Welcome to Microbiology MCQs quiz 2 (Basic)

Welcome to Microbiology MCQs quiz 2 ( basic)

As you know, simply microbiology is the branch of science that deals with the study of microorganisms ( bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi), and those are non-observable with the naked eye, therefore need of laboratory equipment called microscope to view them. This Microbiology MCQ Quiz 2 ( basic)  is an epicenter for all types of examinations as well as boost your knowledge. There are multiple-choice questions (MCQs). A question with four choices among them one right answer you have to chose. Your score will display after completion of all questions given in a quiz. So, let’s go to crack the quiz. Best of luck! Have a precious day!

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Question #1: Widal test is done...
Typhoid
HIV
Syphilis
Gonorrhea

Question #2: The HIV common in world is...
HIV-2
HIV-1
None of them
Both

Question #3: The causative organism of syphilis is ...
Spirochetes
Cocci
Bacilli
Chlamydia

Question #4: The largest virus is ...
Measles
HIV
TMV
Pox

Question #5: HIV is a...
DNA virus
RNA virus
Both DNA and RNA
None of the above...

Question #6: The phase where replication equals death is called...
Log
Lag
Decline
Stationary

Question #7: RPR test is done for...
Typhoid
HIV
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis

Question #8: BASU a common investigation requisition formula is applied in ...
Typhoid
Gonorrhoea
HIV
Syphilis

Question #9: Cross reaction in Weil-Felix reaction is due to ...
Hapten
Heterophile antigen
Complement
Immunogen

Question #10: The phase of bacterial growth where death is over replication...
Lag
Log
Stationary
Decline

Question #11: The preparatory phase of bacterial growth is called...
Lag
Log
Stationary
Decline

Question #12: The exponential growth phase of bacteria is...
Lag
Log
Stationary
Decline

Question #13: Your friend is injured with light acid lab you would...
Wash With base (NaOH)
Wash with strong acid
Take him with to the physician for consultation
Wash with plenty of water

Question #14: Non Specific cardiolipin test for syphilis is...
VDRL
TRUST
RPR
All the above

Question #15: Your boss insert normal values sear as one of the test sample.It is good example of...
External Quality control
Internal quality control
Doing somethings to show you he is active
Calibration of instrument

Question #16: Which is most necessary in a laboratory...
Good washing system
Good music system
Computerized reporting
Attractive reporting

Question #17: Which of the following instrument apply theory of sedimentation...
Micropippete
Centrifuge
Biochemical analyser
Computer

Question #18: Odd one out...
HCI
H2SO4
HNO3
NaOH

Question #19: Odd one out...
Spiriit swab
Betadine
Dettol
Phenol

Question #20: The phase where replication equals death is called...
Lag
Log
Stationary
Decline

Question #21: Usually the diagnosis of HIV is made by detecting in serum...
Antigen
Antibody
Complement
Virus

Question #22: Which statement is true...
All protista are prokaryotic
The nuclear membrane of protista is thick
The use of autoclaves in not so wide
Methylated ethyl alcohol is a skin antiseptic

Question #23: The unit of light is...
Phylum
Photon
Proton
Boron

Question #24: Light is Form of energy...
Heat
Chemical
Physical
Radiant

Question #25: The best use of hot air oven is _ sterilization...
Culture media
Glass wares
Serum
Plastic wares

Question #26: _ is used as a transport medium for feces that may contain salmonella, Shigella,Campylobacter or Vibrio species...
Cary -Blair
Peptone water
TCBSagar
MacConkey broth DS

Question #27: Aspergillus species are saprophytic...
Algae
Bryophytes
Bacteria
Moulds

Question #28: Cardiolipin is extracted from heart tissue of
Sheep
Horse
Cow
Pig

Question #29: Dak field microscope is used for...
Virus
Cell organelles
Capsule
Spirochaete

Question #30: Electron microscope is used for...
Virus
Cell organelles
3 dimensional structure
All the above

Question #31: Ethylene used as disinfectant is a...
Aldehyde
Acid
Alkali
Alcohol

Question #32: In Autoclave at 15 pound pressure and 121° C the holding time is...
15-20 sec
15-20 min
20-30 min
20-30 sec

Question #33: Dry heat is a _ method of sterilization...
Physical
Mechanical
Irradiation
Chemical

