Microbiology Questions and Answers Part-15

1. Rancidity of stored foods is due to the activity of
a) Toxigenic microbes
b) Proteolytic microbes
c) Saccharolytic microbes
d) Lipolytic microbes

Answer: d

2. Virion means
a) Infectious virus particles
b) Non-infectious particles
c) Incomplete particles
d) Defective virus particles

Answer: c

3. Virulence of the microorganisms can be reduced by
a) Attenuation
b) A virulence
c) Inactivation
d) Freezing

Answer: a

4. The test used for detection of typhoid fever
a) WIDAL test
b) ELISA
c) Rosewaller test
d) Westernblotting

Answer: a

5. Bacteriophage capable of only lytic growth is called
a) Temperate
b) Avirulent
c) Virulent
d) None of these

Answer: a

6. Diphtheria bacillus is otherwise known as
a) Fried-Landers bacillus
b) Kleb’s hofflers bacillus
c) Frchs bacillus
d) Koch’s bacillus

Answer: b

7. Acridine dyes are more effective against
a) Gram positive
b) Gram negative
c) Ricke Hsia
d) Mycoplasma

Answer: a

8. In bacteria pigment bearing structures are
a) Chloroplast
b) Protoplast
c) Sphaeroplast
d) Chromatophores

Answer: d

9. The procedure of differential staining of bacteria was developed by
a) A.H. Gram
b) H.C. Gram
c) N.C. Gram
d) H.A. Gram

Answer: b

10. Intermediate group of pathogen between bacteria and viruses which are intracellular parasites are called
a) Mucoplasmas
b) Rickettsias
c) Prions
d) Virusoides

Answer: b