Olete.in – MCQs, Mock Tests & Government Job Prep | Microbiology Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions Set 1

. cephalosporin?

1. affects protozoal metabolism
2. affects the fungal nucleic acid synthesis
3. inhibits RNA synthesis
4. inhibits cell wall synthesis

✅ Correct Answer: 4

acid-fast bacteria?

1. cell walls with mycolic acid
2. exotoxin production
3. skin infections that can lead to septicemia
4. diseases that come in stages

✅ Correct Answer: 1

which have multiple intermediate host and forms?

1. flatworms
2. roundworms
3. Both a and b
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

a rancher that has been processing deerskin comes down with eschar on his forearm. This could mean that he has?

1. tetanus
2. listeriosis
3. cutaneous anthrax
4. a tattoo

✅ Correct Answer: 3

most fungi reproduce asexually to form haploid?

1. hypae
2. spores
3. asci
4. basidia

✅ Correct Answer: 2

typhoid fever?

1. respiratory
2. urogenital
3. nervous, fever, eyes
4. gastrointestinal

✅ Correct Answer: 4

meningitis is an infection of?

1. the peripheral nervous system
2. the spinal cord and brain
3. the covering of the spinal cord and brain
4. the blood-brain barrier

✅ Correct Answer: 2

sulfanilamide

1. competitive inhibition of folic acid synthesis
2. affects the fungal nucleic acid synthesis
3. inhibits the function of the cell membrane
4. inhibits RNA synthesis

✅ Correct Answer: 1

sulfanilamide

1. competitive inhibition of folic acid synthesis
2. affects the fungal nucleic acid synthesis
3. inhibits the function of the cell membrane
4. inhibits RNA synthesis

✅ Correct Answer: 1

involves heat, redness, swelling, and pain?

1. inflammation
2. cell-mediated response
3. humoral response
4. complement cascade

✅ Correct Answer: 1

is a protective covering for the genome?

1. the capsid
2. the genome
3. the envelope
4. the capsomere

✅ Correct Answer: 1

HAI?

1. degree of pathogenicity
2. worldwide outbreak of disease
3. vector of infection
4. spread while staying at the hospital

✅ Correct Answer: 4

streptococcal pneumonia?

1. respiratory
2. urogenital
3. skin
4. muscles

✅ Correct Answer: 1

long term effects of strep throat can include?

1. rheumatic fever
2. glomerulonephritis
3. encephalitis
4. death

✅ Correct Answer: 1

what types of foods are associated with the diarrheal form of bacillus food poisoning?

1. starchy
2. meat
3. veggies
4. candy

✅ Correct Answer: 2

syphilis cases at a local clinic at 5 years high?

1. outbreak
2. epidemic
3. endemic
4. pandemic

✅ Correct Answer: 3

mycelium?

1. fungus
2. bacteria
3. protozoa
4. algae

✅ Correct Answer: 1

hepatitis viruses attack the liver which results in which of the following symptoms except?

1. jaundice
2. dark urine
3. light colored feces
4. maculopapular rash

✅ Correct Answer: 4

hemolytic streptococcus?

1. exotoxin production
2. skin infections that can lead to septicemia
3. diseases that come in stages
4. diarrhea of varying diseases

✅ Correct Answer: 2

the sulfonamide drugs interfere with bacterial metabolism by?

1. blocking cell wall synthesis
2. disrupting folic acid metabolism
3. reacting with bacterial cell membranes
4. inhibiting DNA replication

✅ Correct Answer: 2

streptokinase?

1. colonization of a niche in the host
2. evasion of the hosts immune response
3. inhibition/overstimulation of the hosts immune response
4. obtaining nutrition from the host

✅ Correct Answer: 2

streptokinase?

1. colonization of a niche in the host
2. evasion of the hosts immune response
3. inhibition/overstimulation of the hosts immune response
4. obtaining nutrition from the host

✅ Correct Answer: 2

what age group is at most risk for legionellosis?

1. youngins
2. teenagers
3. adults
4. old folks

✅ Correct Answer: 4

pneumonia is simply?

1. a disease affecting the very young and the elderly B. D.
2. fluid in the lungs
3. caused by a wide variety of organisms
4. b and c only

✅ Correct Answer: 4

pandemic?

1. worldwide outbreak of disease
2. disease outbreak
3. disease that is easily spread
4. vector of infection

✅ Correct Answer: 1

why are pseudomonas infectious difficult to treat and prevent?

1. the bacteria are highly resistant to detergents and antibiotics
2. metabolically versatile
3. it is found everywhere
4. causes nosocomial infections

✅ Correct Answer: 2

A complication of Campylobacter jejuni infection is?

1. ulcerative peritonitis
2. toxic megacolon
3. Sullivan barre syndrome
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

the total magnification of a microscope is equal to?

1. the magnification of the objective lens x the number of eyepieces
2. the total of all of the objectives
3. the price of the microscope
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Hansen’s disease (leprosy)?

1. respiratory
2. urogenital
3. nervous, fever, eyes
4. gastrointestinal

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Hiv/aids cutting short the lives of young people worldwide?

1. outbreak
2. epidemic
3. endemic
4. pandemic

✅ Correct Answer: 4

may be either DNA or RNA but not both?

1. the capsid
2. the genome
3. the envelope
4. the capsomere

✅ Correct Answer: 2

why do you think that antibiotics such as penicillin cannot be used with bacteria like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB?

1. the cell walls of these organisms are not affected by penicillin
2. the spores that are produced by TB cannot be killed by antibiotics
3. the bacterium encysts within the body and cannot be killed with penicillin
4. the bacterium is gram negative which are not killed as easily with penicillin

✅ Correct Answer: 1

between 1964 and 2009, the state with the highest incidence of SLE has been?

1. NY
2. TX
3. FL D
4. OH

✅ Correct Answer: 2

what is pneumonia?

1. accumulation of fluid in the lungs
2. can lead to endocarditis
3. all of the above
4. all but c

✅ Correct Answer: 4

roughly how many ppl on the planet are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

1. 1%
2. 10%
3. 20%
4. 30%

✅ Correct Answer: 4