Microbiology Questions and Answers Part-7

1. Eye cannot resolve any image less than
a) 1ìm
b) 2ìm
c) 7ìm
d) 5ìm

Answer: d

2. Compound Microscope was discovered by
a) A.V. Lewenhoek
b) Janssen and Hans
c) Pasteur
d) None of these

Answer: b

3. Electron Microscope was discovered by
a) Prof. Fritz
b) Janssen and Hans
c) Knoll and Ruska
d) None of these

Answer: c

4. Condensation of light in light Microscope is by
a) Objective
b) Condensor
c) Ocular
d) All of these

Answer: b

5. Magnification range of light microscope is
a) 1000x – 5000x
b) 1000x – 2000x
c) 500x – 1000x
d) None of these

Answer: b

6. Light gathering capacity of Microscope is called
a) Numerical aperture
b) Angular aperture
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer: a

7. If 10x and 40x objectives are used (air is the medium), the numerical aperture is
a) 1.5
b) 2.0
c) 1.8
d) 1.0

Answer: d

8. The ability of Microscope to distinguish two objects into two separate objects, is called
a) Resolving power
b) Wave length
c) N.A.
d) None of these

Answer: a

9. Limit of resolution of compound microscope is
a) 0.018 Ao
b) 0.1 mm
c) 5 ìm
d) 1 mm

Answer: b

10. Source of light in fluorescence microscopy is from
a) Mercury lamp
b) Sunlight
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

Answer: a