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This section includes 285 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
Antibiotics can easily reach the staphylococci. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be | |
102. |
Which toxin causes paralysis of muscles? |
A. | Diphtheria toxin |
B. | Botulinum toxin |
C. | Tetanus toxin |
D. | Cholera toxin |
Answer» C. Tetanus toxin | |
103. |
Black piedra is a fungus infection of the ___________ |
A. | skin |
B. | foot |
C. | hair |
D. | nails |
Answer» D. nails | |
104. |
'Transplacental' and 'respiratory' tract is mode of transmission for |
A. | Parvovirus B19 |
B. | Poliovirus |
C. | Adenovirus |
D. | Hantavirus |
Answer» B. Poliovirus | |
105. |
Human urban yellow fever is transmitted by |
A. | Mosquito |
B. | Rats |
C. | Pigs |
D. | Monkeys |
Answer» B. Rats | |
106. |
'Ebola' virus is |
A. | RNA enveloped virus |
B. | RNA Tumor virus |
C. | RNA nonenveloped virus |
D. | DNA envelop virus |
Answer» B. RNA Tumor virus | |
107. |
Study of 'cancer' is known as |
A. | Cancer study |
B. | Oncology |
C. | Pathology |
D. | Physiology |
Answer» C. Pathology | |
108. |
Most commonly Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae causes malaria in humans. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be | |
109. |
Yellow fever is caused by ____________ |
A. | Alphaviruses |
B. | Rubellaviruses |
C. | Flaviviruses |
D. | Pestiviruses |
Answer» D. Pestiviruses | |
110. |
Which of the following inactivates IgA antibodies? |
A. | Cord factor |
B. | Diphthin |
C. | Neuroaminidase |
D. | K antigens |
Answer» C. Neuroaminidase | |
111. |
A disease, muscle twitching and lack of coordination, occurs due to a prion, known as |
A. | Marasmus |
B. | Kuru disease |
C. | Cancer |
D. | Tetanus |
Answer» C. Cancer | |
112. |
Prontosil is |
A. | an effective antibacterial when used in animals |
B. | an effective antibacterial when used in in-vitro cultures |
C. | an effective antibacterial both in animals as well as in in-vitro cultures |
D. | not used as an antibacterial agent |
Answer» D. not used as an antibacterial agent | |
113. |
African sleeping sickness is caused by which of the following protozoa? |
A. | Entamoeba histolytica |
B. | Trypanosoma gambiense |
C. | Leishmania donovani |
D. | Plasmodium vivax |
Answer» C. Leishmania donovani | |
114. |
In the human disease cholera, what is it that actually ends up killing the victim? |
A. | Faulty carrier proteins |
B. | Dehydration and loss of nutrients |
C. | Too little water in the food stream |
D. | the toxin produced by the bacterium |
Answer» C. Too little water in the food stream | |
115. |
Dermatophytic diseases attributed infections to ______________ |
A. | humans |
B. | insects |
C. | monkeys |
D. | birds |
Answer» C. monkeys | |
116. |
Common 'cold ' is caused by the |
A. | Reovirus |
B. | Rhabdoviruses |
C. | Rhinovirus |
D. | Hepatitis delta virus |
Answer» D. Hepatitis delta virus | |
117. |
Animals that are routinely infected with a protozoan or parasite are termed as _______________ |
A. | definitive host |
B. | intermediate host |
C. | reservoir host |
D. | parasitic host |
Answer» D. parasitic host | |
118. |
Miconazole is active against which of the following fungal infections? |
A. | coccidioidomycosis |
B. | cryptococcosis |
C. | moniliasis |
D. | sporotrichosis |
Answer» B. cryptococcosis | |
119. |
Which of the following temperature is suitable for multiplication of clostridia spores? |
A. | 109 to116 degree F |
B. | 100 degree F |
C. | -2 to 16 degree F |
D. | 30-40 degree F |
Answer» B. 100 degree F | |
120. |
Which of the following is a major virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae? |
A. | polysaccharide capsule |
B. | M protein |
C. | streptolysin O |
D. | streptolysin S |
Answer» B. M protein | |
121. |
'Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy' is also known as |
A. | Mad dog disease |
B. | Sheep's disease |
C. | Mad Cow disease |
D. | Kuru disease |
Answer» D. Kuru disease | |
122. |
Which of the following immunity is protective against infection by S.pyogenes? |
A. | cell-mediated immunity |
B. | antigen-antibody immunity |
C. | humoral immunity |
D. | no cure present |
Answer» D. no cure present | |
123. |
Pol gene is involved in integration of viral 'DNA' into host cell, with help of enzyme, called |
A. | Protease |
B. | Reverse transcriptase |
C. | Integrase |
D. | Ligase |
Answer» D. Ligase | |
124. |
Changed in shape, growth properties and other features of tumor cell is called as |
