Quiz Answers
- Chances of perinatal HIV infection to the baby:
- a. 0.5-1%
- b. 30%
- c. 50%
- d. 90% ✅
- VDRL is used in the diagnosis of:
- a. Syphilis ✅
- b. HIV
- c. Typhoid
- d. Tuberculosis
- Incubation period for primary syphilis:
- a. 1-2 days
- b. 1-2 weeks
- c. 1 month ✅
- d. 3 months
- Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction is common in:
- a. Congenital syphilis
- b. Primary syphilis
- c. Secondary syphilis ✅
- d. Tertiary syphilis
- Lyme disease is caused by:
- a. Borrelia vincenti
- b. Borrelia burgdorferi ✅
- c. Borrelia recurrentis
- d. Leptospira interrogans
- SARS virus is a:
- a. Coronavirus ✅
- b. Lentivirus
- c. Calcivirus
- d. Arenavirus
- Which one of the following agents can be used to treat malaria?
- a. Chloroquine ✅
- b. Albendazole
- c. Attenuated vaccine
- d. Chloramphenicol
- Range of incubation period in typhoid:
- a. 3-21 days ✅
- b. 10-30 days
- c. 1–3 months
- d. 3-6 months
- Route of administration of influenza vaccine:
- a. Intradermal
- b. Subcutaneous
- c. Per oral
- d. Intranasal ✅
- Incubation period for influenza pandemic H1N1:
- a. 12-24 hours
- b. 1-3 days
- c. 1–7 days ✅
- d. 5-10 days
- Incubation period of mumps:
- a. 1-7 days
- b. 7-14 days
- c. 12-24 days ✅
- d. 21-28 days
- Usual dose of purified protein derivative in Mantoux test is:
- a. 5 IU ✅
- b. 50 IU
- c. 100 IU
- d. 500 IU
- Corneal beading is a complication of:
- a. Leprosy ✅
- b. AIDS
- c. Herpes simplex keratitis
- d. Acanthamoeba keratitis
- Most common site of extrathoracic TB in children:
- a. Lymph node ✅
- b. Skeleton
- c. Central nervous system
- d. Heart
- Mantoux +ve is induration measuring:
- a. 10mm ✅
- b. 6-9mm
- c. <5mm
- d. 20mm
- The botulism intoxication occurs due to:
- a. An endotoxin
- b. An exotoxin
- c. Neurotoxin ✅
- d. Mycotoxin
- Aorta arises from:
- a. Right atrium
- b. Left atrium
- c. Right ventricle
- d. Left ventricle ✅
- The protein portion of the enzyme is:
- a. Apoenzyme ✅
- b. Prosthetic group
- c. Co-factor
- d. Coenzyme
- Which of the following cells is not a WBC?
- a. Neutrophil
- b. Basophil
- c. Monocyte
- d. Thrombocyte ✅
- The coloring agent used in antisera AB is:
- a. Methylene blue
- b. Acriflavin
- c. Eosin ✅
- d. Safranin
- Name the anticoagulant present in purple-colored vacutainer tube:
- a. Heparin
- b. EDTA ✅
- c. Sodium citrate
- d. None of these
- pH of buffered distilled water used in Leishman’s staining is:
- a. 6.8 ✅
- b. 7.2
- c. 7.4
- d. 8
- Blood collected in CPD-A can be stored in a blood bank refrigerator for __ days:
- a. 35 ✅
- b. 28
- c. 21
- d. 25
- HDN due to Rh incompatibility can be prevented by giving anti-D antibody to Rh-negative mother within __ hours of delivery of a positive infant:
- a. 48 hrs
- b. 72 hrs ✅
- c. 24 hrs
- d. 36 hrs
- Which of the following is not an RBC diluting fluid?
- a. Normal saline
- b. Dacie’s fluid
- c. Turk’s fluid ✅
- d. Toisson’s fluid
- During donor screening, persons having a history of malaria should be avoided for a period of __ years:
- a. 1 week
- b. 2 years
- c. 1 year
- d. 3 years ✅
- Bombay blood group persons have __ antigen in their blood:
- a. A Ag
- b. B Ag
- c. h Ag ✅
- d. H Ag
- Depth of improved Neubauer counting chamber is:
- a. 0.1 mm ✅
- b. 0.01 mm
- c. 0.001 mm
- d. 1 mm
- Name the enzyme estimation done in a semen sample to analyze the secretory function of the prostate:
- a. Alanine transaminase
- b. Aspartate transaminase
- c. Acid phosphatase ✅
- d. Alkaline phosphatase
- The only cell in normal CSF is:
- a. Neutrophil
- b. Lymphocyte ✅
- c. Monocyte
- d. None of these
- Name the tests used to detect bile salts in urine:
- a. Benzidine test
- b. Fouchet’s test
- c. Ehrlich’s test
- d. Hays test ✅
- Ketone bodies in urine are:
- a. Acetone
- b. Beta-hydroxy butyric acid
- c. Both 1 and 2 ✅
- d. None of these
- Normal sperm count is:
- a. 80–160 million/ml ✅
- b. 40–80 million/ml
- c. 100–120 million/ml
- d. 140–200 million/ml
- Name the hormone detected in pregnancy:
- a. ADH
- b. GH
- c. TSH
- d. hCG ✅
- Specific gravity of urine less than 1.010 indicates:
- a. Diabetes mellitus
- b. Diabetes insipidus ✅
- c. Diabetic ketoacidosis
- d. None of the above
- ‘Glucose memory test’ is:
- a. GCT
- b. HbA1c ✅
- c. GTT
- d. PPBS
- Which of the following is not a renal function test?
- a. Serum urea
- b. Serum creatinine
- c. Cystatin-C
- d. Total cholesterol ✅
- Who is known as the ‘father of microbiology’?
- a. Louis Pasteur ✅
- b. Robert Koch
- c. Alexander Fleming
- d. Edward Jenner
- Serum electrolytes are analyzed using:
- a. Calorimeter
- b. Flame photometer ✅
- c. Spectrophotometer
- d. None of these
- Van-den-Bergh reaction is used to detect:
- a. Serum creatinine
- b. Serum urea
- c. Serum bilirubin ✅
- d. Blood glucose
- Cob-web appearance of clot in CSF indicates:
- a. Jaundice
- b. Haemorrhage
- c. Spinal constriction
- d. Tuberculous meningitis ✅
- __ is otherwise known as ‘bad cholesterol’:
- a. LDL ✅
- b. HDL
- c. VLDL
- d. Chylomicrons
- All the following are motile bacteria except:
- a. E. coli
- b. Klebsiella ✅
- c. Vibrio
- d. Proteus
- Oils and grease can be sterilized using:
- a. Autoclave
- b. Vaccine bath
- c. Hot air oven ✅
- d. None of these
- Solidifying agent of a culture medium is:
- a. Peptone
- b. Meat extract
- c. Sodium chloride
- d. Agar ✅
- __ is added to MacConkey’s agar to inhibit the growth of gram-positive bacteria:
- a. Bile salt ✅
- b. Peptone
- c. Neutral red
- d. Agar
- All the following are examples of transport media except:
- a. VR medium
- b. Thioglycollate medium ✅
- c. Stuart’s medium
- d. Amies medium
- Which of the following tests come under IMViC tests?
- a. Coagulase test
- b. Catalase test
- c. Citrate utilization test ✅
- d. None of the above
- The type of immunoglobulin which provides local immunity is:
- a. IgM
- b. IgD
- c. IgG
- d. IgA ✅
- Confirmatory tests for AIDS is:
- a. Western blot ✅
- b. Southern blot
- c. ELISA
- d. CLIA
