Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microorganisms and Disease.

This section includes 76 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microorganisms and Disease knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Salmonella causes

A. tetanus
B. T.B.
C. polio
D. typhoid
Answer» E.
2.

Our body synthesizes interferons in response to

A. fungi
B. bacteria
C. virus
D. mycoplasma
Answer» D. mycoplasma
3.

Clostridium botulinum is a

A. facultative aerobe
B. obligate anaerobe
C. facultative anaerobe
D. obligate aerobe
Answer» C. facultative anaerobe
4.

Which of the following gets killed by lysozyme present in saliva and tears?

A. some of the fungi
B. virus-infected cells
C. all viruses
D. some of the bacteria
Answer» E.
5.

Infectious protein is a characteristic of

A. satellite viruses
B. viroids
C. prions
D. gemini viruses
Answer» D. gemini viruses
6.

The motile zygote of Plasmodium is found in

A. human liver
B. human RBCs
C. salivary glands of female Anopheles
D. the gut of female Anopheles
Answer» E.
7.

The trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica feed on

A. only mucosa and submucosa of the colon
B. erythrocytes, mucosa and submucosa of the colon
C. only blood
D. intestinal food
Answer» C. only blood
8.

Human immunodeficiency virus first destroys these cells

A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
Answer» E.
9.

Viruses are not regarded as living things because they cannot

A. survive
B. reproduce
C. attack host cell
D. invade
Answer» C. attack host cell
10.

Bacterial diseases includes

A. diphtheria
B. SARS
C. small pox
D. dengue fever
Answer» B. SARS
11.

Female anopheles mosquito spread

A. Malaria
B. Dengue
C. Polio
D. Rubella
Answer» B. Dengue
12.

A fungus which is used to make antibiotic is called

A. mould
B. yeast
C. penicillium
D. hyphae
Answer» D. hyphae
13.

Polio can lead to

A. paralysis
B. nervous system distracted
C. both a and b
D. eye diseases
Answer» D. eye diseases
14.

The outer layer of human skin is composed of

A. mucus
B. collenchymas cells
C. dead cells
D. transporting cells
Answer» D. transporting cells
15.

Penicillium is used to treat infections which are

A. viral
B. bacterial
C. fungal
D. yeast
Answer» C. fungal
16.

Fungal infections in plants includes

A. rust
B. mildew
C. blight
D. all of them
Answer» E.
17.

Germs on floor and non-living things are destroyed by

A. antiseptic
B. disinfectants
C. both a and b
D. antibiotics
Answer» C. both a and b
18.

An infection which is characterized by ringed shaped itchy and scaly patches on skin is called

A. ringworm
B. leprosy
C. mildew
D. rust
Answer» B. leprosy
19.

Permanent damage to skin, nerves, limbs and eyes if they are left untreated occurs in

A. leprosy
B. typhoid
C. cholera
D. rubella
Answer» B. typhoid
20.

The first antibiotic which was discovered by

A. Alexander Fleming
B. Lewis
C. Thomson
D. Lois Pasteur
Answer» B. Lewis
21.

Anti-microbial compounds includes

A. antiseptic
B. disinfectants
C. both a and b
D. antibiotics
Answer» D. antibiotics
22.

The important decomposers include

A. bacteria
B. fungi
C. both a and b
D. virus
Answer» D. virus
23.

A bacterial cell lacks

A. flagella
B. chromosome
C. cell wall
D. nucleus
Answer» E.
24.

The enzymes which digest the outer layer of bacteria are called

A. lysosomes
B. chromosomes
C. ribosome
D. Golgi bodies
Answer» B. chromosomes
25.

Unicellular microscopic fungi are

A. yeast
B. mould
C. toadstool
D. penicillium
Answer» B. mould
26.

The deadly disease which is caused by a parasitic micro-organism called plasmodium is

A. Malaria
B. Dengue
C. Polio
D. Rubella
Answer» B. Dengue
27.

Proteins which defend body are called

A. antigens
B. antibodies
C. disinfectant
D. antiseptics
Answer» C. disinfectant
28.

The introduction of dead or weak germs in to body orally or by injection to train body to fight the real germs on attack is called

A. vaccination
B. immunization
C. both a and b
D. infecting
Answer» D. infecting
29.

A medicine which is used to treat or cure bacterial diseases by killing or stopping their growth of bacteria is called

A. antibody
B. antigen
C. antibiotics
D. antiseptics
Answer» D. antiseptics
30.

To fight against diseases human beings have special

A. natural barriers
B. immune system
C. both a and b
D. antibiotics
Answer» D. antibiotics
31.

Ability to eat away germ is specialty of

A. red blood cell
B. white blood cell
C. liver
D. plasma
Answer» C. liver
32.

The thread like structure which helps bacteria to move is called

A. flagella
B. chromosome
C. cell wall
D. nucleus
Answer» B. chromosome
33.

The vectors which conduct germs includes

A. fleas
B. tick
C. lice
D. all of them
Answer» E.
34.

Germs spread in the form of

A. clusters
B. droplets
C. gases
D. air
Answer» C. gases
35.

The bacteria which have ability t o convert milk sugar in to lactic acid is called

A. lactobacillus
B. streptococcus
C. gram positive bacteria
D. gram negative bacteria
Answer» B. streptococcus
36.

AIDS, poliomyelitis, rabies, rubella are all

A. viral
B. bacterial
C. fungal
D. yeast
Answer» B. bacterial
37.

The cell wall of yeast is made up of

A. chitin
B. cellulose
C. water
D. salts
Answer» B. cellulose
38.

Sweat, saliva, tears and mucus have

A. lysosomes
B. chromosomes
C. ribosome
D. Golgi bodies
Answer» B. chromosomes
39.

The examples of microscopic organisms are

A. bacteria
B. micro-scopic fungi
C. both a and b
D. virus
Answer» D. virus
40.

Most of bacteria in food is killed in stomach by

A. HCl
B. NaCl
C. HNO
D. H2O
Answer» B. NaCl
41.

Flu, cold and HIV are caused due to presence of

A. bacteria
B. virus
C. yeast
D. fungi
Answer» C. yeast
42.

The human skin is tough and water proof and germs cannot

A. penetrate through
B. stay on it
C. reproduce
D. enter from cut
Answer» B. stay on it
43.

Germs on living things can be killed by using

A. antiseptic
B. disinfectants
C. antibiotics
D. both a and b
Answer» B. disinfectants
44.

The agents which are responsible to cause infection by micro-organisms are called

A. pathogens
B. DNA
C. antibody
D. antigen
Answer» B. DNA
45.

Baker's yeast produce gas which helps in rising of dough it is

A. oxygen
B. hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. nitrogen
Answer» D. nitrogen
46.

Prevention is better than

A. treatment
B. cure
C. medicine
D. exercise
Answer» C. medicine
47.

Systems which open to external environment are protected from bacteria by presence of

A. mucus membranes
B. HCl
C. hairs
D. plug
Answer» B. HCl
48.

Germs may enter the body via

A. mouth
B. skin
C. eyes
D. all of them
Answer» E.
49.

Contaminated water may lead to

A. dysentery
B. food poisoning
C. flu
D. common cold
Answer» B. food poisoning
50.

Mushrooms, yeasts, moulds and toadstools are examples of

A. bacteria
B. virus
C. fungi
D. algae
Answer» D. algae