

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Food most often associated with emetic type of food poisoning caused by , is |
A. | Meat |
B. | Rice |
C. | Milk |
D. | Eggs |
Answer» C. Milk | |
2. |
Antibodies to which of the following antigens of are protective? |
A. | Capsular polypeptide |
B. | Somatic polysaccharide |
C. | Anthrax toxin |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
3. |
The bacteria, used to examine the efficacy of autoclave, is |
A. | <i>B polymyxa</i> |
B. | <i>B brevis</i> |
C. | <i>Bacillus stearothermophilus</i> |
D. | <i>B megaterium</i> |
Answer» D. <i>B megaterium</i> | |
4. |
Antibodies to which of the following antigens of Bacillus anthracis are protective? |
A. | Capsular polypeptide |
B. | Somatic polysaccharide |
C. | Anthrax toxin |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
5. |
The test(s) which can be used to differentiate anthrax bacilli from anthracoid bacilli is/are |
A. | presence of medusa-head colony |
B. | presence of capsule |
C. | susceptibility to gamma phage |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Food most often associated with emetic type of food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus, is |
A. | Meat |
B. | Rice |
C. | Milk |
D. | Eggs |
Answer» C. Milk | |
7. |
Medusa head appearance of the colonies may be due to |
A. | <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> |
B. | <i>Proteus mirabilis</i> |
C. | <i>Clostridium tetani</i> |
D. | <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
Answer» B. <i>Proteus mirabilis</i> | |
8. |
Koch's postulates were satisfied for the first time with |
A. | <i>Clostridium tetani</i> |
B. | <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> |
C. | <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> |
D. | <i>Salmonella typhi</i> |
Answer» D. <i>Salmonella typhi</i> | |
9. |
Ascoli's thermoprecipition test helps in confirming the laboratory diagnosis of |
A. | tetanus |
B. | anthrax |
C. | typhoid |
D. | cholera |
Answer» C. typhoid | |
10. |
McFadyean's reaction is employed for the presumptive diagnosis of |
A. | anthrax |
B. | tetanus |
C. | typhoid |
D. | all of these |
Answer» B. tetanus | |