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151.

By using fluorescence property fluorescent antibody technique was developed by

A. Kohler
B. Coons
C. Both and b
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both and b
152.

The size of the virus can be determined by

A. Micrography
B. Ultra-centrifugation at high speed
C. Ultra-filteration
D. All of these
Answer» E.
153.

The antibody that is first formed after infection is

A. IgG
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE
Answer» C. IgD
154.

What is the strength of the bond between antigen and antibody?

A. Affinity
B. Avidity
C. Covalent
D. None of these
Answer» C. Covalent
155.

The reaction of soluble antigen with antibody is known by

A. Precipitation
B. Flocculation
C. Agglutination
D. Complement fixation
Answer» B. Flocculation
156.

Intensity of attraction between antigen and antibody molecule is known as

A. Affiniy
B. Avidity
C. Reaction
D. None of these
Answer» B. Avidity
157.

Temperature required for pasteurization is

A. Above 150oC
B. Below 100oC
C. 110oC
D. None of these
Answer» C. 110oC
158.

Bacteriophage capable of only lytic growth is called

A. Temperate
B. Avirulent
C. Virulent
D. None of these
Answer» B. Avirulent
159.

The principle involved in the streak plate method is

A. Separation
B. Streaking
C. Isolation
D. Dilution
Answer» E.
160.

At the temperature 160oC for one hour, complete sterilization occurs in

A. Autoclave
B. Hot air oven
C. Laminar flow
D. Incubator
Answer» C. Laminar flow
161.

The bacterial cells participating in conjugation are

A. Conjugant
B. Fertile cells
C. Exconjugants
D. None of these
Answer» B. Fertile cells
162.

The widely used yeast for the production of single cell protein is

A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
B. Rhizopus
C. Candida utilis
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
163.

For the production of ethanol the raw material used is

A. Molasses
B. Cellulose
C. Sulphite waste liquor
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
164.

For the formation of cell-components the elements required are

A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Sulphur
D. All of these
Answer» E.
165.

The differentiate lactose and non-lactose fermentors, the medium used is

A. Wilson & lair
B. Blood Agar
C. Tetra thionate broth
D. Mac-Conkey s Agar
Answer» E.
166.

To differentiate lactose and non-lactose fermentors the medium used is

A. Mac Conkey s medium
B. Stuart s medium
C. Sugar medium
D. Citrate medium
Answer» B. Stuart s medium
167.

A gene that takes part in the synthesis of polypeptide is

A. Structural gene
B. Regulator gene
C. Operator gene
D. Promoter gene
Answer» B. Regulator gene
168.

During cyclic phosphorylation NADP is formed or not.

A. No NADP formation
B. No NADP utilization
C. NADP is converted into NADPH
D. All are correct
Answer» B. No NADP utilization
169.

Cyclic phosphorylation is generally present in

A. Cyanobacteria
B. Algae
C. Bacteria
D. Plants
Answer» B. Algae
170.

Non-cyclic photophosphorylation is also known as

A. Oxygenic photosynthesis
B. Photosynthesis
C. Anoxygenic photosynthesis
D. Photophosphorylation
Answer» C. Anoxygenic photosynthesis
171.

Amoxycillin is combined with clavulanic acid to inhibit

A. DNA gyrace
B. Cell synthesis
C. Protein synthesis
D. -lactamase enzymes
Answer» E.
172.

The micro-organisms grow at high salinity are

A. Osmophile
B. Halophiles
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
173.

Which of the following is called serum Hepatitis?

A. HCV
B. HAV
C. HBV
D. HIV
Answer» D. HIV
174.

The bacteria, which is motile at 22oC but non-motile at 37oC is

A. Tranformation
B. Transduction
C. Conjugation
D. Cell fusion
Answer» E.
175.

Rhabdo viruses are belonging to the family:

A. Rhabdo viridae
B. Toga viridae
C. Paramyxo viridae
D. None of these
Answer» B. Toga viridae
176.

Intradermal test employed for diagnosis of LGV is

A. Frei test
B. Mantoux test
C. Schick test
D. Dick test
Answer» B. Mantoux test
177.

In Gram positive bacteria, ratio of RNA to DNA is

A. 8 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. Almost equal
D. None of these
Answer» B. 1 : 2
178.

Microorganisms usually make acetyl CO-A by oxidizing

A. Acetic acid
B. Pyruvic acid
C. -ketoglutaric acid
D. Fumaric acid
Answer» B. Pyruvic acid
179.

Which of these is a trace element for bacteria?

