4 - microbiology mcqs - 31 to 40

11) Urease producing all except

a. H. pylori

b. Salmonella

c. Klebsilla

d. proteus

Answer : b) Salmonella

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Pages 290

12) Vibrio Cholera usually is transported using

a. VR Medium

b. BSA Medium

c. GTTA Medium

d. None of the above

Answer : a) VR medium

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 306

13) An example of Double Stranded RNA virus is

a. Reo

b. Rhabdovirus

c. Polio Virus

d. None of the above

Answer : 448

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page

14) All of the following are non Enveloped DNA virus except

a. Herpes virus

b. Adeno virus

c. Parvo virus

d. Papavovirus

Answer : a) Herpes virus

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 446

15) About Ancylostoma all are true except

a. Also called as hook worm

b. Causes Anemia

c. All infections are symptomatic

d. Related with ground itch

Answer : All infections are symptomatic

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 220

16) Lyme’s disease is caused by

a. borrelia burgdoferi

b. COxilla burnetti

c. Leptospirosis

d. None of the above

Answer : a) Borrelia Burgdoferi

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 389

17) Graft from genetically identical member of same species is

a. Allograft

b. Autograft

c. Isograft

d. Xenograft

Answer : c) Isograft

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 177

18) A man has inhaled actinomycoses vulgaris (Thermoactinomycosis). He will develop

a. Farmer’s lung

b. Byssionosis

c. Baggassosis

d. Anthracosis

Answer : a) Farmer’s Lung

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 250

19) Mc Conkey medium is an example of

a. Transport medium

b. Differential Medium

c. Selective medium

d. Simple medium

Answer : B) Differential Medium

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 37

20) Painless diarrhea occurs in

a. Viral diseases

b. Campylobacter diarrhoea

c. Shigella

d. Cholera

Answer : d) Cholera

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 159

3 - microbiology mcqs - 21 to 30

21) Reactivity of false positive VDRL in Acute Malaria is

a. 10 to 20 %

b. 10 to 30 %

c. 50 %

d. 100 %

Answer : ??

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page

22) Calabar Swelling is seen in

a. loa loa

b. Manso

c. Wucherchia bancrofti

d. Brugui malayi

Answer : a) Loa loa

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 221

23) Bacteria in air first demonstrated by

a. Louis Pasteur

b. Lister

c. Ronald Ross

d. Koch’s

Answer : a) Louis Pasteur

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 2

24) All are contributions of Louis Pasteur except

a. Sterilisation

b. Vaccine for Rabies

c. Vaccine for anthrax

d. Vaccine for Tuberculosis

Answer : d) Vaccine for Tuberculosis

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 2

25) Sereny test is positive in

a. Enteropathogenic E.Coli

b. Entero invasive E.Coli

c. enterotoxic E.Coli

d. verotoxic E.Coli

Answer : b) Enetero Invasive E.Coli

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 279

26) The main clinically significatnt Toxin produced by C.diphteria is

a. Exotoxin

b. Endotoxin

c. Both

d. None

Answer : a) Exotoxin

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 233

27) Inverted fir tree appearance in stab culture is seen with

a. Bacillus Anthracis

b. Brucella

c. Bordetella

d. None

Answer : a) Bacillus Anthrax

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 243

28) Fastidious organism are grown by

a. prolonging incubation time

b. and performing special subcultures

c. both

d. none

Answer : c) both

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chap 126

29) Virus causing Hemorrhagic conjunctivtitis virus is

a. Arbovirus

b. Entero Virus 70

c. Rabies virus

d. Herpes Virus

Answer : b) Enterovirus 70

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 193

30) Most Common organism causing nosocomial infection is hospital acquired pneumonia

a. Pseudomonas

b. Staph aureus

c. Streptococcus

d. Both A and B

Answer : d) both a and B

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chap 255

2 - microbiology mcqs - 11 to 20

11) Hepatitis B is a

a. Single Stranded DNA Virus

b. Double Stranded DNA Virus

c. Single Stranded RNA Virus

d. Double Stranded RNA Virus

Answer : (B) Double Stranded DNA Virus

Refernce: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 550

Ä All DNA Viruses are Double Stranded except Parvovirus which is a Single stranded DNA Virus

Ä All RNA Viruses are Single Stranded except Reovirus which is a Double stranded DNA Virus

