Questions
Which of the following is an example of non-selective media which are used in isolation of pathogenic bacteria?
- Chocolate blood agar
- Hektoen enteric agar
- Hoyle's agar
- Xylose lysine deoxycholate agar
- MacConkey agar
Which of the following is/are food-borne disease(s)?
- Botulism
- Kuru
- Listeriosis
- Consumption
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 1 and 4
- 2 and 3
- 2 and 4
Which of the following is a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria?
- Kuru disease
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- Herpes
- Syphilis
- Trichomoniasis
Which of the following is a culture medium for a genus of bacteria that colonise the mucosal surfaces of many animals?
- Eaton's agar
- Thayer-Martin agar
- Bismuth sulfite agar
- Bordet-Gengou agar
- Löwenstein–Jensen medium
Which of the following is a non-segmented, single-stranded DNA virus?
- Rotavirus
- Cypovirus
- Parvovirus
- Rhinovirus
- Picornavirus
Which of the following is a pair of catalase-positive bacteria?
- Enterobacter and Klebsiella
- Enterococcus and Streptococcus
- Enterobacter and Enterococcus
- Enterococcus and Klebsiella
- Klebsiella and Streptococcus
Which of the following gram-positive, soil-dwelling bacteria is used as a biological pesticide?
- Beauveria bassiana
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Penicillium camemberti
- Monascus purpureus
- Acremonium chrysogenum
Which of the following families has/have double-stranded RNA viruses?
- Adenoviridae
- Rhabdoviridae
- Reoviridae
- Only 1
- Only 2
- Only 3
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
Which of the following is used to culture or grow certain bacteria, particularly the gram-negative species Legionella pneumophila?
- VRBD agar
- MSA agar
- BCYE agar
- PCA agar
- Nutrient agar
Match the columns:
| Column I | Column II |
| P. S. aureus | 1. Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria |
| Q. L. monocytogenes | 2. Gram-negative spiral bacteria |
| R. B. pertussis | 3. Gram-positive coccus-shaped bacteria |
| S. T. pallidum | 4. Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria |
- P - 1; Q - 2; R - 3; S - 4
- P - 2; Q - 1; R - 4; S - 3
- P - 2; Q - 3; R - 4; S - 1
- P - 3; Q - 4; R - 1; S - 2
- P - 4; Q - 3; R - 2; S - 1
Which of the following tests is used to detect acetyl methyl carbinol in a bacterial broth culture?
- Citrate test
- Indole test
- Methyl red test
- Rapid urease test
- Voges-Proskauer test
Which of the following is used for the detection and isolation of gram-negative intestinal pathogens?
- Mannitol salt agar
- Czapek dox agar
- Sabouraud agar
- Potato dextrose agar
- Eosin methylene blue agar
Which of the following diseases is/are caused by bacteria?
- Scarlatina
- Bronze john
- Enteric fever
- Desert rheumatism
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 1 and 4
- 2 and 3
- 2 and 4
Which of the following diseases is/are caused by positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus?
- Hepatitis C
- Chikungunya
- Rubeola
- Infantile paralysis
- 1, 2 and 3
- 1, 2 and 4
- 1, 3 and 4
- 2, 3 and 4
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
Match the following:
| Column I | Column II |
| P. Edward Jenner | 1. Phagocytosis |
| Q. Elie Metchnikoff | 2. Smallpox vaccine |
| R. Wiener and Landsteiner | 3. Hybridomas |
| S. Milstein, Kohler and Jerne | 4. Rh factor |
- P - 1; Q - 2; R - 3; S - 4
- P - 2; Q - 1; R - 4; S - 3
- P - 2; Q - 3; R - 4; S - 1
- P - 3; Q - 1; R - 4; S - 2
- P - 4; Q - 3; R - 2; S - 1