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Chapters

Chapter: Sterilisation, Culture Media and Pure Culture Techniques
451.

Nagler’s reaction detects

A. Coagulase
B. Hyaluronidase
C. Lecithinase
D. None of these
Answer» C. Lecithinase
452.

Incubation period of Cl. welchii is

A. 8-12 hour
B. 7-10 hours
C. 5-7 hours
D. 2-4 hours
Answer» A. 8-12 hour
453.

The average incubation period of tetanus is

A. 2-3 day
B. 7-10 days
C. 14-21 days
D. 3-4 weeks
Answer» B. 7-10 days
454.

Salt agar is used for

A. Streptococcu
B. Staphylococcus
C. Vibrio
D. Shigella
Answer» B. Staphylococcus
455.

Culture medium of Leishmania is

A. Sabousand’s medium
B. NNN medium
C. Wilson Blair medium
D. Czapek – dox medium
Answer» B. NNN medium
456.

A simple asexual spore which develops by budding is known as

A. Chlamydospore
B. Blastospore
C. Arthospore
D. Conidia
Answer» B. Blastospore
457.

Culture medium used for fungus is

A. Sabouraud’s medium
B. Nutrient agar
C. Nutrient broth
D. Minimal agar medium
Answer» A. Sabouraud’s medium
458.

For ster i l izat ion of fermentat ion equipment the method followed is

A. Radiation
B. Chemicals
C. Heating
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
459.

The size of the virus can be determined by

A. Micrography
B. Ultra-centrifugation at high speed
C. Ultra-filteration
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
460.

Differential staining of bacteria spore is related to

A. Albert’s staining
B. Lugol’ s staining
C. Moller’s staining
D. Indian ink preparation
Answer» C. Moller’s staining
461.

Wilson and Blair bismuth sulphite medium is used for the growth

A. Salmonella typhi
B. Shigella dysenteriae
C. Vibrio cholerae
D. E. coli
Answer» A. Salmonella typhi
462.

Which Rickettsia can be grown on blood agar media?

A. Lactobacilli
B. Streptobacillus
C. Bacillus anthrax
D. Vibrio cholerae
Answer» A. Lactobacilli
Chapter: General Properties of Microorganisms
463.

Which virus was first observed?

A. Hepatitis Virus
B. TMV
C. Cauliflower mossaic virus
D. None of these
Answer» B. TMV
464.

The most important energy-yielding reaction for an aerobic organism is

A. Glycosi
B. EMP
C. KDPG
D. Both b and c
Answer» D. Both b and c
465.

A disease that can be transmitted by an infectious agent from one individual to another was called

A. Epidemic
B. Pandemic
C. Communicable
D. Comma
Answer» C. Communicable
466.

Cell cycle regulated by

A. Cyclin
B. Cdks
C. Cyclins and Cd ks
D. None of these
Answer» C. Cyclins and Cd ks
467.

The prote inaceous compound are converted to ammonia by

A. Putrification bacteria 
B. Ammonifiaction bacteria
C. Nitrification bacteria
D. Denitrifying bacteria
Answer» B. Ammonifiaction bacteria
468.

A cell becomes flaccid when placed in a

A. Isotonic solution
B. Hypertonic solution
C. Hypotonic solution
D. Normal solution
Answer» B. Hypertonic solution
469.

A mutation causing a substitution of one amino acid is called

A. Point mutation
B. Silent mutation
C. Missence mutation
D. None of these
Answer» C. Missence mutation
470.

The formation spindle fibres in the process of cell division is prevented by

A. Corchicine
B. ATP
C. Hydrazine
D. All of these
Answer» C. Hydrazine
471.

Important class of respiratory enzymes:

A. NAD
B. Cytochromes
C. ATPase
D. Hydrolases
Answer» B. Cytochromes
472.

The primary mode of transmission of poliomyelitis virus:

A. Flie
B. Milk
C. Person to person
D. Food and water
Answer» D. Food and water
473.

Genetic constitution of the cell is

A. Phenotype
B. Genotype
C. Cryptotype
D. Histotype
Answer» B. Genotype
474.

The primary mode of transmission of poliomyelitis is

A. Oral route
B. Blood
C. Milk
D. Person to person
Answer» C. Milk
475.

Cerebral malaria is caused by

A. Plasmodium vivox
B. P.ovale
C. P.falsiparum
D. P.malaria
Answer» C. P.falsiparum
476.

Ergot disease is caused by

A. Puccinia
B. Rhizopus
C. Claveceps
D. Penicillium
Answer» C. Claveceps
477.

Most bacteria require vitamins as

A. Growth Factors
B. Sources of energy
C. Sources of carbon
D. Sources of electron donars
Answer» A. Growth Factors
478.

Which of these is a trace element for bacteria?

