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Principles of Biochemical Engineering (BIO204)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. Micro-organisms can be damaged due to ________ in a fermenter.

    1. Power consumption
    2. Agitation
    3. pH
    4. Evaporation
  2. Some form of pretreatment of the exhaust gas is necessary before it enters the absolute filter. This pretreatment may be a hydrophobic prefilter or a mechanical separator to remove water, aerosol particles and foam.

    1. heat filter
    2. absolute filter
    3. glass filter
    4. constant filter
  3. In a fermenter ________ is involved for air supply.

    1. Baffels
    2. Sparger
    3. Agitator
    4. Microprocessor
  4. Which of the following element does not enhances the property of stainless steel?

    1. Nickel
    2. Molybdenum
    3. Silicone
    4. Manganese
  5. What led to the development of Walhof-type fermenter?

    1. Yeast growth
    2. Bacterial growth
    3. Viral growth
    4. Fungi growth
  6. The largest diameter for glass fermenter is ________.

    1. 50 cm
    2. 70 cm
    3. 60 cm
    4. 80 cm
  7. Fermenters with single multi-blade impellers for Steel and Maxon (1961) model heve Liquid height (L) ________.

    1. 15cm
    2. 35cm
    3. 27cm
    4. 55cm
  8. Which scientist(s) geve a full kinetic description of external and internal feedback system?

    1. Monod
    2. Pirt
    3. Bull
    4. Harte and Webb
  9. The length of the holding period is dictated by the length of the coil and the flow rate of the ________?

    1. medium
    2. environment
    3. heat
    4. pH
  10. Which of the following material is preferable for the construction of small-scale fermenter?

    1. Quartz
    2. Glass
    3. Iron steel
    4. Wood
  11. Suspended solids may be separated from a fluid during filtration by how many methods?

    1. 2
    2. 1
    3. 4
    4. 3
  12. Which of the metal is used to make stainless steel?

    1. Cr
    2. Pb
    3. Mn
    4. Fe
  13. Aerobic fermentations require the continuous addition of considerable quantities of ________?

    1. sterile light
    2. sterile proteins
    3. sterile air
    4. sterile water
  14. The AISI grade 316 contains ________ amount of chromium.15 %

    1. 15%
    2. 18%
    3. 20%
    4. 18.50%
  15. Which of the following is not the type of modern agitator?

    1. SCABA
    2. Prochem Maxflo
    3. Lightning A315
    4. New Brunswick Scientific
  16. The heat exchangers are used to ________.

    1. Maintain high temperature
    2. Maintain low temperature
    3. Maintain low pressure
    4. Maintain high pressure
  17. During sterilization steam pressure is held at 15 psi in the vessel for approximately ________ minutes.

    1. 30-35 minutes
    2. 50 min to 1 hr
    3. 20 minutes
    4. 10-15 minutes
  18. What is the term used for a cross in which two contrasting traits are studied at a time?

    1. dihybrid cross
    2. monohybrid cross
    3. genotype
    4. phenotype
  19. From the data of Deindoerfer and Humphrey (1961) the specific death rate of B, stearothermophilus spores at ________ is ________.

    1. 121°C, 2.54 min-1
    2. 100°C, 1.54 min-1
    3. 111°C, 2.54 min-1
    4. 110°C, 1.54 min-1
  20. Which of the following is a fabricated material used for the construction of a fermentation vessel?

    1. Wood
    2. Ceramics
    3. Stone
    4. Gourds
  21. Which of the following is related to industrial-scale fermenter?

    1. Ex-situ sterilization but seed fermenter is not required for inoculums development.
    2. In-situ sterilization and seed fermenter is required for inoculums development.
    3. In-situ sterilization but seed fermenter is not required for inoculums development.
    4. Ex-situ sterilization and seed fermenter is required for inoculums development.
  22. Fermenters with single multi-blade impellers for Steel and Maxon (1961) model heve operating volume ________.

    1. 25L
    2. 125L
    3. 200L
    4. 250L
  23. Sterile compressed air for a fermenter should be of ________ atmospheres.

    1. 2.5 to 3.0
    2. 1.5 to 3.0
    3. 3.0 to 3.5
    4. 1.0 to 2.5
  24. The use of the Del factor in the scale up of batch sterilization processes has been discussed by Banks in ________.

    1. 1979
    2. 1978
    3. 1977
    4. 1976
  25. The fermenter would be spared the corrosion which may occur with medium at ________.

    1. high temperature
    2. Low temperature
    3. Medium temperature
    4. Moderate temperature
  26. While constructing the fermenter, which of the following is not required?

    1. High-speed Agitation and Aeration system
    2. Temperature control system
    3. pH control system
    4. Sample facilities
  27. Which of the following is not the use of baffles?

    1. Increase the effect of agitation
    2. Improve aeration efficiency
    3. Improve cooling capacity
    4. Improve the fermenter capacity
  28. The most suitable indirect heat exchangers are of ________?

    1. single-spiral
    2. double-spiral
    3. tetra-spiral
    4. hexa-spiral
  29. Collins hazard group criteria did not include ________.

    1. The ease of prophylaxis and treatment
    2. The routes of infection
    3. The pathogenicity of a microorganism
    4. The reproductive cycle of a microorganism
  30. The purpose of aeration is to provide ________.

    1. The medium to organisms
    2. The carbon dioxide to organisms
    3. The oxygen to organisms
    4. The water to organisms
  31. Which carbon source has great application for SCP production?

    1. Cellulose
    2. Starch
    3. Methanol
    4. Methane
  32. In some cases a combination of direct and indirect heat exchangers may be used. This is especially true for what type of broths

    1. protein-containing broths
    2. wax-containing broths
    3. water-containing broths
    4. starch-containing broths
  33. The Aeration is mainly provided to organisms present in ________.

    1. Submerged culture
    2. Solid State culture
    3. Surface culture
    4. Batch culture
  34. Media for animal-cell culture cannot be sterilized by steam because they contain ________?

    1. heat-labile proteins
    2. heat-labile wood
    3. heat-labile wax
    4. heat-labile food