600 Microbiology MCQs

  • Basic Mycology MCQs
  • Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs
  • Classification of Viruses MCQs
  • Clinical Virology MCQs
  • Drugs and Vaccines MCQs
  • Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs
  • Genetics of Viruses MCQs
  • Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs
  • Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs
  • Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs
  • Parasites MCQs
  • Pathogenesis MCQs
  • Sterilization and Disinfectants MCQs
  • Structure of Bacterial Cells MCQs
  • Structure of Viruses MCQs
  • Vaccines, Antimicrobial and Drugs Mechanism MCQs
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Question 1 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

1. A network of fine white filaments in the vegetative part of the fungus is called
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Question 2 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

2. immune response to fungal infections is the formation of
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Question 3 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

3. The causative agent for the ringworm is
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Question 4 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

4. The cell wall of the fungi is made up of
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Question 5 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

5. Fungal cell wall along with chitin also composed of beta-glucan a long polymer of
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Question 6 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

6. C. immitis is a dimorphic fungus i.e. it can exist as molds in soil and spherule in tissues hence termed as
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Question 7 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

7. The diameter of candida is nearly
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Question 8 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

8. Coccidioidomycosis is also called as
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Question 9 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

9. The natural habitat for the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is
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Question 10 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

10. The causative agent for the Tinea nigra is
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Question 11 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

11. In fungi, a part of the normal flora of human is named as
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Question 12 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

12. The fungal cell membrane in contrast to the human cell membrane is composed of
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Question 13 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

13. Histoplasmosis is caused by the genus
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Question 14 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

14. A fungus that causes a tuberculosis type disease in AIDS patients is named as
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Question 15 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

15. Tinea nigra is treated with
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Question 16 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

16. The hair nails and dead skin of epidermis are collectively named as
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Question 17 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

17. Fungi are categorized into two types that is yeasts and
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Question 18 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

18. Tinea pedis is the scientific name of a foot disease that is commonly called
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Question 19 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

19. Flucytosine is a drug that inhibits the DNA synthesis and its side effect is
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Question 20 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

20. The study of fungi is called
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Question 21 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

21. What is true about fungi?
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Question 22 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

22. Histoplasma is transmitted in the form of
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Question 23 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

23. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is the causative agent for
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Question 24 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

24. Rhizopus is a causative agent for the
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Question 25 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

25. A genus named as coccidioides immitis responsible in causing a disease called
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Question 26 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

26. The fungi that can grow either as mycelium or as yeast on temperature variation termed as
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Question 27 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

27. Cryptococcus is transmitted in the form of
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Question 28 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

28. Caspofungin is a drug that inhibits the synthesis of
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Question 29 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

29. Dermatophytosis is commonly known as
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Question 30 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

30. The infection of the keratinized layer of the skin is called
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Question 31 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

31. Cryptococcal meningitis is caused by
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Question 32 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

32. The drug that disrupts the mitotic spindle by binding to tubulin and liver toxicity is its side effect is named as
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Question 33 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

33. The host for the Penicillium marneffe is
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Question 34 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

34. The habitat for the aspergillus across the world is
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Question 35 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

35. A dermal infection especially caused by the dermophytes is called
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Question 36 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

36. Internal organs of the body are known as
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Question 37 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

37. What is the portal of entry for Histoplasma?
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Question 38 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

38. The drug that binds with the Ergosterol in the cell membrane of the fungi and disrupts its function is
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Question 39 of 600

Basic Mycology MCQs

39. Sporothrix is a genus that causes a condition in a human named as
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Question 40 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

40. Urethritis is caused by
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Question 41 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

41. Borrelia is the causative agent for
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Question 42 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

42. Klebsilla E.coli Enterobacters and pseudomonas are causative agents for
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Question 43 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

43. Pneumonia is caused by
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Question 44 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

44. A wall-less aerobic and fried egg-shaped bacteria cause pneumonia named as
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Question 45 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

45. Botulinum toxin produces in wounds and food causing a disease named as botulism that is produced by
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Question 46 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

46. Anthrax is caused by the gram-positive rod named as
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Question 47 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

47. The other name for pertussis is
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Question 48 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

48. Corynebacterium is no-spore forming rod that causes
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Question 49 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

49. Syphilis is caused by
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Question 50 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

50. The main reservoir for the bacteria Campylobacter is
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Question 51 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

51. Absence of skin and other organs is a disease caused by
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Question 52 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

52. Plague is caused mostly by
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Question 53 of 600

Classification of Medically important Bacteria MCQs

53. Meningitis is a disease of the brain which is caused by
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Question 54 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

