List of top Questions asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)

The results of IMViC test to differentiate E. coli and Enterobacter aerogenes is as follows
i) E. coli is positive for Indole and Methyl red tests
ii) Enterobacter aerogenes is positive for Indole and Methyl red tests
iii) E. coli is positive for Voges Proskauer’s and Citrate utilization tests
iv) Enterobacter aerogenes is positive for Voges Proskauer’s and Citrate utilization tests
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following yeast ferments lactose?

Given below are two statements
Statement I: Streptococcus pyogenes has been known to be pathogenic to human beings
Statement II: Streptococcus agalactiae has been known to be pathogenic to human beings
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Water is the most important source of salmonella
Reason R: Water frequently gets contaminated through faecal matter
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

The causative organism for late blowing defect in canned milk products is

The carcass of the animal affected with which of the following disease should not be subjected to post mortem examination

Match List I with List II
List I (Type of Spoilage):
A. Sweet curdling
B. Ropiness
C. Bitty cream
D. Fruit flavour
List II (Causative microorganism):
i. B. cereus var mycoides
ii. Streptococcus liquifaciens
iii. Pseudomonas fragi
iv. S. lactis var hollandicus
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The following test is used to differentiate the faecal coliforms from non faecal counterparts in dairy industry.

The defects encountered in UHT milk during storage is

Which of the following known as “Cold sterilization” is used to reduce the microbial load of dairy liquids?

Ingestion of pre formed toxins already synthesized in the food brings about poisoning syndrome in consumer called;

The aflatoxin is a toxic metabolite mainly produced by

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A : Standardization practice in dairy industry is unsafe from microbiological point of view
Reason R : The separation is carried out at around $40^{\circ}\text{C}$ which is a congenial temperature for microbial growth and the cream and skim milk obtained, if used for standardization, would seed high number of microorganisms}
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Which of the following organism is responsible for food infection

The specific medium for isolation of Shigella spp. is

Match List I with List II
List I (Disease Condition):
A. Typhoid
B. Antibiotics in milk
C. Scarlet fever
D. Pasteurization
List II (Test):
i. Delvo test
ii. Dick test
iii. Phosphatase test
iv. Widal test
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Unable to grow at 45 C,but able to grow in 0.3% Methylene blue and capable of hydrolysing arginine is true for ______
______\.

Which is not applicable for iodophores in dairy plant sanitation?

One of the causative organism responsible for toxi-infection through milk products is

Thermonuclease test is used for detection of

The interaction between propionibacteria and lactobacilli in Swiss cheese changes from ______\to ______\when lactic acid is accumulated and lactobacilli starts to benefit from its removal by propionibacteria.

In the scheme for microbiological testing for water,temperatures for taking colony count are ______
______\and ______\

Genus of lactic acid bacteria that possess a DNA base composition with GC% 57 -65 is ____________\.

Which statement is not true for Pseudolysogeny?

In the manufacture of Yakult, fermentation time given is -----------------.