Explore topic-wise MCQs in Virology.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Virology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Virus possesses spikes composed of carbohydrates.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
Discussion
2.

Which of the following phase determines the specificity of the virus?

A. Penetration
B. Attachment
C. Release
D. Uncoating
Answer» C. Release
Discussion
3.

Viruses do not have a protein coat.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
Discussion
4.

The genetic material of bacteriophage T2 is __________

A. RNA
B. DNA
C. Carbohydrate
D. Protein
Answer» C. Carbohydrate
Discussion
5.

Who isolated TMV in paracrystalline form?

A. Stanley
B. Bawden
C. Pirie
D. Schlessinger
Answer» B. Bawden
Discussion
6.

Which of the following phase measures the period before the infectious virus is released into the medium?

A. Eclipse phase
B. Luteal phase
C. Latent phase
D. Maturation phase
Answer» D. Maturation phase
Discussion
7.

Which of the following is not the phase of the one-step growth curve?

A. Eclipse phase
B. Maturation phase
C. Latent phase
D. Luteal phase
Answer» E.
Discussion
8.

The one-step growth curve was used to study ____________

A. the development of viral assays
B. the discovery of viruses
C. the multiplication of viruses
D. the origin of viruses
Answer» D. the origin of viruses
Discussion
9.

The bacteriophages were discovered by ____________

A. Beijerinck
B. Iwanowski
C. Twort
D. Ellerman
Answer» D. Ellerman
Discussion
10.

Who reported the cell-free transmission of chicken leukemia?

A. Ellerman and Bang
B. Loeffler and Frosch
C. Iwanowski and Beijerinck
D. Twort and Bang
Answer» B. Loeffler and Frosch
Discussion
11.

Who discovered viruses?

A. Beijerinck
B. Iwanowski
C. Twort
D. Ellerman
Answer» C. Twort
Discussion