Microbiology Practice Test III
Microbiology Practice Test III
Microbiology Practice Test III
Medical Microbiology
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begining carefully. This is an Sample Test Paper on Medical / Clinical Microbiology.
1. All of the following organisms cannot be grown in (artificial) culture media except:
A Co-trimoxazole C Erythromycin
B Azithromycin D Ofloxacin
A Myxomycetes C Plasmodiophoromycetes
B Chytridiomycetes D Oomycetes
6. What enters the human host when an infected Anopheles mosquito bites a person?
A Merozoites C Sporozoites
B Oocysts D Trophozoites
A Streptolysin O C M proteins
B Lipoteichoic acid D T proteins
9. Transplacental transmission of infections can occur with all of the following except:
A Yaws C Malaria
B Varicella D Cytomegalovirus
A Flavivirus C Phlebovirus
B Orthobunyavirus D Alphavirus
17. Which of the following statements about Streptolysin-O (SLO) is/are incorrect?
18. The most widely used specific test for Treponema pallidum:
19. All of the following are tests for nontreponemal antigens except:
20. Which of the following drugs helps to eradicates dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana)?
21. SV40 is a
27. Which of the following organisms is the causative agent of Rat-bite fever?
29. The causative organism of Murray Valley encephalitis belongs to which genus?
A Phlebovirus C Hantavirus
B Alphavirus D Flavivirus
30. Which of the following Bacteria produce filaments and looks like Fungi?
A Acremonium C Actinomycetes
B Actinomyces D Ascomycetes
31. Indicator organisms for the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in water includes all
except:
A Actinomycosis C Actinomyces
B Actinomycetes D all of the above
35. Complement activation pathway that plays an important role in innate, nonspecific
immune defense against invasion by bacteria and fungi:
A B. burgdorferi C B. fragilis
B B. malayi D B. recurrentis
38. Which of the following serotypes of C. trachomatis is the causative agent of Inclusion
conjunctivitis of the newborn?
A C. trachomatis A C C. trachomatis D
B C. trachomatis L1 D C. trachomatis B
A Fleas C Tick
B Mosquito D Mites
A Basidiomycetes C Ascomycetes
B Chytridiomycetes D Zygomycetes
43. Regarding Ebola viruses, all of the following statements are correct except:
A Streptomycin C Penicillin
B Gentamicin D Tetracycline
46. Which of the following of Plasmodium develops and differentiates into male and female
gametocytes?
A Trophozoites C Merozoites
B Sporozoites D Schizonts
A Alphavirus C Flavivirus
B Hantavirus D Phlebovirus
48. Regarding Serologic tests for Syphilis, spot the incorrect statements:
49. According to modified Jone's criteria, which of the following is not a major manifestation
of Rheumatic fever?
A Carditis C Chorea
B Arthralgia D Erythema marginatum
51. All of the following are associated with Streptococcus pyogenes except:
52. Basidomycetes:
53. Correct about Tetanus and its causative organism Clostridium tetani:
A coagulase C protease
B lecithinase D collagenase
A S. bovis C S. pneumoniae
B E. faecalis D C. perfringens
62. All of the following antibiotics are derived from the Streptomyces spp. except:
A Eubacteria C Archaeabacteria
B Halobacterium D Algae
67. Drug of first choice for the treatment of hookworm infestation due to Ancylostoma
duodenale:
A Ivermectin C Thiabendazole
B Mebendazole D Diethylcarbamazine
A H. influenzae C S. aureus
B E. coli D P. aeruginosa
71. Match the following parasites with the corresponding mode of transmission:
1. Clonorchis sinensis 1. Bite of deer flies
2. Trichinella spiralis 2. Uncooked pork
3. Paragonimus westermani 3. Raw crabs
4. Loa loa 4. Undercooked freshwater fish
5. Onchocerca volvulus 5. Bite of black fly Simulium
76. All of the following are examples of organisms that causes Zoonoses except:
81. Regarding DNA-dependent DNA polymerase, which of the following statements is/are
incorrect?
82. The Human Influenza virus isolates includes all of the following information except:
A B. bronchiseptica C B. melitensis
B F. tularensis D B. malayi
85. Ascomyecetes:
A Orthobunyavirus C Alphavirus
B Phlebovirus D Flavivirus
93. Which of the following statements about nongonococcal urethritis is/are incorrect?
94. Lymphokines and macrophages are involved in which type of hypersensitivity reactions?
95. All of the following primary exposure to infection provides lifelong immunity to
reinfections except in:
A Bunyaviridae C Reoviridae
B Filoviridae D Flaviviridae
97. An extracellular protein that binds to prothrombin in host cells to form staphylothrombin
A Neuraminidase C Coagulase
B Hyaluronidase D Staphylokinase
99. In Heterophyiasis, the parasite Heterophyes heterophyes infects which organ systems of
humans?
100. The causative organism of necrotizing fasciitis due to flesh eating bacteri is:
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exam under time settings. This mock test is designed to recap critical and essential
facts related to Pre-clinical science domains. Questions are based on theoretical
understanding of the topics which links to bedside clinical approach.
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may better be left unanswered. This practice series is available free to download, and
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remaining errors are deeply regretted. Author will not be held responsible for any
errors. Please consult the standard textbooks given in the reference section for
any discrepancy.
Reference Textbooks:
1. Medical Microbiology: Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's, 24th Edition, Lange
McGraw-Hill publications
2. Microbiology: Prescott M. Lansing (Ed): Prescott- Harley- Klein, 5th Edition
McGraw-Hill publications