Question #34: Hypochlorite is a _ method of sterilization...
Physical
Mechanical
Irradiation
Chemical

Question #35: Which of the following particle can be used for agglutination reaction...
Latex
RBC
Carbon
All

Question #36: The term biology is coined by...
Aristotle
Leishmania
Ronald Ross
Haegman

Question #37: Ethylene oxide which is a gas is used as disinfectant as a combination with...
O2
CO2
N2
Propane

Question #38: Cardiolipin is a...
Nucleo lipid
Sulpho lipid
Pseudo lipid
Phospho lipid

Question #39: The sod. hypochorite is commonly used in the concentration of ...
1-2 %
1-5%
0.5- 1%
5-10%

Question #40: Spirit is a...
Methanol
Ethanol
Methyl ethanol
Ethyl propanol

Question #41: Diposable syringe are sterilized by ...
Autoclaving
Disinfection
Filtration
Gamma rays

Question #42: The emulsion of cresol and soap solution is...
Phenol
Methanol
Lysol
Cresol

Question #43: The phase at which death exceeds growth is...
Lag
Log
Stationary
Decline

Question #44: Weil- Felix reaction is associated with...
Rickettsiae
Chlamydiae
Spirilla
Spirochete

Question #45: Typhus fever is caused by
Ricketessiae
Chlamydiae
Spirilla
Salmonella Typhi

Question #46: Bacteria lacking cell well are...
L form
Protoplast
Spheroplast
All of the above

Question #47: Comma shaped bacteria are..
Sphirilla
Coccobacilli
Vibrio
Spirochaete

Question #48: Motile cocci are...
Streptococci
Staphylococci
Rhodococci
Gonococci

Question #49: Gram staining is difficult in...
Vibrio
Spirilla
Spirochaete
Shigella

Question #50: Who is the inventor of Microscope...
Antony Van Leeuwenhook
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur

Question #51: Who is the Father of Microbiology...
Antony Van Leeuwenhook
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur

Question #52: Who is father of bacteriology...
Antony Van Leeuwenhook
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur

Question #53: Father of Antiseptic surgery is...
Antony Van Leeuwenhook
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur

Question #54: Which statement is true...
Gram positive bacteria have thick peptidoglycan than Gram negative
Gram negative have thick peptidoglycan than Garm positive
Virus have both RNA and DNA
Protozoa are Prokaryotic

Question #55: The condition in which bacteria contains single polar flagella is called...
Monotrichous
Amphitrichous
Lophotrichous
Peritrichous

Question #56: Hanging drop preparation is done in bacteria for...
Motility test
Stain flagella
Differentiate gram pos and neg
Bacteria colony count

Question #57: The Gram reaction of a yeast cell is...
Gram positive
Gram Negative
Both A and B
None

Question #58: The media used to culture M. tuberculosis is...
Lowenstein Jensen Media
MacConkey Agar
Cary-Blair Media
Sabouraud's Agar

Question #59: Generally pathogenic bacteria are...
Mesophilic
Psychrophilic
Thermophilic
All

Question #60: The test to differentiate staphylococus from Streptococcus is ...
Coagulase
Catalase
DNAase
Bile Solubility

Question #61: The Mordant which is used in Gram stain is...
Iodine
Phenol
Potassium hydroxide
Lysol

Question #62: The mordant which is used in AFB stain is...
Iodine
Phenol
Potassium hydroxide
Lysol

Question #63: The decolorizer used in AFB stain is ...
3% Acid alcohol
Acetone alcohol
Menthyl alcohol
40% H2SO4

Question #64: The decolorizer used in Gram Stain is...
3% acid alcohol
Acetone alcohol
Menthyl alcohol
40% H2SO4

Question #65: The HIV virus is ...
RNA virus
DNA virus
RNA and DNA virus
Harmless virus

Question #66: The virus that cause AIDS is ...
Adeno virus
Paramyxo virus
Retro virus
Hepatitis virus

Question #67: The concentration of agar in Semi-solid culture media is...
1-5%
0.1-0.5%
0.5-1.0%
4-5%

Question #68: Incubator which is used to culture bacteria has a temperature setting of ...
25-30° C
30-35 °C
35-37°C
38-40°C

Question #69: Which of the following is transport media...
Amies media
Cary- Blair media
Staurt media
All of the above

