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This section includes 334 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
151. |
The sequence of nucleic acid in a variety of viruses and viral host, will find more similarities |
A. | among different viruses than between viruses and their hosts |
B. | among different viral hosts than among different viruses |
C. | among different viral hosts than between viruses and their hosts |
D. | between viruses and their hosts than among different viruses |
Answer» E. | |
152. |
Lesions on chorioallantoic membrane are produced by |
A. | Herpes B virus |
B. | Vaccinia virus |
C. | Herpes simplex virus |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
153. |
A phage that can only replicate through a lytic cycle is termed as |
A. | virulent phage |
B. | infectious phase |
C. | lytic phase |
D. | lysogenic phage |
Answer» B. infectious phase | |
154. |
Viroids are composed of |
A. | single-stranded DNA |
B. | double-stranded DNA |
C. | single-stranded RNA |
D. | double-stranded RNA |
Answer» D. double-stranded RNA | |
155. |
Which of the following antigenic types of hepatitis B virus is prevalent in India? |
A. | Adw |
B. | Adr |
C. | Ayw |
D. | Ayr |
Answer» D. Ayr | |
156. |
The most complex type of bacterial viruses having hexagonal head, a rigid tail with a contractile sheath and tall fibers is morphologically classified as |
A. | A |
B. | B |
C. | C |
D. | D |
Answer» B. B | |
157. |
The envelope of which of the following viruses is derived from the host cell nucleus? |
A. | Paramyxoviruses |
B. | Retroviruses |
C. | Orthomyxoviruses |
D. | Herpesviruses |
Answer» E. | |
158. |
How big is Mimivirus? |
A. | 10nm |
B. | 100nm |
C. | 400nm |
D. | 20nm |
Answer» D. 20nm | |
159. |
Which of following function is performed by normal BRCA 1 and BRCA 2? |
A. | cyclin dependent kinase |
B. | chromatin remodeling |
C. | translation regulation |
D. | DNA damage repair pathway |
Answer» E. | |
160. |
How many T4 phage particles are released when host cell finally bursts? |
A. | up to 5 |
B. | up to 200 |
C. | up to 300 |
D. | up to 1000 |
Answer» C. up to 300 | |
161. |
Presence of solely single molecule of circular 'DNA' is speciality of the |
A. | Prion |
B. | Viroid |
C. | Bacteriophages |
D. | Virion |
Answer» C. Bacteriophages | |
162. |
Which one is not useful in the treatment of viruses except |
A. | acyclovir |
B. | interferon |
C. | penicillin |
D. | antibodies |
Answer» D. antibodies | |
163. |
The time from infection until lysis is called as |
A. | eclipse period |
B. | rise period |
C. | latent period |
D. | burst size |
Answer» D. burst size | |
164. |
Which of the following may affect proteins and nucleic acids, but not viruses? |
A. | Denaturation |
B. | Enzyme treatment |
C. | Pressure |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
165. |
What is approximate size of togaviruses ? |
A. | 60 nm |
B. | 55 nm |
C. | 45 nm |
D. | 54 nm |
Answer» B. 55 nm | |
166. |
Infectious particles that composed solely of proteins is known as |
A. | Virion |
B. | Prions |
C. | Phage |
D. | Bacteriophages |
Answer» C. Phage | |
167. |
What does 'N' in HINI virus signify? |
A. | Nile |
B. | neurons |
C. | nitrogen |
D. | neuraminidase |
Answer» E. | |
168. |
Which of the following genera can cause disease in humans? |
A. | Orthopoxvirus |
B. | Parapoxvirus |
C. | Molluscipoxvirus |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
169. |
What is estimated annual loss due to destruction of horticulture from plant viral infections? |
A. | 15 billion dollars |
B. | 1 billion dollars |
C. | 5 million dollars |
D. | 10 million dollars |
Answer» B. 1 billion dollars | |
170. |
Which of the following inclusion bodies are present in the cytoplasm of the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum in case of rabies infection? |
A. | Paschen bodies |
B. | Guarnieri bodies |
C. | Negri bodies |
D. | Elementary bodies |
Answer» D. Elementary bodies | |
171. |
Parvovirus has which of following genomes? |
A. | dsDNA |
B. | ssDNA |
C. | dsRNA |
D. | ssRNA |
Answer» C. dsRNA | |
172. |
Enveloped viruses have a __________ shape. |
A. | icosahedral |
B. | helical |
C. | roughly spherical |
D. | complex |
Answer» D. complex | |
173. |
Which of the following viruses show/s transformation of infected cells? |
A. | Hepatitis B virus |
B. | Human T cell lymphotronic virus type I |
C. | Epstein-Barr virus |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
174. |
How big are tiniest viruses? |
A. | 20nm |
B. | 300nm |
C. | 2nm |
D. | 80nm |
Answer» B. 300nm | |
175. |
The __________ of the influenza-enveloped virus appear to be involved in attachment to the host cell receptor site. |
