Monascus purpureus is a yeast which is commercially used in the production of

Citric acid

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Blood cholesterol lowering statins

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Ethanol

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Streptokinase

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Solution

The correct option is C Blood cholesterol lowering statins
Monascus purpureus is commonly called as the red yeast rice. it is used as a supplement and as a drug to lower the blood cholesterol. It is mainly used in the production of drugs like levostatin as medicine that is used to lower the blood cholesterol.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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Option A	Option B	Option C	Option D
Ethanol	Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels	Citric acid	Blood cholesterol lowering stains

(a)	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	(i)	Production of immunosuppressive agent
(b)	Monascus purpureus	(ii)	Ripening swiss cheese
(c)	Trichoderma polysporum	(iii)	Commercial production of ethanol
(d)	Propionibacterium sharmanii	(iv)	Production of blood cholesterol lowering agents

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Clostridium butylicum	(i)	Cyclosporin-A
(b)	Trichoderma polysporum	(ii)	Butyric acid
(c)	Monascus purpureus	(iii)	Citric acid
(d)	Aspergillus niger	(iv)	Blood cholesterol lowering agent