RAJIV GANDHI COLLEGE OF NURSING

BSC NURSING 1ST YEAR

MICROBIOLOGY

Question 1 Tubercular bacilli grow best in-

Type multiple_choice
Option Absence of O2 incorrect
Option Presence of CO2 correct
Option Presence of O2 incorrect
Option None of these incorrect
Solution Presence of CO2
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Question 2 Antibody formation depends on

Type multiple_choice
Option Age of the person incorrect
Option Well being of the person incorrect
Option Amount of antigen incorrect
Option All of the above correct
Solution All of the above
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Question 3 AIDS is caused by

Type multiple_choice
Option Retrovirus correct
Option Prion incorrect
Option Rhabdovirus incorrect
Option Retroprison incorrect
Solution Retrovirus
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Question 4 Viral antigens are likely

Type multiple_choice
Option Proteins incorrect
Option Glyco proteins incorrect
Option Lipo proteins incorrect
Option Both a and b correct
Solution Both a and b
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Question 5 Which disease condition is diagnosed by shick test-

Type multiple_choice
Option Pertusis incorrect
Option Tuberculosis incorrect
Option Diphtheria correct
Option Typhoid incorrect
Solution Diphtheria
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Question 6 Thin blood smear for malaria is used to identify

Type multiple_choice
Option Type of parasite correct
Option Plasmodium incorrect
Option Gametocytes incorrect
Option Schizont incorrect
Solution Type of parasite
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Question 7 Which condition is identified by Ziehl–Neelsen method?

Type multiple_choice
Option Typhoid incorrect
Option Syphilis incorrect
Option Small Pox incorrect
Option T.B correct
Solution T.B
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Question 8 Yellow fever is caused by

Type multiple_choice
Option Bunya virus ts incorrect
Option Calci virus incorrect
Option Arbo virus correct
Option None of these incorrect
Solution Arbo virus
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Question 9 Which of the following is an example of gram negative organism?

Type multiple_choice
Option Staph. Aureus incorrect
Option Listeria Monocytogenes incorrect
Option Vibrio Cholarae correct
Option Strep. Pneumonia incorrect
Solution Vibrio Cholarae
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Question 10 Bacitracin is obtained from

Type multiple_choice
Option B. subtilis correct
Option B. anthracis incorrect
Option B. cereus incorrect
Option B. anthracoid incorrect
Solution B. subtilis
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Question 11 Which condition is diagnosed by Wasserman Test?

Type multiple_choice
Option Pertusis incorrect
Option Tetanus incorrect
Option Syphilis correct
Option Botulism incorrect
Solution Syphilis
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Question 12 Mycobacterium tuberculosis was first discovered by

Type multiple_choice
Option Robert Koch correct
Option Edward Jenner incorrect
Option Louis Pasteur incorrect
Option None of these incorrect
Solution Robert Koch
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Question 13 Listeriosis was ______ disease

Type multiple_choice
Option Food borne correct
Option Water borne incorrect
Option Milk borne incorrect
Option Air borne incorrect
Solution Food borne
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Question 14 Candidiasis is caused by

Type multiple_choice
Option Candida albicans correct
Option Aspergillus spp. incorrect
Option E. floccosum incorrect
Option M. audouinii incorrect
Solution Candida albicans
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Question 15 What organism causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

Type multiple_choice
Option Ehrlichia chaffeensis incorrect
Option Rickettsia rickettsii correct
Option Rickettsia helvetica incorrect
Option Borrelia burgdorferi incorrect
Solution Rickettsia rickettsii
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Question 16 Gonorrhoea is

Type multiple_choice
Option Air borne disease incorrect
Option Water borne disease incorrect
Option Neisseria gonorrhea correct
Option Both a and c incorrect
Solution Neisseria gonorrhea
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Question 17 Which of the following organisms causes fever, headache, fatigue, myalgia, and
buboes?
Type multiple_choice
Option Borrelia burgdorferi incorrect
Option Bacillus anthracis incorrect
Option Staphylococcus aureus incorrect
Option Yersinia pestis correct
Solution Yersinia pestis
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Question 18 BCG is a -

Type multiple_choice
Option Live attenuated vaccine correct
Option Killed vaccine incorrect
Option Toxid incorrect
Option Immunoglobin incorrect
Solution Live attenuated vaccine
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Question 19 What are the structural units of nucleic acids?

