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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.
| 1. |
Arachnia species are primarily found in tonsillar crypt and |
| A. | Nose |
| B. | Eyes |
| C. | Skin |
| D. | Mouth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
A virus, bacteria or any other microorganism that can cause disease is called |
| A. | Virus |
| B. | Bacteria |
| C. | Pathogens |
| D. | Microbes |
| Answer» D. Microbes | |
| 3. |
For 'meningococcal' infection drug of choice is |
| A. | Pencillin |
| B. | Pencillin G |
| C. | Cephalosporins |
| D. | Beta lactam |
| Answer» C. Cephalosporins | |
| 4. |
'Peridontal' infections are caused by the |
| A. | Porphyromonas |
| B. | Peptococcus |
| C. | Moraxella |
| D. | Rhodococcus |
| Answer» B. Peptococcus | |
| 5. |
'HIV' is transmitted within the |
| A. | Mouth |
| B. | Birth canal |
| C. | Skin |
| D. | Colon |
| Answer» C. Skin | |
| 6. |
A medical condition, lack of appetite for food is a major symptom, known as |
| A. | Anorexia |
| B. | Malaise |
| C. | Stomach problem |
| D. | Ulcer |
| Answer» B. Malaise | |
| 7. |
Candida albican, present as a normal flora in mouth, colon and |
| A. | Vagina |
| B. | Intestine |
| C. | Uterus |
| D. | Skin |
| Answer» B. Intestine | |
| 8. |
Food poisoning caused by S. aureus is characterized by nonbloody diarrhoea and vomiting, due to a toxin, named as |
| A. | Exotoxins |
| B. | Endotoxins |
| C. | Enterotoxins |
| D. | Foreign bodies |
| Answer» D. Foreign bodies | |
| 9. |
'Leprosy' is caused by |
| A. | Mycobacterium |
| B. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| C. | Mycobacterium leprae |
| D. | Yersinia pestis |
| Answer» D. Yersinia pestis | |
| 10. |
'Enteric' fever is caused by |
| A. | Pseudomonas |
| B. | E. coli |
| C. | Salmonella |
| D. | S. aureus |
| Answer» D. S. aureus | |
| 11. |
After a viral infection, humans and other animals produces a heterogeneous group of 'glycoproteins' named as |
| A. | Killer cells |
| B. | Interferons |
| C. | Alpha and beta cells |
| D. | Lymphocytes |
| Answer» C. Alpha and beta cells | |
| 12. |
Mycobacterium 'tuberculosis' is an |
| A. | Aerobe |
| B. | Obligate aerobe |
| C. | Obligate anaerobe |
| D. | Anaerobe |
| Answer» C. Obligate anaerobe | |
| 13. |
'N. gonorrhoea' enters body through |
| A. | Respiratory tract |
| B. | Genital tract |
| C. | Nose of humans |
| D. | Eyes of humans |
| Answer» C. Nose of humans | |
| 14. |
Natural host for 'Chlamydiae trachomatis' is |
| A. | Pigs |
| B. | Human |
| C. | Rats |
| D. | Cats |
| Answer» C. Rats | |
| 15. |
'Cat bite' is mode of transmission for |
| A. | Pasteurella multocida |
| B. | Yersinia pestis |
| C. | Salmonella enteritidis |
| D. | E.Coli |
| Answer» B. Yersinia pestis | |
| 16. |
'rat bite' fever is caused by |
| A. | Spirillum minor |
| B. | Streptobacillus moniliformis |
| C. | Yersinia enterocolitica |
| D. | Eikenella |
| Answer» B. Streptobacillus moniliformis | |
| 17. |
'Bacteroides fragillis' is a specie of bacteria that is present in colon of |
| A. | Human |
| B. | Aves |
| C. | Rats |
| D. | Goats |
| Answer» B. Aves | |
| 18. |
A gram variable, facultative rod that is causative agent for bacterial vaginosis is named as |
| A. | Gardnerella vaginalis |
| B. | Fusobacterium |
| C. | Eubacteria |
| D. | Eikenella |
| Answer» B. Fusobacterium | |
| 19. |
What is most distinguishing feature of mycoplasma ? |
| A. | Wall less |
| B. | Saprophyte |
| C. | Marine |
| D. | Ozone layer habitat |
| Answer» B. Saprophyte | |
| 20. |
Other name for 'plague' is |
| A. | Black cough |
| B. | Black fever |
| C. | Whooping cough |
| D. | Black death |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Ant phagocytic capsule of 'Bacillus anthracis' composed of |
| A. | D-glutamate |
| B. | Polypeptide |
| C. | Peptide |
| D. | Carbohydrates |
| Answer» B. Polypeptide | |
| 22. |
Reticuloendothelial system of humans includes bone marrow, spleen, liver and |
| A. | Joints |
| B. | Synovial fluid |
| C. | Mucous |
| D. | Lymph nodes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Strains that are produced from 'enterotoxins' do not cause |
| A. | Inflammation |
| B. | Dysentery |
| C. | Plague |
| D. | Rash |
| Answer» B. Dysentery | |
| 24. |
'Breast' milk is a mode of transmission for |
| A. | Human T-cell leukaemia virus |
| B. | E.coli |
| C. | Treponema |