A. | fimbriae |
B. | flagellae |
C. | hemagluttinin |
D. | neuraminidase |
Answer» D. neuraminidase | |
176. |
Retroviruses belong to which of following class of viruses? |
A. | V |
B. | VI |
C. | IV |
D. | III |
Answer» C. IV | |
177. |
Bollinger bodies are found in the cytoplasm of cells infected by which of the following viruses? |
A. | variola virus |
B. | fowl pox virus |
C. | rabies virus |
D. | herpes virus |
Answer» C. rabies virus | |
178. |
In cell culture, measles virus may lead to |
A. | nuclear pyknosis |
B. | transformation of cells |
C. | syncytium formation |
D. | rounding and aggregation of cells |
Answer» D. rounding and aggregation of cells | |
179. |
Anaplasia is structural abnormality of cells. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
180. |
Which among the following is the family of RNA containing viruses that can cause cancer in animals? |
A. | Herpesviridae |
B. | Adenoviridae |
C. | Papovaviridae |
D. | Retroviridae |
Answer» E. | |
181. |
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can induce tumors in _____________ |
A. | mouse |
B. | monkey |
C. | humans |
D. | rodents |
Answer» D. rodents | |
182. |
Which of following cells are infected by HIV? |
A. | b cells |
B. | helper t cells |
C. | macrophages |
D. | neutrophils |
Answer» C. macrophages | |
183. |
Protein coat capsid of viruses, made up of repeated subunits, named as |
A. | Proteins |
B. | Amino acids |
C. | Capsomere |
D. | Nucleotides |
Answer» D. Nucleotides | |
184. |
Which of the following oncogenic viruses was first detected? |
A. | Rous sarcoma virus. |
B. | Epstein-Barr virus |
C. | Herpes simplex virus type 2 |
D. | Human T cell leukaemia virus |
Answer» B. Epstein-Barr virus | |
185. |
Nucleic acid of viruses, included |
A. | DNA |
B. | RNA |
C. | DNA or RNA |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
186. |
The extracellular phage number increases until a constant titer at the end of the multiplication cycle. This time interval is termed as |
A. | eclipse period |
B. | rise period |
C. | latent period |
D. | burst size |
Answer» C. latent period | |
187. |
A vaccine is available for all following infections except |
A. | rubella |
B. | hiv virus |
C. | mumps |
D. | hepatitis b |
Answer» C. mumps | |
188. |
Phages that can coexist with bacteria and have both modes of replication inside a bacterium are called |
A. | virulent phages |
B. | t4 phages |
C. | temperate phages |
D. | lytic phages |
Answer» D. lytic phages | |
189. |
Diameter of 'arenavirus' ranges from 80 nm to |
A. | 120 nm |
B. | 130 nm |
C. | 150 nm |
D. | 160 nm |
Answer» B. 130 nm | |
190. |
Edward Jenner began inoculating humans with material from __________ lesions. |
A. | Smallpox |
B. | Avianpox |
C. | Cowpox |
D. | Chickenpox |
Answer» D. Chickenpox | |
191. |
Human 'immuno' deficiency virus belongs to a family, called |
A. | Orthomyxoviruses |
B. | Retrovirus |
C. | Reovirus |
D. | Arenavirus |
Answer» C. Reovirus | |
192. |
'Poxviruses' have |
A. | Fried egg like shape |
B. | Brick like shape |
C. | Grapes like shape |
D. | Beads shaped |
Answer» C. Grapes like shape | |
193. |
The viruses, which is/are transmitted by parenteral and sexual routes is/are |
A. | Hepatitis B virus |
B. | Hepatitis C virus |
C. | Hepatitis G virus |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
194. |
Scrapie is a chronic disease of which of the following animals? |
A. | sheep |
B. | mouse |
C. | mink |
D. | cow |
Answer» B. mouse | |
195. |
In which of the following categories of cancer solid tumors grow from derivatives of embryonal mesoderm? |
A. | Leukemias |
B. | Lymphomas |
C. | Sarcomas |
D. | Carcinomas |
Answer» D. Carcinomas | |
196. |
In virion structure, regulatory protein is present which is known as |
A. | Tegument |
B. | Cell membrane |
C. | Antigen |
D. | Coat |
Answer» B. Cell membrane | |
197. |
In Rhabdoviruses, term 'rhabdo' refers to as |
A. | Bread shaped |
B. | Bullet shaped |
C. | Brick shaped |
D. | Beads shaped |
Answer» C. Brick shaped | |
198. |
The disease(s) caused by genus Orthopoxvirus is/are |
A. | Vaccinia |
B. | Smallpox |
C. | Cowpox |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
199. |
__________is probably the most important characteristic for classification of viruses in eukaryotes. |
A. | Host preference |
B. | Morphology |
C. | Physical nature of virion constituents |
D. | Chemical nature of virion constituents |
Answer» B. Morphology | |
200. |
Gradient of which of following proteins determines anterior-posterior axis in drosophila? |
A. | Bicoid |
B. | morphogens |
C. | g protein |
D. | axis protein |
Answer» B. morphogens | |