Microbiology MCQs

The diagnostic investigation for syphilis is:

A. TPI test
B. VDRL test
C. TPHA test
D. FTAB test
E. Both C & D

False +ve for VDRL is seen in:

A. Yaws
B. Lepromatous Leprosy
C. Malaria
D. All of the above

Causative organism for gas gangrene:

A. Clostridium tetani
B. Clostridium welchii
A. Coli
C. Strep. Faecalis

Opacity around colonies of Clostridium perfringens is due to:

A. Theta toxin
B. Lecithinase
C. Desmolase
D. Cytokinin

Commonest mycobacterial infection in tropical countries:

A. M. leprae
B. M. avium intracellulare
C. M. tuberculosis
D. Kansasi

Rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis is possible with:

A. Ziel Nelson
B. Kin Young stain
C. Auramine-Rhodamine stain
D. Giemsa stain

Leprosy bacilli can be grown in:

A. Foot paid on nine branded armadilo
B. Tail of guinea pig
C. Testes of albino rats
D. Testes of guinea pig

Streptococcus is classified based on:

A. M Protein
B. Cultural characteristics
C. Bile Solubility
D. Cell wall carbohydrate

Pneumococus can be differentiated from streptococcus by:

A. Type of hemolysis
B. Gram staining
C. Growth characteristics
D. Bile solubility

Borelia vincenti is a:

A. Mycoplasma
B. Mycobacteria
C. Spirochaete
D. Chlamydia

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