| D. | Parvovirus |
| Answer» B. E.coli | |
| 25. |
'Papillomavirus' enters body through |
| A. | Mouth |
| B. | Skin |
| C. | Nose |
| D. | Eye |
| Answer» C. Nose | |
| 26. |
Animal 'reservoir' for Hantaviruses |
| A. | Monkeys |
| B. | Deer |
| C. | Civet cat |
| D. | Fowls |
| Answer» C. Civet cat | |
| 27. |
Pathogens that can cause serious infections in 'immunocompromised' patients are called |
| A. | Infectious pathogens |
| B. | Opportunistic pathogens |
| C. | Virulent pathogens |
| D. | Lethal pathogens |
| Answer» C. Virulent pathogens | |
| 28. |
Reservoir, for rat fleas, known to be a |
| A. | Bat |
| B. | Rat |
| C. | Human |
| D. | Pig |
| Answer» C. Human | |
| 29. |
'Bronchiolitis' is a disease caused by virus |
| A. | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| B. | Rotavirus |
| C. | Varicella-zoster virus |
| D. | Papilloma virus |
| Answer» B. Rotavirus | |
| 30. |
'Endocarditis' is infection caused by the |
| A. | Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans |
| B. | Achromobacter |
| C. | Actinobacillus |
| D. | Acintobacter |
| Answer» B. Achromobacter | |
| 31. |
Q?fever was first described in? |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1944 |
| D. | 1983 |
| Answer» C. 1944 | |
| 32. |
Water is portal of entry for 'leptospira interrogans' that causes |
| A. | Leptopirosis |
| B. | HIV |
| C. | Aids |
| D. | Leprosy |
| Answer» B. HIV | |
| 33. |
What is size of lamda bacteriophage ? |
| A. | 300 nm |
| B. | 200 nm |
| C. | 400 nm |
| D. | 100 nm |
| Answer» C. 400 nm | |
| 34. |
Veillonella' is part of normal flora in human and is found in colon, mouth and |
| A. | Skin |
| B. | Eyes |
| C. | Vagina |
| D. | Anus |
| Answer» D. Anus | |
| 35. |
'Enterocolitis' is caused by |
| A. | Yersinia pseudotuberculosis |
| B. | Yersinia pestis |
| C. | Yersinia enterocolitica |
| D. | E.Coli |
| Answer» D. E.Coli | |
| 36. |
A 'coccobacillary' rod that is found in soil and water is named as |
| A. | Acintobacter |
| B. | Actinobacillus |
| C. | Achromobacter |
| D. | Aeromonas |
| Answer» B. Actinobacillus | |
| 37. |
Polypeptides that are secreted by bacterial cell and released outside, called |
| A. | Endotoxins |
| B. | Exotoxins |
| C. | Toxins |
| D. | Virulent factors |
| Answer» C. Toxins | |
| 38. |
'Adenovirus' is involved in causing |
| A. | Fever |
| B. | Typhoid |
| C. | Pneumonia |
| D. | Rabies |
| Answer» D. Rabies | |
| 39. |
Alternative name for 'polymorphonuclear leukocytes' is |
| A. | Leukocytes |
| B. | Erthyrocytes |
| C. | Granulocytes |
| D. | Phages |
| Answer» D. Phages | |
| 40. |
Reservoir for 'mycobacterium bovis' is |
| A. | Ticks |
| B. | Goats |
| C. | Cows |
| D. | Cattles |
| Answer» D. Cattles | |
| 41. |
Reservoir for 'dengue' virus is |
| A. | Deers |
| B. | Monkeys |
| C. | Bats |
| D. | Fowls |
| Answer» C. Bats | |
| 42. |
Portal of entry for 'HIV' is |
| A. | Skin |
| B. | Mouth |
| C. | Blood |
| D. | Nose |
| Answer» D. Nose | |
| 43. |
Sepsis' is transmitted by |
| A. | Seafood |
| B. | Meat |
| C. | Milk |
| D. | Breast feeding |
| Answer» B. Meat | |
| 44. |
Parvovirus 'B19' is a bacteria, follow transplacental mode of transmission, causes a disease, named as |
| A. | Hydrops fetalis |
| B. | Toxoplasmosis |
| C. | Syphilis |
| D. | Thrush |
| Answer» B. Toxoplasmosis | |
| 45. |
Tuberculosis is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis that enters body via |
| A. | Respiratory tract |
| B. | Skin |
| C. | Gastrointestinal tract |
| D. | Mucosa |
| Answer» B. Skin | |
| 46. |
Tularemia' is a disease, transmitted, by means of |
| A. | Bees |
| B. | Flies |
| C. | Ticks |
| D. | Mites |
| Answer» D. Mites | |
| 47. |
M. tuberculosis is transmitted from person to person, through |
| A. | Intimate contact |
| B. | Respiratory aerosol |
| C. | Faecal discharge |
| D. | Touch |
| Answer» C. Faecal discharge | |
| 48. |
Mode of transmission of 'cytomegalovirus' is |
| A. | Food |
| B. | Milk |
| C. | Monkeys |
| D. | Breast feeding |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Only humans are infected by H. influenzae and they have no |
| A. | Animal reservoir |
| B. | Capsule |
| C. | Antigen |
| D. | Serotype |
| Answer» B. Capsule | |
| 50. |
Term 'endocarditis' refer to as |
| A. | Damaged lungs |
| B. | Damaged heart valve |
| C. | Damaged skin |
| D. | Damaged mucous |
| Answer» C. Damaged skin | |