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Industrial Biotechnology — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Biotechnology Engineering MCQs on Industrial Biotechnology — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for PPSC, FPSC, NIH, NTS.

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33
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PPSC, FPSC, NIH...
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Exam-Level PPSC FPSC NIH NTS
Verified for Commission Syllabus • Oct 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A microbial product can be extracted from fermentation broth by

Question 2 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Biodiesel is produced from fats/oil through a process known as

Question 3 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is called "top yeast" because it

Question 4 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The malolactic fermentation is encouraged by species of

Question 5 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Fill in the blanks with appropriate option: vinegar is a liquid consisting of acetic acid produced by the fermentation of . . . . . . . . by . . . . . . . .

Question 6 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Product of fermentation of glucose by yeast is

Question 7 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Commercial production of rum is based on

Question 8 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Yeast is used for the preparation of

Question 9 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which one of the following materials is a bioplastic?

Question 10 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Combination of high temperature during processing, low temperature during storage and increasing the acidity for prevention of food contamination is known as

Question 11 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

If the pulse input response curve for a CSTR shows a long tail, it means

Question 12 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Bottom yeasts ferment the sugars at

Question 13 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The application of the principles of process technology to biological systems is called

Question 14 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Beer is a product of

Question 15 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Production of citric acid is inhibited by

Question 16 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The media for large scale industrial fermentation process usually

Question 17 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

In a batch reactor, which one of the following is true regarding specific growth rate?

Question 18 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The toxicity of weak organic acids to microbial cells

Question 19 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

In a chemostat, which one of the following would increase the exit cell concentration

Question 20 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Calyculins are natural products originally isolated from the marine

Question 21 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which was the first amino acid to be commercially produced by microbial fermentation?

Question 22 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which one of the following is most widely used for commercial production of citric acid?

Question 23 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of these is found in maximum amounts in "wort" used for beer production?

Question 24 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Halocins isolated from halophilic can be exploited as

Question 25 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Sonti is

Question 26 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which one of the following is a characteristic of continuous culture?

Question 27 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The industrial production of vitamin B 12 employs

Question 28 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which enzyme is used particularly when wheat is added as an adjunct during beer production?

Question 29 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Rectified spirit produced in distilleries contains approximately

Question 30 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which one of the following algae is a wonder crop with about 70% protein? even surprising famous soya bean in food value

Question 31 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Vinegar is prepared from alcohol with the help of

Question 32 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which organisms used for SCP may contain significant amounts of nitrogen in an unavailable form?

Question 33 of 33
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

In a bioprocess, assume that only cell mass is formed. Due to a variation in process condition, if the microbial cell yield has halved, what would be the rate of substrate consumption to maintain the same rate of cell mass production?

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