54. Human Immunodeficiency Virus belongs to a family called
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Question 55 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

55. A human pathogen called Hantavirus belongs to a family
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Question 56 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

56. The smallest RNA virus with a diameter 28 nm is called
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Question 57 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

57. The size of papovavirus is
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Question 58 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

58. The human pathogen of a family arenavirus is
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Question 59 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

59. The member of a family Reoviruses that causes diarrhea in infants is called
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Question 60 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

60. Parvovirus papovavirus and adenovirus are three
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Question 61 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

61. What type of shape Filoviruses have?
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Question 62 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

62. In the family coronavirus, the word corona refers to
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Question 63 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

63. The diameter of arenavirus ranges from 80 nm to
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Question 64 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

64. The myxo used in the name of Orthomyxoviruses refers to the affinity of virus towards
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Question 65 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

65. Rhabdoviruses are also named as
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Question 66 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

66. What is the approximate size of the parvovirus?
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Question 67 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

67. The size of Orthomyxoviruses ranges from
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Question 68 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

68. The naked viruses with icosahedral symmetry having double-stranded supercoiled DNA are known as
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Question 69 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

69. What size reoviruses does have?
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Question 70 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

70. Measles and mumps virus belongs to a family called
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Question 71 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

71. Poxviruses have
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Question 72 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

72. The size of the delta virus is
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Question 73 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

73. The symmetry of arenavirus is
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Question 74 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

74. What is the approximate size of the togaviruses?
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Question 75 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

75. Hepatitis B virus is a member of a family
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Question 76 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

76. What is the size of adenovirus is
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Question 77 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

77. In Rhabdoviruses the term rhabdo refers to as
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Question 78 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

78. Herpesvirus is noted in causing
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Question 79 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

79. The human pathogen of family togaviruses is
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Question 80 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

80. What is the estimated diameter of Caliciviruses?
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Question 81 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

81. In the family of Rhabdoviruses, the only human pathogens are
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Question 82 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

82. The human pathogens of the family of togaviruses include alphavirus and
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Question 83 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

83. Dengue virus is the member of a family called
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Question 84 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

84. The diameter of herpesviruses is
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Question 85 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

85. Severe acute respiratory syndrome in human is caused by
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Question 86 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

86. The word filo used in the name of family filoviruses resembles with
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Question 87 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

87. The small naked single-stranded linear DNA virus having 22 nm size is called
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Question 88 of 600

Classification of Viruses MCQs

88. The diameter of hepadnavirus is
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Question 89 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

89. The mode of transmission for the cache valley virus is
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Question 90 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

90. Papillomavirus are classified based on the DNA restriction fragment
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Question 91 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

91. The genome of the herpesvirus is linear
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Question 92 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

92. Arbovirus is classified into three main groups namely bunyaviruses togaviruses and
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Question 93 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

93. The alternative name for the hepatocellular carcinoma is
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Question 94 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

94. Which is true about the Ebola virus?
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Question 95 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

95. The way of transmission of an arbovirus is
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Question 96 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

96. Noroviruses is the causative agent for
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Question 97 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

97. The virus that is well known in causing the latent infection is called as
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Question 98 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

98. Norovirus is a common cause of
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Question 99 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

99. A condition characterized by swelling in the gland is called
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Question 100 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

100. A protein containing partial with no detachable nucleic acid are known as
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Question 101 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

101. Burkitt s lymphoma in African children is caused by
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Question 102 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

102. Papovavirus is the
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Question 103 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

103. HDV belongs to the family
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Question 104 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

104. The pol gene is involved in the integration of viral DNA into the host cell with the help of an enzyme called
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Question 105 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

105. A gene that may cause of initiation of cancer growth is known as
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Question 106 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

106. Human urban yellow fever is transmitted by
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Question 107 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

107. Faecal-oral and respiratory tract is the mode of transmission for
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Question 108 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

108. The transplacental and respiratory tract is a mode of transmission for
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Question 109 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

109. Korean hemorrhagic fever is caused by the
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Question 110 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

110. In the transcription of the RNA genome into DNA, the involved gene is known as
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Question 111 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

111. Hendra virus is a human pathogen that is identified in
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Question 112 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

112. Varicella-zoster virus is transmitted by the
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Question 113 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

113. Norovirus is also known as
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Question 114 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

114. The word cancer is derived from the Latin word
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Question 115 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

