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260+ Bacteria and Gram Staining Solved MCQs

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Chapter: Bacteria and Gram Staining
201.

Streptolysin O is inactivated by

A. CO2
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Serum
Answer» C. Oxygen
202.

Streptolysin ‘S’ is

A. Oxygen unstable
B. Thermostable
C. Oxygen stable
D. None of these
Answer» C. Oxygen stable
203.

Influenza virus is identified by using

A. Haemaggulutinin inhibition test
B. Tissue culture method
C. Embryonated eggs
D. Plaque formation
Answer» A. Haemaggulutinin inhibition test
204.

Growth of influenza virus is identified by

A. Cytopathic effect
B. Hela cells
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» B. Hela cells
205.

Glutamic acid is oxidized by the species except

A. melienasis
B. abortus b.
C. B. suis
D. B.canis
Answer» D. B.canis
206.

“Prozone phenomenon” is encountered in

A. A typical mycobacteria
B. Brucella
C. Streptococcus
D. Bordetella pertusis
Answer» B. Brucella
207.

Of the following, this is a capsulated organism

A. Bacillus anthraci
B. Escherichia-coli
C. Corynebacterium
D. Brucella
Answer» A. Bacillus anthraci
208.

Anthrax is a

A. Vector borne
B. Zoonotic infection
C. Wound bone
D. Soil borne
Answer» B. Zoonotic infection
209.

Mc Fadyean’s reaction is used to detect

A. Bacillus anthraci
B. Brucella
C. Corynaebacterium
D. None of these
Answer» A. Bacillus anthraci
210.

Gasgangarene bacillus is

A. Facultative anaerobe
B. Obligate anaerobe
C. Facultative aerobe
D. Obligate aerobe
Answer» B. Obligate anaerobe
211.

Coagulase test is used for

A. Salmonella
B. Staphylococcus
C. Bordetella
D. Pneumococcus
Answer» B. Staphylococcus
212.

HIV is belonging to

A. Retro Viridae
B. Rhabdo Viridae
C. Toga Viridae
D. Paramyxo Viridae
Answer» A. Retro Viridae
213.

Special feature of Retro viruses

A. Reverse transcriptase
B. RNA directed DNA polymerases
C. Both a & b
D. Boils
Answer» C. Both a & b
214.

AIDS virus is

A. RNA viru
B. DNA virus
C. Retro virus
D. Entero virus
Answer» C. Retro virus
215.

AIDS is caused by

A. HTLV – I
B. Bunya virus
C. HTLV – III
D. All
Answer» D. All
216.

Which of the following organisms is most commonly associated with AIDS pneumonia?

A. Klebsiella
B. Str. pneumonia
C. Mycoplasma
D. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Answer» D. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
217.

Sero conservation in HIV infection takes place in

A. 3 week
B. 6 weeks
C. 9 weeks
D. 12 weeks
Answer» C. 9 weeks
218.

Following is the marker of HIV infection in blood:

A. Reverse transcriptase
B. DNA polymerase
C. RNA polymerase
D. None of these
Answer» A. Reverse transcriptase
219.

Which of the following is the most specific in diagnosis of AIDS?

A. IHA
B. Western blot
C. ELISA
D. Immuno electrophoresis
Answer» B. Western blot
220.

The interval period between HIV infection and appearance of antibodies in serum is called

A. Intrinsic period
B. Incubation period
C. Window period
D. None of these
Answer» C. Window period
221.

Screening test for AIDS is

A. Western blot test
B. ELISA test
C. Both a and b
D. VDRL test
Answer» B. ELISA test
222.

Confirmatory test for AIDS is

A. Western blot test
B. ELISA test
C. Karpas test
D. Fujerbio test
Answer» A. Western blot test
223.

The most common infection in AIDS is

A. LGV
B. CMV
C. Pnemocystis carnii
D. Syphilis
Answer» C. Pnemocystis carnii
224.

During AIDS, HIV infects

A. CD3 lymphocyte
B. CD4 lymphocytes
C. CD2 lymphocytes
D. Blymphocytes
Answer» B. CD4 lymphocytes
225.

Lab diagnosis of Leishmaniasis is done by

A. CFT
B. Peripheral smear
C. Blood culture
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
226.

Those fungi which do not have a sexual stage are classified as

A. Phycomycete
B. Ascomycetes
C. Basidiomycetes
D. Fungi imperfecti
Answer» D. Fungi imperfecti
227.

Tinea capitis is

A. Ring worm of the foot
B. Ring worm of scalp
C. Ring worm of non-hairy skin of body
D. Both a and c
Answer» C. Ring worm of non-hairy skin of body
228.