Question #70: Incoculating loop is made up of...
Iron
Zinc
Copper
Nichrome

Question #71: The diameter of incoculating loop generally is...
1mm
2mm
4mm
5mm

Question #72: Which of the following organism is coagulase test positive...
Staphylococcus albus
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus phyogenes
Viridians streptococci

Question #73: Which of the following organism is oxidase test positive...
Pseudomonas
Aeromonas
Vibrio
All the above

Question #74: Which is the most common organism for wound infection...
Streptococcus
Escherichia
Pseudomonas
Staphylococcus

Question #75: The most common organism for UTI is...
Proteus
Escherichia coli
Corynebacterium
Staphylococcus

Question #76: Ziehl- Neelsen Staining is done for...
Mycobacteria
Streptococcus
Corynebacterium
Staphylococcus

Question #77: The blood is added in ... In blood agar based to prepare Blood Agar?
1-5%
5-10%
10-15%
15-20%

Question #78: The microorganism causing enteric fever is...
Shigella
Salmonella
Esherichia
Proteus

Question #79: The bacteria which grows at the temperature range between 30 to 40°C are...
Psychrophilic
Thermophilic
Mesophilic
All the Above

Question #80: The concerntration of CO2 in CO2 incubator...
0-5
5-10
10-30
100

Question #81: Which of the following is an anerobic media...
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
Thioglycollate broth
Hanks media

Question #82: Heated Blood agar is known as ...
MacConkey Agar
Chocolate Agar
Thioglycollate broth
Hanks media

Question #83: Koch's postulate was proposed by...
Antony Van Leeuwenhook
Josheo Lister
Robert Koch
Louish Pasteur

Question #84: Kirby- Bauer method is applied in...
Water analysis
Antibiotic sensitivity test
Food analysis
Milk analysis

Question #85: The group of bacteria, which are examined during water analysis, are...
Coliform
Faecal organism
Enterobacteriace
All of the above

Question #86: Which of the following bacteria generally could not be cultured in the la media...
M
tuberculosis
M.Leprae
Pseudomonas
Proteus

Question #87: Which of the following bacteria posses darting motility...
Esherichia
Salmonella
Vibrio
Pseudomonas

Question #88: Which of the following is not a water borne disease...
Typhoid
Dysentary
Hepatitis-E
AIDS

Question #89: The blood form which animal is used to prepare blood agar...
Man. Goat
Sheep
Camel

Question #90: Which of the following is called Hansen's bacilli...
M.leprae.
M.bovis
M.avis
M.tuberculosis

Question #91: Which of the following is not a STD...
Gonorohoea
Typhoid
HIV
Syphilis

Question #92: Widal test is done for...
Gonorohoea
Typhoid
HIV
Syphilis

Question #93: RPR Test is done for...
Gonorohoea
Typhoid
HIV
Syphilis

Question #94: BASU a common investigation requisition formula is applied in...
Gonorohoea
Typhoid
HIV
Syphilis

Question #95: Drum stick " bacilli are...
Corynebacterium
Clostridium
Vibrio
Spirochaete

Question #96: Comma shaped bacteria is...
Spirilla
Coccobacilli
Vibrio
Spirochaete

Question #97: The agar commonly used in antibiotic sensitivity test is...
MacConkey Agar
Nutrient Agar
Mueller Hinton Agar
Chocolate Agar

Question #98: Your friend is injured with light acid in lab you would...
Wash with base (NaOH)
Wash with strong acid
Take him to the physician for consultation
Wash with plenty of water

Question #99: In widal test AH for...
S.typhi
S.paratyphi A
S. paratyphi B
All the above

Question #100: In which test BH for...
S.typhi
S.paratyphi A
S. paratyphi B
All the above

Question #101: Which of the following system types in best for sterilization...
Saturated and dry
Saturated and wet
Unsaturated and dry
Unsaturated and wet

Question #102: Which of the following are reducing agents...
Ascorbic acid (0.1%)
Glucose (0.5-1.0%)
Thioglycollate
All the above

Question #103: Live vaccine is...
TT
dpt
Salk Polio
BCG

Question #104: Stain Used for Cryptococcus neoformans...
Indai Ink
Geimsa
Alberts Stain
Grams Stain

