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Microbiology Mcqs

The culture media used for cultivation of HSV is_____________?

  • (A)  Chocolate agar
  • (B)  Robertoson’s cooked-meat broth
  • (C)  Chorio allantoic membrane
  • (D)  Sabourad’s agar
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Half-life of free HIV in plasma is________________?

  • (A)  24 hours
  • (B)  6 hours
  • (C)  12 hours
  • (D)  3 months
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Antibody to HSV will begin to appear_____________________?

  • (A)  in a week and reach a peak in 3 weeks
  • (B)  only after one year
  • (C)  no antibodies are present in primary HSV
  • (D)  antibodies are present in recurrent and chronic apthous stomatitis
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Australia antigen is associated with________________?

  • (A)  Hepatitis B surface antigen in acute hepatitis
  • (B)  AIDS
  • (C)  Chronic leukemia
  • (D)  Basal cell carcinoma
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Bacteriophage was discovered by_________________?

  • (A)  Robert koch
  • (B)  Twort and d’herelle
  • (C)  Menkin
  • (D)  Metchinkoff
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Confirmatory test for HIV infection is a_______________?

  • (A)  ELISA
  • (B)  Immunodot
  • (C)  RIPA
  • (D)  Western Blot
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The virus HIV is produced and propagated in_______________?

  • (A)  Dendritic cells of the lymphnode germinal epithelium
  • (B)  Circulating T4
  • (C)  B- lymphocytes
  • (D)  Epithelial cells of the sex organs
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The following hepatitis virus is transmitted by faeco-oral route________________?

  • (A)  Hepatitis B virus
  • (B)  Hepatitis C virus
  • (C)  Hepatitis
  • (D)  virus
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Virus are sharply differentiated from bacteria by_______________?

  • (A)  Presence of either DNA or RNA
  • (B)  Simple structure
  • (C)  Complex multiplication
  • (D)  All of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Rabies virus________________?

  • (A)  Cytotropic
  • (B)  Dermatotropic
  • (C)  Chromophilic
  • (D)  Neurotropic
Submitted By :Ali Uppal