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1. Jumping gene are called
Transposons
2. Epidemic that spreads through many areas of the world
involving many people in a short period?
Pandemic disease
3. Immunoglobulin responsible for primary immune response is
IgM
4. “Pea soup stool” is identified in
Typhoid fever
5. “Step Ladder” pattern of temperature is observed in
Typhoid fever
6. Rh incompatability can be identified using
Coombs test
7. In Malaria, carrier persons who harbors
Schizonts
8. Confirmatory test for TB
Sputum culture
9. Typhus fever is caused by
Rickettsia Prowazeki
10. The unit of measurement used in bacteriology is the
Micron
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11. Methylene blue is used for which type of staining?
Simple staining
12. Acid fast stain was discovered by
Ehrlich
13. Cocci may be arranged in grape like structure is
Staphylococci
14. The organ for locomotion in bacteria is
Flagella
15. The temperature used to destroy the spores by
autoclaving?
134ºC for 3 min
16. The process of exhibiting great variation in size and
shape of bacteria
Pleomorphism
17. Bacteria those obtain energy from chemical reaction are
called
Chemotrophs
18. Bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen is
Anaerobic
19. The thermal death point of mesophilic bacteria is
50-65ºC
20. Destruction of pathogenic organisms only is termed as
Disinfection
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21. The agents have the ability to kill the bacteria is
Bacteriocidal
22. Sterilization by steam under atmospheric pressure is
carried out at temperature between
100-140ºC
23. Which chemical agent is used to fumigating the ward?
Formaldehyde
24. Chocolate agar is an example of which type of media
Enriched media
25. The infectious disease transmitted from animal to human
beings are called
Zoonesis
26. The ability of the microbe to produce disease is called
Virulence
27. Immunity transferred from mother to fetus is
Natural Passive
28. The smallest unit of antigenicity is
Epitope
29. Paul bunnel test is the diagnostic tool of
IMN
30. Which immunoglobulin is transported across the placenta
and provide passive immunity to the New-born?
IgG
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31. ……..is the earliest immunoglobulin to be synthesized by
the fetus
IgM
32. Which cells provide amnestic immune response?
B Cell
33. The serum factor which induces hemorrhagic necrosis in
certain tumors is
TNF
34. In which syndrome large cold staphylococcus abscess is
seen?
Jobs syndrome
35. The local manifestation of generalized hypersensitivity
is called
Arthus reaction
36. Which blood group has no antigen?
O
37. Which blood group has no antibody?
AB
38. The causative organism of meningitis is
Neisseria
meningitidis
39. Which of the organism present as a bamboo stick
appearance?
Bacillus anthracis
40. Which disease is called wool sorters disease?
Pulmonary anthrax
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41. The causative organism of botulism?
Clostridium botulinum
42. The causative organism of bacterial dysentery?
Shingellae
43. Incubation period of bacterial dysentery
48 hours
44. Rose spots are seen in
Enteric fever
45. Rice water stool is seen in
Cholera
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