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				This section includes 475 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medical Subjects knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. | 
                                    Highest incidence of anemia in the tropics is due to______________? | 
                            
| A. | Hook worm | 
| B. | Thread worm | 
| C. | Ascaris | 
| D. | Guinea worm | 
| Answer» B. Thread worm | |
| 302. | 
                                    Herpes virus_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Acquires its envelope from nuclear membrane | 
| B. | Acquires its envelope from nucleolar membrane | 
| C. | Acquires its envelope from cytoplasmi membrane | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Acquires its envelope from nucleolar membrane | |
| 303. | 
                                    Hepatitis C virus belongs to which one of the following virus groups ? | 
                            
| A. | Picorna viruses | 
| B. | Herpes viruses | 
| C. | Hepadana viruses | 
| D. | Flavi viruses | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 304. | 
                                    Hepatitis B infection spreads through all of the following routes except______________? | 
                            
| A. | Blood transfusion | 
| B. | Sexual contact | 
| C. | Faeco oral route | 
| D. | Perinatal transmission | 
| Answer» D. Perinatal transmission | |
| 305. | 
                                    Hepatitis A virus is best diagnosed by______________? | 
                            
| A. | IgM antibodies in serum | 
| B. | Isolation form stool | 
| C. | Culture from blood | 
| D. | Isolation from bile | 
| Answer» B. Isolation form stool | |
| 306. | 
                                    Haptane is_______________? | 
                            
| A. | Same as epitopes | 
| B. | Carrier required for specific antibody production | 
| C. | High molecular protein | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. High molecular protein | |
| 307. | 
                                    Half-life of free HIV in plasma is________________? | 
                            
| A. | 24 hours | 
| B. | 6 hours | 
| C. | 12 hours | 
| D. | 3 months | 
| Answer» C. 12 hours | |
| 308. | 
                                    Growth factor needed for Salmonella_________________? | 
                            
| A. | Tryptophan | 
| B. | Niacin | 
| C. | B-12 | 
| D. | Citrate | 
| Answer» B. Niacin | |
| 309. | 
                                    Group A carbohydrate of Str. pyogenes cross reacts with human_________________? | 
                            
| A. | Synovial fluid | 
| B. | Myocardium | 
| C. | Cardiac valves | 
| D. | Vascular intima | 
| Answer» D. Vascular intima | |
| 310. | 
                                    Group A B-hemolytic streptococcal infection of the pharynx may be followed in some by_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Diphtheria | 
| B. | Typhoid fever | 
| C. | Rheumatic fever | 
| D. | Syphilis | 
| Answer» D. Syphilis | |
| 311. | 
                                    Grave’s disease is an example of type immunologic response_________________? | 
                            
| A. | Type I | 
| B. | Type II | 
| C. | Type III | 
| D. | Type IV | 
| Answer» C. Type III | |
| 312. | 
                                    Grape bunch shaped colonies are seen in______________? | 
                            
| A. | Streptococcus | 
| B. | Staphylococcus | 
| C. | E.coli | 
| D. | Gonococci | 
| Answer» C. E.coli | |
| 313. | 
                                    Granules in the corynebacterium diphtheria are called by following names, except______________? | 
                            
| A. | Metachromatic granules | 
| B. | Refractile granules | 
| C. | Babes Ernst granules | 
| D. | Voluntin granules | 
| Answer» C. Babes Ernst granules | |
| 314. | 
                                    Gram -ve bacteria stain during gram staining____________? | 
                            
| A. | Blue color | 
| B. | Red color | 
| C. | Green | 
| D. | Colorless | 
| Answer» C. Green | |
| 315. | 
                                    Graft versus host reaction is caused by_________________? | 
                            
| A. | B-Lymphocytes | 
| B. | T-lymphocytes | 
| C. | Monocytes | 
| D. | Leukocytes | 
| Answer» C. Monocytes | |
| 316. | 
                                    Glutaraldehyde is preferred more than formaldehyde because______________? | 
                            
| A. | It has got more bactericidal activity | 
| B. | It has got more bacteriostatic activity | 
| C. | It has got no deleterious effect on the cement and lenses of instruments | 
| D. | Its application is easier | 
| Answer» D. Its application is easier | |
| 317. | 
                                    Glasswares are sterilised by______________? | 
                            
