Engineering Sciences
GATE XE Food Microbiology PYQs
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Question 132
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Ergotism is caused by ingestion of grains infected with
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Match the bacteria in Column I with their respective characteristic features in Column II.
Column I: (P) E. coli; (Q) B. subtilis; (R) S. aureus; (S) L. monocytogenes.
Column II: (1) Gram-positive, round-shaped and non-spore formers; (2) Gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-spore formers; (3) Gram-positive, rod-shaped and spore formers; (4) Gram-positive, rod-shaped and non-spore formers.
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Which of the following amines, produced as a result of protein degradation, is/are foul smelling?
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Match the toxins in Column I with their respective sources in Column II.
Column I | Column II
P. Aflatoxin | 1. Fusarium verticillioides
Q. Nisin | 2. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
R. Fumonisin | 3. Lactococcus lactis
S. Shiga-like toxin | 4. Aspergillus flavus
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Which mold is responsible for the characteristic blue marbling in blue-veined cheese?
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Which genus of bacteria does NOT have cell wall?
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Which one of the following fungi produces aflatoxins?
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The product of cabbage fermentation by Leuconostoc mesenteroides is
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Which of the following is/are typical characteristic(s) of a fungal cell?
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Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding food and water borne disease and the class of causative microorganisms?
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