115. Kaposi s sarcoma is an opportunistic infection in AIDS patient and is its causative agent in
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Question 116 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

116. The immune attack against the viral antigens on infected hepatocytes is mediated by
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Question 117 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

117. The rubella virus causes infection in pregnant women known as
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Question 118 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

118. The epidemic encephalitis characterized by headache fever and caused by
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Question 119 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

119. The common cold is caused by the
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Question 120 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

120. The host for the poliomyelitis is limited to
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Question 121 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

121. Varicella-zoster virus is abbreviated as
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Question 122 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

122. All herpesviruses have
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Question 123 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

123. HSV-1 stands for
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Question 124 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

124. In the name of the family Reovirus the word, reo refer to
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Question 125 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

125. The causative agent for the scrapie in sheep is
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Question 126 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

126. The paramyxovirus is a causative agent for severe bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children named as
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Question 127 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

127. In children the astrovirus causes
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Question 128 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

128. The mode of transmission for the dengue is
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Question 129 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

129. HBV belongs to the family
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Question 130 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

130. A disease in sheep characterized by demyelinating and pneumonia are known as
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Question 131 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

131. The recurrent epidemics of the influenza is caused by the
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Question 132 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

132. The natural host for the respiratory syncytial virus is
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Question 133 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

133. A common disease in infants that is characterized by transient rash and high fever is caused by
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Question 134 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

134. The virion lacks
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Question 135 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

135. Marburg virus was first identified as a human pathogen in
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Question 136 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

136. Echoviruses is similar in structure to
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Question 137 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

137. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus causes T-cell leukemia in
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Question 138 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

138. A disease muscle twitching and lack of coordination occurs due to a prion known as
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Question 139 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

139. The study of cancer is known as
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Question 140 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

140. Mode of transmission for the human papillomavirus is skin as well as a
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Question 141 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

141. In Africa and South America Jungle yellow fever is a disease of
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Question 142 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

142. Ebola virus was identified in
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Question 143 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

143. The leading cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis in infants is
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Question 144 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

144. Hepatic carcinoma is caused by the
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Question 145 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

145. Arthritis is a disease of
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Question 146 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

146. The viral gastroenteritis in young children is caused by
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Question 147 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

147. Majority of upper and lower respiratory tract infection is caused by the
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Question 148 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

148. The change in the shape growth properties and other features of the tumor cell is called as
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Question 149 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

149. Cache Valley virus was first time isolated in
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Question 150 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

150. Smallpox virus is also known as
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Question 151 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

151. Member of a family flavivirus is
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Question 152 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

152. Retroviruses are also called as
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Question 153 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

153. Conjunctivitis is caused by
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Question 154 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

154. Which is true about Astrovirus?
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Question 155 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

155. The size of togaviruses is
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Question 156 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

156. Croup in young children is caused by
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Question 157 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

157. Other than warts some species of the papillomavirus may cause carcinoma of the
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Question 158 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

158. What is the approximate size of the Orthomyxoviruses?
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Question 159 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

159. Rabies is the condition caused by the bite of
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Question 160 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

160. The kidney carcinoma in frogs is implicated by
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Question 161 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

161. A new group of rodent-borne viruses is named as
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Question 162 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

162. A disease that is characterized by the ataxia tremors and itching in sheep is known as
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Question 163 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

163. German measles is caused by
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Question 164 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

164. Viral gastroenteritis in young children is caused by
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Question 165 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

165. Alphaviruses and Rubi viruses are families of
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Question 166 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

166. Rous sarcoma virus is
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Question 167 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

167. Classical dengue is also known as
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Question 168 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

168. Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy is also known as
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Question 169 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

169. CMV is an abbreviation of
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Question 170 of 600

Clinical Virology MCQs

170. Slapped cheek syndrome is caused by
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Question 171 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

171. What is true about Amantadine?
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Question 172 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

172. Ganciclovir is an effective treatment against
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Question 173 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

173. Rescriptor is an alternative name for
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Question 174 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

174. Cidofovir is a nucleoside analog of cytosine lacks
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Question 175 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

175. An approved drug for hepatitis B in adults known as
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Question 176 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

176. The drug used against chronic active hepatitis is
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Question 177 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

177. The entry of HIV in the cell is blocked by the
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Question 178 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

178. Entecavir is a
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Question 179 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

179. The replication of the influenza A virus is inhibited by
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Question 180 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

180. Enfuvirtide is an alternative name of
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Question 181 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

181. Stavudine is the drug that inhibits the synthesis of
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Question 182 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

182. Entecavir has no activity against
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Question 183 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

