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.

When the phage transduces only those bacterial genes adjacent to the prophage in the bacterial chromosome then it is known as?

A. generalized transduction
B. specialized transduction
C. restricted transduction
D. conjugation
Answer» D. conjugation
2.

How many percent of thr+ transducing phages also carry leu+?

A. 10%
B. 5%
C. 3%
D. 15%
Answer» D. 15%
3.

How much time is taken by the new DNA to make whole phage particles?

A. 24 hours
B. 60 mins
C. 2 mins
D. 10-20 mins
Answer» E.
4.

HOW_MANY_PERCENT_OF_THR+_TRANSDUCING_PHAGES_ALSO_CARRY_LEU+??$

A. 10%
B. 5%
C. 3%
D. 15%
Answer» D. 15%
5.

When_the_phage_transduces_only_those_bacterial_genes_adjacent_to_the_prophage_in_the_bacterial_chromosome_then_it_is_known_as?$

A. generalized transduction
B. specialized transduction
C. restricted transduction
D. conjugation
Answer» D. conjugation
6.

What is the correct order when coliphage P1 is grown in a thr+ leu+ aziR host is used to infect a thr- leu- azi- recipient bacterial cell?

A. thr<sup>+</sup> leu<sup>+</sup> azi<sup>R</sup>
B. thr<sup>–</sup> leu<sup>+</sup> azi<sup>R</sup>
C. thr<sup>+</sup> leu<sup>–</sup> azi<sup>R</sup>
D. thr<sup>–</sup> leu<sup>–</sup> azi<sup>R</sup>
Answer» B. thr<sup>‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬®</sup> leu<sup>+</sup> azi<sup>R</sup>
7.

Fragments transferred by a bacteriophage contains how many genes?

A. 20
B. 50
C. 1
D. 100
Answer» E.
8.

What is the frequency of defective phage particles in progeny phage produced?

A. 100
B. 10<sup>-1</sup>
C. 10<sup>-5</sup>
D. 1000
Answer» D. 1000
9.

The viral DNA may be incorporated into the phage head during phage assembly.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

Which of the following role is performed by a bacteriophage in transduction?

A. vector
B. donor
C. recipient
D. episome
Answer» B. donor
11.

Bacteriophages inject their nucleic acid into the bacterium.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
12.

When viral genome can become integrated into the bacterial genome they are known as ____________

A. temperate phage
B. prophage
C. bacteriophage
D. episome
Answer» C. bacteriophage
13.

How much time is taken by the new DNA to make whole phage particles?

A. 24 hours
B. 60 mins
C. 2 mins
D. 10-20 mins
Answer» E.