microbiology MCQs – Page 5

Practise focused microbiology questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

microbiology Mcqs
81. The killer cells are associated with immunologic response___________________?
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A. Type III

B. Type I

C. Type II

D. Type IV

82. IgG has subclasses_______________?
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A. 4

B. 2

C. 1

D. 3

83. Sclerotic bodies measuring 3-5m in size, multi-septate, chestnut, brown color is characteristic of________________?
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A. Phaeohypomycosis

B. Rhinosporodiosis

C. Histoplasmosis

D. Chromoblastomycosis
84. Dengue virus belongs to______________?
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A. Flavi virus

B. Rhabdoviridae

C. Reoviridae

D. Togaviridae

85. Which of the following viruses appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of Kaposis sarcoma_____________?
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A. Human Herpes Virus 4

B. Human Herpes Virus 1

C. Human Herpes Virus 8

D. Human Herpes Virus 3

86. Which of the following belongs to cell fraction derived vaccine______________?
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A. Measles

B. Mumps

C. Rubella

D. Hepatitis B
87. Methods for the diagnosis of superficial fungal infection________________?
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A. All of the above

B. KOH staining

C. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings

D. Wood light examination

88. Candida is most often implicated in causation___________________?
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A. Tenea capitis

B. Desert rheumatism

C. Thrush

D. Conjunctivitis

89. Culture media of candida is_________________?
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A. Saborauds medium

B. Methylene blue dextrose agar

C. All of the above

D. Pingolevin

90. Which of the following is not a pox virus ?
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A. Cowpox

B. Molluscum contagiosum

C. chicken pox

D. Small pox

91. In falciparum malaria, causes of anemia are due to all except__________________?
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A. Malabsorption

B. Spleen sequestration

C. Bone marrow depression

D. Hemolysis

92. Which is type II hypersensitivity ?
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A. Cytotoxic / cytolytic type

B. Immune complex mediated

C. Anaphylaxis

D. Delayed hypersensitivity

93. Delhi boil refer to_______________?
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A. L. Tropica sore

B. Venereal ulcer

C. Malignant pustule

D. Solar Keratosis

94. Thread worm is______________?
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A. Ancylostoma

B. Ascaris

C. Enterobius

D. Necator

95. The difference between sterilization and disinfection is that_______________?
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A. Sterilization is easier to achieve

B. Sterilization involves chemicals and disinfection involves physical methods

C. Sterilization kills all spores but disinfection does not

D. Disinfection kills all spores but sterilization does not

96. Which of the following is true about amoebic liver disease ?
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A. Non-suppurative form is the serious form of extra intestinal amoebiasis

B. Trophozoites can be visualized in the pus

C. Portal system is the main filtration system

D. Left lobe of liver is commonly involved

97. The mechanism of genetic transfer where a phage serves as a vehicle is_______________?
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A. Conjugation

B. Translation

C. Transformation

D. Lysogeny
98. Certain viruses have been isolated in crytalline form and have been found to be_____________?
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A. Nucleotides

B. Phospholipids

C. Scleroproteins

D. Nucleoproteins
99. The component that sensitizes bacteria and virus to UV irradiation_______________?
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A. Inorganic salts

B. Nucleic acids

C. Lipids

D. Carbohydrates

100. All the following amoeba live in the large intestine except_________________?
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A. nana

B. gingivalis

C. coli

D. histolytica