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Microbiology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Father of microbiology is

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Lister

c)

A.V. Leeuwenhock

d)

Robert Koch

2.

According to Pasteur statements which

one of the following is true

a)

Living organisms discriminate between

stereoisomers

b)

Fermentation is a aerobic process

c)

Living organisms doesn’t discriminate

between stereoisomers

d)

Both a and c

3.

The order of stains in Gram-staining

procedure is

a)

Crystal violet, Iodine solution, Alcohol,

Saffranine

b)

Iodine solution, Crystal Violet, Saffranine,

Alcohol

c)

Alcohol, Crystal Violet, Iodine solution,

Saffranine

d)

All of these

4.

If more than one stain is used, such

staining is called

a)

Simple staining

b)

Negative staining

c)

Differential staining

d)

None of these

5.

The action of alcohol during Gram staining is

a)

Allows the color

b)

It adds color

c)

Decolorises the cells

d)

None of these

6.

Staining material of gram positive

bacterium is

a)

Fast green

b)

Haematoxylon

c)

Crystal violet

d)

Safranin

7.

In electron microscope, what material is used as an objective lense?

a)

Magnetic coils

b)

Superfine glass

c)

Aluminium foils

d)

Electrons

8.

The electron passed out from the specimen are called

a)

Primary electrons

b)

Secondary electrons

c)

Tertiary electrons

d)

None of these

9.

In electron microscope source of electrons is from

a)

Mercury lam

b)

Tungsten metal

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

10.

The main feature of prokaryotic organism is a. Absence of locomotion b. Absence of nuclear envelope c. Absence of nuclear material d.

a)

Absence of locomotion

b)

Absence of nuclear envelope

c)

Absence of nuclear material

d)

Absence of protein synthesis

11.

Magnification range of light microscope is

a)

1000x – 5000x

b)

1000x – 2000x

c)

500x – 1000x

d)

None of these

12.

Electron Microscope was discovered by

a)

Prof. Fritz

b)

Janssen and Hans

c)

Knoll and Ruska

d)

None of these

13.

Meosomes are also known as

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Plasmids

d)

Chondroids

14.

The ability of Microscope to distinguish two objects into two separate objects, is called

a)

Resolving power

b)

Wave length

c)

N.A

d)

None of these

15.

Condensation of light in light Microscope is by a. b. c. d.

a)

Objective

b)

Condensor

c)

Ocular

d)

All of these

16.

Microorganisms are _____________ found in nature

a)

Rarely

b)

Abundantly

c)

Not

d)

None

17.

Aquatic microbiology deals with

a)

Water purification, Ecology

b)

Diagnosis of disease

c)

Soil fertility

d)

None

18.

The image obtained in a compound microscope is

a)

Real

b)

Virtual

c)

Real inverted

d)

Virtual inverted

19.

First Pasteur conducted fermentation experiments in

a)

Milk

b)

Food material

c)

Fruit juices

d)

Both a and c

20.

Source of light in fluorescence microscopy is from

a)

Mercury lamp

b)

Sunlight

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these