1. The Gram negative organism is
A. Actinomyces
B. Bacillus
C. Clostridium
D. None of these
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Answer: D
2. Catalase production is negative in which of the following?
A. Streptococcus
B. Salmonella
C. Proteus
D. Staphylococcus
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Answer: A
3. Which of the following is a substitute for crystal violet used in gram-staining procedure?
A. Methylene blue
B. Bromocresol green
C. Safranin
D. Phenolpthalene
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Ans: A
4. Which of the following inference(s) indicate(s) the ability of an organism to utilize citrate as a sole source of carbon in Simmon’s citrate medium?
A. Blue colour
B. Appearance of growth
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
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Ans: A
5. The organisms that can be acid-fast stained is
A. Nocardia
B. Tuhercle bacilli
C. Lepra Bascilli
D. All of these
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D
6. The primary stain of Gram’s method is
A. safranin
B. phenolpthalene
C. crystal violet
D. methyl red
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C
7. At what concentration of sulphuric acid, Nocardia resists decolourization?
A. 0.5% sulphuric acid
B. 5% sulphuric acid
C. 10% sulphuric acid
D. 8% sulphuric acid
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A
8. Which of the following is commonly used as Gram’s decolouriser?
A. Ethyl alcohol
B. Methyl alcohol
C. Acetone
D. A mixture of ethyl alcohol and acetone
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D
9. Production of acetone can be detected by which of the following tests?
A. Citrate test
B. Voges-Proskauer test
C. Methyl red test
D. Indole test
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D
10. The production of sufficient acid by fermentation of glucose leads to decrease in pH of the medium falls Below 4.5. Which if the following test can detect it?
A. Indole test
B. Methyl red test
C. Citrate utilization test
D. Voges-Proskauer test
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B
11. What is the colour of gram -postive bacteria on a gram staining?
A. Purple
B. Pink
C. Colourless
D. Green
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A
12. What is the colour of gram-negative bacteria on a gram staining?
A. Purple
B. Pink
C. Green
D. Colourless
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B
13. Which of the following is a primary stain for acid fast staining of mycobacteria?
A. Crystal violet
B. Carbol fuchsin
C. geimsa
D. Methylene blue
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B
14. The deinococci are gram-positive cocci and rods that are distinctive in their unusually great resistance to
A. radiation
B. desiccation
C. Both (a) and (b)
D.Dextreme temperatures
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C
15. Which of the following shows a positive urease test?
A. Proteus
B. Klebsiella
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
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C
16. Which of the following(s) is/ are oxidase-positive bacteria?
A. Vibrio
B. Neisseria
C. Pseudomonas
D. All of these
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D
17. What is the order of reagents used in the Gram stain?
A. Crystal violet, iodine, safranin, decolorizer
B. Crystal violet, iodine, decolorizer, safranin
C. Safranin, crystal violet, decolorizer, iodine
D. Crystal violet, safranin, iodine, decolorizer
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B
18. Gram staining was developed accidentally in 1884 by
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Hans Christian Gram
C. Joseph Christian Gram
D. Robert Gram
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B
19. Which of the following organisms can be demonstrated with silver impregnation method?
A. Vibrios B
B. Salmonella
C. Spirochaetes
D. Shigella
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C
20. Which of the following(s) show(s) positive results for phenylalanine deaminase test?
A. Providencia
B. Proteus
C. Morganella
D. All of these
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D
21. The process of Gram staining is based on the ability of bacterial cell wall
A. to retain the safranin dye
B. to retain the crystal violet dye during solvent treatment.
C. to retain part of both dyes
D. none of above
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B
22. All of the following bacteria are urease test positive except:
a. Klebsiella sp.
b. yersinia enterocolitica
c. Yersinia pestis
d. Helicobacter pylori
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C
23. Catalase test is negative in:
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b.Salmonella typhi
c. Streptococcus pyogenes
d. Klebsiella sp.
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C
24. All of the following bacteria are oxidase test positive except:
a. Neisseria meningitides
b. Vibrio cholera
c. Escherichia coli
d. Pleisiomonas sp.
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C
25. Phenylalanine deaminase test is negative in:
a. Proteus vulgaris
b. Providencia sp.
c. Morganella sp.
d. Klebsiella sp.
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D
26. Which of the following tests detects the production of acetyl methyl carbinol from pyruvic acid in the media?
a. Methyl red test
b. Voges-Proskauer test
c. Urease test
d. Citrate utilisation test
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B
27. Triple sugar iron (TSI) agar medium contains all the following carbohydrates except:
a. Glucose
b. Lactose
c. Sucrose
d. Mannitol
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D
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