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351.

Dry heat destroys microorganisms by_____________?

A. Lysis
B. Oxidation
C. Hydrolysis of DNA
D. Coagulation of proteins
Answer» C. Hydrolysis of DNA
352.

Drumstick appearance is seen in______________?

A. Cl. tetani
B. Cl. tetanomorphum
C. Cl. sphenoids
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Cl. tetanomorphum
353.

Dorset’s egg medium is used for cultivation of______________?

A. Staphylococcus
B. Streptococcus
C. Gonococcus
D. Mycobacterium
Answer» E.
354.

Donovanosis, true is___________________?

A. Caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
B. Lymphadenopathy is remarkable & diagnostic
C. Penicillin is drug of choice
D. Characterized by painful genital ulcers
Answer» B. Lymphadenopathy is remarkable & diagnostic
355.

DNA covering material in a virus is called as________________?

A. Capsomere
B. Capsid
C. Nucleocapsid
D. Envelope
Answer» C. Nucleocapsid
356.

Disinfection of the rooms can be done by using_______________?

A. 20% phenol
B. High efficiency particle arrestors
C. 40% formaldehyde vapour
D. Chlorine gas
Answer» D. Chlorine gas
357.

Disinfection frees the surface from______________?

A. Vegetative forms
B. Spore forms
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Spore forms
358.

Diphtheria is pathogenic only when infected with______________?

A. Beta phage
B. Alfa phage
C. Lambda K12
D. Delta Phage
Answer» B. Alfa phage
359.

Detergents used to disinfect dental instruments in the office kill bacteria by interfering with functional of the cell______________?

A. wall
B. nucleus
C. membrane
D. Capsule
Answer» D. Capsule
360.

Dental Plaque adheres to tooth surface by________________?

A. Dextran
B. Epithelial cells
C. Bacteria
D. Sucrose
Answer» B. Epithelial cells
361.

Dengue virus belongs to______________?

A. Flavi virus
B. Togaviridae
C. Reoviridae
D. Rhabdoviridae
Answer» B. Togaviridae
362.

Dengue Hemorrhagic fever is caused by_____________?

A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Parasite
D. Bacteria superadded on virus
Answer» B. Bacteria
363.

Dematophytes are fungi infecting________________?

A. Subcutaneous tissue
B. Systemic organs
C. Nails, hair and skin
D. Superficial skin and deep tissue
Answer» D. Superficial skin and deep tissue
364.

Delhi boil refer to_______________?

A. Solar Keratosis
B. Malignant pustule
C. L. Tropica sore
D. Venereal ulcer
Answer» D. Venereal ulcer
365.

Delayed tuberculin test response is due to_______________?

A. B lymphocytes
B. T lymphocytes
C. Monocytes
D. Histiocytes
Answer» C. Monocytes
366.

Dark ground microscopy is useful to identify______________?

A. Mycoplasma
B. Chlamydiae
C. Rickettsiae
D. Spirochaetes
Answer» E.
367.

Cytopathic effect is shown by_____________?

A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Spirochete
D. Anaerobe
Answer» B. Bacteria
368.

Cysticercosis celluosae is caused by_____________?

A. T. Solium
B. Echinococcus granulosus
C. T. Saginata
D. nana
Answer» B. Echinococcus granulosus
369.

Culture medium used for Bordatella pertussis is_________________?

A. Wilson Blair medium
B. Bile broth
C. Bordet Gengou medium
D. Robertson cooked meat medium
Answer» D. Robertson cooked meat medium
370.

Culture medium for corynebacterium diphtheria______________?

A. Loefflers serum slope
B. Mc Conkey
C. Saborauds agar
D. Lowenstein Jensen Medium
Answer» B. Mc Conkey
371.

Culture medium for corynebacterium diphtheria_______________?

A. Loefflers serum slope
B. Mc Conkey
C. Saboraud agar
D. Lowenstein Jensen medium
Answer» B. Mc Conkey
372.

Culture media of candida is_________________?

A. Methylene blue dextrose agar
B. Saboraud’s medium
C. Pingolevin
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Pingolevin
373.

Cough plate method is used to identify________________?

A. Y. pestis
B. Pertussis
C. Mycoplasma
D. M-Tuberculosis
Answer» C. Mycoplasma
374.

Confirmatory test for HIV infection is a_______________?

A. ELISA
B. Immunodot
C. RIPA
D. Western Blot
Answer» E.
375.

Components of innate immunity that are active against viral cells includes______________?

A. NK Cells
B. Cytotoxic T cells
C. B cells
D. Memory B cells
Answer» B. Cytotoxic T cells
376.

Complement factor through which common pathway begins___________________?

