Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following strains causes acute gastroenteritis in newborns and infants?

A. Enteropathogenic strains
B. Enteroinvasive strains
C. Enterotoxigenic strains
D. Both enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic
Answer» B. Enteroinvasive strains
2.

Thayer-Martin medium is used for isolation of organism for which disease?

A. diphtheria
B. meningococcal meningitis
C. gonorrhea
D. gastroenteritis
Answer» D. gastroenteritis
3.

Which of the following capsular polysaccharides is used for preparing a vaccine against meningococcal meningitis?

A. serovar A
B. serovar B
C. serovar C
D. serovar A and C
Answer» E.
4.

The organism causing whooping cough can grow on ordinary culture media.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

Which drug is used for the treatment of brucellosis in humans?

A. Erythromycin
B. Tetracycline
C. Carbenicillin
D. Gentamicin
Answer» C. Carbenicillin
6.

Which of the following microorganism occurs in swine?

A. Brucella melitensis
B. Brucella abortus
C. Brucella suis
D. Legionella pneumophila
Answer» D. Legionella pneumophila
7.

Pontiac fever is a more severe disease than Legionnaires disease.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8.

Which of the following antibiotics is most effective?

A. streptomycin
B. tetracycline
C. gentamicin
D. ampicillin
Answer» D. ampicillin
9.

Which disease is caused by P. pseudomallei organism?

A. melioidosis
B. diarrhea
C. gastroenteritis
D. typhoid
Answer» B. diarrhea
10.

In which body part does the C. jejuni causes infection?

A. mouth
B. stomach
C. small and large intestine
D. limbs
Answer» D. limbs
11.

Which of the following is a specific test for detecting antitreponemal antibodies?

A. VDRL
B. RPR
C. TPH
D. Widal Test
Answer» D. Widal Test
12.

Which of the following terms stand for damage to the spinal cord during tertiary stage of syphilis?

A. Lymphadenopathy
B. Malaise
C. Paresis
D. Tabes dorsalis
Answer» E.
13.

Syphilis is caused by which of the following organism?

A. Treponema pallidum
B. Treponema pertenue
C. Treponema endemicum
D. Treponema carateum
Answer» B. Treponema pertenue