Type multiple_choice
Option N-bases incorrect
Option Nucleosides incorrect
Option Nucleotides correct
Option Histones incorrect
Solution Nucleotides
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Question 20 Culture media is sterlized by which of the following method

Type multiple_choice
Option Autoclaving correct
Option Hot air oven incorrect
Option Boiling incorrect
Option Ionizing radiation incorrect
Solution Autoclaving
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Question 21 Who discovered microscope first time

Type multiple_choice
Option James paget incorrect
Option Nall and Ruska incorrect
Option Anton Van Leeuwenhoek correct
Option Kircher incorrect
Solution Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
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Question 22 Nucleic acids contain

Type multiple_choice
Option Alanine incorrect
Option Adenine correct
Option Lysine incorrect
Option Arginine incorrect
Solution Adenine
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Question 23 pH required for the growth of bacteria is

Type multiple_choice
Option 6.8 – 7.2 correct
Option 5.6 – 8.2 incorrect
Option 3.0 – 6.0 incorrect
Option 8.0 – 14.0 incorrect
Solution 6.8 – 7.2
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Question 24 VDRL test is an example of

Type multiple_choice
Option Tube test incorrect
Option Ring test incorrect
Option Slide test correct
Option None of these incorrect
Solution Slide test
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Question 25 The organisms which can grow both in presence and absence of oxygen

Type multiple_choice
Option Aerobes correct
Option Anaerobes incorrect
Option Faculative anaerobes incorrect
Option Strict aerobes incorrect
Solution Aerobes
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Question 26 The most common mode of cell division in bacteria is

Type multiple_choice
Option Binary fission incorrect
Option Transverse binary fission incorrect
Option Longitudinal binary fission correct
Option None of these incorrect
Solution Longitudinal binary fission
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Question 27 Weil- Fleix test is done to diagnose-

Type multiple_choice
Option Tuberculosis incorrect
Option Malaria incorrect
Option Fever incorrect
Option Typhus fever correct
Solution Typhus fever
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Question 28 Paul Bunnell test is used to diagnose

Type multiple_choice
Option Q Fever incorrect
Option Infectious Mononucleosis correct
Option Rehumatic fever incorrect
Option Tuberculosis incorrect
Solution Infectious Mononucleosis
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Question 29 The first human disease prove to have a viral etiology

Type multiple_choice
Option Rabies incorrect
Option Yellow fever correct
Option Hepatitis incorrect
Option Small pox incorrect
Solution Yellow fever
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Question 30 The suitable temperature to transport viral culture is –

Type multiple_choice
Option 30o C incorrect
Option 25oC incorrect
Option 450 C incorrect
Option 50C correct
Solution 50C
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Question 31 Hypersensitive phenomenon was discovred by

Type multiple_choice
Option Metchinkoff incorrect
Option Laveran incorrect
Option L. Pastuer incorrect
Option Robert Koch correct
Solution Robert Koch
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Question 32 Bacteria which grow best between 10 degree C to 15 degree C

Type multiple_choice
Option Thermophillic incorrect
Option Hyperthermophillic incorrect
Option Psychrophillic incorrect
Option Mesophilic correct
Solution Mesophilic
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Question 33 Log-phase is also known as

Type multiple_choice
Option Death phase incorrect
Option Exponential phase incorrect
Option Lag-phase correct
Option None of these incorrect
Solution Lag-phase
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Question 34 What do you understand by Asepsis

Type multiple_choice
Option Free from infection correct
Option Free from bacteria incorrect
Option Free from viruses incorrect
Option Contaminated incorrect
Solution Free from infection
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Question 35 Mycotoxins are produced by

Type multiple_choice
Option Bacteria incorrect
Option Fungi correct
Option Algae incorrect
Option Protozoans incorrect
Solution Fungi
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Question 36 All are the modes of transmission of Hepatitis B virus except-

Type multiple_choice
Option Parentral incorrect
Option Prenatal incorrect
Option Sexual incorrect
Option Ingestion correct
Solution Ingestion
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Question 37 A chemical agent that inhibits bacterial growth is called

Type multiple_choice
Option Disinfectant incorrect
Option Bacteriostat correct
Option Germicide incorrect
Option Sterilant incorrect
Solution Bacteriostat
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Question 38 The primary mode of transmission of poliomyelitis is

Type multiple_choice
Option Oral route incorrect
Option Blood incorrect
Option Milk correct
Option Person to person incorrect
Solution Milk
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