| A. | Autoclaving | 
| B. | Hot air oven | 
| C. | Incineration | 
| D. | Formaldehyde | 
| Answer» C. Incineration | |
| 318. | 
                                    Germ tubes are formed mainly by_______________? | 
                            
| A. | Candida albicans | 
| B. | Candida stellatoidea | 
| C. | Candida tropicalis | 
| D. | Candida pseudotropicalls | 
| Answer» B. Candida stellatoidea | |
| 319. | 
                                    Fungus capable to forming fungal ball is ________________? | 
                            
| A. | Penicillium | 
| B. | Aspergillus | 
| C. | Mucor | 
| D. | Rhizopus | 
| Answer» C. Mucor | |
| 320. | 
                                    Fungal infection of human beings is called as_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Mucorsis | 
| B. | Mycosis | 
| C. | Fungosis | 
| D. | Micromia | 
| Answer» C. Fungosis | |
| 321. | 
                                    Function of T-lymphocyte is/are________________? | 
                            
| A. | Production of interferon | 
| B. | Lymphokine production | 
| C. | Rosette formation | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 322. | 
                                    Function of Ig A is________________? | 
                            
| A. | Acts as a mucosal barrier for infection | 
| B. | Circulating antibody | 
| C. | Kills virus infected cells | 
| D. | Activates macrophages | 
| Answer» B. Circulating antibody | |
| 323. | 
                                    For uniform staining reaction, morphology and biochemical activity it is advisable to study bacterial cultures during the_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Lag phase | 
| B. | Death phase | 
| C. | Stationary phase | 
| D. | Logarithmic phase | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 324. | 
                                    For the treatment of case of class III dog bite, all of the following are correct except_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Give inmunoglobulins for passive immunity | 
| B. | Give ARV | 
| C. | Immediately stitch wound under antibiotic coverage | 
| D. | Immediately wash wound with soap and water | 
| Answer» D. Immediately wash wound with soap and water | |
| 325. | 
                                    Following reaction are produced by heterophil antigens except_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Forssman antigen antibody reaction | 
| B. | Weil-Felix reaction | 
| C. | Paul bunnel reaction | 
| D. | Widal reaction | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 326. | 
                                    Following is a retrovirus_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Immunodeficiency virus | 
| B. | Influenza | 
| C. | Polio virus | 
| D. | Hepatitis virus | 
| Answer» B. Influenza | |
| 327. | 
                                    Following hepatitis B infection through blood transfusion disease manifests in_____________? | 
                            
| A. | 1 week | 
| B. | 6 week | 
| C. | 3 months | 
| D. | 6 months | 
| Answer» B. 6 week | |
| 328. | 
                                    Following are the characteristics of Vincent’s angina EXCEPT_______________? | 
                            
| A. | Ulcerative gingivostomatitis | 
| B. | Caused due to malnutrition | 
| C. | A symbiotic infection | 
| D. | Caused by leptospira interrogans | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 329. | 
                                    Following are the characteristics of Cryptococcus neoformans EXCEPT________________? | 
                            
| A. | Noncapsulated fungus infecting man | 
| B. | Causes meningitis | 
| C. | Melanin production related to virulence | 
| D. | Basidiomycetes yeast | 
| Answer» B. Causes meningitis | |
| 330. | 
                                    Flash pasteurization of milk is done at what temperature______________? | 
                            
| A. | 125°C for new seconds | 
| B. | 60°C for 15 minutes | 
| C. | 72°C for 5 minutes | 
| D. | 72° for 15 – 20 Sec | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 331. | 
                                    First released immunoglobulin after primary immunization_______________? | 
                            
| A. | IgD | 
| B. | IgE | 
| C. | IgG | 
| D. | IgM | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 332. | 
                                    Fimbriae are demonstrated by ___________________? | 
                            
| A. | Culture | 
| B. | Gram stain | 
| C. | Biochemical reaction | 
| D. | Haemagglutination test | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 333. | 
                                    False +ve for VDRL is seen in______________? | 
                            
| A. | Yaws | 
| B. | Lepromatous Leprosy | 
| C. | Malaria | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 334. | 
                                    Exotoxins are____________________? | 
                            
| A. | Lipid-polysaccharide complex | 
| B. | Protein compound | 
| C. | Lipoprotein | 
| D. | None | 
| Answer» C. Lipoprotein | |
| 335. | 
                                    Example of immune complex hyper-sensitivity reaction is______________? | 
                            
