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Microbiology | Set 2
1. Rh factor of the blood was discovered by scientist
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Landsteiner and Weiner
C. Janskey
D. Moss
Correct : B. Landsteiner and Weiner
2. Trepanema pallidum was discovered by
A. Schaudinn and Hoffman
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Burgey
D. Laennec
Correct : A. Schaudinn and Hoffman
3. Fluroscent substance used in fluorescent microscopy are
A. Quinine sulphate
B. Auramine
C. All of these
D. None of these
Correct : C. All of these
4. In Streptococcus fecalis, the conjugation takes place at
A. Pili
B. Cell membrane
C. Cell wall
D. Flagella
Correct : C. Cell wall
5. The infected mad dogs may contain
A. Nergi bodie
B. Niagri bodies
C. Negri bodies
D. Neisser bodies
Correct : C. Negri bodies
6. What disease the Nesser will produce?
A. Mump
B. Rubella
C. Polio
D. Measles
Correct : D. Measles
7. Rancidity in spoiled foods is due to
A. Lipolytic organisms
B. Proteolytic organisms
C. Toxigenic microbes
D. Saccharolytic microbes
Correct : A. Lipolytic organisms
8. The Baterium that is most commonly used in genetic engineering is
A. Escherichia
B. Klebsiella
C. Proteius
D. Serratia
Correct : A. Escherichia
9. The functions of plasmid are
A. DNA replication
B. Protein synthesis
C. Cell wall synthesis
D. None of the above
Correct : D. None of the above
10. Mycoplasmas are bacterial cells that
A. Fail to reproduce on artificial meida
B. Have a rigid cell wall
C. Are resistant to penicillin
D. Stain well with Gram’s stain
Correct : C. Are resistant to penicillin
11. The etiologic agent of botulism is a
A. Neurotoxin
B. Endotoxin
C. Enterotoxin
D. All of the above
Correct : A. Neurotoxin
12. The bacterial cells are at their metabolic peak during
A. Lag phase
B. Log
C. Stationary
D. Decline
Correct : B. Log
13. Protein particles which can infect are called
A. Viron
B. Prions
C. Nucleoida
D. None of these
Correct : B. Prions
14. In most of purple bacteria, the light harvesting centers are
A. B 850 & Fe-
B. B 850 & B 875
C. B 845 & B 875
D. B 850 & B830
Correct : B. B 850 & B 875
15. Endotoxin produced by gramnegative bacteria is present in
A. Peptidoglycan
B. Lippolysacharide
C. Theichoic acid
D. Inner membrane
Correct : B. Lippolysacharide
16. Which one of the following was Gramnegative, chemolithotrophic bacteria?
A. Siderococcu
B. E.coli
C. Spirellum
D. Mycoplasms
Correct : B. E.coli
17. The mode of reproduction which occurs in mycoplasma is
A. Budding
B. Bursting
C. Binary fission
D. Binary fusion
Correct : C. Binary fission
18. Which one of the following is about Herpes viruses?
A. Icosahedral, with envelope, ds DNA
B. Polyhedral with envelope, ds DNA
C. RNA, helical with envelope
D. ds DNA, brick shape
Correct : A. Icosahedral, with envelope, ds DNA
19. Which one of the following produce typical fried egg appearance colonies on solid media?
A. Mycobacteria
B. Mycoplasts
C. Mycoplasms
D. Bacteroides
Correct : C. Mycoplasms
20. An organism that is osmophilic and has a specific requirements for sodium chloride resembles
A. Halophile
B. Basophile
C. Barophile
D. Xerophile
Correct : A. Halophile
21. A population of cells derived from a single cell are called
A. Monclonal cell
B. Clones
C. Protoplasts
D. Sub culture
Correct : B. Clones
22. Hetrolactic acid bacteria produce
A. Lactic acid only
B. Lactic acid + H2O + CO2
C. Lactic acid + CO2
D. Lactic acid + alchohol + CO2
Correct : D. Lactic acid + alchohol + CO2
23. In which of the follwing microorganism, conjunction tube was not produced during conjunction process?
A. Thiobaillus thiooxidence
B. T. ferroxidance
C. Tetrahymena thermophila
D. Cryptaporiclium
Correct : A. Thiobaillus thiooxidence
24. Which of the following is most similar to Rickettsia and Chlamydia?
A. Bdellovibrio
B. Clostridium
C. Mycobacterium
D. Mycoldaima
Correct : C. Mycobacterium
25. How would you distinguish pseudomonas species from E-cloi?
A. Gram staining
B. Morphology
C. Glucose fermentation Vs Respiration
D. All of the above
Correct : C. Glucose fermentation Vs Respiration
26. Which of the following is pathogenic to humans?
A. Spirogyra
B. Cephaleuros
C. Prototheca
D. Both b and c
Correct : C. Prototheca
27. Tumer inducing plasmids are extensively used in production of
A. Avirulent phases
B. Single cell proteins
C. Transgenic plants
D. Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Correct : C. Transgenic plants