Question #105: Hanging Drop preparation is done for...
Motility test
Staining Flagella
Differentiation of Gram negative and positive bacteria
Bacterial colony count

Question #106: The Gram reaction of Listeria is...
Gram positive
Gram negative
Both a and b
None

Question #107: The window period of HIV....
3-6 months
8 months
12 months
2 years

Question #108: The Bacteria that lack cell wall...
Protoplast
Spheroplast
L-forms
All

Question #109: The chief content in the cell wall of the mycobacterium is ...
mycolic acid
hydrochloric acid
citric acid
Acetic acid

Question #110: Normal sperm count is ... million per ml?
60-150
20-40
100-250
6-12

Question #111: The microscope used for examining mycobacterium which is stained by Auramine- Roadmine is...
Compound
Drak field
Electron
Fluorescent

Question #112: Pregnancy test gives positive result after... Of conception?
6-10 days
20-30 days
2 months
1 months

Question #113: All are acid fast except...
Nocardia
Bacterials spores
cryptosporidium
Mycoplasma

Question #114: Bence -Jones protein...
coagulated at very high temperature
are the light chains
Coagulated at 60 C and redissolves at 80C

Question #115: Toxic shocks syndrome is caused by...
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Pneumococcus
Pseudomonas

Question #116: Schick Test is done for...
Tetanus
Enteric fever
Tuberculosis
Diphtheria

Question #117: Culture media for Bordetella pertusis is...
L-J Medium
Chocolate Agar
Wilson Blair medium
Border-Gagou media

Question #118: Rose Bengal Card test (milk ring test) is useful in...
Bovine TB
Anthrax
Brucellosis
Influenza

Question #119: String test is used for...
B. antracis
V. cholerae
B. abortus
P.mallei

Question #120: The most common caused of Gas gangrene is...
Bordetella
Clostridium perfringens
CI.Botulinum
Y. Enterocolitica

Question #121: Which of the following in not a stage of replication process of the virus...
Adsorption
Penetration
Uncoating
Conjugation

Question #122: Commonest causative agent of diarrhoea among children is ...
E. histolytica
Escherichia coli
Rota Virus
Giadia

Question #123: The concentration technique while processing before applying sputum for AFB culture is...
Petroffs method
Hays test
Methyl blue
Phenyl blue

Question #124: Which of the following sterilization process takes three days for sterilization...
Tyndallization
Pasterization
Autoclave
Hot Air Oven

Question #125: The diameter of Inoculating loop used for Urine culture, is...
1mm
2mm
4mm
5mm

Question #126: The Concentration of blood in blood agar is...
1-5 %
5-10%
10-15%
15-20%

Question #127: Concentration of CO2 in CO2 incubator...
0-5%
5-10%
10-30%
100%

Question #128: Heated blood agar is known as...
Macconkey agar
Chocolate agar
Thyoglycollate broth
Hanks media

Question #129: Which of the following bacteria is common cause of hospital acquired infection...
Aeromonas
Salmonella
Satphylococcus
Meningococcus

Question #130: Which of the following organism is oxidase positive...
Pseudomonas
Aeromonas
Vibrio
All

Question #131: Incubator Which is used to culture bacteria has a Temperature...
25-30 °C
30-35 °C
35-37 °C
38-40 °C

Question #132: HIV virus is...
Adenovirus
Paramyxovirus
Retrovirus
Reovirus

Question #133: Sterilizing body fluids in water bath at 56°C is called...
Inspissation
Tyndallization
Vaccine bath
Autoclaving

Question #134: The basic essential element for bacterial growth requirement are...
H
C
N
K
O
C
H
Na
H
C
O
Ca
H
O
C
N

Question #135: V. cholera prefer...
Acid pH
Neutral pH
Alkaline pH
Any of above

Question #136: Rheumatic fever is a...
Autoimmune disease
Renal disease
Brain disease
Liver disease

Question #137: The bacteria loving low amount of oxygen for growth is...
Psychrophilic
Micro- aerophilic
Mesophilic
Thermophilic

Question #138: Medically important bacteria are...
Psychrophile
Mesophile
Thermophile
Steriothermophile

Question #139: Agar is...
Fungi
Algae
Protozoa
Virus

Question #140: 1 µm is equal to...
1000m
1/1000mm
1000cm
1/1000cm

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