A. C3
B. C5
C. C2
D. Protein B
Answer» B. C5
377.

Complement binding immunoglobin via the classical pathway is_______________?

A. IgG & igM
B. IgG & IgA
C. IgG & IgD
D. IgD & IgE
Answer» B. IgG & IgA
378.

compared with autoclave, use of a dry heat over for sterilization has the following disadvantages______________?

A. Time-consuming
B. Less effective
C. Causes instruments to rust
D. Causes sharp instruments to dull
Answer» B. Less effective
379.

Commonest site of extra intestinal amoebiasis is___________________?

A. Brain
B. Liver
C. Spleen
D. Lungs
Answer» C. Spleen
380.

Commonest mycobacterial infection in tropical countries_______________?

A. M. leprae
B. M. avium intracellulare
C. M. tuberculosis
D. Kansasi
Answer» D. Kansasi
381.

Common name for Trichuris trichura________________?

A. Round worm
B. Whip worm
C. Tape worm
D. Seat woman
Answer» C. Tape worm
382.

Common inhabitant of throat and tonsils is______________?

A. Alpha hymolytic streptococci (S. viridans)
B. Staphylococci
C. Beta hemolytic streptococci
D. Pneumococci
Answer» B. Staphylococci
383.

Cold sterilization refers to the process of sterilization by use of____________________?

A. Ultra violet rays
B. Ultrasonic vibrations
C. Infrared rays
D. Gamma rays
Answer» E.
384.

Cold sterilization refers to the process of sterilization by use of______________?

A. Ultra violet rays
B. Ultrasonic vibrations
C. Infrared rays
D. Gamma rays
Answer» E.
385.

Cleavage of IgG molecule by Papin gives rise to:One Fc fragment and two Fab fragments_______________?

A. One Fc fragment and two Fab fragments
B. One Fc fragment and four Fab fragments
C. Two Fc fragments and two Fab fragments
D. Two Fc fragment and one Fab fragment
Answer» B. One Fc fragment and four Fab fragments
386.

Chlamydia causes all of the following except________________?

A. Trachoma
B. Non-gonococcal urethritis
C. Pneumonia
D. Parotitis
Answer» E.
387.

Chemotactic cytokine is_________________?

A. IL-1
B. IL-6
C. IL-8
D. TNF
Answer» D. TNF
388.

Characters of exotoxin include all, except_______________?

A. Protein polysaccharide complex
B. Heat labile
C. Highly potent
D. Has specific tissue affinity
Answer» B. Heat labile
389.

Characteristic feature of retrovirus is_____________?

A. Ribonuclease
B. Reverse transcriptase
C. DNA polymerase
D. Restriction endonuclease
Answer» C. DNA polymerase
390.

Certain viruses have been isolated in crytalline form and have been found to be_____________?

A. Nucleotides
B. Phospholipids
C. Scleroproteins
D. Nucleoproteins
Answer» E.
391.

Cell wall deficient bacteria are_______________?

A. Escherichia Coli
B. Staphylococci
C. Spirochetes
D. Mycoplasma
Answer» E.
392.

CD4 count in normal healthy adult is_______________?

A. 500
B. 200
C. 1000
D. 300
Answer» D. 300
393.

CD4 cells recognize the antigens in association with_____________?

A. MHC I
B. MHC II
C. MHC III
D. B-cell receptor
Answer» C. MHC III
394.

Causative organism of Kalahazar is_______________?

A. Plasmodium ovaie
B. Leishman donovani
C. Entamoeba histolytica
D. Toxoplasma
Answer» C. Entamoeba histolytica
395.

Causative organism for gas gangrene_______________?

A. Clostridium tetani
B. Clostridium welchii
C. Coli
D. Strep. Faecalis
Answer» C. Coli
396.

Causative agents of Vincent’s angina_____________?

A. Borrelia vincenti and fusobacterium fusiformis
B. Borrelia recurrents and bateroides
C. Borrelia burgoloferi and lactobacillus
D. Leptospira and Treponema pallidum
Answer» B. Borrelia recurrents and bateroides
397.

Candidal hyphae can be stained using_______________?

A. Van Gieson’s stain
B. Periodic acid schiff stain
C. Masson Trichrome stain
D. Toluidine blue stain
Answer» C. Masson Trichrome stain
398.

Candida is most often implicated in causation___________________?

A. Conjunctivitis
B. Tenea capitis
C. Desert rheumatism
D. Thrush
Answer» E.
399.

Candida albicans causes all of the following except______________?

A. Endocarditis
B. Mycetoma
C. Meningitis
D. Oral thrush
Answer» C. Meningitis
400.

cAMP reaction is shown by which streptococci ?

A. Group A
B. Group B
C. Group C
D. Group D
Answer» C. Group C