Diagnosis of bacterial disease can be made by

A. Finding bacteria in pathological fluids
B. Isolation of bacteria by culture from exudates or blood
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both a and b
229.

Staphylococcus aureus are characterized by

A. Formation of acid in sucrose, dextrose
B. Liquification of gelatin due to production of gelatinase
C. Strains are catalase positive
D. All of above
Answer» C. Strains are catalase positive
230.

Cholera occurs in _______ form

A. Endemic
B. Epidemic
C. Sporadic
D. all
Answer» D. all
231.

Endemic typhus is caused by

A. R.mooseri
B. R.quintana
C. R.prowazekii
D. any of them
Answer» A. R.mooseri
232.

A man is usually infected for tick typhus by –

A. Drinking milk of sick animals
B. Tending cattle
C. Inhaling infected dust
D. All of these
Answer» C. Inhaling infected dust
233.

In Gram positive bacteria, ratio of RNA to DNA is

A. 8 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. Almost equal
D. None of these
Answer» A. 8 : 1
234.

Ziehl – Neelson stain is a ______

A. Simple stain
B. Counter stain
C. Differential stain
D. None of them
Answer» C. Differential stain
235.

Wet mount slide preparations are used in microbiology as they allow to see

A. Size and shape of individual organisms
B. Characteristic arrangement or grouping of cells
C. Motility of the organism
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
236.

Freeze-etch particles (used in preparing cell for electron microscopy) can be located in the

A. Cytoplasm
B. Cell wall
C. Cell membrane
D. Nucleus
Answer» C. Cell membrane
237.

The properties common to Gram positive and negative cell walls are

A. Equal susceptibility to hydrolysis by lysozyme
B. Peptide crosslinks between polysaccharides
C. Rigid peptoglycon activity
D. Greater resistance to drying than vegetative cell.
Answer» D. Greater resistance to drying than vegetative cell.
238.

The main difference in true bacteria and mycoplasma is that it does not posses –

A. Flagella
B. Cell wall
C. ATP synthesis
D. A capsule
Answer» B. Cell wall
239.

The organism responsible for retarding penetration of host cell by an inhibitor of ATP synthesis.

A. M.pneumoniae
B. Rickettsia rickettsii
C. Chlamydia trachomatis
D. Chlamydia psitacci
Answer» B. Rickettsia rickettsii
240.

Mycoplasmas differ from Chalamy-diae in that, it

A. has ability to cause urinary tract infection
B. lack of atrue bacterial cell wall
C. susceptible to penicillin
D. All of these
Answer» B. lack of atrue bacterial cell wall
241.

Fungal disease in human is caused by –

A. Inhalation of conidia
B. Invasion of mucous membrane
C. Contamination of wounds with conidia or myceliat fragments
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
242.

A polysaccharide capsule is present on cryptococci which –

A. Inhibits phagocytosis
B. Is an aid to diagnose
C. Cross reacts with rheumatoid factor
D. All of these
Answer» A. Inhibits phagocytosis
243.

The largest protozoa is –

A. Balantidium coli
B. Entamoeba coli
C. Trichomonus vaginalis
D. Toxoplasma gondii
Answer» A. Balantidium coli
244.

Premunition is particularly seen in –

A. Ascari
B. Giardia
C. Plasmodium
D. None of these
Answer» C. Plasmodium
245.

Which of the following vaccine contains attenuated form of bacteria?

A. BCG
B. TAB
C. Polio
D. Cholera
Answer» A. BCG
246.

The bacteria, which is motile at 22oC but non-motile at 37oC is

A. Tranformation
B. Transduction
C. Conjugation
D. Cell fusion
Answer» D. Cell fusion
247.

Techoic acid is –

A. Found in the walls of Gram positive bacteria
B. Provide receptors for phages
C. Make up outer wall of Gram negative bacteria
D. Influence the permeability of the membrane
Answer» A. Found in the walls of Gram positive bacteria
248.

One flagelium at one end of the organ is called –

A. Monotrichate
B. Amphitrichate
C. Iophotrichate
D. Peritrichate
Answer» A. Monotrichate
249.

What is the function of bacterial capsule?

A. Production of organism from phagocytosis
B. Helps in adherence of bacteria to surface in its environment
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both a and b
250.

Which of the following is the charachteristic of bacterial spore?

A. Highly refractile
B. Usually dehydrated
C. Sensitive to formaldehyde
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these

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