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.

What is the shape of the Rhabdoviruses?

A. bullet
B. circular
C. brick shaped
D. ovoid
Answer» B. circular
2.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is transmitted by _____________

A. mosquitoes
B. ticks
C. biting flies
D. rabbits
Answer» C. biting flies
3.

Which of the following is incorrect with respect to Paramyxoviruses?

A. large (125 to 250 nm)
B. core of single-stranded (—) RNA
C. rna is segmented
D. hemagglutinin and neuraminidase activities occur together
Answer» D. hemagglutinin and neuraminidase activities occur together
4.

Which drug is used to cure influenza caused by type A strains?

A. Penicillin
B. Amantadine
C. Ampicillin
D. Tetracycline
Answer» C. Ampicillin
5.

Polioviruses belong to which of the following groups?

A. enteroviruses
B. rhinoviruses
C. foot and mouth disease viruses
D. retroviruses
Answer» B. rhinoviruses
6.

WHICH_DRUG_IS_USED_TO_CURE_INFLUENZA_CAUSED_BY_TYPE_A_STRAINS??$

A. Penicillin
B. Amantadine
C. Ampicillin
D. Tetracycline
Answer» C. Ampicillin
7.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is transmitted by _____________

A. mosquitoes
B. ticks
C. biting flies
D. rabbits
Answer» C. biting flies
8.

Which_of_the_following_is_incorrect_with_respect_to_Paramyxoviruses?$

A. large (125 to 250 nm)
B. core of single-stranded (—) RNA
C. rna is segmented
D. hemagglutinin and neuroaminidase activities occur together
Answer» D. hemagglutinin and neuroaminidase activities occur together
9.

What_is_the_shape_of_the_Rhabdoviruses?

A. bullet
B. circular
C. brick shaped
D. ovoid
Answer» B. circular
10.

Which of the following viruses consists of a helical nucleocapsid?

A. Picornaviruses
B. Togaviruses
C. Adenoviruses
D. Coronaviruses
Answer» E.
11.

Yellow fever is caused by ____________

A. Alphaviruses
B. Rubellaviruses
C. Flaviviruses
D. Pestiviruses
Answer» D. Pestiviruses
12.

Eastern equine encephalitis is more fatal than western equine encephalitis.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
13.

Complement- fixation is done for laboratory diagnosis of which of the following disease?

A. Poliomyelitis
B. Mumps
C. Measles
D. FMD
Answer» E.
14.

At what pH values are the rhinoviruses destroyed?

A. 7
B. 12-13
C. 1-4
D. 5-7
Answer» D. 5-7
15.

The Sabin vaccine is 70 to 90 percent effective for immunization against poliomyelitis.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
16.

Where does polioviruses multiply first?

A. skin
B. oropharynx
C. lymph nodes
D. spinal cord
Answer» C. lymph nodes
17.

Polioviruses belongs to which of the following groups?

A. enteroviruses
B. rhinoviruses
C. foot and mouth disease viruses
D. retroviruses
Answer» B. rhinoviruses