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Microbiology Mcqs

Lancefields classification of B hemolytic streptococcus is based on______________?

  • (A)  M Protein
  • (B)  Polysaccharide C antigen
  • (C)  Type of lipid in cell membrane
  • (D)  Physiological properties
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Chlamydia causes all of the following except________________?

  • (A)  Trachoma
  • (B)  Non-gonococcal urethritis
  • (C)  Pneumonia
  • (D)  Parotitis
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All of the following organisms are known to survive intracellularly except_____________?

  • (A)  Neisseria meningitides
  • (B)  Salmonella typhi
  • (C)  Streptococcus pyogenes
  • (D)  Legionella pneumophila
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Bacteria acquire characteristics by all the following except_______________?

  • (A)  Through plasmids
  • (B)  Incorporating part of host DNA
  • (C)  Through bacteriophages
  • (D)  Through conjugation
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Borrelia vincenti is always associated with______________?

  • (A)  Spirochaetes
  • (B)  Fusiform bacilli
  • (C)  Treponema vincenti
  • (D)  None of the above
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Negative staining is used to demonstrate________________?

  • (A)  Bacterial spore
  • (B)  Bacterial Flagella
  • (C)  Bacterial capsule
  • (D)  Bacterial fimbriae
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The most common pathogens responsible for nosocomial pneumonias in the ICU are______________?

  • (A)  Gram positive organisms
  • (B)  Gram negative organisms
  • (C)  Mycoplasma
  • (D)  Virus infections
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Test for differentiating virulent form non-virulent tubercular bacilli_____________?

  • (A)  Aryl sulphatase test
  • (B)  Niacin test
  • (C)  Neutral red test
  • (D)  Catalase peroxidase test
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Cough plate method is used to identify________________?

  • (A)  Y. pestis
  • (B)  Pertussis
  • (C)  Mycoplasma
  • (D)  M-Tuberculosis
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cAMP reaction is shown by which streptococci ?

  • (A)  Group A
  • (B)  Group B
  • (C)  Group C
  • (D)  Group D
Submitted By :Ali Uppal