28. The viruses that live as parasites on bacteria are
A. Fungi
B. Commensels
C. Bacteriophages
D. None of these
Correct : C. Bacteriophages
29. The anthrax disease is most frequently infected from
A. Cattle
B. Sheeps
C. Rats
D. Both a and b
Correct : D. Both a and b
30. The colonies produced by Pseudomonas on Mac Conkey’s medium are
A. Purple colored
B. Pink colored
C. Pale colored
D. Green colored
Correct : C. Pale colored
31. Staining material of gram positive bacterium is
A. Fast green
B. Haematoxylon
C. Crystal violet
D. Safranin
Correct : C. Crystal violet
32. The pigment present in red algae is
A. Rhodochrome
B. Fucoxanthin
C. Chlorophyll only
D. Chlorophyll + phycobilin
Correct : D. Chlorophyll + phycobilin
33. During mitosis, synapsis occurs in the phase called
A. Telophase
B. Anaphase
C. Prophase
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Prophase
34. Which of the following change is a transition?
A. ATGC’!ATCC
B. ATGC’!ATGG
C. ATGC’!AGGC
D. None of these
Correct : D. None of these
35. Citrus canker is caused by
A. Phytomona
B. Salmonella
C. Lactobacillus
D. Hay bacillus
Correct : A. Phytomona
36. Bacter ia that are respons ib le for fermentation of dairy milk are
A. Azetobacter
B. Rhizobium
C. Lactobacillus
D. Hay bacillus
Correct : C. Lactobacillus
37. The fungal disease that affect the internal organs and spread through the body are called
A. Mycose
B. Systemic mycoses
C. Mycotoxicosis
D. Superficial mycoses
Correct : B. Systemic mycoses
38. The staining technique used to stain the metachromatic granules of Corynebacterium
A. Giemsa stain
B. Alberts stain
C. Acid fast staining
D. Both a and b
Correct : B. Alberts stain
39. The orderly increase in all components of protoplasm of a cell is called
A. Reproduction
B. Cell division
C. Growth
D. All of the above
Correct : C. Growth
40. The causative organism of cholera, i.e., Vibrio show the movement called
A. Gliding movement
B. Darting movement
C. Pseudopoidal movement
D. None of these
Correct : B. Darting movement
41. Erythrocytes will get its ATP energy only by
A. Glycolysi
B. Kreb’s cycle
C. Electron Transport
D. HMP shunt
Correct : A. Glycolysi
42. Virus will contain
A. Cell membrane
B. Cell wall
C. DNA
D. DNA or RNA
Correct : D. DNA or RNA
43. The bacterial pili mainly contain
A. Carbohydrate
B. Lipids
C. Proteins
D. Minerals
Correct : C. Proteins
44. The wonder drug of second world war is produced by
A. Algae
B. Fungi
C. Bacteria
D. Plants
Correct : B. Fungi
45. Role of bacteria in carbon cycle is
A. Photosynthesis
B. Chemosynthesis
C. Breakdown of organic compounds
D. Assimilation of nitrogen compounds
Correct : C. Breakdown of organic compounds
46. Centromere is that part of chromosome where
A. Nucleoli are formed
B. Crossing over takes places
C. Chromatids are attached
D. Naking occurs
Correct : C. Chromatids are attached
47. Somatic cell of the adult body are haploid in many except
A. Vertebrate
B. Invertebrates
C. Fungi
D. Vascular plants
Correct : C. Fungi
48. Congential diseases are
A. Diseases present at birth
B. Deficiency disease
C. Occur during life
D. Spread from one individual to another
Correct : A. Diseases present at birth
49. The enzyme needed in biological systems for joining two molecules is called
A. Lyase
B. Diastases
C. Polymerases
D. Hydrolase
Correct : C. Polymerases
50. Meosomes are the part of
A. Plasma membrane
B. ER
C. Lysosomes
D. Golgi
Correct : A. Plasma membrane
51. All prokaryotes are surrounded by a cell wall except
A. Mycoplasm
B. Sperochetes
C. Actinomycetes
D. Methanogena
Correct : A. Mycoplasm
52. Enzyme hydrolyzing bacterial cell wall
A. Lysozome
