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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Agriculture (BSc agri) .

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Chapter: Medical Microbiology
101.

The mode of spread of tetanus neurotoxin from blood to brain is

A. Via lymphaties
B. Arterial blood
C. Cranial nerves
D. None of these
Answer» C. Cranial nerves
102.

Tetanus is caused by spread of

A. Exotoxin in sympathetic system
B. Exotoxin in para sympathetic system
C. Endotoxin in sympathetic system
D. Endotoxin in parasympathetic system
Answer» A. Exotoxin in sympathetic system
103.

The first symptom of tetanus is

A. Lock jaw
B. Trismus
C. Anorexia
D. Dyspagia
Answer» B. Trismus
104.

Of which clostridia, the neurotoxin is most powerful?

A. Cl. tetani
B. Cl. welchii
C. Cl. botulism
D. Cl. septicum
Answer» C. Cl. botulism
105.

Toxin produced by C. botulism is

A. Botulin
B. Tetanospasmin
C. Tetanolysin
D. Cholaragen
Answer» A. Botulin
106.

“Toxic shock syndrome” is caused by the toxin of

A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Streptococcus pyoge
C. Vibrio cholerae
D. Candida
Answer» A. Staphylococcus aureus
107.

Causative agent of syphilis

A. T. pallidum
B. T. pertenue
C. T. carateum
D. T. endemicum
Answer» A. T. pallidum
108.

Spirochaelis are sensitive to

A. Penicillin
B. Chloramphenicols
C. Erythromycin
D. Tetracyclins
Answer» B. Chloramphenicols
109.

Specific test for syphilis is

A. VDRL test
B. ELISA
C. FTA
D. None of these
Answer» A. VDRL test
110.

VDRL test is a

A. Agglutination test
B. Slide flocculation test
C. Precipitation test
D. None of these
Answer» B. Slide flocculation test
111.

The following characters are true about Neisseria gonorrhoeae except

A. Gram-negative, aerobic bacteria
B. Non-motile diplococci
C. Oxidase positive organisms
D. Air borne infection
Answer» D. Air borne infection
112.

Gonorrhoea is

A. Air borne disease
B. Water borne disease
C. Sexually transmitted venereal disease
D. Both a and c
Answer» C. Sexually transmitted venereal disease
113.

Bartholin cyst is caused by

A. Candida
B. Streptococcus
C. Staphylococcus
D. Gonococcus
Answer» D. Gonococcus
114.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes

A. Urethriti
B. Conjuctivitis
C. Arthritis
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
115.

Virulence in gonococcus is due to

A. Pili
B. Cell membrane
C. Its cellular location
D. Cyclic enzymes
Answer» A. Pili
116.

Japanese encephalitis is caused by

A. Toga Viruse
B. Arbo Viruses
C. Para myxo Viruses
D. Ortho myxo Viruses
Answer» B. Arbo Viruses
117.

In India, Japanese b encephalitis was first isolated from the mosquitoes of the

A. Culex tritaeriorhynchus
B. Culex annulirostris
C. Culex vishnui
D. None of these
Answer» C. Culex vishnui
118.

Dengue virus is transmitted from man to man by the

A. Sand fly
B. Ticks
C. Aedes aegypti
D. Culex
Answer» C. Aedes aegypti
119.

Yellow fever is caused by

A. Bunya viru
B. Calci virus
C. Arbo virus
D. None of these
Answer» C. Arbo virus
120.

Vector for leishmaniasis is

A. Tick
B. Mite
C. Sand fly
D. Tsetse fly
Answer» C. Sand fly
121.

Splenomegaly is an important manifestation of

A. Kala-agar
B. Typhoid
C. Malaria
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
122.

Which of the following is most severly affected in Kala-azar?

A. Liver
B. Spleen
C. Adrenal gland
D. Bone marrow
Answer» B. Spleen
123.

In India, malaria most often spreads by

A. Anophels cucifacies
B. Anopheles fluvatis
C. Anopheles stephensi
D. Anopheles minimus
Answer» A. Anophels cucifacies
124.

Man is intermediate host for

A. Guinea Worm
B. Filaria
C. Malaria
D. Kala-azar
Answer» C. Malaria
125.

Which of the following preferably infects reticulocytes?

