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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
Submitted By :Ali Uppal