2201. Commonest mycobacterial infection in tropical countries_______________?
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A. M. leprae

B. Kansasi

C. M. avium intracellulare

D. M. tuberculosis
2202. Which of the following is obligate aerobe ?
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A. Pseudomonas aerogenosa

B. coli

C. diphtheria

D. Proteus

2203. Adjuvant given along with antigens are going to________________?
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A. Reduce the antigenicity

B. Increase toxigenicity

C. reduce the toxigenicity

D. Increase antigenicity
2204. Sterilisation control for moist heat is or The efficacy of the moist heat sterilization technique commonly used to sterlilize laboratory ware and culture media is tested by using_______________?
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A. using Bacillus stearo thermo philus

B. Using non-pathogenic strain of clostridium tetani

C. Using chemical indicator

D. Using methylene blue

2206. Glasswares are sterilised by______________?
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A. Formaldehyde

B. Incineration

C. Autoclaving

D. Hot air oven
2207. Sterilization is a process in which_________________?
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A. Deactivate all spores and dill pathogenic organism

B. Kill all non-pathogenic micro-organisms in the environment

C. Kill all pathogenic micro-organisms

D. Deactivate all pathogens not spores

2208. Prozone phenomenon is due to______________?
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A. Excess antibody

B. Disproportionate antigen antibody levels

C. Excess antigen

D. Hyper immune reaction

2210. Immunoglobulin consists of________________?
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A. 1 light, 1 heavy chain

B. 1 heavy, 2 light chains

C. 3 light, 1 heavy chain

D. 2 light, 2 heavy chains
2211. In transmission of malaria, mosquito bite transfers_______________?
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A. Gametocyte

B. Sporozoite

C. Merozoite

D. Hypnozoite

2212. By using phase contrast microscope_______________?
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A. Internal metabolic activities can be observed

B. Internal structures are differentiated in living cells

C. Internal structures are differentiated in dead cells

D. External capsule formation can be observed

2213. Cleavage of IgG molecule by Papin gives rise to:One Fc fragment and two Fab fragments_______________?
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A. Two Fc fragment and one Fab fragment

B. One Fc fragment and four Fab fragments

C. Two Fc fragments and two Fab fragments

D. One Fc fragment and two Fab fragments
2215. Sterilisation is______________?
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A. Only pathogenic micro-organisms killed

B. All pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms killed

C. Pathogens killed but spores are not affected

D. Non-pathogenic killed

2216. IL-1 is produced by_________________?
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A. Helper B cells

B. Helper T cells

C. Macrophages

D. Monocytes

2217. Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (SSS syndrome) is due to______________?
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A. Enterotoxin B

B. Enterotoxin A

C. Enterotoxin F

D. Enterotoxin D

2218. Which of the following is not used as disinfectant________________?
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A. 2% Lysol

B. 5% chloroxylene

C. 100% alcohol

D. 1-2% cetrimide

2219. Most sensitive test for antigen detection is_______________?
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A. Passive hemaglutination

B. ELISA

C. Radioimmuno Assay

D. Immunoflourescence

2220. Haptane is_______________?
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A. High molecular protein

B. Carrier required for specific antibody production

C. None of the above

D. Same as epitopes

2221. Leprosy bacilli can be grown in_________________?
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A. Foot paid on nine branded armadilo

B. Testes of guinea pig

C. Tail of guinea pig

D. Testes of albino rats

2222. Which is type II hypersensitivity ?
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A. Anaphylaxis

B. Immune complex mediated

C. Cytotoxic / cytolytic type

D. Delayed hypersensitivity

2223. Endotoxins differ from exotoxins in that endotoxins______________?
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A. are proteins

B. are highly antigenic

C. are heat labile

D. activate complement by the alternate pathway
2224. Which component of the cell wall is responsible________________?
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A. Boivin antigen

B. Region I

C. Region II

D. Region III
2225. Exotoxins are____________________?
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A. Protein compound

B. Lipid-polysaccharide complex

C. Lipoprotein

D. None

2226. The best skin disinfectant is________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Savlon

C. Chlorhexdine

D. Alcohol

2227. Example of immune complex hyper-sensitivity reaction is______________?
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A. Transfusion reaction

B. Contact dermatitis

C. Serum sickness

D. Atopic allergy

2228. Pneumococus can be differentiated from streptococcus by________________?
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A. Gram staining

B. Bile solubility

C. Type of hemolysis

D. Growth characteristics

2231. Neurotoxin of tetanus acts on______________?
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A. Synapse

B. Brain

C. Muscle

D. Spinal card
2232. Actinomycosis is a_________________?
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A. Aerobic bacterial disease

B. Anaerobic bacterial disease

C. Aerobic fungal disease

D. Anaerobic fungal disease

2233. Immunity that is conferred to the foetus by transfer of IgG and IgA antibodies is called as______________?
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A. Active acquired immunity

B. Passive natural immunity

C. Passive acquired immunity

D. Natural active immunity

2234. Which of the following provides best gurantee for sterlization in the heat sterilizer ?
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A. Using chemical indicator strip or pouch

B. Recording a temperature/ pressure readings from sterilizer guage

C. Determining the ability of a sterilizer to kill the hepatitis B virus

D. Using a bacterial spore test
2235. Spores are disinfected by_______________?
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A. Glutaraldehyde

B. Betapropiolactone

C. Formaldehyde

D. Hexachlorophen

E. Both A & C
2237. Most antibodies are produced in the________________?
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A. Thymus and the appendix

B. Spleen and the lymph nodes

C. Heart and the liver

D. Brain and the meninges

2238. Post streptococcal acute glomerulo nephritis is an example of________________?
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A. Type II hypersensitivity

B. Type III hypersensitivity

C. Type IV hypersensitivity

D. Type I hypersensitivity

2239. About N. gonorrhoea, all are true except__________________?
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A. Found exclusively in human beings.

B. Most common cause of urethritis is male

C. Wide spread axoregnic stains cause disseminated gonococcal infection

D. All stains are highly susceptible to penicillin
2240. Which of the following is not true of boiling water_____________?
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A. Can kill vegetative bacterial cells

B. Used for sterilizing surgical instruments

C. It can kill hepatitis B virus

D. Can kill mycobacterium tuberculosis

2242. Disinfection frees the surface from______________?
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A. Vegetative forms

B. Spore forms

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2244. One of the following is a zoonotic disease_____________?
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A. Typhoid

B. Anthrax

C. Cholera

D. Bacillary dysentery

2245. The spirochete which is associated with fusospirochetosis is______________?
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A. Treponema pallidum

B. Treponjema pertenue

C. Borrelia vincenti

D. Borrelia burgdorferi

2246. Techoic acid is present in_____________?
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A. Cell wall of Gram positive organisms

B. Cell wall of Gram negative organisms

C. Cytoplasm of Gram negative organisms

D. Cytoplasm of Gram positive organisms

2247. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is best demonstrated by_________________?
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A. Ziehl-Neelsen stain

B. PAS stain

C. Grams stain

D. H & E stain

2248. Candida is most often implicated in causation___________________?
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A. Conjunctivitis

B. Tenea capitis

C. Desert rheumatism

D. Thrush
2249. Erysipelas is caused by________________?
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A. Group A steptococci

B. Gonococci

C. Pneumococci

D. Group B staphylococci
2250. Pseudomonas aeruginosa_________________?
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A. Produces heat stable enterotoxin

B. Causes Shangai fever

C. Does not produce any pigment

D. Cannot be destroyed at 55 degree at 1 hr.