Microbiology Mcqs

All are oncogenic except________________?

(A) EB virus

(B) Papilloma virus

(C) Herpes simplex virus

(D) Varicella zoster virus

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DNA covering material in a virus is called as________________?

(A) Capsomere

(B) Capsid

(C) Nucleocapsid

(D) Envelope

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All are oncogenic except________________?

(A) Anopheles

(B) Aedes

(C) Culex

(D) Mansoni

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Plaque test is used routinely in virology lab’s for________________?

(A) Identification of viral disease

(B) To separate specific clone of virus

(C) To maintain certain viral culture

(D) To prepare vaccines

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During the Window period of patient with AIDS_______________?

(A) ELISA IS – ve

(B) Western Blot is – ve

(C) Both are – ve

(D) PCR is – ve

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Viruses can be isolated from clinical samples by cultivation in the following except_______________?

(A) Tissue culture

(B) Embryonated eggs

(C) Animals

(D) Chemically defined media

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Hepatitis B infection spreads through all of the following routes except______________?

(A) Blood transfusion

(B) Sexual contact

(C) Faeco oral route

(D) Perinatal transmission

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Hepatitis C virus belongs to which one of the following virus groups ?

(A) Picorna viruses

(B) Herpes viruses

(C) Hepadana viruses

(D) Flavi viruses

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The overall effect of HIV is to gradually impair the immune system by interference with______________?

(A) Helper T lymphocytes

(B) Natural killer cells

(C) Plasma cells

(D) Macrophages

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Most common tumor associated with AIDS is______________?

(A) Carcinoma

(B) Kaposi’s sarcoma

(C) Melanoma

(D) Ewing’s sarcoma

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