MCQ on Microbiology, Sterilization of culture media Part - 5

 

Microbiology MCQ (Quiz-5)  

Sterilization of culture media

Multiple choice questions with answer key

S. Y. B. PHARM Sem - III  (UNIT - 3)  

AS PER PCI SYLLABUS

1. Clsotridium welchii is positive for

  A) Elek’s gel precipitation test  
B) Weil felix test
C) Nagler’s test
D) Bacitracin test

... Answer is : C) Nagler’s test

2. Incubation period of Cl. welchii is

A) 2-4 hours
B) 5-7 hours
C) 7-10 hours
D) 8-12 hours

... Answer is : D) 8-12 hours

3. Salt agar is used for

A) Shigella
B) Vibrio
C) Staphylococcus
D) Streptococcus

... Answer is : C) Staphylococcus

4. A simple asexual spore which develops by budding is known as

A) Conidia
B) Chlamydospore
C) Blastospore
D) Arthospore

... Answer is : C) Blastospore

5. For sterilization of fermentation equipment the method followed is

A) Chemicals
B) Radiation
C) Heating
D) All of the above

... Answer is : D) All of the above

6. Nagler’s reaction detects .

A) Coagulase
B) Hyaluronidase
C) Lecithinase
D) None of the above

... Answer is : C) Lecithinase

7. The average incubation period of tetanus is

A) 2-3 days
B) 14-21 days
C) 7-10 days
D) 3-4 weeks

... Answer is : C) 7-10 days

8. Culture medium of Leishmania is

A) Wilson Blair medium
B) Sabousand’s medium
C) Czapek – dox medium
D) NNN medium

... Answer is : D) NNN medium

9. Culture medium used for fungus is

A) Nutrient broth
B) Nutrient agar
C) Minimal agar medium
D) Sabouraud’s medium

... Answer is : C) Minimal agar medium

10. D.pneumoniae can be cultivated in

A) Glucose broth
B) Serum broth
C) Agar and blood agar
D) All of these

... Answer is : D) All of these

11.The diagnosis of tuberculosis is carried out by

A) Antiformin method
B) Concentration method
C) Petroff’s method
D) All of these

... Answer is : D) All of these

12. D. pneumoniae can be identified by

A) Microscopic exam
B) Culture of sputum/blood
C) Animal inoculation
D) None of these

... Answer is : D) None of these

13. The size of the virus can be determined by

A) Ultra-centrifugation at high speed
B) Micrography
C) Ultra-filteration
D) All of the above

... Answer is : D) All of the above

14. Differential staining of bacteria spore is related to

A) Moller’s staining
B) Albert’s staining
C) Lugol’ s staining
D) Indian ink preparation

... Answer is : A) Moller’s staining

15. Electron microscope studies does not help in identifying the section of bacterial spore

A) Spore cortex
B) Core
C) Capsule
D) All of the above

... Answer is : C) Capsule

16. Wilson and Blair bismuth sulphite medium is used for the growth

A) Shigella dysenteriae
B) Salmonella typhi
C) E. coli
D) Vibrio cholerae

... Answer is : B) Salmonella typhi

17. Which Rickettsia can be grown on blood agar media?

A) Vibrio cholerae
B) Lactobacilli
C) Streptobacillus
D) Bacillus anthrax

... Answer is : B) Lactobacilli