TNPG 2005 MICROBIOLOGY

MICROBIOLOGY

1) Reactivity of false positive VDRL in Acute Malaria is

a. 10 to 20 %

b. 10 to 30 %

c. 50 %

d. 100 %

Answer : ??

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page

2) Calabar Swelling is seen in

a. loa loa

b. Manso

c. Wucherchia bancrofti

d. Brugui malayi

Answer : a) Loa loa

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 221

3) Bacteria in air first demonstrated by

a. Louis Pasteur

b. Lister

c. Ronald Ross

d. Koch’s

Answer : a) Louis Pasteur

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 2

4) All are contributions of Louis Pasteur except

a. Sterilisation

b. Vaccine for Rabies

c. Vaccine for anthrax

d. Vaccine for Tuberculosis

Answer : d) Vaccine for Tuberculosis

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 2

5) Sereny test is positive in

a. Enteropathogenic E.Coli

b. Entero invasive E.Coli

c. enterotoxic E.Coli

d. verotoxic E.Coli

Answer : b) Enetero Invasive E.Coli

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 279

6) The main clinically significatnt Toxin produced by C.diphteria is

a. Exotoxin

b. Endotoxin

c. Both

d. None

Answer : a) Exotoxin

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 233

7) Inverted fir tree appearance in stab culture is seen with

a. Bacillus Anthracis

b. Brucella

c. Bordetella

d. None

Answer : a) Bacillus Anthrax

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 243

8) Fastidious organism are grown by

a. prolonging incubation time

b. and performing special subcultures

c. both

d. none

Answer : c) both

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chap 126

9) Virus causing Hemorrhagic conjunctivtitis virus is

a. Arbovirus

b. Entero Virus 70

c. Rabies virus

d. Herpes Virus

Answer : b) Enterovirus 70

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 193

10) Most Common organism causing nosocomial infection is hospital acquired pneumonia

a. Pseudomonas

b. Staph aureus

c. Streptococcus

d. Both A and B

Answer : d) both a and B

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chap 255

11) Urease producing all except

a. H. pylori

b. Salmonella

c. Klebsilla

d. proteus

Answer : b) Salmonella

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Pages 290

12) Vibrio Cholera usually is transported using

a. VR Medium

b. BSA Medium

c. GTTA Medium

d. None of the above

Answer : a) VR medium

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 306

13) An example of Double Stranded RNA virus is

a. Reo

b. Rhabdovirus

c. Polio Virus

d. None of the above

Answer : 448

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page

14) All of the following are non Enveloped DNA virus except

a. Herpes virus

b. Adeno virus

c. Parvo virus

d. Papavovirus

Answer : a) Herpes virus

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 446

15) About Ancylostoma all are true except

a. Also called as hook worm

b. Causes Anemia

c. All infections are symptomatic

d. Related with ground itch

Answer : All infections are symptomatic

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 220

16) Lyme’s disease is caused by

a. borrelia burgdoferi

b. COxilla burnetti

c. Leptospirosis

d. None of the above

Answer : a) Borrelia Burgdoferi

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 389

17) Graft from genetically identical member of same species is

a. Allograft

b. Autograft

c. Isograft

d. Xenograft

Answer : c) Isograft

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 177

18) A man has inhaled actinomycoses vulgaris (Thermoactinomycosis). He will develop

a. Farmer’s lung

b. Byssionosis

c. Baggassosis

d. Anthracosis

Answer : a) Farmer’s Lung

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 250

19) Mc Conkey medium is an example of

a. Transport medium

b. Differential Medium

c. Selective medium

d. Simple medium

Answer : B) Differential Medium

Reference: Microbiology 7^th Edition Page 37

20) Painless diarrhea occurs in

a. Viral diseases

b. Campylobacter diarrhoea

c. Shigella

d. Cholera

Answer : d) Cholera

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 159