Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following viruses carry minus-strand RNA?

A. rhabdoviruses
B. picornaviruses
C. retroviruses
D. tobacco mosaic viruses
Answer» B. picornaviruses
2.

Which of the following are characteristics of the process viropexis?

A. phagocytic process
B. plant viruses penetrate host cells through ectodesmata
C. occurs by the enzyme RNA polymerase
D. phagocytic process and occurs by the enzyme lysosomal proteases
Answer» E.
3.

RNA in animal viruses exist as circular dsRNA.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ARE_CHARACTERISTICS_OF_THE_PROCESS_VIROPEXIS??$

A. phagocytic process
B. plant viruses penetrate host cells through ectodesmata
C. occurs by the enzyme RNA polymerase
D. phagocytic process and occurs by the enzyme lysosomal proteases
Answer» E.
5.

RNA_IN_ANIMAL_VIRUSES_EXIST_AS_CIRCULAR_DSRNA.?$

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

Which of the following viruses carry minus-strand RNA?

A. rhabdoviruses
B. picornaviruses
C. retroviruses
D. tobacco mosaic viruses
Answer» B. picornaviruses
7.

In which of the following viruses DNA forms hairpins?

A. parvoviruses
B. herpesviruses
C. poxviruses
D. picornaviruses
Answer» B. herpesviruses
8.

In papovaviruses, DNA occurs in which of the following forms?

A. linear dsDNA
B. linear ssDNA
C. supercoiled circular dsDNA
D. supercoiled circular ssDNA
Answer» D. supercoiled circular ssDNA
9.

Parvoviruses contain how many genes?

A. 100 genes
B. 500 genes
C. 40 genes
D. 3 genes
Answer» E.
10.

Animal and plant viruses contain both DNA and RNA in the same virion.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
11.

The fringes on animal viruses like influenza virus is made up of ______________

A. lipoproteins
B. glycoproteins
C. cellulose
D. polysaccharides
Answer» C. cellulose
12.

Adenoviruses exhibit which of the following symmetry?

A. helical symmetry
B. circular symmetry
C. icosahedral symmetry
D. complex structure symmetry
Answer» D. complex structure symmetry
13.

The envelope surrounding the nucleocapsid of some animal viruses is made up of which of the following structures?

A. lipoproteins
B. lipopolysaccharides
C. peptidoglycan
D. chitin
Answer» B. lipopolysaccharides
14.

Which of the following symmetry is exhibited by rod-shaped viruses?

A. icosahedral
B. helical
C. complex
D. circular
Answer» C. complex