183. A duration of time a specific antibody develops becoming detachable in the blood known as
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Question 184 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

184. The main side effect of the nevirapine is
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Question 185 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

185. The main side effect of the drug ganciclovir includes leukopenia and
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Question 186 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

186. Ziagen is a drug that is also called as
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Question 187 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

187. The attachment of the erythrocytes to the surface of the virally infected cell is termed as
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Question 188 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

188. Ganciclovir has a structure that is similar to
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Question 189 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

189. The main side effect of the drug cidofovir is
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Question 190 of 600

Drugs and Vaccines MCQs

190. The main side effect of the drug dideoxyinosine is
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Question 191 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

191. The process of mating through which two bacterial cells transfer their DNA a cell acts as a host while other as the recipient the process is known as
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Question 192 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

192. If a base replaces by another base pair sequence the mutation the resulting replacement is known as
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Question 193 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

193. The genetic material of the bacteria is composed of a single-stranded
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Question 194 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

194. Transfer of DNA from one cell to another is known as
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Question 195 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

195. The substitutions that prematurely stops the synthesis of protein by generating the stop codon called as
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Question 196 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

196. A wall-less mycoplasma having the molecular weight approximately
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Question 197 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

197. Recipient bacteria in conjugation are usually
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Question 198 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

198. The bacteria composed single chromosomes having a single copy of the gene known as
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Question 199 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

199. What are the approximate numbers of base pairs of bacterial DNA?
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Question 200 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

200. The transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another is carried out by
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Question 201 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

201. When one or more base pair are deleted or added in the sequence shifts the reading frame on the ribosome called
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Question 202 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

202. Within the bacterial cells, the transfer of DNA is carried out through
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Question 203 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

203. A minor change in the sequence of base pairs is called
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Question 204 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

204. The transfer of DNA mediated by bacteriophage is called as
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Question 205 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

205. During conjugation, the process of mating is controlled by
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Question 206 of 600

Genetics of Bacterial Cells MCQs

206. Pilin is an important protein that forms the conjugation tube during the process of conjugation the process is named as
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Question 207 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

207. The poliovirus have single-stranded RNA of
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Question 208 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

208. Site of attachment of the rabies virus is
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Question 209 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

209. The mutations that are valuable in determining the function of the viral gene is called
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Question 210 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

210. Parvoviruses composed of
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Question 211 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

211. The process by which virus transfer the gene from one cell to another called
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Question 212 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

212. If the viral DNA integrates into the host cell chromosomes with no progeny production the process is called
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Question 213 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

213. In the viral gene expression, the first step is the synthesis of
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Question 214 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

214. The viral DNA replicates in
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Question 215 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

215. The process one or both viruses infect the cells having mutation and produced the nonfictional pro- tein called as
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Question 216 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

216. During the process of complementation, the helping virus mediate the replication in the
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Question 217 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

217. If a cell is infected by a virus the calculated time to replicate it is approximately
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Question 218 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

218. Poxviruses replicate in
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Question 219 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

219. All viruses replicate in DNA except
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Question 220 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

220. The first step of the viral replication cycle is
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Question 221 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

221. All the RNA viruses contain single-stranded RNA except
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Question 222 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

222. Which DNA does not have a double-strand DNA?
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Question 223 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

223. The example of a single-stranded RNA virus with negative polarity is
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Question 224 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

224. The retrovirus and influenza virus replicates in
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Question 225 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

225. Gag and pol are viral
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Question 226 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

226. After completion of a viral replication cycle, the number of progeny in the host cell is approximately
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Question 227 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

227. A particular family of viruses that is diploid known as
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Question 228 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

228. The site of attachment for HIV is
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Question 229 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

229. A sudden change in the sequence of DNA or RNA is called
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Question 230 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

230. The process of viruses or viral vectors in combination with foreign viral envelope producing proteins known as
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Question 231 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

231. The segment of RNA that have both negative and positive polarity regions is known as
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Question 232 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

232. In the therapeutic process, the nucleic acid is delivered in the patient s cell as a drug to recover a dis- ease the process is known as
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Question 233 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

233. The inability to replicate in certain viruses providing an ultimate advantage in the
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Question 234 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

234. When the exchange of segment between the viruses having segmented genome the process is known as
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Question 235 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

235. The transcription of RNA to double-stranded DNA is catalyzed by the enzyme
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Question 236 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

236. The integration of viral DNA into the cell DNA results in a structure named as
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Question 237 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

