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Question #1: Bacteria were dicovered by:
Leeuwenhoek
Louise Pasteur
Robert Koch
Metchkinoff
Question #2: Microscope was invented by :
Robert Koch
Pasteur
Joseph Lister
Leewenhoek
Question #3: Pneumococci produce:
Draughtman colonies
Mucoid colonies
Flat colonies
Shiny colonies
Question #4: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is grown in:
L-J medium
Wilson and Blair medium
Nutrient agar
None of them
Question #5: Locomotory organ of Spirochete is:
Flagella
Cilia
Fimbrae
Axial filament in the body
Question #6: Father of modern Microbiology is:
Robert Koch
Louise Pasteur
Joseph Lister
Metchkinoff
Question #7: The term Microbiology was introduced by:
Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
Louise Pasteur
Robert Koch
Edward Jenner
Question #8: Which of the following is not prokaryote?
Bacteria
Chlamydiae
Fungi
Virus
Question #9: Prokaryotes ribosomes are:
70S
80S
90S
60S
Question #10: Endotoxin is chemically:
Mucopeptide
Polysaccharide
Lipopolysaccharide
Lipoprotein
Question #11: Medium preferred for antibiotic sensitivity is:
Nutrient agar
Blood agar
MacConkey agar
Muller-Hinton agar
Question #12: "Acute sore" throat can be caused by :
β-hemolytic
Streptococci
Candida albicans
Diphtheria
Serratia spp.
Question #13: The bacterial spores are killed by:
121⁰C moist heat
120⁰C moist heat
160⁰C dry heat
boiling for 5 minutes
Question #14: Modified New York City medium is used for culture of bacteria:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Staphylococcusaureus
E. coli
Shigella dysentrae
Question #15: Rheumatic fever is caused by:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Staphylococcus aureus
Brucella spp.
Salmonella spp.
Question #16: TPHA is useful in:
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis
AIDS
Meningitis
Question #17: Mantoux test is used in the diagnosis of:
Tuberculosis
Cholera
Measles
Typhoid
Question #18: Causative agent of bacillary dysentry is:
E. coli
Entamoeba histolytica
Shigella dysentriae
Vibrio cholerae
Question #19: Widal test is used in the diagnosis of:
Malaria
Typhoid
Filaria
Cholera
Question #20: Shick test is used in identification of :
Diphtherial bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Staphylococcus aureus
β-hemolytic
Streptococci
Question #21: Cidex is:
2% gluteraldehyde
Hexachlorophene
2% cetrimide
5% iodine
Question #22: Tyndalization is the process of:
Sterilization by dry heat
Sterilization by gas
Sterilization by radiation
Intermittent Sterilization by moist heat
Question #23: Best method of skin disinfection is:
Sprit
100% alcohol
Tincture Iodine
Cetrimide
Question #24: Sterilization is well done in one of the following:
Boiling
Steam under pressure
Steam
Hot air
Question #25: The exact definition of the term 'disinfection' is:
When an article is free from the micro-organisms
Prevention of infection
Inhibiting growth of bacteria
Destruction of all pathogenic bacteria
Question #26: Bacterial vitamins X & V are required for growth of:
E. coli
Brucella spp.
Haemophillus spp.
Klebsiella oxytoca
Question #27: Organelles with hydrolytic body is:
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Golgi bodies
Lysosome
Question #28: Wilson and Blair medium is used for:
Staphylococcus aureus
Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi
Vibrio cholerae
E. coli
Question #29: The usual concentration of blood used for blood agar medium is:
10%
20%
40%
50%
Question #30: Vaccine is sterilized by:
Seitz filtration
Hot air oven
Filtration
Tyndallization