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Microbiology Mcqs

Malignant pustule is referred to_________________?

  • (A)  Facio-cervical actinomycosis
  • (B)  Cutaneous anthrax
  • (C)  Infected squamous cell carcinoma
  • (D)  None of the above
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The urine sample of a patient has been sent to the laboratory to look for Leptospira. The specimen is to be screened by use of the__________________?

  • (A)  Scanning microscope
  • (B)  Inverted microscope
  • (C)  Dark ground microscope
  • (D)  Electron microscope
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On a stained slide, clostridium tetani has the appearance of a__________________?

  • (A)  Bunch of a
  • (B)  Chain of beads
  • (C)  Drum stick
  • (D)  Safely pin
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In initial stages of tyhoid, salmonella can be detected in________________?

  • (A)  Feacus
  • (B)  Urine
  • (C)  Blood
  • (D)  All of the above
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Signs of tyhoid fever is/are_____________________?

  • (A)  Haemorrhage
  • (B)  perforation
  • (C)  Osteomyelitis
  • (D)  All of the above
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The structure in involved in bacterial attachment to cell surface is_______________?

  • (A)  Capsule
  • (B)  Fimbria
  • (C)  Flagella
  • (D)  None of the above
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The following are applicable to bacterial genoms except________________?

  • (A)  It is composed of DNA
  • (B)  It doe not contain histones
  • (C)  It is circular
  • (D)  Its DNA has both introns and extrons
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Each of the following can cause food poisoning except________________?

  • (A)  Cl. difficile
  • (B)  Staphylococcus
  • (C)  Cl. welchii
  • (D)  Cl. botulinum
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The bacterial cell wall has all of the following properties except______________?

  • (A)  It consists of a mixed polymer called peptidoglycon
  • (B)  It is the structure principally responsible for the reaction of gram staining
  • (C)  It is a unique flexible plastic structure
  • (D)  It contains D-isomers of amino acids
Submitted By :Ali Uppal