B. Reductase
C. Protease
D. Lysozyme
Correct : D. Lysozyme
53. Cows can digest straw because they contain
A. Cellulose hydrolyzing microorganisms
B. Protein hydrolyzing bacteria
C. Lipid hydrolyzing microorganisms
D. Amino acid degrading bacteria
Correct : A. Cellulose hydrolyzing microorganisms
54. The nucleus controls protein synthesis in the cytoplasm by sending
A. Chromatin
B. A DNA template
C. m RNA molecule
D. A pecialized protein
Correct : C. m RNA molecule
55. The site of energy production in a cell
A. Micro body
B. Chromosome
C. Ribosome
D. Mitochondria
Correct : D. Mitochondria
56. Thylakoid is present in
A. Mitochondria
B. Chloroplast
C. ER
D. Golgi apparatus
Correct : B. Chloroplast
57. Which one of the following bacteria has found extensive use in genetic engineering work in plants?
A. Clostridum septicum
B. Xanthomonas oriza
C. Bacillus coagulens
D. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Correct : D. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
58. Maximum application of animal cell culture technology today is in the production of
A. Insulin
B. Interferons
C. Vaccines
D. Edible proteins
Correct : C. Vaccines
59. Bacterial ribosomes are composed of
A. Protein and DNA
B. Protein and mRNA
C. Protein and rRNA
D. Protein and tRNA
Correct : C. Protein and rRNA
60. The potorespiration involves
A. Calvin cycle
B. Hatch-Slack cycle
C. Glycolate cycle
D. Kreb’s cycle
Correct : C. Glycolate cycle
61. Bioleaching is done by
A. Protozoa
B. Bacteria
C. Algae
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Bacteria
62. Inclusion bodies diagnostic of rabies are called
A. Elementary bodie
B. Pascheur bodies
C. Negri bodies
D. Guarnieri bodies
Correct : C. Negri bodies
63. Which of the following genera is most likely to contain organisms capable of surviving high temperature?
A. Vibrio
B. Pseudomonas
C. Torula
D. Coxiella
Correct : C. Torula
64. The major role of minor elements inside living organisms is to act as
A. Co-factors of enzymes
B. Building blocks of important amino acids
C. Constituents of hormones
D. Binder of cell structure
Correct : A. Co-factors of enzymes
65. The apparatus used to ma inta in a continuous culture
A. Chemostat
B. Autostat
C. Thermostat
D. Both a and c
Correct : A. Chemostat
66. The test used to detect the deamination of the amino acids by bacteria
A. Nessler’s reagent test
B. Proteolytic test
C. Lactose test
D. Rose aindole reagent test
Correct : A. Nessler’s reagent test
67. Diphtheria is caused by
A. Corynebacterium
B. Staphylococcus
C. Streptococcus
D. None of these
Correct : A. Corynebacterium
68. Koplic spots observed in the mucous membrane is characteristic feature of the disease
A. Rubella
B. Measles
C. Mumps
D. Influenza
Correct : C. Mumps
69. A bacterium containing prophage is called as
A. Lytic
B. Lysogen
C. Lytogen
D. None of these
Correct : B. Lysogen
70. The most infectious food borne disease is
A. Tetanu
B. Dysentery
C. Gas gangrene
D. Botulism
Correct : D. Botulism
71. An example for common air borne epidemic disease
A. Influenza
B. Typhoid
C. Encephalitis
D. Malaria
Correct : A. Influenza
72. Vrial genome can become integrated into the bacterial genomes are known as
A. Prophage
B. Temperatephage
C. Bacteriophage
D. Metaphage
Correct : B. Temperatephage
73. Rancidity of stored foods is due to the activity of
A. Toxigenic microbes
B. Proteolytic microbes
C. Saccharolytic microbes
D. Lipolytic microbes
Correct : D. Lipolytic microbes
74. Virion means
A. Infectious virus particles
B. Non-infectious particles
C. Incomplete particles
D. Defective virus particles
Correct : C. Incomplete particles
