Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 200 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In the walls of seminiferous tubules the cells that secrete seminal fluid are called

A. leydig cells
B. sertoli cells
C. germ cells
D. epithelium cells
Answer» C. germ cells
2.

The nucleus taken from a somatic cell during cloning is introduced into an

A. sperm cell
B. egg cell
C. zygote
D. gamete
Answer» C. zygote
3.

The placenta passes out through vagina

A. 10-20 minutes after birth
B. 10-15 minutes after birth
C. 10-30 minutes after birth
D. 10-45 minutes after birth
Answer» E.
4.

Viviparity is a feature of

A. birds
B. fish
C. mammals
D. reptiles
Answer» D. reptiles
5.

Decrease of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and increase of estrogen causes the pituitary gland to secrete

A. testosterone
B. androgen
C. luteinizing hormone
D. thyroxine
Answer» D. thyroxine
6.

In humans the ovary releases at one time only

A. two ovum
B. one ovum
C. one polar body
D. one oocyte
Answer» C. one polar body
7.

Spermatogonia increase in size and differentiate into

A. secondary spermatocytes
B. primary spermatocytes
C. spermatids
D. oocytes
Answer» C. spermatids
8.

Vernalisation in induced by the hormone

A. veriline
B. vermalin
C. vernalin
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
9.

Henbane (hyoscyamus niger) is a

A. short day plant
B. long day plant
C. neutral plant
D. day neutral plant
Answer» C. neutral plant
10.

In ovary the second meiotic division occurs in the

A. primary oocyte
B. oogonia
C. secondary oocyte
D. ovum
Answer» D. ovum
11.

After menupause the female stops producing

A. saliva
B. polar body
C. ova
D. estrogen
Answer» D. estrogen
12.

The ovum after release is then transferred to the

A. oviduct
B. sperm duct
C. vas deferens
D. epididymis
Answer» B. sperm duct
13.

The shell of eggs produced by birds and turtles have high concentration of

A. sodium chlroide
B. magnesium
C. calcium carbonate
D. silicon
Answer» D. silicon
14.

Internal lining of the uterus wall is called

A. endometrium
B. peritonium
C. epithelium
D. none of above
Answer» B. peritonium
15.

Unfavourable environmental condition a seed may has to face is

A. water scarcity
B. low temperature
C. abundant water supply
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
16.

Special condition of rest which enables an embryo to survive the long periods of unfavourable conditions is called

A. seed sleep
B. seed inactivity
C. seed dormancy
D. seed rest
Answer» D. seed rest
17.

The menstrual cycle can be divided into

A. two phases
B. three phases
C. four phases
D. five phases
Answer» D. five phases
18.

Meiosis is also known as

A. binary fission
B. parthenogenesis
C. reduction division
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
19.

For cloning of an animal the nucleus is taken from a

A. somatic cell
B. reproductive cell
C. gamete
D. nerve cell
Answer» B. reproductive cell
20.

The fertilized ovum for further development is implanted in the

A. cervix
B. placenta
C. uterus
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
21.

Endometrium is made receptive for the implantation of zygote by

A. estrogen
B. progesterone
C. testosterone
D. oxytocin
Answer» C. testosterone
22.

Oviduct is also called

A. fallopian tube
B. uterine tube
C. urethra
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
23.

The sperm that queen bee recieves from male

A. fertilizes the egg
B. is kept stored in a pouch
C. gets destroyed by the bacteria
D. none of above
Answer» C. gets destroyed by the bacteria
24.

Identical gametes are also known as

A. heterogametes
B. isogametes
C. anisogamete
D. none of above
Answer» C. anisogamete
25.

The primitive form of reproduction not involving any union of gametes is

A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction
C. syngenesis
D. sexual generation
Answer» C. syngenesis
26.

Motile male gamete or sperm is also known as

A. ova
B. antherozoid
C. zygote
D. archegonia
Answer» C. zygote
27.

The key feature in vernalisation is

A. high temperature
B. low temperature
C. low moisture
D. high humidity
Answer» C. low moisture
28.

The nucleus of the egg cell in cloning is destroyed by

A. violet radiations
B. heat
C. cold
D. water
Answer» B. heat
29.

All birds in nature are

A. viviparous
B. oviparous
C. ovoviviparous
D. none of above
Answer» C. ovoviviparous
30.

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates the development of

A. several primary follicles
B. several interstitial cells
C. oocytes
D. ovum
Answer» B. several interstitial cells
31.

A single parental organism which gives rise to offspring by mitotic cell division is called

A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction
C. reduction division
D. budding
Answer» C. reduction division
32.

In higher vertebrates, zygote after fertilization undergoes cell division by mitosis called

A. separation
B. segregation
C. cleavage
D. division
Answer» D. division
33.

The ovary under the stimulus of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) produces

A. estrogen
B. testosterone
C. oxytocin
D. thyroxine
Answer» B. testosterone
34.

The method in which the young one develops within the female body and it receives nourishment from mother's blood is called

A. oviparity
B. ovoviparity
C. viviparity
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
35.

Genetic variability in plants is higher due to

A. self pollination
B. mitosis
C. cross pollination
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
36.

Cucumber, tomato and garden pea are

A. short day plants
B. long day plants
C. day neutral plants
D. neutral plants
Answer» D. neutral plants
37.

The method in which fertilized egg is retained within the female's body is called

A. oviparity
B. ovoviparity
C. viviparity
D. none of above
Answer» C. viviparity
38.

Human embryo remains enclosed in a sac called

A. scrotum
B. pericardium
C. placenta
D. amniotic sac
Answer» E.
39.

Corpus luteum in appearance is

A. greenish in colour
B. brownish in colour
C. yellowish in colour
D. black in colour
Answer» D. black in colour
40.

Central nervous system, heart, skin and eye bones joints are damaged in

A. gonorrhoa
B. syphilis
C. genital herpes
D. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Answer» C. genital herpes
41.

The initial stage of birth is the result of the stimuli from the

A. fetal pituitary
B. mother's pituitary
C. both a and b
D. decrease in level of progesterone
Answer» B. mother's pituitary
42.

Chromosome doubling in every generation reproducing sexually is prevented by

A. meiosis
B. reduction division
C. both a and b
D. mitosis
Answer» D. mitosis
43.

Seeds are capable of enduring unfavourable conditions when they are

A. germinating
B. dormant
C. stored
D. none of the above
Answer» C. stored
44.

The twins which are produced sexually are

A. identical twins
B. true twins
C. monozygotic twins
D. fraternal twins
Answer» E.
45.

Amniotic sac is filled with fluid for

A. protection
B. shock absorption
C. nutrition
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
46.

Synchronization of reproductive behaviour of plants with their environment is done by

A. photoperiodism and vernalisation
B. respiration and vernalisation
C. transpiration and photoperiodism
D. respiration and transpiration
Answer» B. respiration and vernalisation
47.

The reuirement of the length of dark period for cocklebur is

A. 11-15 h
B. 12-20 h
C. 20-22 h
D. 10-11 h
Answer» E.
48.

In the absence of a male gamete in plants a diploid cell of ovule develops into a functional embryo through process of

A. parthenogenesis
B. apomixis
C. budding
D. haploid parthenogenesis
Answer» C. budding
49.

Gram positive bacteria neisseria gonorrhoeae causes

A. gonorrhoa
B. syphilis
C. genital herpes
D. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Answer» B. syphilis
50.

Fertilization that occurs outside the body of an organism is called

A. internal fertilization
B. external fertilization
C. copulation
D. none of above
Answer» C. copulation