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Learn Fest 2025 Day 1 Quiz 27 January 2025

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary goal of biosafety in a microbiology laboratory?

a)

Enhancing the growth of microorganisms

b)

Protecting laboratory personnel and the environment

c)

Promoting the use of hazardous chemicals

d)

Ensuring efficient data collection

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a biosafety practice or measure in a microbiology laboratory?

a)

Biosafety cabinets

b)

Personal protective equipment

c)

Vaccination of laboratory personnel

d)

Lab notebooks

3.

Why is training and education of laboratory personnel crucial in maintaining biosafety?

a)

To increase the cost of running the laboratory

b)

To reduce the amount of paperwork in the lab

c)

To ensure that personnel are aware of potential hazards and safe practices

d)

To encourage laboratory staff to wear stylish lab coats

4.

Gram positive bacteria

a)

E.coli

b)

Lactobacillus sp.

c)

Pseudomonas sp.

d)

All of the these

5.

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is best used to study

a)

small internal structures

b)

surface morphology

c)

crystalline structure

d)

all of these

6.

The primary use of Koch postulates is to

a)

Clearly identify and characterize a particular microorganism

b)

Isolate microbes from diseased animals

c)

demonstrate that disease is caused by microorganisms

d)

develop vaccines for specific disease

7.

What is the main focus of clinical bacteriology?

a)

Studying the characteristics of bacteria in humans

b)

Diagnosing infectious diseases

c)

Treating and preventing bacterial infections

d)

Controlling bacterial outbreaks

8.

Which of the following is NOT a type of bacterial shape?

a)

Cocci

b)

Bacilli

c)

Espirilos

d)

Vibrios

9.

What is the goal of aseptic techniques

a)

To prevent contamination from the worker only

b)

To prevent contamination from the environment only

c)

To prevent contamination from the worker and the environment

10.
What is the first thing you should do?
a)

put on gloves

b)

wash your hands

c)

sterilize your workspace

d)

put on gown

11.
What is the last thing you should do?
a)

take off your gloves

b)

wash your hands

c)

sterilize your workspace

d)

put on gown

12.

What type of shoes should you wear to lab?

a)

flip flops

b)

socks and sandals

c)

closed toed shoes

d)

no shoes required

13.
 If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should 
a)
skip it and go on to the next part.
b)
ask the instructor before proceeding
c)
try several methods until something works
d)
figure it out as you do the lab
14.

What do you do if you spill a microbial culture?

a)

Tell the instructor

b)

Clean it up before anyone notices

c)

Lick it up

d)

Wipe it up with your shirt

15.

What is the instrument that used for sterilizing media and apparatus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Avoid contamination of materials during microbiological activity

a)

Safety shower

b)

Fume chamber

c)

Laminar flow cabinet

d)

Fire extinguisher

17.
If you see someone in a laboratory using aseptic technique, what might that person be doing?
a)
Talking to a co-worker
b)
Looking through a microscope
c)
Properly cleaning equipment
d)
Adjusting the room temperature
18.

Which statement is correct for viruses?

a)

They are obligate intra cellular parasites

b)

Can not replicate in artificial media

c)

has either DNA or RNA

d)

All of the above

19.

What word is Latin for Poison ?

a)

Disease

b)

Rabies

c)

Bacteria

d)

Virus

20.

Which is not a component of student safety ethic?

a)

Work Safely

b)

Avoid unnecessary risk

c)

Accept responsibility for safety

d)

Rely on your teacher to keep you safe