Explore topic-wise MCQs in Virology.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Virology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

IPV is an inactivated virus vaccine.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

VP3 is a capsid protein.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

Which of the following is the most widely used vaccine for the prevention of poliomyelitis?

A. OPV
B. MMR
C. COD
D. POR
Answer» B. MMR
4.

Polioviruses are ______________

A. resistant to lipid solvents
B. resistant to protein solvents
C. unstable at pH values between 3 – 9
D. infectious for a shorter period in children
Answer» B. resistant to protein solvents
5.

The genome of poliovirus is _____________

A. ssDNA
B. ssRNA
C. dsRNA
D. dsDNA
Answer» C. dsRNA
6.

Which of the following occurs during the acute stages of poliovirus infection?

A. Encephalitis
B. Post-poliomyelitis syndrome
C. Asthma
D. Ischemic stroke
Answer» B. Post-poliomyelitis syndrome
7.

Which of the following is called Guillain-Barre syndrome?

A. Asthma
B. Polyradiculitis
C. Heart failure
D. Paralysis
Answer» C. Heart failure
8.

Which of the following causes the paralysis of respiratory and pharyngeal muscles?

A. Bulbar poliomyelitis
B. Asthma
C. Polyradiculitis
D. COPD
Answer» B. Asthma
9.

Which of the following is not the laboratory diagnosis of poliovirus?

A. RNA in the fecal sample
B. IgM antibodies in sera
C. IgG antibodies in sera
D. IgA antibodies in sera
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following complications occur during the infection of poliovirus?

A. Respiratory failure
B. Airways obstruction
C. Kidney failure
D. ANS involvement
Answer» D. ANS involvement
11.

The poliovirus infection is spread through _____________

A. breastfeeding
B. fecal-oral route
C. placental route
D. sexual route
Answer» C. placental route