237. The replicative cycle of most of the viruses is completed in
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Question 238 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

238. The enzymes reverse transcriptase is coded by
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Question 239 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

239. Between two chromosomes the exchange of gene is called as
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D.

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Question 240 of 600

Genetics of Viruses MCQs

240. If a cell has acquired new character as a result of integrated prophage the process is called as
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Question 241 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

241. The minimum time for doubling of E. Coli generation is approximately
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Question 242 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

242. The reproduction of bacteria usually undergoes a
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Question 243 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

243. The bacteria that depend on oxygen for their ATP generation is called
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Question 244 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

244. Clostridium tetanus is an example of
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Question 245 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

245. In bacterial growth, the growth rate slowed down due to toxic products or depletion of nutrients the re- sulting phase is known as
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Question 246 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

246. Mycobacterium tuberculosis doubles their generation in a calculated time interval of
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Question 247 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

247. The phase of bacterial growth in which the bacterial parent cell does not divide but the metabolic activ- ity is vigorous named as
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Question 248 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

248. In binary fission, the parent cell divides to form
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Question 249 of 600

Growth of Bacterial Cells MCQs

249. In the death phase, there is a remarkable decrease in the number of
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Question 250 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

250. If the person s defense mechanism produces antibodies against the infection or vaccination the immunity is termed as
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Question 251 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

251. Staphylococcus aureus is mostly isolated from
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Question 252 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

252. When meningitis is suspected the test for diagnosis is carried out known as
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Question 253 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

253. Beta hemolytic streptococci are primarily detected by the help of
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Question 254 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

254. For infection skin and mucous membranes acting as a
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Question 255 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

255. When phagocytes attack the infectious particles for destruction the process is called as
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Question 256 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

256. If an antibody injects in the human body for the protection against the foreign agent the resulting immunity is
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Question 257 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

257. Shigella and Campylobacter are isolated by
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Question 258 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

258. When tuberculosis and pneumonia is suspected diagnosis is carried out in the laboratory by using
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Question 259 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

259. An important mediator of the pain is
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Question 260 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

260. Important phagocytes responses to inflammation included macrophages and
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Question 261 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

261. Neisseria gonorrhoeae Treponema pallidum and chlamydia trachomatis are isolated from the
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Question 262 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

262. A small polypeptide attract the neutrophils and macrophages towards infection site named as
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B.
C.
D.

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Question 263 of 600

Host Defenses and Laboratory Diagnosis MCQs

263. Urine culture is used when a person is suspected with a disease known as
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C.
D.

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Question 264 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

264. In the category of the minor pathogen, a specie that is found in faces of chickens and other domestic animals is named as
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B.
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Question 265 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

265. The mode of transmission for the Yersinia pestis is
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Question 266 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

266. The penicillinase-producing strain is isolated from the patients that exhibit high-level resistance in
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Question 267 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

267. Gram-negative human pathogens include N. gonorrhea and
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Question 268 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

268. Actinomycetes are long chain-forming bacteria that resembles in structure with
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Question 269 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

269. Endocarditis is the infection caused by the
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Question 270 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

270. M. Bovis is also a causative agent for Tuberculosis in human and is transmitted by
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Question 271 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

271. A human pathogen that causes abscesses of tonsils sinuses and brain in mixed anaerobic infection is known as
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Question 272 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

272. An opportunistic pathogen that causes pneumonia and sepsis in humans associated with hospitals known as
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B.
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D.

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Question 273 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

273. Trimethoprim-sulfa is the drug of choice for
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Question 274 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

274. In premature infants, the sepsis and meningitis is caused by
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Question 275 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

275. The causative agent for acne in teenagers is caused by
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Question 276 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

276. For the meningococcal infection, the drug of choice is
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Question 277 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

277. A pathogen that produces a purple color pigment is named as
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Question 278 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

278. Chlamydiae are obligate organisms that can grow only within the cell and hence are
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Question 279 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

279. Gardnerella vaginalis is the specie that is located in
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Question 280 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

280. What is the most distinguishing feature of the mycoplasma?
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Question 281 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

281. A medical condition lack of appetite for food is a major symptom known as
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D.

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Question 282 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

282. Spirochetes have a distinctive quality that they are
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Question 283 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

283. The other name for the plague is
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Question 284 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

284. The drug used for the gonococcal infection is
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Question 285 of 600

Normal Flora and Major Pathogens MCQs

285. Inflammation of the digestive tract due to infections by bacterial pathogen Y. enterovolitica is called as
A.
B.
C.
D.