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This section includes 204 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
'Interferons' stops growth of viruses by blocking translation of viral |
| A. | Proteins |
| B. | Capsids |
| C. | Capsomere |
| D. | Glycoproteins |
| Answer» B. Capsids | |
| 52. |
'Ehrlichia equi' is also known as |
| A. | E. chaffeensis |
| B. | E. coli |
| C. | Citrobacter |
| D. | Anaplasma phagocytophilum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Golden color of 'S. aureus' is due to pigment named as |
| A. | Chloroplast |
| B. | Carotenoids |
| C. | Chromoplast |
| D. | Xanthophyll |
| Answer» C. Chromoplast | |
| 54. |
'Gangrene' is caused by |
| A. | Clostridium botulinum |
| B. | Clostridium tetani |
| C. | Clostridium perfringens |
| D. | Clostridium difficile |
| Answer» D. Clostridium difficile | |
| 55. |
Causative agent for 'neonatal meningitis' is |
| A. | E.coli |
| B. | Shigella |
| C. | Klebsilla |
| D. | Proteus |
| Answer» B. Shigella | |
| 56. |
According to rate of growth, atypical bacteria are classified into |
| A. | 3 classes |
| B. | 5 classes |
| C. | 4 classes |
| D. | 2 classes |
| Answer» D. 2 classes | |
| 57. |
Actinomycetes' are known as |
| A. | Fungi |
| B. | Algae |
| C. | True bacteria |
| D. | Eubacteria |
| Answer» D. Eubacteria | |
| 58. |
'Klebsilla' is residing in |
| A. | Gut of human |
| B. | Colon of human |
| C. | Nose of humans |
| D. | Eyes of humans |
| Answer» B. Colon of human | |
| 59. |
Water is mode of ' transmission' for |
| A. | Tetanus |
| B. | Legionnaire's disease |
| C. | Cat-scratch fever |
| D. | Lyme diseases |
| Answer» C. Cat-scratch fever | |
| 60. |
'penicillinase' producing strain are isolated from patients that exhibits high level resistance in |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1967 |
| C. | 1976 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» D. 1984 | |
| 61. |
Drug used for 'gonococcal' infection is |
| A. | Pencillin G |
| B. | Ceftriaxone |
| C. | Streptogramins |
| D. | Vancomycin |
| Answer» C. Streptogramins | |
| 62. |
'E. chaffeensis primarily' infect the |
| A. | Red blood cell |
| B. | Serum |
| C. | Mononucleotide leukocytes |
| D. | Plasma |
| Answer» D. Plasma | |
| 63. |
'Acintobacter' was previously named as |
| A. | Herellea |
| B. | Mina |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 64. |
In human body 'Brucella' resides in the |
| A. | Reticuloendothelial system |
| B. | Respiratory tract |
| C. | Genital Tract |
| D. | Gastrointestinal tract |
| Answer» B. Respiratory tract | |
| 65. |
Wild birds are 'reservoir' for the |
| A. | Dengue virus |
| B. | Avian influenza virus |
| C. | Encephalitis viruses |
| D. | Rabies virus |
| Answer» D. Rabies virus | |
| 66. |
Quantitative measurement of 'pathogenicity' is termed as |
| A. | Infectious measurement |
| B. | Disease measurement |
| C. | Virulent factor |
| D. | Virulence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is 'Bacillus' that infects approximately, world's |
| A. | One third population |
| B. | Half population |
| C. | One forth population |
| D. | Whole population |
| Answer» B. Half population | |
| 68. |
Cells that are not specific in action and are a type of white blood cells are known as |
| A. | Defensive cell |
| B. | Natural killing cells |
| C. | Phagocytes |
| D. | Endocytes |
| Answer» C. Phagocytes | |
| 69. |
Small gram positive rods called as 'Brucella' lacks |
| A. | Nucleic acid |
| B. | Proteins |
| C. | Chromosomes |
| D. | Capsules |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Scaled skin syndrome in young children is caused by a 'toxin' called |
| A. | Exfoliatin |
| B. | Endotoxins |
| C. | Enterotoxins |
| D. | P-V leukocidin |
| Answer» B. Endotoxins | |
| 71. |
Proteus?spp are present in |
| A. | Mouth |
| B. | Skin |
| C. | Colon |
| D. | Vagina |
| Answer» C. Colon | |
| 72. |
A type of phagocytes that are responsible for detection, destroying and engulfing pathogens are named as |
| A. | Phages |
| B. | Bacteriophages |
| C. | Micophages |
| D. | Macrophages |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
For M. 'tuberculosis' initial site for infection is |
| A. | Skin |
| B. | Lungs |
| C. | Mucous |
| D. | Nucleic acid |
| Answer» C. Mucous | |
| 74. |
Only bacteria that is acid fast Bacillus is |
| A. | Yersinia specie |
| B. | Mycobacteria |
| C. | Brucella specie |
| D. | Francisella tularensis |
| Answer» C. Brucella specie | |
| 75. |
