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History of Microbiology- Part 1
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1 According to Pasteur statements which
one of the following is true
a. Living organisms discriminate between
stereoisomers
b. Fermentation is a aerobic process
c. Living organisms doesn’t discriminate
between stereoisomers
d. Both a and b
2. “I found floating therin earthly particles,
some green streaks, spirally wound
serpent-wise, and orderly arranged, the
whole circumstance of each of these
streaks was abut the thickness of a hair
on one’s head”…. These words are of
a. Leeuwenhoek b. A. Jenner
c. Pasteur d. Koch
3. The principle light- trapping pigment molecule
in plants, Algae, and cyanobacteria
is
a. Chlorophyll a b. Chlorophyll b
c. Porphyrin d. Rhodapsin
4. During Bio Geo chemical cycle some
amount of elemental carbon was utilized
by the microorganisms. The phenomenon
is called as
a. Dissimilation
b. Immobilization
c. Decomposition
d. Neutralization
5. Who demonstrated that open tubes of
broth remained free of bacteria when air
was free of dust.
a. Abbc Spallanzani b. John Tyndall
c. Francisco Redi d. Pasteur
6. Reverse isolation would be appropriate
for
a. a patient with tuberculosis
b. a patient who has had minor surgery
c. a patient with glaucoma
d. a patient with leukemia
7. The symptome “ general feeling of illness
and discomfort “ is called
a. Cystitis b. Malaise
c. Anaphylactic shockd. Arthritis
8. On soybean which of the following forms
symbiotism
a. Azatobactor paspali
b. Rhizobium
c. Nostoc
d. Bradyrhizobium
9. Who provide the evidence that bacteriophage
nucleic acid but not protein enters the
host cell during infection
a. Alfred D.Hershey & Leonard Tatum in 1951.
b. Alfred D.Hershey & Zindar Lederberg in 1951.
c. Alfred D.Hershey & Martha Chase in 1952.
d. Alfred D.Hershey & Macleod in 1952.
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10. Spirulina belongs to
a. Xanthophyceae b. Cyanophyceae
c. Rhodophyceae d. Pheophyceae
11. The first antibody to contact invading
microorganisms was
a. IgG b. IgM
c. IgA d. IgD
12. The light emitted by luminescent bacteria
is mediated by the enzyme
a. Coenzyme Q
b. Luciferase
c. Lactose dehydrogenase
d. Carboxylase reductase
13. Pick out the vector using in human
Genome project
a. Phagemid vector
b. Yeast artificial chromosomes
c. Cosmid vectors
d. Yeast episomal plasmids
14. Salt and sugar preserve foods because
they
a. Make them acid
b. Produce a hypotonic environment
c. Deplete nutrients
d. Produce a hypertonic environment
15. In a fluorescent microscope the objective
lens is made of
a. Glass b. Quartz
c. Polythene d. None of these
16. Fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is by
means of
a. Biological process b. Lightining
c. Ultraviolet light d. All of the above
17. Which one of the following fungi is the
most serious threat in a bone marrow
transplant unit?
a. Candida albicans b. Aspergillus
c. Blastomyces d. Cryptococus
18. Direct microscopic count can be done with
the aid of
a. Neuberg chamber b. Anaerobic chamber
c. Mineral oil d. Olive oil
19. The image obtained in a compound
microscope is
a. Real b. Virtual
c. Real inverted d. Virtual inverted
20. Enzymes responsible for alcoholic
fermentation
a. Ketolase b. Zymase
c. Peroxidase d. Oxidase
21. Which type of spores are produced sexually?
a. Conidia b. Sporangiospores
c. Ascospores d. None of these
22. Bacterial transformation was discovered
by
a. Ederberg and Tatum
b. Beadle and Tatum
c. Griffith
d. None of these
23. Father of microbiology is
a. Louis Pasteur b. Lister
c. A.V. Leeuwenhock d. Robert Koch
24. The antiseptic method was first demonstrated
by
a. Lwanowski b. Lord Lister
c. Edward Jenner d. Beijerinck
25. Small pox vaccine was first discovered by
a. Robert Koch b. Louis Pasteur
c. Lister d. Edward Jenner
