Kerala PGMEE February 2009 Questions and answers Discussion : Microbiology

Micro Q 1 : Regarding Sex Pilus which is true

a. Hollow tubular structure
b. Transfer of Plasmid DNA during conjugation
c.
d. Bacteria remains in contact during conjugation

Q2: Malaria is which type of infection ?

a) Protozoal
b) Bacterial
c) Viral
d) Fungal

Q3 : Sedimentation co-efficient (Svedberg Units) of IgE ?

a) 7
b) 11
c) 19
d) ?

Answer both 8S and 11S components are there for IgE.

Q4 : All are exotic to India, except ?

a) Yellow Fever
b)
c)
d) KFD (Answer)

Q5 : KFD is prevalent in

a) Rainy seasons due to peak nymphal activity.
b) Rainy seasons due to peak adult hemophysalis activity.
c) December to June season due to peak nymphal activity.
d) December to June season due to peak adult hemophysalis activity.

Q6 : Adenovirus serotypes producing gastroenteritis ?
a) 34,35
b)40,41
c) 1,2,3,5,7 ... not sure of the numbers though !!
d)

Q7 : Hair with black nodules....

a) Piedra hortae
b) Trichophyton
c)
d)

Q8. Babesiosis in RBCs shows
a) Ring forms
b) Gmetocytes
c) Both
d) Neither

Q9 : Egg hatching / opens up on contact with water is ?

a) Fasciolopsis
b) Opisthorchis
c) ?
d) Paragonimus

Q10. All are true regarding transmission of JE, except ?

a)
b)
c) Requires piggeries
d)

Q11. Infection with no man to man transmission ?

a) Malaria
b)
c)
d) Japanese Encephalitis

Q12 : About bacteria which is true ?

a)
b) Always haploid.
c)
d)



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