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This section includes 17 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The walls of Nocardioforms contains the sugars ____________ |
| A. | sucrose and galactose |
| B. | fructose and galactose |
| C. | sucrose and arabinose |
| D. | arabinose and galactose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The causative agent of leprosy is __________ |
| A. | M.intracellulare |
| B. | M.leprae |
| C. | M.kansasii |
| D. | M.phlei |
| Answer» C. M.kansasii | |
| 3. |
Mycobacteria are acid-fast organisms. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. |
Which of the following genus of organisms are normal inhabitants of the human mouth? |
| A. | Agromyces |
| B. | Arachnia |
| C. | Actinomyces |
| D. | Rothia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which of the following Nonspore forming Gram-positive rods show a negative result for catalase test? |
| A. | Lactobacillus |
| B. | Kurthia |
| C. | Brocothrix |
| D. | Renibacterium |
| Answer» B. Kurthia | |
| 6. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_GENUS_OF_ORGANISMS_ARE_NORMAL_INHABITANTS_OF_HUMAN_MOUTH??$ |
| A. | Agromyces |
| B. | Arachnia |
| C. | Actinomyces |
| D. | Rothia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The causative agent of leprosy is ________________$ |
| A. | M.intracellulare |
| B. | M.leprae |
| C. | M.kansasii |
| D. | M.phlei |
| Answer» C. M.kansasii | |
| 8. |
Mycobacteria are acid-fast organisms. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 9. |
The walls of Nocardioforms contains the sugars __________________________ |
| A. | sucrose and galactose |
| B. | fructose and galactose |
| C. | sucrose and arabinose |
| D. | arabinose and galactose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which of the following genus of species occur on the surface of certain cheeses such as brick and Limburger? |
| A. | Brevibacterium |
| B. | Microbacterium |
| C. | Cellulomonas |
| D. | Arthrobacter |
| Answer» B. Microbacterium | |
| 11. |
Cells of Arthrobacter in the stationary phase of growth are ____________ shaped. |
| A. | rod |
| B. | irregularly |
| C. | coccoid |
| D. | rudimentary branching |
| Answer» D. rudimentary branching | |
| 12. |
The cell walls of Corynebacterium contain mycolic acid containing ______________ carbon atoms. |
| A. | 2 to 3 |
| B. | 100 to 150 |
| C. | 32 to 36 |
| D. | 20 to 25 |
| Answer» D. 20 to 25 | |
| 13. |
Volutin granules stain which colour with dilute methylene blue? |
| A. | Violet |
| B. | Blue |
| C. | Red |
| D. | Reddish purple |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Brocothrix is a facultatively anaerobic genus of species. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 15. |
Which of the following genus of organisms causes meningitis in adults? |
| A. | Erysipelothrix |
| B. | Listeria |
| C. | Caryophanon |
| D. | Brocothrix |
| Answer» C. Caryophanon | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is a characteristic of the genus Caryophanon? |
| A. | anaerobic species |
| B. | non-motile organism |
| C. | disk-shaped cells |
| D. | parasitic |
| Answer» D. parasitic | |
| 17. |
Which of the following Nonspore forming Gram-positive rods show negative result for catalase test? |
| A. | Lactobacillus |
| B. | Kurthia |
| C. | Brocothrix |
| D. | Renibacterium |
| Answer» B. Kurthia | |