Microbiology MCQs

Bacteria with tuft of flagella at one end are called:

A. Monotrichate
B. Peritrichate
C. Bipolar
D. Lophotrichate

One of the following staining methods is an example of negative staining:

A. Gram’s staining
B. Fontana’s staining
C. India ink preparation
D. Zheil-Neilson’s staining

Noguchi’s medium is used for:

A. Bordetella
B. Brucella
C. Borrelia
D. None of the above

Smith noguchi’s media is used for:

A. Salmonella
B. Klebsiella
C. Spirochetes
D. Bacillus

Graft versus host reaction is caused by:

A. B-Lymphocytes
B. T-lymphocytes
C. Monocytes
D. Leukocytes

Sporulation occurs in:

A. Lag phase
B. Log phase
C. Stationary phase
D. Decline phase

Which of the following organisms are arranged in cubical packets of eight cocci:

A. Staphylococcus
B. Micrococcus
C. Sarcina
D. Aerococcus

Hospital dressing is best disposed by:

A. Incineration
B. Dumping
C. Autoclaving
D. Burying

Operation theatres are sterilized by:

A. Carbolic acid spraying
B. Washing with soap and water
C. Formaldehyde fumigation
D. ETO gas

Influenza is caused by:

A. Orthomyxo virus, which is a DNA virus
B. Paramyxo virus, which is a RNA virus
C. Paramyxo virus, which is a DNA virus
D. Orthomyxo virus, which is a RNA virus

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