Microbiology MCQs [set-12]

Chapter: Bacteria and Gram Staining

276. The total no. of genes in the group of same individuals is

A. Genome
B. Gene map
C. Gene pool
D. None of these
Answer: C

277. Transformation was observed mainly in

A. Bacteriophage
o m
B. Temperate phages
. c
C. ? –phage
te
D. All of these
a
Answer: B

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278. Capsulated forms of bacteria
A. Virulent M
B. A virulent
C. Useful
D. Symbiotic
Answer: C

279. The bacterial cells participating in conjugation are

A. Conjugant
B. Fertile cells
C. Exconjugants
D. None of these
Answer: A

280. Phagocytes are

A. Monocyte
B. Macrophages
 C. Basophils
D. All of these
Answer: D

281. The microorganism engulfed by phagocyte resides in a vacuole is known as

A. Phagosome
B. Lysosome
C. both a and b
D. None of these
Answer: A

282. Toxic products in phagolysosome are

A. H2SO4
B. Singlet O2
C. Superoxide radicals
D. All of these
Answer: D

283. During destruction of antigen particle in phagolysosome the product formed

in phagolysosome the product formed during formulation is
A. Acetic acid
B. Lactic acid
C. Citric acid
D. None of these
Answer: B

284. The coating of a bacterium with antibody or complement that leads to

enhanced phagocytosis of the bacterium by phagocytes is called
A. Opsonisation
B. Aggulation
C. CFT
D. None of these
Answer: A

285. Attenuation means

A. Killing of the bacteria (microorganism)
B. Inactivation of bacteria

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 C. More activating the bacteria
D. Both 1 and 2
Answer: B

286. Infection that results in pus formation are called

A. Focal infection
B. Acute infection
C. Pyogenic infection
D. Chronic infection
Answer: C

287. Presence of viable bacteria in the blood stream is called

A. Viraemia
B. Septicaemia
C. Bacteraemia
D. Bactericidal
Answer: C

288. Presence of viruses in the blood stream is known as

A. Viraemia
B. Bacteraemia
C. Septicaemia
D. Pyemia
Answer: A

289. Opsonin is the

A. Cellwall component
B. Plasma component
C. Serum component
D. Cytoplasm component
Answer: C

290. ?-haemolytic bacteria is

A. Streptococcus pyogenes
B. Str. pneumoniae
C. Str. viridans
D. Str. faecalis
Answer: A

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291. The natural reservoir of infection for cholera is
A. Flie
B. Horse
C. Man
D. None of these
Answer: C

292. Main cause for Cholera is

A. Poverty and insanitation
B. Mosquitoes
C. Toxin produced by pesticides
D. None of these
Answer: A

293. Vibrio cholera differs from vibrio eltor by

A. It shares some Inaba, Ogawa subtypes with eltor
B. Resistant to polymuxin
C. Eltor is non-motile
D. Causes less subclinical infections as compared
Answer: D

294. Cholera vaccine gives protection for

A. 1 – 3 month
B. 3 – 6 months
C. 6 – 9 months
D. 9-12 months
Answer: B

295. Prophylaxis of cholera is

A. Protected water supply
B. Environmental sanitation
C. Immunisation with killed vaccines
D. All of these
Answer: D

296. Sh.dysenteriae is also known as

A. Sh.shiga

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 B. Sh.schmitzi
C. Both a and b
D. Sh.para dysenteriae
Answer: C

297. Acid fast bacteria are

A. Neisseria
B. Staphylococci
C. Mycobacteria
D. All of the above
Answer: C

298. Mycobacteria are stained with

A. Gram’s staining
B. Simple staining
C. Both a and b
D. Ziehl – Neelsen’s staining
Answer: D

299. Niacin test is positive in case of

A. Corynebacterium
B. M. tuberculosis
C. M. bovis
D. M. avium
Answer: B

300. Lepromin test

A. Is negative in tubercular leprosy
B. Positive in lepromatous type
C. Indicated delayed hypersensitivity test
D. Indicates infection
Answer: C

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