Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 17 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 medium are used to differentiate the colonies of and ?

A. Alkaline bile salt
B. Thiosulphate-citrate-bile-sucrose
C. MacConkey
D. All of the above
Answer» C. MacConkey
2.

Which of the followings can be used to differentiate between classical and El Tor biotypes of ?

A. Sensitivity to Mukerjee's group IV phage
B. Agglutination of fowl RBCs
C. Sensitivity to polymyxin B
D. All of these
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following biotypes of are prevalent in India?

A. Classical
B. Both (a) and (b)
C. None of these
Answer» B. Both (a) and (b)
4.

Which of the following conditions can be caused by ?

A. Septicaemia
B. Gastroenteritis
C. Cellulites
D. All of these
Answer» E.
5.

The transport medium for can be

A. Venkatraman-Ramakrishnan medium
B. Selenite F broth
C. Tetrathionate broth
D. Nutrient broth
Answer» B. Selenite F broth
6.

The DNA coding for the production of cholera toxin in is on the

A. phage
B. plasmid
C. chromosome
D. transposon
Answer» D. transposon
7.

The halophilic bacteria is/are

A. <i>V. alginolyticus</i>
B. <i>V. vulnificus</i>
C. <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i>
D. All of these
Answer» E.
8.

The transport medium for Vibrio cholerae can be

A. Venkatraman-Ramakrishnan medium
B. Selenite F broth
C. Tetrathionate broth
D. Nutrient broth
Answer» B. Selenite F broth
9.

The test(s) used for the assay of cholera toxin is/are

A. Radioimmunoassay
B. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
C. Morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
10.

The DNA coding for the production of cholera toxin in Vibrio cholerae is on the

A. phage
B. plasmid
C. chromosome
D. transposon
Answer» D. transposon
11.

Which of the following does not cause wound infection following exposure to sea water or infected shellfish?

A. <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i>
B. <i>V. alginolyticus</i>
C. <i>V. cholerae</i>
D. <i>Aeromonas</i>
Answer» D. <i>Aeromonas</i>
12.

Which of the following conditions can be caused by Plesiomonas?

A. Septicaemia
B. Gastroenteritis
C. Cellulites
D. All of these
Answer» E.
13.

Which of the following medium are used to differentiate the colonies of Vibrio cholerae and V parahaemolyticus?

A. Alkaline bile salt
B. Thiosulphate-citrate-bile-sucrose
C. MacConkey
D. All of the above
Answer» C. MacConkey
14.

Which of the followings can be used to differentiate between classical and El Tor biotypes of Vibrio cholerae?

A. Sensitivity to Mukerjee's group IV phage
B. Agglutination of fowl RBCs
C. Sensitivity to polymyxin B
D. All of these
Answer» E.
15.

Which of the following biotypes of Vibrio cholerae are prevalent in India?

A. <i>EI Tor</i>
B. Classical
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» B. Classical
16.

Which of the following bacteria is associated with food poisoning due to consumption of sea fish?

A. <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i>
B. <i>V alginolyticus</i>
C. <i>V vulnificus</i>
D. All of these
Answer» B. <i>V alginolyticus</i>
17.

Acute diarrhoeal disease resembling cholera can be caused due to

A. <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i>
B. <i> Vibrio vulnificus</i>
C. <i> V. alginolyticus</i>
D. All of these
Answer» B. <i> Vibrio vulnificus</i>