Foundamental Microbiology Unit I, Unit II and Unit III ( MCQ's ) with Answer Keys // B.Sc. First Year

Foundamental Microbiology Unit I, Unit II and Unit III ( MCQ's ) with Answer Keys // B.Sc. First Year

 1. _____ is used to removes microorganisms from heat sensitive liquid of gases.

a) Inceneration

b) Filtration

c) pasteurization

d) Ionization

Answer : b

2. Seitz filter is made up of ____.

a) Diatomaceous earth 

b) Asbestos 

c) cellulose acetate

d) cellulose nitrate

Answer : b

3. Which instrument works on the principle of cooker?

a) Hot air Oven 

b) Laminar air flow

c) Autoclave 

d) Arnold sterilizer

Answer : c 

4. Which radiation is called as ionizing radiation?

a) Gamma rays 

b) ultra violet radiations 

c) visible rays

d) None of these

Answer : a

5. The germicidal action of alcohol is due to its ability to ____.

a) Dissolve membrane lipid

b) increase permeability

c) Cause dehydration

d) All of these

Answer : d

6. Lysol is commercial preparation mostly used as disinfectant for _____.

a) skin 

b) Glass

c) Inanimate object

d) Milk 

Answer : c

7. Autoclave cannot be used for sterilization of ______.

a) Oil 

b) calcium carbonate 

c) Paraffin wax 

d) All of the above

Answer : d

8. Inoculating needle is sterilized by _____.

a) Flaming 

b) Inceniration

c) Autoclaving

d) Arnold sterilization

Answer : a 

9. The process using temperature below 100°C ______.

a) LTH

b) HTST 

c) Pasteurization

d) All of these

Answer : d

10. The mode of action of dry heat is _____ .

a) Protein denaturation

b) Oxidative damage 

c) Direct burning of cell constituents

d) All of these 

Answer : d

11. The time required for sterilization is _____ proportional to the temperature of exposure.

a) Directly 

b) Inversely

c) There is no relation between temperature and exposure time 

d) All of the above are correct

Answer : b

12. TDT stands for _____ . 

a) Thermal death point

b) Thermal death Time

c) Thermal reduction time

d) Thermal deduction time

Answer : b

13. Which among the following is an example of sterilization technique using moist heat at  100°C .

a ) Flaming 

b) Boiling

c) Incineration

d) Pasteurization

Answer : b

14. Boiling point of water is inversely proportional to the pressure applied on it.

a) True 

b) False

Answer : b

15. The lowest temperature required to kill a standard suspension of organisms in fixed time is called _____ .

a) TDP

b) TDT

c) Decimal reduction time 

d) D value

Answer : a

16. Staphylococcus aureus shows _____ type of arrangement.

a) Rod in chain

b) Isolate rods

c) Cocci in chain

d) Cocci in cluster

Answer : d

17. Which among the following is not the function of cell wall.

a) Gives definite shape to the cell

b) Gives definite cellular structure

c) Allows cell to move from on place to other

d) offers selective permeability 

Answer : c

18. An bacteria having at least one flagellum at each end of the cell is called ______ flagellation.

a) Monotrichous 

b) Lophotrichous 

c) Ampitrichous

d) Peritrichous

Answer : c

19. Which among the following cell inclusion is lipid in nature?

a) Metachromatic granules

b) Volutin granules

c) poly beta hydroxybutyrate granules

d) Phosphate granules

Answer : d

20. Each Glycan strand is composed of ______ .

a) NAG

b) NAM

c) Beta 1,4 glyosidic linkage

d) All of these

Answer : d

21. The bacterial ribosome is _____ type.

a) 80S

b) 70S

c) 40S

d) 50S

Answer : b 

22. The study of size, shape structure and arrangement of bacterial cell is referred as _____.

a) Cytology

b) Morphology

c) Microbiology

d) Botany

Answer : b

23. Flagella is made up of _____ .

a) Basal body

b) Hook

c) Filament

d) All of these

Answer : d

24. Chemical composition of gram negative cell wall consists mainly of.

a) Peptidoglycan

b) Proteins

c) Phospholipid

d) None of these

Answer : c

25. Cell wall of gram positive bacteria consists mainly of _____ .

a) Phospholipid

b) Carbohydrate 

c) Lipids

d) Peptidoglycan

Answer : d

26. Fluid Mosaic model is used to explain the structure of ___. 

a) flagella 

b) cell wall

c) cell membrane

d) capsule

Answer : c

27. Bacterial cell, possessing single flagella at one pole is called ______ flagella.

a) Polar

b) monotrichous

c) Both A and B

d) Lophotricus

Answer : c

28. Which of the following fails to kill endospores.

a) Hot air oven

b) Autoclave

c) UV radiotions

d) Pasteurization

Answer : d

29. Which organelle is essential for viability of call?

a) Capsule and slime layer

b) Cell membrane

c) Flagella

d) Pillus 

Answer : b

30. If 15X ocular and oil immersion objective are used to observe an object, what will be its final magnification?

a) 100 X

b) 200 X

c) 1000 X

d) 1500 X

Answer : d

31. Which among the following can be sterilized by using dry heat?

a) Rubber gloves

b) Culture media

c) Glasswares

d) Milk

Answer : c

32. The ability of microscope to distinguish two closely placed objects as separate is called _____ .

a) Numerical Aperture

b) Resolving Power

c) Magnifying power

d) None of the above

Answer : b

33. Which among the following is used for studying surface details of microbes or metals.

a) Transmission electron microscope

b) Scanning electro microscope

c) Simple microscope

d) Compound Microscope

Answer : b

34.Which among the following is most commonly used condenser?

a) Abbes

b) Cardioids

c) Parabolic

d) All of these

Answer : a

35. A microscope consisting of only one lens is called as ___ .

a) Simple Microscope 

b) Compound microscope

c) Phase contrast microscope

d) Electron microscope

Answer : a

36. In electron microscope, instead of glass lens _____ works as lens.

a) Electrons

b) Magnetic coil

c) Fluorescent light

d) Electrical lens

Answer : b

37. In Transmission Electron Microscope, the source of illumination is ____ .

a) Halogen lamp 

b) Beta rays 

c) Electron gun

d) Electron beam 

Answer : c

38. The distance between the optical centre and the focal point is called ____ .

a) Focal diameter

b) Focal length

c) Focal centre

d) working distance

Answer : b

39. Which among the following is the most important tool for a microbiologist.

a) Microscope

b) Telescope

c) Glass slide

d) Binocular

Answer : a

40. When a ray of light passes from a rarer ( air ) to a denser medium ( glass ), it is ____.

a) Transmitted towards the Right side

b) Reflected away from the objects

c) bent towards the normal

d) None of the above

Answer : c


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