| A. | Atopic allergy | 
| B. | Serum sickness | 
| C. | Transfusion reaction | 
| D. | Contact dermatitis | 
| Answer» C. Transfusion reaction | |
| 336. | 
                                    Exaltation is________________? | 
                            
| A. | Decreased virulence | 
| B. | Increased Virulence | 
| C. | No change | 
| D. | None | 
| Answer» C. No change | |
| 337. | 
                                    Erysipelas is caused by________________? | 
                            
| A. | Group B staphylococci | 
| B. | Group A steptococci | 
| C. | Gonococci | 
| D. | Pneumococci | 
| Answer» B. Group A steptococci | |
| 338. | 
                                    Enterically transmitted NANB hepatitis B_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Hepatitis C | 
| B. | Hepatitis D | 
| C. | Hepatitis E | 
| D. | Hepatitis F | 
| Answer» D. Hepatitis F | |
| 339. | 
                                    Endotoxin have all but one of the properties given below_______________? | 
                            
| A. | Produced by gram negative bacteria | 
| B. | Produced by gram positive bacteria | 
| C. | Not secreted outside the cell | 
| D. | Cannot be toxoided | 
| Answer» C. Not secreted outside the cell | |
| 340. | 
                                    Endotoxins differ from exotoxins in that endotoxins______________? | 
                            
| A. | are proteins | 
| B. | are heat labile | 
| C. | are highly antigenic | 
| D. | activate complement by the alternate pathway | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 341. | 
                                    Endotoxins are produced by________________? | 
                            
| A. | Fungi | 
| B. | Gram +ve bacteria | 
| C. | Virus | 
| D. | Gram -ve bacteria | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 342. | 
                                    Endoscopes are sterilized by using_______________? | 
                            
| A. | Autoclaving | 
| B. | Boiling | 
| C. | Cidex | 
| D. | Gamma radiation | 
| Answer» C. Cidex | |
| 343. | 
                                    Encapsulation in bacteria helps in__________________? | 
                            
| A. | Spore formation | 
| B. | Decreased virulence | 
| C. | Prevent their phagocytosis | 
| D. | Oxygen effect | 
| Answer» D. Oxygen effect | |
| 344. | 
                                    ELISA test when compared to western blot technique is______________? | 
                            
| A. | Less sensitive less specific | 
| B. | More sensitive, more specific | 
| C. | Less sensitive, more specific | 
| D. | More sensitive, less specific | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 345. | 
                                    Electron microscopic examination of the bacterial flora of necrotising ulcerative gingivitis indicates the presence of microorganisms within non-necrotic tissues in advance of other bacteria. The organisms involved are______________? | 
                            
| A. | Cocci | 
| B. | Spirochetes | 
| C. | Bacteriophages | 
| D. | Filamentous rods | 
| Answer» C. Bacteriophages | |
| 346. | 
                                    EBV is responsible for all except______________? | 
                            
| A. | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | 
| B. | Burkitt’s lymphoma | 
| C. | Hepatoma | 
| D. | Infectious mononucleosis | 
| Answer» D. Infectious mononucleosis | |
| 347. | 
                                    EBV causes all except_________________? | 
                            
| A. | Carcinoma of nasopharynx | 
| B. | Papilloma | 
| C. | Infectious mononucleosis | 
| D. | Burkitt’s lymphoma | 
| Answer» C. Infectious mononucleosis | |
| 348. | 
                                    Each of the following viruses possesses an outer lipoprotein envelope except_____________? | 
                            
| A. | Varicella Zoster Virus | 
| B. | Papilloma Virus | 
| C. | Influenza Virus | 
| D. | Human immunodeficiency virus | 
| Answer» C. Influenza Virus | |
| 349. | 
                                    Each of the following can cause food poisoning except________________? | 
                            
| A. | Cl. difficile | 
| B. | Staphylococcus | 
| C. | Cl. welchii | 
| D. | Cl. botulinum | 
| Answer» B. Staphylococcus | |
| 350. | 
                                    During the Window period of patient with AIDS_______________? | 
                            
| A. | ELISA IS – ve | 
| B. | Western Blot is – ve | 
| C. | Both are – ve | 
| D. | PCR is – ve | 
| Answer» D. PCR is – ve | |