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For each of the following multiple choice questions, choose the most appropriate answer :

1. Which of the following medium are used to differentiate the colonies of Vibrio cholerae and V parahaemolyticus?
A. Alkaline bile salt
B. Thiosulphate-citrate-bile-sucrose
C. MacConkey
D. All of the above

2. HIV can infect
A. Microglial cells
B. M (membranous) cells
C. CD4 + T lymphocytes
D. All of these

3. A cluster of polar flagella is called
A. lophotrichous
B. amphitrichous
C. monotrichous
D. petritrichous

4. More spoilage of eggs is caused by
A. bacteria than molds
B. molds than bacteria
C. synergistically
D. none of these

5. The solidifying agent commonly used in preparation of media is/are
A. agar
B. silica gel
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these

6. Which of the following biotypes of Vibrio cholerae are prevalent in India?
A. EI Tor
B. Classical
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

7. Mycoplasmas, rickettsiae, and chlamydiae are
A. types of fungi
B. small bacteria
C. species of protozoa
D. forms of viruses

8. Which of the following is capable of oxidizing sulfur to sulfates?
A. Thiobacillus thiooxidans
B. Desulfotomaculum
C. Rhodospirillum
D. Rhodomicrobium

9. Which of the following is/are included in Kingdom Prokaryotae?
A. Bacteria
B. Protozoa
C. Fungi
D. All of these

10. The method of successful treatment of botulism prior to appearance of botulism symptoms involve administration of
A. antibiotic
B. analgesic
C. antitoxin
D. antipyretic

11. Suppose a eukaryotic cell had a mutation that prevented the production of cytochrome c. As a result of this mutation, which of the following processes would not occur?
A. Cellular respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Mitosis
D. Cell wall synthesis

12. The oldest eukaryotic organisms are considered to be
A. diplomonads like Giardia
B. archaea
C. fungi
D. animals

13. All of the following are features of prokaryotes except
A. nitrogen fixation
B. photosynthesis
C. sexual reproduction
D. locomotion

14. Culture of tubercle bacilli may be positive if number of bacteria in the specimen is
A. as few as 1-4 per ml
B. as few as 5-9 per ml
C. as few as 10-100 per ml
D. as few as 125-200 per ml

15. The most popular method for typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is
A. antibiogram
B. serotyping
C. bacteriophage
D. pyocin

16. Which of the following structures is the smallest?
A. Viriod
B. Hydrogen atom
C. Bacterium
D. Mitochondrion

17. Which of the following organism is found at the initial stages in the batter of Idli?
A. Leuconostoc mesentroides
B. Aspergillus niger
C. Bacillus natio
D. None of these

18. Which of the following is considered the most unifying concept in biology?
A. Taxonomy
B. Anatomy
C. Genetics
D. Evolution

19. Which of the following factor is responsible for deciding whether an immunoglobulin will remain membrane bound or get secreted
A. RNA Splicing
B. Class switching
C. Differential RNA Processing
D. Allelic Exclusion

20. A special beer yeast of the bottom type is
A. S. cerevisiae
B. S. carlsbergensis
C. S. thermophillus
D. none of these

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