MCQ Bank
During viral multiplication, endocytosis is followed by _____ .
- A) Acidification
- B) Uncoating
- C) Activation of immunity
- D) Membrane fusion
Virus surfaces are ____ .
- A) Amphoteric
- B) Negatively charged
- C) Positively charged
- D) Neutral
Which one of the following is related to Positive sense RNA virus?
- A) Need cellular RNA dependent RNA polymerase
- B) Genome itself acts as mRNA
- C) They first make a positive strand with RNA dependent RNA polymerase
- D) They are a copy of mRNA
Plaques in cell culture indicate the presence of _______ .
- A) Fungi
- B) Bacteriophages
- C) Mycoplasma
- D) Bacteria
In Immunofluorescence Assay, secondary antibody, carrying a fluorophore, recognizes _____and binds to it.
- A) Probe
- B) Epitope
- C) Primary antibody
- D) Fluorophore
Viral infection leads to cell death due to the _____.
- A) Immune response by host
- B) Proteins encoded by viral genome
- C) Proteins encoded by host cell genome
- D) Viral genome
Rabies virus resides in _____ .
- A) Skin tissues
- B) Nervous tissues
- C) Gastrointestinal tract
- D) Blood
The process of exposing the viral genome in the host cell is called as ______.
- A) Uncoating
- B) Fusion
- C) Viral Penetration
- D) Endocytosis
Which one of the following enzymes is responsible for transcription?
- A) DNA dependent DNA polymerases
- B) RNA dependent DNA polymerases
- C) DNA dependent RNA polymerases
- D) RNA dependent RNA polymerases
Which one of the following is true about poliovirus?
- A) Enveloped virus enters into cell
- B) Enters cell via fusion process
- C) Enveloped virus
- D) Non- enveloped virus
Parafluoroalanine prevents the conversion of _____ to _____ .
- A) DNA; RNA
- B) DNA; Proteins
- C) RNA; DNA
- D) RNA; Proteins
Which of the following practices should be utilized when working in a biological safety cabinet?
- A) Disinfect work surface before and after work
- B) Disinfect all items which go inside and out of BSC
- C) Do not store any item in BSC
- D) All of the above
First discovered, Type II restriction endonuclease was
- A) EcoR1
- B) EcoK
- C) Hind 1
- D) Hind11
Transport of infectious materials require ___________
- A) International regulations
- B) IATA shipping
- C) Packaging
- D) All given
Micro incinerators are heated by _____________ or electricity
- A) Fire
- B) All given
- C) Gas
- D) Heat
An individual can learn about the hazards of specific chemicals by?
- A) Reading the Material Safety Data Sheet
- B) Talking to friends about it
- C) Reading science magazines
- D) Asking a co-worker
Which of the following enzyme is used to cut DNA in rDNA technology?
- A) Phosphatase
- B) ribonuclease
- C) Ligase
- D) Restriction enzymes
Work with high concentrations of ___________ is the risk factor in high risk TB labs
- A) Cocci
- B) E.Coli
- C) Bacilli
- D) Spirilla
Bio safety cabinets are used not only to protect the worker but also
- A) protect the lab environment from the microorganisms
- B) enable eating and drinking in the lab
- C) absolve off the lab workers from wearing lab coats
- D) prevent the lab from overheating
Hazardous chemicals follow the ____________ route of exposure
- A) Needle sticks
- B) Ingestion
- C) Inhalation
- D) All given