94 + Interview Questions in VIRUSES-VIROIDS-AND-PRIONS IN GENERAL AWARENESS Page 1 InterviewSolution

1.	Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it isA. Caused by virusB. Caused by Gram (+) bacteriumC. Caused by Gram (-) bacterumD. Not an infectious disease.
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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2.	Virod causesA. Caulflower mosaicB. Potato spindle mosaicC. Tobacco mosaicD. Tulip yellw mosaic.
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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3.	Which of the following shows coiled RNA strand and capsomeresA. Tobacco mosaic virusB. Measles virusC. RetrovirusD. Polio virus
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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4.	Franklin Conrat demonstrated that RNA is genetic material inA. HIVB. CMVC. TMVD. Mouse Sarcoma.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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5.	RNA like particles that cause disease areA. VirusB. ViroidC. PrionD. Mycoplasma.
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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6.	Proteinaceous infectious particles causing diseasea areA. PrionsB. ViroidsC. VirusesD. Chlamydia.
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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7.	An arthropod belonging to onychophora which posseses nephrida isA. Papove VirusB. Parvo VirusC. Adeno VirusD. Reo Virus
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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8.	Viral envelope is made ofA. ProteinsB. LipideC. CarbohydratesD. All the above
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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9.	Host component of viral envelope is mostlyA. LipidsB. CarbohydratesC. Lipids and proteinsD. Lipids and carbohydrates.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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10.	Bacteriophages were discovered byA. TwortB. De HerelleC. Takahashi and RawlinsD. Stanley.
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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11.	The term bacteriophage was coined byA. PasteurB. IvanowskiC. Saffarman and MorrisD. De Herelle.
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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12.	A virus can be con be considered living being as itA. Reproduces inside the hostB. RespiresC. Can cause diseaseD. Responds to touch stimule.
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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13.	Name the virus which was crystallised for the first timeA. Parrot Fever VirusB. Small Pox VirusC. TMVD. HIV.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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14.	Who cultured the virus for the first time ?A. StanleyB. EndersC. Takahashi and RawlinsD. Issacs and Lindemann.
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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15.	What is true about viruses ?A. They can be crystallised and stored for several yearsB. Viruses do not occur as parasites in living cellsC. They can be caltured on artificial mediaD. They are devoid of genetic material of their own
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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16.	The one which does not lose its identity even after crystallisation isA. VirusB. BacteriumC. MicrobeD. Protistan
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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17.	Viruses cannot multiply of their own because theyA. Do not have sex organsB. Lack genetic materialC. Lack cellular machinery to use its genetic materialD. None of the above.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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18.	RNA retroviruses have an enzyme thatA. Translates host DNAB. Polymerises host DNAC. Transcribes viral RNA to cDNAD. Destroys host DNA
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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19.	Find the correct matches A. a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-iiB. a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-ivC. a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-iD. a-iv, b-iii, c-I, d-ii
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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20.	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)A. Affects non-vegetarians faster than vegetariansB. Is an caute form of asthmaC. Is caused by a variant of Common Cold virus (Corona virus)D. Is caused by a variant of Pneumococcus pneumoniae.
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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21.	Reverse transcriptase isA. RNA dependent RNA polymeraseB. DNA dependent RNA polymeraseC. DNA dependent DNA polymeraseD. RNA dependent DNA polymerase.
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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22.	Mature virus pariticle isA. VirionB. ViricideC. CapsidD. Peplomer
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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23.	Which of the following viruses has DNA ?A. Tobacco Mosaic VirusB. Cauliflower Mosaic VirusC. Tomato Mosaic VirusD. Potato Mosaic Virus
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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24.	TMV has a size ofA. `50 nm xx 10 nm`B. `100 nm xx 20 nm`C. `300nm xx 18 nm`D. `500nm xx 24 nm`
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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25.	cDNA isA. Circular DNAB. Coiled DNAC. Cytoplasimic DNAD. Complementary DNA
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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26.	Which of the following diseases is not caused by virusA. MumpsB. AIDSC. TuberculosisD. Rabies.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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27.	Bacteriophage `T_(2)` isA. FilamentousB. CuboidalC. BinalD. Spherical.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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28.	Which one does not have cellular structure ?A. BacteriophageB. PPLOC. Bacterium attacking virusD. Diatom
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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29.	Host of TMV isA. NicotianaB. TriticumC. DaturaD. Withania
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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30.	Name the most common viral diseaseA. FluB. Common ColdC. RabiesD. Chicken Pox.
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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31.	Coliphages are viruses parasitisingA. FungiB. Alimentary canalC. Escherichia coliD. Yeast.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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32.	A provirus isA. Free virusB. Free DNAC. Primitive virusD. Integrated virus genome
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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33.	Which one of the following are intracellular obligate parasitesA. BacteriaB. Slime mouldsC. VirusesD. Blue-green algae.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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34.	Potato tuber spindle disease is caused byA. NematodeB. VirusC. BacteriumD. Viroid.
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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35.	Extract of Tobacco with Mosaic disease was called contagiun vivum fluidum byA. MayerB. IvanowskiC. BejjerinkD. Pasteur.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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36.	A polyhedral virus isA. TMVB. Polio VirusC. AdenovirusD. Vaccinia Virus
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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37.	Which is correcty matched ?A. Ligase-Breaking DNA strandB. Flame cells-RoundwormsC. Rous Sarcoma-Revetse transcriptaseD. Thyroxine -Adrenal
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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38.	A viral disease known from prehistoric times isA. PneumoniaB. Small PoxC. PoliomyelitisD. Both B and C.
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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39.	The term virus was coined byA. IvanowskiB. BeijerinkC. PasteurD. Loeffler and Frosch.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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40.	Smallest virut isA. Foot and Mouth virusB. Alfalfa Mosaic virusC. Pseudomonoas PfD. TMV.
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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41.	Who discovered virus to be nucleoprotein entity ?A. CausiusB. PasteurC. IvanowskiD. Bawden and Piria.
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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42.	Virus was discovered by whomA. StanleyB. IvanowskiC. HerelleD. Bejjerinck.
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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43.	A virion is aA. Virus in stage of multiplicationB. Virus attached to host cell nucleusC. Virus inside cytoplasm of host cellD. Virus in cell free environment .
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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44.	Enzymes are not found inA. FungiB. CyanobacteriaC. VirusD. Algae.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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45.	Animal viruses mostiy containA. RNAB. RNA and DNAC. DNAD. None of the above.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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46.	Which is absent in virus ?A. Genetic materialB. Protein coverC. ProtoplasmD. Both A and B.
Answer» Correct Answer - C