A. | Benign Tumor |
B. | Malignant transformation of cell |
C. | Benign transformation the cell |
D. | Malignant Tumor |
Answer» C. Benign transformation the cell | |
125. |
Which type of toxin is tetanus toxin? |
A. | enterotoxin |
B. | neurotoxin |
C. | cytotoxin |
D. | endotoxin |
Answer» C. cytotoxin | |
126. |
Tinea versicolor is caused by _______________ |
A. | Piedraia hortae |
B. | Trichosporon beigelii |
C. | Malassezia furfur |
D. | Candida albicans |
Answer» D. Candida albicans | |
127. |
A disease in sheep, characterized by demyelinating and pneumonia, known as |
A. | Visna |
B. | Scrapie |
C. | Pneumonia |
D. | Measles |
Answer» B. Scrapie | |
128. |
'Norovirus' is also known as |
A. | Rotavirus |
B. | Poliovirus |
C. | Norwalk virus |
D. | Rhabdoviruses |
Answer» D. Rhabdoviruses | |
129. |
The systemic mycoses are caused mainly by air-borne organisms. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
130. |
Mode of transmission for human papilloma virus is skin, as well as a |
A. | Sexual contact |
B. | Respiratory tract |
C. | Nose |
D. | Eyes |
Answer» B. Respiratory tract | |
131. |
Scarlet fever is similar to the pharyngitis in all respects. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be | |
132. |
Moniliasis disease is caused by ________________ |
A. | Histoplasma capsulatum |
B. | Blastomyces dermatitidis |
C. | Coccidioides immitis |
D. | Candida albicans |
Answer» E. | |
133. |
What is the shape of the Rhabdoviruses? |
A. | bullet |
B. | circular |
C. | brick shaped |
D. | ovoid |
Answer» B. circular | |
134. |
Laboratory diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica depends on identification in the ___________. |
A. | blood |
B. | urine |
C. | saliva |
D. | stool |
Answer» E. | |
135. |
Streptococus pyogenes comprises which Lancefield group? |
A. | A |
B. | B |
C. | C |
D. | D |
Answer» B. B | |
136. |
Which of the following antibiotics is most effective? |
A. | streptomycin |
B. | tetracycline |
C. | gentamicin |
D. | ampicillin |
Answer» D. ampicillin | |
137. |
Which of the following microorganism occurs in swine? |
A. | Brucella melitensis |
B. | Brucella abortus |
C. | Brucella suis |
D. | Legionella pneumophila |
Answer» D. Legionella pneumophila | |
138. |
MDV virus affects which of the following? |
A. | chickens |
B. | cattle |
C. | humans |
D. | birds |
Answer» B. cattle | |
139. |
How much time does it take for rupture of infected erythrocytes with P. vivax? |
A. | 24 h |
B. | 48 h |
C. | 72 h |
D. | 96 h |
Answer» C. 72 h | |
140. |
The B region of diphtheria toxin has the enzymatic activity. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be | |
141. |
Viral 'gastroenteritis' in young children is caused by |
A. | Reovirus |
B. | Rotavirus |
C. | Both a and b |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
142. |
'Conjunctivitis' is caused by |
A. | Coxackivirus |
B. | Togavirus |
C. | Adenovirus |
D. | Hantavirus |
Answer» B. Togavirus | |
143. |
Member of a family 'flavivirus' is |
A. | HCV |
B. | HDV |
C. | HEV |
D. | HIV |
Answer» B. HDV | |
144. |
'Burkitt's lymphoma' in African children is caused by |
A. | Ebola |
B. | Congo |
C. | Epstein-Barr virus |
D. | Lassa virus |
Answer» D. Lassa virus | |
145. |
In Africa and South America 'Jungle yellow fever' is disease of |
A. | Pigs |
B. | Monkeys |
C. | Goats |
D. | Cattles |
Answer» C. Goats | |
146. |
Erythrasma is caused by which of the following microorganism? |
A. | Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
B. | Corynebacterium ulcerans |
C. | Corynebacterium minutissimum |
D. | Listeria monocytogenes |
Answer» D. Listeria monocytogenes | |
147. |
All infections do not cause fever and all fevers are not due to infections which of the following is an example of non-infections cause of fever? |
A. | Typhoid |
B. | Chicken pox |
C. | Rheumatic disease |
D. | Malaria |
Answer» D. Malaria | |
148. |
Schick Test is used for detection of which of the following disease? |
A. | Diphtheria |
B. | Tuberculosis |
C. | Erythrasma |
D. | Botulism |
Answer» B. Tuberculosis | |
149. |
Polioviruses belongs to which of the following groups? |
A. | enteroviruses |
B. | rhinoviruses |
C. | foot and mouth disease viruses |
D. | retroviruses |
Answer» B. rhinoviruses | |
150. |
Paramyxovirus, a causative agent for severe bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children, named as |
A. | Lassa virus |
B. | Hantavirus |
C. | Human Metapmeumovirus |
D. | Marburg virus |
Answer» D. Marburg virus | |