12) Hepatitis C Virus is transmitted by

a. Blood products

b. Food

c. Air

d. None of the above

Answer (a) Blood Products

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 557

13) Shape of Rabies Virus

a. Ball Shaped

b. Egg Shaped

c. Bullet Shaped

d. Boat shaped

Answer (c) Bullet shaped

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 535

14) The drug that is not commonly given for Pneumococcal Pneumonia is

a. Penicillin

b. Gentamycin

c. Erythromycin

d. Cefotaxime

Answer : (b) Gentamycin

Reference: Harrison 16^th Edition Page 810

15) Prozone Phenomenon is seen in cases of

a. Antibody Excess

b. Antigen Excess

c. Both

d. None

Answer (A) Antibody Excess

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 95

Note : Antigen Excess is Post Zone

16) Allergy and Anaphylaxis are due to

a. IgE

b. IgA

c. IgG

d. Ig M

Answer (a) IgE

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 90

17) Paul Bannel Test uses

a. Sheep RBC

b. Foul RBC

c. Guinea Pig RBC

d. Human RBC

Answer (a) Sheep RBC

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 99, 484

18) Protein Structure is found using

a. Southern Blot

b. Northen Blot

c. Western blot

d. Any of the above

Answer : C) Western blot

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 592

19) Nagler reaction is due to

a. Cl.Welchi

b. Pseudomonas

c. Streptococcus

d. Mycobacteria

Answer (a) Cl.welchi

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 250

20) Gamma carboxylation of Glutamic acid residues require

a. Ca⁺⁺

b. Na⁺

c. K⁺

d. Cl^-

Answer (a) Ca⁺⁺ ions

Reference: KDTripathi 5^th Edition Page 564

1 - microbiology mcq - 1 to 10

1) Allograft is a graft obtained from

a. Self

b. Identical Twin

c. A member of same species

d. A member of other species

Answer C) A member of same species

Reference : Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 177 and Bailey and Love 24^th Edition Page 184 Box 14.1

2) Acute Epiglottitis is caused by

a. H. Influenzae

b. Pneumoccocus

c. Beta hemolytic Streptococci

d. Staphylococcus

Answer : (a) H.Influenzae

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 335

3) Staphylococci produces

a. Coagulase

b. Alpha hemolysin

c. Enterotoxin

d. All of the above

Answer (d) All of the above

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 196

4) Chancroid is caused by

a. H. Ducreyi

b. Staphylococci

c. Streptococci

d. None of the above

Answer : (a) H.Ducreyi

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 337

5) HACEK group of organisms causing infective endocarditis includes all except

a. Haemophilus

b. Actinobacillus

c. Cardiobacterium

d. Klebsiella

Answer (d) Klebsiella

Reference: Robbins 7^th Edition Page 596

6) Vincent Angina is caused by

a. Staphylococcus

b. Treponema vincenti

c. Fungus

d. Virus

Answer : (b) Treponema Vincenti

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 388

Ä Ludwig’s Angina :

o Brawny Swelling

o Putrid Halitosis

o Rx

§ Amoxycillin and Metronidazole intravenous

§ Curved incision below jaw

§ displacing the supf. lobe of Submandibular Salivary gland

§ divide mylohyoid muscles

o Drain

o Anaesthesia

§ Preferred, Local Anesthesia

§ Thiopentone precipitates Laryngeal Spasm and Asphyxia

Ä Vincent’s Angina

o Due to Borrelia

o Involves tonsils

Ä Vincent’s Stomatitis

o Vincent’s Ulcerative Gingivitis

o Trench mouth

o by Treponema vincenti (Fusobacteria)

o involves gums and mouth.

7) Rat bite fever is caused by

a. Spirillum minus

b. Streptobacillus moniliformis

c. Both

d. None

Answer (c) Both

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 405

8) Immunity inherent to the individual is

a. Native Immunity

b. Innate Immunity

c. Both

d. None

Answer (c ) Both

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 71

9) Forssman Antigen is an example of

a. Heterophile Antigen

b. Species specific Antigen

c. Organ Specific Antigen

d. Any of the above

Answer (a) Heterophile Antigen

Reference: Ananthanarayanan 7^th Edition Page 82

10) An example of Dimorphic fungi is

a. Histoplasma capsulatum

b. Sporotrichum

c. Blastomyces

d. All of the above

Answer (d) All of the above

Reference: Sathish Gupte 8^th Edition Page 347