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47.	Which one is absent in virusesA. ReplicationB. MutationC. Protein synthesisD. Energy liberation.
Answer» Correct Answer - D

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48.	Match the lists and find the correct option A. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c )-(iv), (d)-(iii)B. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c )-(iv), (d)-(ii)C. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c )-(v), (d)-(i)D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c )-(v), (d)-(i)
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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49.	A characteristic of viruses isA. Without independent metabolismB. With independent metabolismC. Multplication outside living cells.D. Culture in cell free medium.
Answer» Correct Answer - A

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50.	Which one is caused by virusA. MalariaB. PolioC. PlagueD. Tuberculosis
Answer» Correct Answer - B

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Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it isA. Caused by virusB. Caused by Gram (+) bacteriumC. Caused by Gram (-) bacterumD. Not an infectious disease.

Virod causesA. Caulflower mosaicB. Potato spindle mosaicC. Tobacco mosaicD. Tulip yellw mosaic.

Which of the following shows coiled RNA strand and capsomeresA. Tobacco mosaic virusB. Measles virusC. RetrovirusD. Polio virus

Franklin Conrat demonstrated that RNA is genetic material inA. HIVB. CMVC. TMVD. Mouse Sarcoma.

RNA like particles that cause disease areA. VirusB. ViroidC. PrionD. Mycoplasma.

Proteinaceous infectious particles causing diseasea areA. PrionsB. ViroidsC. VirusesD. Chlamydia.

