Kerala PSC Microbiologist recruitment exam solved paper 2017

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Kerala PSC conducted Microbiologist recruitment examination on 14.09.2017 for vacancies in the Food Safety Department. The examination was conducted online. Some sample questions from the paper is given below.

1. Indonesian Tempeh is a processed food derived from 
(a) Rice (b) Soybean © Groundnut (d) Wheat 

2. Name the bacterial species with the presence of an active pyruvate carboxylase enzyme 
(a) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
(b) Lactobacillus brevis 
© Streptococcus lactis 
(d) Zymomonas mobilis 

3. The enzyme responsible for the conversion of starch into fermentable sugars in the beer making process is 
(a) cellulase (b) amylase © glucanase (d) maltase 

4. The most important anaerobic bacterial species that causes meat putrefication is 
(a) Bacillus cereus 
(b) Clostridium perfiingens 
© Clostridium tetani 
(d) Clostridium botulinum 

5. Name the neurotoxin that is involved in lathyrism 
(a) Trimethyl amine 
(b) Trimethyl amine oxide 
© Beta oxalyl amino alanine 
(d) Sanguinarine 

6. Select the temperature that can be tolerated by the emetic toxin of Bacillus cereus (a) 112°C (b) 85°C © 152°C (d) 126°C 52. 

7.Which among the following is the causative agent for shell fish poisoning? 
(a) Gonyaulax Catenella 
(b) Vibrio Parahaemolyticus 
© Giardia lamblia 
(d) Salmonella typhimurium 

For complete questions and answers download the files given below

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SUNILL

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Very useful sir.