Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

T-even phage binding to probably involves

A. electrostatic interaction
B. hydrophobic interaction
C. covalent bonds
D. all of these
Answer» B. hydrophobic interaction
2.

The filamentous bacteriopohage infect male cells by attaching to

A. lipopolysaccharide
B. the cell wall
C. the tip of the pilus
D. the cell membrane
Answer» D. the cell membrane
3.

Which of the following is/are synthesized from late mRNA?

A. Phage structural proteins
B. Proteins that help with phage assembly without becoming part of the virion structure
C. Proteins involved in cell lysis and phage release
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
4.

The process by which phage reproduction is initiated in lysogenized culture is called

A. infection
B. integration
C. repression
D. induction
Answer» E.
5.

The procapsid is assembled with the aid of __________ proteins.

A. ladder
B. framing
C. scaffolding
D. form
Answer» D. form
6.

Which capsid symmetry is exhibited by most of the phages?

A. Helical
B. Icosahedral
C. Complex
D. None of these
Answer» C. Complex
7.

__________ is specifically able to have a long-term relationship with the host known as lysogeny.

A. Temperate virus
B. Adsorbed virus
C. RNA phage
D. DNA phage
Answer» B. Adsorbed virus
8.

T-even phage binding to E. coli probably involves

A. electrostatic interaction
B. hydrophobic interaction
C. covalent bonds
D. all of these
Answer» B. hydrophobic interaction
9.

Contractile sheath of the tail is present in which of the following phages?

A. T3
B. T2
C. P22
D. All of these
Answer» C. P22
10.

In viruses with envelopes

A. the envelope and the embedded proteins are encoded by the viral nucleic acid
B. the envelope is derived from the host but it contains embedded proteins coded by the viral nucleic acid
C. the envelope is coded by the viral nucleic acids, but the proteins come from the host's membrane proteins
D. the envelope and its imbedded proteins are derived from the host's membranes
Answer» C. the envelope is coded by the viral nucleic acids, but the proteins come from the host's membrane proteins
11.

Which of the following bacteria can be typed by phage typing method?

A. <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
B. <i>Salmonella typhi</i>
C. <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>
D. All of these
Answer» E.
12.

__________ protein keeps the prophage dormant and prevents virus reproduction.

A. Operator
B. Promotor
C. Repressor
D. Enhancer
Answer» D. Enhancer
13.

The filamentous bacteriopohage infect male E. coli cells by attaching to

A. lipopolysaccharide
B. the cell wall
C. the tip of the pilus
D. the cell membrane
Answer» D. the cell membrane
14.

A bacterial defense mechanism against bacteriophage is called

A. concatamerization
B. polymerization
C. restriction
D. lysogeny
Answer» D. lysogeny
15.

Area of lysis on a bacterial lawn culture produced by a phage is known as

A. pock
B. plaque
C. pox
D. all of these
Answer» C. pox
16.

One of the first enzymes synthesized by many bacteriophage is __________ , an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

A. RNA transcriptase
B. RNA polymerase
C. RNA ligase
D. RNA replicase
Answer» E.