Which symbol is used in unknown causative agent ? |
| A. | P |
| B. | R |
| C. | Q |
| D. | S |
| Answer» D. S | |
| 76. |
'Treponema pallidum' is transmitted by the |
| A. | Intimate contact |
| B. | Blood transfusion |
| C. | Respiratory aerosol |
| D. | Gastrointestinal tract |
| Answer» B. Blood transfusion | |
| 77. |
'Genital tract ' is portal of entry for |
| A. | Human papilloma virus |
| B. | Candida albicans |
| C. | Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
Leukaemia's caused by |
| A. | HIV |
| B. | Human T cell lymphotrophic virus |
| C. | HDV |
| D. | HBV |
| Answer» C. HDV | |
| 79. |
'Civet cat' is a reservoir for the |
| A. | Coronavirus |
| B. | Adenovirus |
| C. | Rubella virus |
| D. | Rabies virus |
| Answer» B. Adenovirus | |
| 80. |
'Tetanus' is transmitted through |
| A. | Water |
| B. | Soil |
| C. | Air |
| D. | Sneezing |
| Answer» C. Air | |
| 81. |
Alternative name for 'Pseudomonas pseudomallei' is |
| A. | Pseudomonas |
| B. | H. pylori |
| C. | Buskholderia pseudomallei |
| D. | Flavobacterium |
| Answer» D. Flavobacterium | |
| 82. |
Actinobacillus 'actinomycetemcomitans' are found in |
| A. | Soil |
| B. | Water |
| C. | Normal flora |
| D. | Mud |
| Answer» D. Mud | |
| 83. |
A pathogen that produceses a purple color pigment is named as |
| A. | Chromobacterium |
| B. | Cardiobacterium |
| C. | Citrobacter |
| D. | Edwardsiella |
| Answer» B. Cardiobacterium | |
| 84. |
A bacterial pathogen, gram-negative coccobacillus found in water supplies, known as |
| A. | Acintobacter |
| B. | Actinobacillus |
| C. | Achromobacter |
| D. | Aeromonas |
| Answer» D. Aeromonas | |
| 85. |
'Gonorrhea' is a disease that is caused by neisseria gonorrhoea, may get entry in body through |
| A. | Genital tract |
| B. | Respiratory tract |
| C. | Gastrointestinal tract |
| D. | Urinary tract |
| Answer» B. Respiratory tract | |
| 86. |
'Fish tank granuloma' is a disease that is caused by |
| A. | M. kanasii |
| B. | M. tuberculosis |
| C. | M. marinum |
| D. | M. leprae |
| Answer» D. M. leprae | |
| 87. |
Scientific study to test blood serum is known as |
| A. | Diagnosis |
| B. | Analysis |
| C. | Serology |
| D. | Blood culture |
| Answer» D. Blood culture | |
| 88. |
An opportunistic pathogen that causes 'pneumonia' and 'sepsis' in humans, associated with hospitals, known as |
| A. | Granuloma |
| B. | Alcalligenes |
| C. | Compylobacter |
| D. | Chromobacter |
| Answer» C. Compylobacter | |
| 89. |
Arizona is a pathogen that belong to a family, called |
| A. | Enteriobacteriaceae |
| B. | Fungi |
| C. | Algae |
| D. | Angiosperm |
| Answer» B. Fungi | |
| 90. |
Portal of entry for 'clostridium tetani' is |
| A. | Nose |
| B. | Wound |
| C. | Lesions |
| D. | Mouth |
| Answer» C. Lesions | |
| 91. |
'Replasing fever' is caused by |
| A. | B. burgdorferi |
| B. | B. recurrentis |
| C. | T. pallidum |
| D. | L. interrogans |
| Answer» C. T. pallidum | |
| 92. |
'Lactobacillus' species are present in adult women's |
| A. | Mouth |
| B. | Breast |
| C. | Skin |
| D. | Vagina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Inflammation of digestive tract due to infections by bacterial pathogen Y. enterovolitica is called as |
| A. | Anorexia |
| B. | Lack of apatite |
| C. | Enterocolitis |
| D. | Inflammation |
| Answer» D. Inflammation | |
| 94. |
A human pathogen that causes abscesses of tonsils, sinuses and brain in mixed anaerobic infection is known as |
| A. | Veillonella parvula |
| B. | Wolbachia |
| C. | Treponema |
| D. | Eikenella |
| Answer» B. Wolbachia | |
| 95. |
'Shigellosis' is a disease found particularly in |
| A. | Pigs |
| B. | Rats |
| C. | Human |
| D. | Goats |
| Answer» D. Goats | |
| 96. |
If an anaerobic gram positive cocci occurs in group of four or eight, resuting arrangement is known as |
| A. | Tetard |
| B. | Sarcina |
| C. | Diplococcus |
| D. | Streptococcus |
| Answer» C. Diplococcus | |
| 97. |
Animal sources for 'Brucella' includes cattle, goats, sheep and |
| A. | Pigs |
| B. | Chickens |
| C. | Fowl |
| D. | Reptiles |
| Answer» B. Chickens | |
| 98. |
Viridians streptococci is residing in human, mouth and |
| A. | Skin |
| B. | Mucosal membrane |
| C. | Nasopharynx |
| D. | Nose |
| Answer» D. Nose | |
| 99. |
'AIDS' is caused by |
| A. | HIV |
| B. | HBV |
| C. | HCV |
| D. | HAV |
| Answer» B. HBV | |
| 100. |
A pore forming 'toxin' that especially damage white blood cells are known as |
| A. | P-V leukocidin |
| B. | Exfoliatin |
| C. | Enterotoxins |
| D. | Exotoxin |
| Answer» B. Exfoliatin | |