A. Mg+2
B. Na+
C. Ca+2
D. Mn+2
Answer» B. Na+
479.

Virulent factor in pneumococcus is

A. Cell wall
B. Capsule
C. Mesosomes
D. Emdotoxins
Answer» D. Emdotoxins
480.

The Bacter ia move in response to magnetic field is

A. Spirochets
B. Treponema
C. Aquaspirillum Magnetotacticum
D. None of these
Answer» C. Aquaspirillum Magnetotacticum
481.

Nagler reaction detects

A. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
B. Clostridium tetani
C. Clostridium perfringens
D. Clostridium botulinum
Answer» C. Clostridium perfringens
482.

The following organisms lack definite cell wall

A. Mycoplasma
B. L-forms
C. Both a and b
D. Bacteria
Answer» C. Both a and b
483.

The following disease are caused by Mycoplasma except

A. Pneumonia in human beings
B. Little leaf of Brinjal
C. Dwarf disease of Mulbery
D. Citrus canker
Answer» D. Citrus canker
484.

Mycotoxins are produced by

A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Algae
D. Protozoans
Answer» B. Fungi
Chapter: Bacterial Nutrition
485.

The main product of glycolysis under aerobic conditions is

A. Pyruvate
B. Lactate
C. None of these
D. Both a and b
Answer» A. Pyruvate
486.

The protein moiety of an enzyme is known as

A. Holo enzyme
B. Apo enzyme
C. Co enzyme
D. Enzyme
Answer» B. Apo enzyme
487.

Yeast extract is an excellent source of

A. A Vitamin
B. Proteins
C. B Vitamin
D. Carbohydrates
Answer» C. B Vitamin
488.

Example of anaerobic medium

A. Wilson blair medium
B. Mac conkey broth
C. Robertson’s cooked meat medium
D. EMB agar
Answer» C. Robertson’s cooked meat medium
489.

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of:

A. Industrial wastes poured into water bodies
B. Extent to which water is polluted with organic compounds
C. Amount of carbon monoxide inseparably combined with haemoglobin
D. Amount of oxygen needed by green plants during night
Answer» A. Industrial wastes poured into water bodies
490.

An example of competitive inhibition of an enzyme is the inhibition of

A. Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid
B. Cytochrome oxidase by cyanide
C. Hexokinase by glucose-6-phosphate
D. Carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide
Answer» A. Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid
491.

The following organisms have been proposed as sources of single cell protein

A. Bacteria
B. Yeasts
C. Algae
D. All the three
Answer» D. All the three
492.

Nitrites are oxidized to nitrates by a microorganism

A. Nitrosomona
B. Nitrosococcus
C. Nitrobacter
D. Azatobacter
Answer» C. Nitrobacter
493.

The major constituents in agar are

A. Fat
B. Aminoacids
C. Polysaccharides
D. Polypeptides
Answer» C. Polysaccharides
Chapter: Bacterial Growth
494.

Multiple antibiotic resistance is mediated by

A. Episome
B. Plasmid
C. Colplasmid
D. Both b and c
Answer» B. Plasmid
495.

“Antagonism “ is seen in

A. Lag phase
B. Plasmids
C. Log phase
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
496.

the first phase of a growth curve is

A. Log phase
B. Lag phase
C. γ phase
D. Both a and b
Answer» B. Lag phase
497.

In gram positive and gram negative bacteria the electron transport contains

A. Naphthquinone
B. Plastoquinone
C. Ubiquinone
D. Both a and b
Answer» A. Naphthquinone
498.

Growth in a closed system, affected by nutrient limitation and waste product accumulation is called

A. Batch culturing
B. Ascus
C. Fruiting body
D. Sporangiosphore
Answer» A. Batch culturing
499.

Cells are active and synthesizing new protoplasm. This stage of growth is called

A. Lag phase
B. Stationary phase
C. Log phase
D. All of these
Answer» A. Lag phase
500.

Which one of the following tissues can metabolize glucose, fatty acids and ketone bodies for ATP production?

A. Liver
B. Muscle
C. Brain
D. R.B.C
Answer» B. Muscle

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