A. Mg+2
B. Na+
C. Ca+2
D. Mn+2
Answer» C. Ca+2
180.

Genomic DNA is extracted, broken into fragments of reasonable size by a restriction endonuclease and then inserted into a cloning vector to generate chimeric vectors. The cloned fragments are called

A. Clone
B. Genomic library
C. mRNA
D. None of these
Answer» C. mRNA
181.

Which one of the following mutagens act only on replicating DNA?

A. Ethidium bromide
B. Nitrosogeranidine
C. Acridine orange
D. None of above
Answer» D. None of above
182.

Diagnosis of carrier of salmonella typhi may be shown by

A. Fecal culture
B. Bile culture
C. Urine culture
D. All of these
Answer» E.
183.

Causative organism of whooping cough is

A. Bordetella pertussis
B. Bordetella parapertussis
C. Bordetella bronchi septica
D. None of these
Answer» B. Bordetella parapertussis
184.

Different methods of strain improvement are

A. Protoplast fusion
B. Recombinant DNA technique
C. Genetic recombination
D. All of these
Answer» E.
185.

All of the following are bacteriostatic chemotherapeutic agents except

A. Bacitracin
B. Chloramphenicol
C. Novobiocin
D. Tetracycline
Answer» B. Chloramphenicol
186.

The characteristic shape of the bacteria is maintained because of

A. Capsule
B. Cell wall
C. Cell membrane
D. Slime layer
Answer» C. Cell membrane
187.

The ion that is required in trace amounts for the growth of bacteria is

A. Calcium
B. Magnesium
C. Cobalt
D. Sodium
Answer» D. Sodium
188.

For amy lase product ion the m icro organism required is

A. subtilis
B. S. cereviceae
C. A. nigar
D. None of these
Answer» B. S. cereviceae
189.

How much of globulin is present in human serum?

A. 8%
B. 12%
C. 16%
D. 4%
Answer» B. 12%
190.

The main feature of prokaryotic organism is

A. Absence of locomotion
B. Absence of nuclear envelope
C. Absence of nuclear material
D. Absence of protein synthesis
Answer» C. Absence of nuclear material
191.

Agglutination reaction is strongest with the immunoglobulin:

A. IgM
B. IgG
C. IgA
D. IgD
Answer» B. IgG
192.

Immunoglobulin which cannot activate complement

A. IgM
B. IgE
C. IgA
D. IgG
Answer» C. IgA
193.

Aldehydes, which are most powerful disinfectants

A. Formaldehyde
B. Acetaldehyde
C. Glutamal aldehyde
D. Both a and c
Answer» E.
194.

What is the technique for quantitative estimation of immunoglobulin?

A. Single diffusion in one dimension
B. Single diffusion in two dimension
C. Double diffusion in one dimension
D. Double diffusion in two dimension
Answer» C. Double diffusion in one dimension
195.

All of the following are energy source of bacteria except

A. Oxidation of inorganic compounds
B. Oxidation of organic compounds
C. Absorption of heat
D. Utilisation of visible light
Answer» D. Utilisation of visible light
196.

Syndromes associated with Human T lymphotropic virus type I(HTLV-I) are

A. Adult T-cell lymphoma
B. Hairy cell leukemia
C. Adult T cell leukemia
D. All of these
Answer» C. Adult T cell leukemia
197.

In the citric acid production, the pH to be maintained in the fernmenter is

A. 7.0
B. 5.0 to 6.0
C. 8.0 to 9.0
D. 1.0 to 6.0
Answer» C. 8.0 to 9.0
198.

For acetic acid production the methods followed are

A. Orleans process
B. Rapid process
C. Submerged process
D. All of these
Answer» E.
199.

Multiple antibiotic resistance is mediated by

A. Episome
B. Plasmid
C. Colplasmid
D. Both b and c
Answer» C. Colplasmid
200.

Antibiotic produced from streptomyces orientalis is

A. Streptomycin
B. Penicillin
C. Vancomycin
D. Both a and b
Answer» D. Both a and b