuss
    • 5. The destruction of microorganisms by steam may be described as

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    • A. first order chemical reaction
    • B. zero order chemical reaction
    • C. second order chemical reaction
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. The collection efficiency by diffusion increases with

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    • A. decreasing particle size
    • B. decreasing air velocity
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. increasing particle size
    • Discuss
    • 7. Model proposed by the Friedlander, correlating the air filtration efficiency by impaction can be expressed as (where NSt is the Stokes number)

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    • A. ?imp = 0.075NSt1.2
    • B. ?imp = 0.75NSt1.2
    • C. ?imp = 0.25NSt1.2
    • D. ?imp = 0.025NSt1.2
    • Discuss
    • 8. The K used in the equation for X10=2.303/K depends upon

    • Options
    • A. nature of the filter material
    • B. linear velocity of the air passing through filter
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. thickness of the filter
    • Discuss
    • 9. The reduction of number of cells from 1010 to one will result into the del factor (?) of

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 10
    • C. 23
    • D. 103
    • Discuss
    • 10. If the packing density (?) is defined as the volume of the fiber unit volume of filter bed, the velocity within the filter void space is equal to (where V is velocity in fluid void space and V0 is undisturbed fluid velocity)

    • Options
    • A. V = V0/(1-?)
    • B. V-V0 = 1 - ?
    • C. V = V0(1 - ?)
    • D. V = V0/(1 + ?)
    • Discuss


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