Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 21 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following has the ability to bind antibodies?

A. Coagulase
B. Streptokinase
C. Protein A
D. Hydrogen Peroxide
Answer» D. Hydrogen Peroxide
2.

Hylauronidase enzyme is produced by which of the following organism?

A. C. perfringens
B. S. pyogenes
C. S. aureus
D. Mycoplasma
Answer» B. S. pyogenes
3.

Which of the following toxin is a hemolysin?

A. diphtheria toxin
B. botulism toxin
C. tetanus toxin
D. streptolysin O
Answer» E.
4.

Which of the following statement is wrong regarding the effects of cholera toxin?

A. loss of fluid from the body
B. pH of blood remains constant
C. hemoconcentration
D. bicarbonate ions are lost from blood
Answer» C. hemoconcentration
5.

How many B subunits are present in cholera toxin?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Answer» E.
6.

Which toxin causes paralysis of muscles?

A. Diphtheria toxin
B. Botulinum toxin
C. Tetanus toxin
D. Cholera toxin
Answer» C. Tetanus toxin
7.

WHICH_TOXIN_CAUSES_PARALYSIS_OF_MUSCLES??$

A. Diphtheria toxin
B. Botulinum toxin
C. Tetanus toxin
D. Cholera toxin
Answer» C. Tetanus toxin
8.

Which of the following statement is wrong regarding the effects of cholera toxin?$

A. loss of fluid from the body
B. pH of blood remains constant
C. hemoconcentration
D. bicarbonate ions are lost from blood
Answer» C. hemoconcentration
9.

How_many_B_subunits_are_present_in_cholera_toxin?$

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Answer» E.
10.

LT toxin is produced by _____________

A. S. aureus
B. E.coli
C. B. anthracis
D. C. perfringens
Answer» C. B. anthracis
11.

Which of the following has the ability to bind antibodies?

A. Coagulase
B. Streptokinase
C. Protein A
D. Hydrogen Peroxide
Answer» D. Hydrogen Peroxide
12.

Hylauronidase enzyme is is produced by which of the following organism?

A. C. perfringens
B. S. pyogenes
C. S. aureus
D. Mycoplasma
Answer» B. S. pyogenes
13.

Which_of_the_following_toxin_is_a_hemolysin?

A. diphtheria toxin
B. botulism toxin
C. tetanus toxin
D. streptolysin O
Answer» E.
14.

Which amino acid is an inhibitory transmitter?

A. alanine
B. tyrosine
C. glycine
D. phenylalanine
Answer» D. phenylalanine
15.

The B region of diphtheria toxin has the enzymatic activity.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
16.

Which of the following is a plasmid-mediated toxin?

A. diphtheria toxin
B. botulism toxin
C. tetanus toxin
D. food-poisoning toxin
Answer» E.
17.

Which type of toxin is tetanus toxin?

A. enterotoxin
B. neurotoxin
C. cytotoxin
D. endotoxin
Answer» C. cytotoxin
18.

Exotoxins are heat-labile in nature.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
19.

What is the chemical nature of endotoxins?

A. protein
B. polysaccharide
C. lipopolysaccharide
D. lipid
Answer» D. lipid
20.

For Clostridium botulinum type A toxin, 1 MLD for a mouse is ____________

A. 2.5 X 10<sup>-5</sup> µg
B. 4 X 10<sup>-5</sup> µg
C. 6 X 10<sup>-2</sup> µg
D. 5 µg
Answer» B. 4 X 10<sup>-5</sup> ¬¨¬®¬¨¬µg
21.

Which bacteria has an unusual capsule among the following?

A. Haemophilus influenzae
B. Klebsiella pneumoniae
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Bacillus anthracis
Answer» E.