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Viruses and Viroids Questions & Answers For Medical Exams
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Viruses and Viroids Questions & Answers
1. Viral nucleic acid integrated with host genophore is called__
(2) macrophage
(1) bacteriophage
(4) prophage
(3) cyanophage
Ans. (4)
2. Smallest known agents of infectious diseases are
(2) bacteria
(1) viruses
(4) bacteroides
(3) viroids
Ans.(3)
3. AIDS is caused by virus___
(2) x 174
(1) SV40
(4) all of these
(3) HTLV-III
Ans. (3)
4. The causal organism of leaf roll of potato 1s
(2) Potato virus Y
(1) Potato virus
(4) both (1) and (2)
(3) Potato virus 1
Ans. (3)
5. Which of the following is a viral disease
(1) Citrus canker
(2) Tikka disease of groundnut
(3) Bunchy top of banana
(4) Wilt of cabbage
Ans.(3)
6. Sometimes when a virus attacks a bacteria. rium, neither the virus multiplies nor the bacteria terium dies. This phenomenon is called________
(1) adsorption
(2) assimilation
(3) lysogeny
(4) viral stability
Ans.(1)
7. Naked DNA containing virus is__________
(2) adenovirus
(1) reovirus
(4) poliovirus
(3) ribovirus
Ans.(2)
8. Who isolated the AIDS virus ?
(1) Robert Gallo
(2) Lwoff and Wollman
(3) R.L. Shinsheirmer
(4) S.B. Prusiner
Ans.(1)
9. Virus can not reproduce on its Own because
(1) it has undeveloped sex organs
(2) it can not reproduce at all
(3) it lacks the cellular machinery to use its genetic material
(4) none of these
Ans.(3)
10. Which one is a viral disease in silkworms ?
(2) Maggot disease
(1) Ilacherie
(4) Pebrine disease
(3) Muscardine
Ans.(1)