MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Here in this article we have provided the collection of MCQ/Multiple choice Questions of unit-3 (Morphological Replication & Cultivation of Viruses, Classification and Reproduction in Fungi, Disinfection, Sterility and Pryogen test) OF MICROBIOLOGY 3rd Semester B.Pharmacy.
1. Viruses are:
- (a) Smallest known infective agents
- (b) Ultra-microscopic
- (c) Obligate parasites
- (d) All the above
Answer:- d) None of the above
2. The proteinaceous coat surrounding the nucleic acid of virus particle is known as:
- (a) Capsid
- (b) Capsule
- (c) Peplomere
- (d) All the above
Answer:- (a) Capsid
3. A fully assembled infectious virus is called as:
- (a) Micron
- (b) Virion
- (c) Prion
- (d) None of the above
Answer:- (b) Virion
4. On the outer surface of the viral envelope, glycoprotein subunits exposed in the form of projecting spikes are known as:
- (a) Capsid
- (b) Capsule
- (c) Peplomeres
- (d) All the above
Answer:- (c) Peplomeres
5. Which of the following viruses have complex symmetry?
- (a) Influenza virus
- (b) Pox virus
- (c) Rabies virus
- (d) HIV
Answer:- (b) Pox virus
6. The embryonated hen’s egg was first used for cultivation of virus by :
- (a) Louis Pasteur
- (b) Knol & Ruska
- (c) Robert Loch
- (d) Woodruff, Good Pasteur & Burnett
Answer:- (d) Woodruff, Good Pasteur & Burnett
7. CAM of chick embryo is inoculated mainly for cultivation of:
- (a) Pox viruses
- (b) Herpes simplex virus
- (c) Both a & b
- (d) Rabies virus
Answer:- (c) Both a & b
8. Yolk is inoculated for cultivation of:
- (a) Pox viruses
- (b) Chlamydiae & Rickettsiae
- (c) Both a & b
- (d) Rabies virus
Answer:- (b) Chlamydiae & Rickettsiae
9. Extensively branched, filamentous body of a fungus is called:
- a) Hyphae
- b) Mycelium
- c) Mold
- d) Mushroom
Answer:- b) Mycelium
10. One of the following is not the major group of true fungi:
- a) Slime molds
- b) Molds
- c) Yeasts
- d) Mushrooms
Answer:- d) Mushrooms
11. Fungi belong to which of following categories:
- a) Autotrophs
- b) Chemoautotrophs
- c) Chemoorganotrophs
- d) Phagotrophs
Answer:- b) Chemoautotrophs
12. About 80-90% of the fungal cell wall is made up of:
- a) Cellulose
- b) Chitin
- c) Proteins
- d) Lipids
Answer:- b) Chitin
13. Asexual spores which are formed exogenously on sterigmata in chains are called:
- a) Sporangiospores
- b) Conidia
- c) Ascospores
- d) Basidiospores
Answer:- d) Basidiospores
14. Which of the following is not a sexual spore?
- a) Zoospore
- b) Zygospore
- c) Ascospore
- d) Basidiospore
Answer:- d) Basidiospore
15. Pesudohyphae is formed by:
- a) Molds
- b) Yeasts
- c) Mushrooms
- d) Slime molds
Answer:- b) Yeasts
16. Most common media used routinely for primary isolation of mycotic agents from clinical specimen is:
- (a) SDA
- (b) Yeast extract agar
- (c) Nutrient caramal agar
- (d) Iodine
Answer:- (a) SDA
17. The chemical disinfectant used in drinking water is:
- a) Chlorine
- b) Phenol
- c) Alcohol
- d) Iodine
Answer:- a) Chlorine
18. Fumigation in operation theatres for disinfection is done by: gas
- a) Ethylene oxide gas
- b) Formaldehyde
- c) Carbon dioxide gas
- d) Both b & c
Answer:- b) Formaldehyde
19. Potassium permanganate is used in:
- a) Vaccine bath
- b) Serum bath
- c) Seitz bath
- d) None of the above
Answer:- c) Seitz bath
20. Disposal syringes or plastic goods are best sterilized by:
- a) ETO
- b) Formalin
- c) Ozone
- d) Glutaraldehyde
Answer:- a) ETO
21. Destruction or inhibition of microorganisms in living tissues is known as:
- a) Sanitization
- b) Dwormification
- c) Incineration
- d) Antisepsis
Answer:- d) Antisepsis
22. The active ingredient of detol is:
- a) Chloroxylenol
- b) Chlorohexidine
- c) Chlorine
- d) Formalin
Answer:- a) Chloroxylenol
23. A commercial preparation of glutaraldehyde used to sterilize cystoscopes, bronchoscopes, rubber anesthetic tubes, thermometers, polythene tubing is:
- a) Vinolex
- b) Finloex
- c) Glidex
- d) Vintex
Answer:- c) Glidex
24. Method in which a test chemical is rated for its microbicidal property with reference to phenol under identical conditions is :
- a) Phenol ratio method
- b) Phenol coefficient method
- c) Phenol gradient method
- d) Phenol dilution method
Answer:- b) Phenol coefficient method
25. Testing which confirms that products are free from the presence of viable microorganisms is known as:
- a) Sterility testing
- b) Pyrogen testing
- c) Minimum inhibitory coefficient
- d) None of the above
Answer:- a) Sterility testing
26. Test based on the rise of body temperature of rabbits is:
- a) Sterility testing
- b) Pyrogen testing
- c) Minimum inhibitory coefficient
- d) None of the above
Answer:- b) Pyrogen testing
This is the collection of all the MCQ available in unit 3 of microbiology 3rd semester B.Pharmacy.