List of top Microbiology Questions asked in GPAT

The optimum temperature for rapid growth of mesophiles is:

Influenza viruses are RNA viruses and belong to which family:

Choose the most appropriate answer:
A. Enterobius vermicularis-pin worm
B. Strongyloids stercoralis-Thread worm
C. Wuchereria bancrofti-Filarial worm
D. Dracunculus medinensis-Guinea worm

Match List I with List II:

List I: Schedule		List II: Covers the
A.	Schedule Y	I.	Shelf of drugs
B.	Schedule FF	II.	Requirements for clinical trials
C.	Schedule O	III.	Disinfectant liquids
D.	Schedule P	IV.	Opthalmic ointments

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

In 1798 Edward Jenner published his work on _____

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Rubber stoppers cannot withstand pyrogen-destructive temperatures.
Statement II: In case of rubber stopper for injections reliance must be on an effective sequence of washing, thorough rinsing with WFI, prompt sterilization and protective storage to ensure adequate pyrogen control.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Recombination process in a cell occurring through the mediation of phages is called:

Which of the following is a cellular?

Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine is an example of:

Match the process of reproduction and genetic exchange under Column I with the explanation under Column II. Match list-1 with List-II:

	List I Process of reproduction and genetic exchange		List II Explanation
A	Binary Fission	I	Transfer of genetic material from the donor recipient bacterium through cell contact
B	Transformation	II	Common vegetative reproduction
C	Transduction	III	Transfer of genetic material in bacteria through virus
D	Conjugation	IV	Horizontal gene transfer by taking up of foreign genetic material (naked DNA)

All of the following are TNFα inhibitor EXCEPT

Which of the following statements are true about Prions
A. Prion is a type of infectious protein 
B. Prions contain single stranded RNA 
C. Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD) is not caused by Prion 
D. Prions are even more difficult to destroy than bacterial spores 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Oral efficacy of Sabin Polio Vaccine can be adequately explained by which of the following processes of absorption?

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix is used for

Which of the following statements are true
A. Bacteria are categorized underneath the Kingdom Monera. 
B. Protista are unicellular and eukaryotic organisms. 
C. Yeasts and molds are under kingdom Fungi 
D. Multinucleated higher fungi are under Animalia 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following conjugation reactions DOES NOT REQUIRE reaction with an activated conjugating agent?

Match List I with List II

	List I-Classification of Bacteria		List II-Example
A	Gram positive spherical shaped nonmotile bacteria	I	Clostridium tetani
B	Gram positive sporulating obligate anaerobic bacteria	II	Bacillus anthracis
C	Gram positive rod shaped nonsporulating bacteria	III	Streptococcus sp..
D	Gram positive sporulating rod shaped motile bacteria	IV	Corynebacterium diphtheriae
E	-	V	E.coli

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Match the following vaccines under Column I with their respective content under Column II.

Column I Vaccine		Column II  Content
A	OPV	I	Killed bacteria
B	Typhoid (TAB)	II	Live bacteria
C	Tetanus	III	Killed virus
D	BCG	IV	Live virus
		V	Toxoid

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A 3-year-old child presented to OPD with the symptoms of influenza. Aspirin is contraindicated in the patient because of increased risk of

Match the following

Column I		Column II
A	Apoptosis	I	Progressive degradative action of Enzymes
B	Necrosis	II	Tightly regulated intracellular progam in which destined cells to day
C	Anaplasia	III	Abnormal mass of tissue
D	Neoplasm	IV	Lack of differentiation

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Gram negative bacteria do not retain the primary stain when washed with alcohol and subsequently stained again with secondary stain.
Reason (R): The outer membrane of gram negative bacteria contains lipopolysaccharides.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

This fungus is also known as opportunistic pathogen, often isolated from warm-blooded animals.

Relative sweetness of sucrose, to saccharin