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Q1 ⇒ Enumeration of microorganism refers to either spiral plating, pour plate or spread plate of a food suspension on to a suitable selective agar, or non-selective plate, depending on the test [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] either spiral plating, pour plate or spread plate of a food suspension on to a suitable selective agar non-selective plating, depending on the test none of the above |
Q2 ⇒ Suspected colonies of Staphylococcus aureus when grown on Baird-Parker medium shall show coagulase activity [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] protease activity catalase activity none of these |
Q3 ⇒ Most spoilage bacteria grow at neutral pH [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] acidic pH alkaline pH any of the pH |
Q4 ⇒ What are the intrinsic factors for the microbial growth? All of these [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] pH Moisture Oxidation-Reduction Potential |
Q5 ⇒ Examination of the presence / absence of organisms refers to incubation of a food suspension in an enrichment medium followed by inoculation on to a suitable selective medium. [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] incubation of a food suspension in an enrichment medium followed by inoculation on to a non-selective medium. incubation of a food suspension in an enrichment medium none of the above |
Q6 ⇒ NaCl can act as Both (a) and (b) [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] antagonist at optimal concentrations synergistically if added in excess of optimum level None of the above |
Q7 ⇒ Water activity can act as all of the above [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] an intrinsic factor determining the likelihood of microbial proliferation a processing factor an extrinsic factor |
Q8 ⇒ Which of the following is true about ISO 2002 method for Salmonella detection? All of these [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] Selenite cystine (SC) broth is replaced by Muller Kauffmann tetrathionate novobiocin broth (MKTTn) Rappaport Vassiliadis (RV) broth has been replaced by Rappaport Vassiliadis Soya (RVS) broth XLD is the first isolation medium rather than BGA |
Q9 ⇒ Which of the following acid will have higher bacteriostatic effect at a given pH? Acetic acid [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] Tartaric acid Citric acid Maleic acid |
Q10 ⇒ The time temperature combination for HTST paterurization of 71.1°C for 15 sec is selected on the basis of Coxiella Burnetii [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] E. coli B. subtilis C. botulinum |
Q11 ⇒ Which of the following is not true for the thermal resistance of the bacterial cells? Cells low in lipid content are harder to kill than other cells [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] Cocci are usually more resistant than rods Higher the optimal and maximal temperatures for growth, higher the resistance Bacteria that clump considerably or form capsules are difficult to kill |
Q12 ⇒ Aerobic Colony Count (ACC), is also known as All of these [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] Total viable count (TVC) Aerobic plate count (APC) Standard plate count (SPC) |
Q13 ⇒ Plate count of bacteria in foods generally use the plating medium consisting of peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water peptone, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride and distilled water |
Q14 ⇒ The microbiological examination of coliform bacteria in foods preferably use all of these [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] MacConkey broth violet Red Bile agar eosine Methylene blue agar |
Q15 ⇒ The different ACC's between food categories reflect the all of the above [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] expected level of contamination of the raw material potential for microbial growth during storage potential shelf life |
Q16 ⇒ Yeast and mould count determination requires- acidified potato glucose agar [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] nutrient agar MacConkey agar violet Red Bile agar |
Q17 ⇒ A psychrophilic halophile would be a microbe that prefers cold temperatures and increased amounts of salt [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] warm temperatures and increased amounts of pressure cold temperatures and the absence of oxygen warm temperatures and increased amounts of acid |