75. Virulence of the microorganisms can be reduced by
A. Attenuation
B. A virulence
C. Inactivation
D. Freezing
Correct : A. Attenuation
76. The test used for detection of typhoid fever
A. WIDAL test
B. ELISA
C. Rosewaller test
D. Westernblotting
Correct : A. WIDAL test
77. Bacteriophage capable of only lytic growth is called
A. Temperate
B. Avirulent
C. Virulent
D. None of these
Correct : A. Temperate
78. Diphtheria bacillus is otherwise known as
A. Fried-Landers bacillus
B. Kleb’s hofflers bacillus
C. Frchs bacillus
D. Koch’s bacillus
Correct : B. Kleb’s hofflers bacillus
79. Acridine dyes are more effective against
A. Gram positive
B. Gram negative
C. Ricke Hsia
D. Mycoplasma
Correct : A. Gram positive
80. In bacteria pigment bearing structures are
A. Chloroplast
B. Protoplast
C. Sphaeroplast
D. Chromatophores
Correct : D. Chromatophores
81. The procedure of differential staining of bacteria was developed by
A. A.H. Gram
B. H.C. Gram
C. N.C. Gram
D. H.A. Gram
Correct : B. H.C. Gram
82. Intermediate group of pathogen between bacteria and viruses which are intracellular parasites are called
A. Mucoplasma
B. Rickettsias
C. Prions
D. Virusoides
Correct : B. Rickettsias
83. Bacillus is an example of
A. Gram positive bacteria
B. Gram negative bacteria
C. Virus
D. Viroid
Correct : A. Gram positive bacteria
84. Amoebic dysentery in humans is caused by
A. Plasmodium
B. Paramecium
C. Yeast
D. Entamoeba histolytica
Correct : D. Entamoeba histolytica
85. Viral genome that can become integrated into bacterial genome is called
A. Prophage
B. Temperate phage
C. Bacteriophage
D. Metaphage
Correct : A. Prophage
86. Cytochromes are
A. Oxygen acceptor
B. ATP acceptors
C. Electron acceptors
D. Protein acceptors
Correct : C. Electron acceptors
87. The ce l ls hav ing F p lasm id in the chromosomes were termed as
A. Hfr
B. F–
C. Hbr
D. C+
Correct : A. Hfr
88. Recombination process occurring through the mediation of phages is
A. Conjunction
B. Transduction
C. Transformation
D. Transfection
Correct : B. Transduction
89. Mordant used in grams staining is
A. Crystal violet
B. Iodine
C. Saffranin
D. All of these
Correct : B. Iodine
90. Parasitic form must contain
A. Capsule
B. Cell-wall
C. Endospores
D. Flagella
Correct : B. Cell-wall
91. Gram staining is an example for
A. Simple staining
B. Differential staining
C. Negative staining
D. None of these
Correct : D. None of these
92. Following Cocci are non-motile except
A. Staphylococcu
B. Meningococcus
C. Gonococcus
D. Rhodococcus agilis
Correct : A. Staphylococcu
93. Aspergillus fumigatus can infect
A. Bird
B. Animals
C. Man
D. All of them
Correct : B. Animals
94. Enterotoxin responsible for food poisoning is secreted by
A. Enterococci
B. Entamoeba histolytica
C. Enterobacteriaceae
D. Straphylococci
Correct : D. Straphylococci
95. Autolysis is done by
A. Mitochondria
B. Lysosomes
C. Golgi bodies
D. Peroxisomes
Correct : B. Lysosomes
96. A facultative anaerobic is
A. Only grow anaerobically
B. Only grow in the presence of O2
C. Ordinarily an anaerobe but can grow with O2
D. Ordinarily an aerobe but can grow in absence of O2
Correct : D. Ordinarily an aerobe but can grow in absence of O2
97. The percentage of O2 required by moderate anaerobe is
A. 0%
B. < 0.5%
C. 2 – 8%
D. 5 – 10%
Correct : C. 2 – 8%
98. Interferon is formed by
A. Lymphocyte
B. Lymphoblasts
C. Fibroblasts
D. All of these
Correct : D. All of these
99. Pigment bearing structure of bacteria are
A. Mesosome
B. Plasmids
C. Mitochondria
D. Chromophores
Correct : D. Chromophores
100. Spirochete is
A. Gonococci
B. Strphylococci
C. Treponema pallidum
D. Streptococci
Correct : C. Treponema pallidum