(Answer Sheet 24/10/2022)

2nd TEST OF 3rd Year (MBBS) GENERAL PATHOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF OF PATHOLOGY BMC QUETTA.

1. The bacterial cells are at their metabolic peak during

a. Lag phase
b. Log
c. Stationary
d. Decline
Answer: 1, a

2. Rod shaped bacteria are known as

a. Cocci
b. Comma forms
c. Bacilli
d. Pleomorphic forms
Answer: 2, c

3. Bacterial locomotion is accomplished by

a. Fimbria
b. Flagella
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Both a and b
Answer: 3, b

4. Bacteria multiply by
a. Spore formation
b. Simple binary fission
c. Conjugation
d. Gametes
Answer: 4, b

5. The main feature of prokaryotic organism is?

a. Absence of locomotion
b. Absence of nuclear envelope
c. Absence of nuclear material
d. Absence of protein synthesis
Answer: 5, b

6. depicts a bacterial growth curve divided into lag phase, log phase, Stationary phase and
decline phases, in which one of the phases are antibiotics such as penicillin most likely to
kill bacteria?
a. Lag phase
b. Log
c. Stationary
d. Decline
Answer: 6, b

7. Which phase shows the reproduction rate equal to the equivalent death rate?
a. Log phase
b. Death phase
c. Stationary phase
d. Lag phase
Answer: 7, c

8. The average size of the cells in the exponential phase is

a. larger than the initial size
b. equal to the initial size
c. maybe smaller or larger than the initial size
d. smaller than the initial size
Answer: 8, d

9. Who developed the system of antiseptic surgery?

a. Robert Koch
b. Louis Pasteur
c. Joseph Lister
d. John Needham
Answer: 9, c
10. Bacteria contains which genetic material
a- DNA only
b- RNA only
c- Both DNA and RNA
d- None of Above.
Answer: 10, c

11. Temperature required for pasteurization is

a. Above 150 oC
b. Below 100 oC
c. 110 oC
d. None of these
Answer: 11, b

12. Which of the following method of sterilization has no effect on spores?

a. Drying
b. Hot air oven
c. Autoclave
d. None of these
Answer: 12, a
13. In autoclave, the principle involved is
a. Dry heat
b. Moist heat
c. Steam under pressure
d. Both b and c
Answer: 13, d

14. Father of microbiology is

a. Louis Pasteur
b. Lister
c. A.V. Leeuwenhock
d. Robert Koch
Answer: 14.c

15.Virus will contain

a. Cell membrane
b. Cell wall
c. DNA
d. DNA or RNA
Answer: 15. d

16. Viruses can be cultivated in

a. Lab media
b. Broth
c. Living cells
d. None of these
Answer: 16. C

17. Which of the following types of microorganisms is photosynthetic?

a. yeast
b. virus
c. helminth
d. alga
Answer: 17. d

18. Which of the following is a prokaryotic microorganism?

a. Helminth
b. Protozoan
c. Cyanobacterium
d. Mold
Answer: 18. c
19. Which of the following is acellular?
a. virus
b. bacterium
c. fungus
d. protozoan
Answer: 19. a

20. Which of the following is a type of fungal microorganism?

a. bacterium
b. protozoan
c. alga
d. yeast
Answer: 20. d

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