Bacteriology MCQs

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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

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