A. P. ovale
B. P.vivax
C. P.falciparum
D. P.malaria
Answer» B. P.vivax
126.

In which type of material parasite in the exoerythrocytic stage absent?

A. P.ovale
B. P.vivax
C. P.falciparum
D. P. malariae
Answer» C. P.falciparum
127.

In falciparum malaria, all of the following stages are seen except

A. Ring stage
B. Schizont
C. Gametocyte
D. None of these
Answer» B. Schizont
128.

Sporozite vaccine in malaria has

A. Induces antibodies
B. Prevents only asexual forms with reproduction
C. No effects on clinical illness
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Induces antibodies
129.

Growing trophozoites and schizonts are not seen in the peripheral blood in malaria due to

A. P. falciparum
B. P.vivax
C. P.ovale
D. P. malaria
Answer» A. P. falciparum
130.

Thin blood smear for malaria is used to identify

A. Plasmodium
B. Gametocytes
C. Type of parasite
D. Schizont
Answer» C. Type of parasite
131.

The radical teatment of malaria is to half

A. Gametocyte
B. Exo-erythrocytic phase
C. Erythrocytic phase
D. All of these
Answer» C. Erythrocytic phase
132.

Symptoms of acute aflatoxicosis

A. Osteogenic sarcoma
B. Lymphatic leukemia
C. Malaise & Anorexia
D. Both a and b
Answer» D. Both a and b
133.

Most important Penicillium toxins are

A. Citrinin
B. Patulin
C. Penicillic acid
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
134.

Penicillic acid is produced by

A. A. ochraceu
B. P. puberulum
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both a and b
135.

Fungi producting mycelium are called

A. Mould
B. Filamentous fungi
C. Both a and b
D. Yeasts
Answer» A. Mould
136.

Candidiasis is caused by

A. Candida albican
B. Aspergillus spp.
C. E. floccosum
D. M. audouinii
Answer» A. Candida albican
137.

Candida albicans is capable to form

A. Single cell
B. Pseudomonas
C. Multicellular forms
D. None of these
Answer» B. Pseudomonas
138.

Aspergillus fumigatus can infect

A. A. niger
B. A. fumigatus
C. A. flavus
D. A. oryzae
Answer» D. A. oryzae
139.

A.fumigates can produce

A. Endotoxin
B. Exotoxins
C. Enterotoxins
D. None of these
Answer» A. Endotoxin
140.

The drug of choice for dermal, oral and vaginal candidiasis is

A. Griseofulvin
B. Amphotericin B
C. Gentian violet
D. Nystatin
Answer» C. Gentian violet
141.

The following Penicillium species are pathogenic except

A. P. commune
B. P. bicolor
C. P. glaucum
D. P.notatum
Answer» D. P.notatum
142.

Tinea versicolor is caused by

A. Candida albican
B. Malassezia furfur
C. Aspergillus niger
D. None of these
Answer» B. Malassezia furfur
143.

Causative agent of Tinea nigra

A. Malassezia furfur
B. Exophiala werenekii
C. Candida albicans
D. Aspergillus flavus
Answer» B. Exophiala werenekii
144.

Causative agent of African histoplasmosis

A. Histoplasma capsulatum
B. Histoplasma duboissi
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Aspergillus flavus
Answer» B. Histoplasma duboissi
145.

Sun ray fungus is

A. Actinomyces irraeli
B. Chromoblastomycosis
C. Streptomyces griseus
D. Cryptococcosis
Answer» A. Actinomyces irraeli
146.

Which agent on addition to a colony inhibits its growth and on removal the colony regrows is?

A. Bacteriostatic
B. Bactericidal
C. Antibiotic
D. Antiseptic
Answer» A. Bacteriostatic
147.

Griseofluvin is obtained from

A. Penicillium notatum
B. Streptomyces griseus
C. Penicillium griseofluvin
D. None of these
Answer» C. Penicillium griseofluvin
148.

β-lactum ring is present in

A. Erythromycin
B. Penicillin
C. Tetracyclins
D. Chloramphenicol
Answer» B. Penicillin
149.

All of the following drugs act on cell membrane, except

A. Novobiocin
B. Nystatin
C. Chloromycetin
D. Colicins
Answer» D. Colicins
150.

Cycloserine related to the amino acid in structure

A. Serine
B. Aspergine
C. Alanine
D. None of these
Answer» C. Alanine

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