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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Histoplasmosis is caused by 'genus' |
| A. | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| B. | Coccidioide immitis |
| C. | Candida |
| D. | Aspergillus |
| Answer» B. Coccidioide immitis | |
| 2. |
Cell wall of 'fungi' is made up of |
| A. | Peptidoglycan |
| B. | Murine |
| C. | Chitin |
| D. | Cellulose |
| Answer» D. Cellulose | |
| 3. |
Natural habitat for 'Paracoccidioides brasiliensis' is |
| A. | Soil |
| B. | Water |
| C. | Mud |
| D. | Skin |
| Answer» B. Water | |
| 4. |
What is portal of entry for Histoplasma ? |
| A. | Skin |
| B. | Water |
| C. | Inhalation into lungs |
| D. | Food |
| Answer» D. Food | |
| 5. |
Ecological niche defines the |
| A. | function of an organism in its habitat |
| B. | diet of an organism |
| C. | the food chain |
| D. | population of an organism |
| Answer» B. diet of an organism | |
| 6. |
Drug that disrupt mitotic spindle by binding to tubulin, and liver toxicity is its side effect is named as |
| A. | Griseofulvin |
| B. | Amphotericin B |
| C. | Terbinafine |
| D. | Azoles |
| Answer» B. Amphotericin B | |
| 7. |
To enable the materials locked up in dead organisms, main role is played by |
| A. | primary consumers |
| B. | secondary consumers |
| C. | decomposers |
| D. | detritivore |
| Answer» D. detritivore | |
| 8. |
In ecology ,ecological niche refers to |
| A. | how an organism fits in the environment only |
| B. | how an organism depends on various organisms only |
| C. | how an organism adapts a new environment. |
| D. | how an organism fits in the environment and depends on various organisms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In an ecological community, change in one member |
| A. | affects other population of the community |
| B. | does not affect other populations |
| C. | affects other ecosystems |
| D. | affects other communities |
| Answer» B. does not affect other populations | |
| 10. |
Lives of organisms are greatly affected by |
| A. | Producers |
| B. | Consumers |
| C. | Decomposers |
| D. | consumers and decomposers |
| Answer» B. Consumers | |
| 11. |
'Rhizopus' is a causative agent for the |
| A. | Mucormycosis |
| B. | Candidiasis |
| C. | Aspergillosis |
| D. | Histoplasmosis |
| Answer» B. Candidiasis | |
| 12. |
All the energy that enters the biotic part of the ecosystem is lost as |
| A. | light energy |
| B. | kinetic energy |
| C. | heat energy |
| D. | chemical energy |
| Answer» D. chemical energy | |
| 13. |
In any community, various populations live |
| A. | interdependently |
| B. | independently |
| C. | dependently |
| D. | defenselessly |
| Answer» B. independently | |
| 14. |
Group of organisms of the same species living undefined are/is called |
| A. | population |
| B. | community |
| C. | kingdom |
| D. | phylum |
| Answer» B. community | |
| 15. |
Infection of 'keratinized' layer of skin is called as |
| A. | Tinea versicolor |
| B. | Tinea nigra |
| C. | Sporotrichosis |
| D. | Chromomycosis |
| Answer» C. Sporotrichosis | |
| 16. |
'Histoplasma' is transmitted in form of |
| A. | Microconidia |
| B. | Yeast |
| C. | Conidia |
| D. | Arthrospores |
| Answer» B. Yeast | |
| 17. |
Drug that binds with 'Ergosterol' in cell membrane of fungi and disrupts its function is |
| A. | Griseofulvin |
| B. | Amphotericin B |
| C. | Tolnoflate |
| D. | Nystatin |
| Answer» C. Tolnoflate | |
| 18. |
Causative agent for 'Tinea nigra' is |
| A. | Cladosporium werneckii |
| B. | Malassezia furfur |
| C. | Mycetoma |
| D. | Histoplasma |
| Answer» B. Malassezia furfur | |
| 19. |
Hair, nails and dead skin of epidermis are collectively named as |
| A. | Cutaneous structures |
| B. | Subcutaneous structures |
| C. | Systemic structures |
| D. | Opportunistic |
| Answer» B. Subcutaneous structures | |
| 20. |
Host for 'Penicillium marneffe' is |
| A. | Bugs |
| B. | Bamboo rats |
| C. | Wild rats |
| D. | Cats |
| Answer» C. Wild rats | |
| 21. |
Fungi and bacteria act as |
| A. | primary consumers |
| B. | secondary consumers |
| C. | decomposers |
| D. | detritivores |
| Answer» D. detritivores | |
| 22. |
Immune response to 'fungal' infections, is formation of |
| A. | Granulomas |
| B. | Granules |
| C. | Spores |
| D. | Conidia |
| Answer» B. Granules | |
| 23. |
Interaction and interdependence of plants and animals in a certain place is known as |
| A. | ecological niche |
| B. | ecological community |
| C. | ecological habitat |
| D. | ecological niche and community |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
An ecosystem does not need |
| A. | solar energy |
| B. | materials from the outside |
| C. | chemical energy |
| D. | food energy |
| Answer» B. materials from the outside | |
| 25. |
Interaction of living things and non-living things is known as |
| A. | ecological niche |
| B. | ecological community |
| C. | ecosystem |
| D. | ecology |
| Answer» D. ecology | |
| 26. |
In ecosystem, Secondary consumers are |
| A. | plants |
| B. | herbivores |
| C. | carnivores |
| D. | omnivores |
| Answer» D. omnivores | |
| 27. |
C. immitis is a dimorphic 'fungus' i.e. it can exist as molds in soil and spherule in tissues, hence termed as |
| A. | Diploid |
| B. | Diplococcus |
| C. | Dimorphic |
| D. | Polymorphic |
| Answer» D. Polymorphic | |
| 28. |
'Cryptococcal meningitis' is caused by |
| A. | Cryptococcus |
| B. | Cryptococcus neoformans |
| C. | Diplococcus |
| D. | Dimorphs |
| Answer» C. Diplococcus | |
| 29. |
Causative agent for 'ringworm' is |
| A. | Epidermatophyton |
| B. | Tinea nigra |
| C. | Mycetoma |
| D. | Histoplasma |
| Answer» B. Tinea nigra | |
| 30. |
A genus, named as coccidioides immitis, responsible in causing a disease, called |
| A. | Coccidioidomycosis |
| B. | Histoplasmosis |
| C. | Candidiasis |
| D. | Aspergillosis |
| Answer» B. Histoplasmosis | |
| 31. |
Caspofungin is a drug that inhibits synthesis of |
| A. | DNA |
| B. | D-Glucan |
| C. | Ergosterol |
| D. | Mitotic spindle |
| Answer» C. Ergosterol | |