An arthropod belonging to onychophora which posseses nephrida isA. Papove VirusB. Parvo VirusC. Adeno VirusD. Reo Virus

Viral envelope is made ofA. ProteinsB. LipideC. CarbohydratesD. All the above

Host component of viral envelope is mostlyA. LipidsB. CarbohydratesC. Lipids and proteinsD. Lipids and carbohydrates.

Bacteriophages were discovered byA. TwortB. De HerelleC. Takahashi and RawlinsD. Stanley.

The term bacteriophage was coined byA. PasteurB. IvanowskiC. Saffarman and MorrisD. De Herelle.

A virus can be con be considered living being as itA. Reproduces inside the hostB. RespiresC. Can cause diseaseD. Responds to touch stimule.

Name the virus which was crystallised for the first timeA. Parrot Fever VirusB. Small Pox VirusC. TMVD. HIV.

Who cultured the virus for the first time ?A. StanleyB. EndersC. Takahashi and RawlinsD. Issacs and Lindemann.

What is true about viruses ?A. They can be crystallised and stored for several yearsB. Viruses do not occur as parasites in living cellsC. They can be caltured on artificial mediaD. They are devoid of genetic material of their own

The one which does not lose its identity even after crystallisation isA. VirusB. BacteriumC. MicrobeD. Protistan

Viruses cannot multiply of their own because theyA. Do not have sex organsB. Lack genetic materialC. Lack cellular machinery to use its genetic materialD. None of the above.

RNA retroviruses have an enzyme thatA. Translates host DNAB. Polymerises host DNAC. Transcribes viral RNA to cDNAD. Destroys host DNA

Find the correct matches A. a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-iiB. a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-ivC. a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-iD. a-iv, b-iii, c-I, d-ii

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)A. Affects non-vegetarians faster than vegetariansB. Is an caute form of asthmaC. Is caused by a variant of Common Cold virus (Corona virus)D. Is caused by a variant of Pneumococcus pneumoniae.

Reverse transcriptase isA. RNA dependent RNA polymeraseB. DNA dependent RNA polymeraseC. DNA dependent DNA polymeraseD. RNA dependent DNA polymerase.

Mature virus pariticle isA. VirionB. ViricideC. CapsidD. Peplomer

Which of the following viruses has DNA ?A. Tobacco Mosaic VirusB. Cauliflower Mosaic VirusC. Tomato Mosaic VirusD. Potato Mosaic Virus

TMV has a size ofA. `50 nm xx 10 nm`B. `100 nm xx 20 nm`C. `300nm xx 18 nm`D. `500nm xx 24 nm`

cDNA isA. Circular DNAB. Coiled DNAC. Cytoplasimic DNAD. Complementary DNA

Which of the following diseases is not caused by virusA. MumpsB. AIDSC. TuberculosisD. Rabies.

Bacteriophage `T_(2)` isA. FilamentousB. CuboidalC. BinalD. Spherical.

Which one does not have cellular structure ?A. BacteriophageB. PPLOC. Bacterium attacking virusD. Diatom

Host of TMV isA. NicotianaB. TriticumC. DaturaD. Withania

Name the most common viral diseaseA. FluB. Common ColdC. RabiesD. Chicken Pox.

Coliphages are viruses parasitisingA. FungiB. Alimentary canalC. Escherichia coliD. Yeast.

A provirus isA. Free virusB. Free DNAC. Primitive virusD. Integrated virus genome

Which one of the following are intracellular obligate parasitesA. BacteriaB. Slime mouldsC. VirusesD. Blue-green algae.

Potato tuber spindle disease is caused byA. NematodeB. VirusC. BacteriumD. Viroid.

Extract of Tobacco with Mosaic disease was called contagiun vivum fluidum byA. MayerB. IvanowskiC. BejjerinkD. Pasteur.

A polyhedral virus isA. TMVB. Polio VirusC. AdenovirusD. Vaccinia Virus

Which is correcty matched ?A. Ligase-Breaking DNA strandB. Flame cells-RoundwormsC. Rous Sarcoma-Revetse transcriptaseD. Thyroxine -Adrenal

A viral disease known from prehistoric times isA. PneumoniaB. Small PoxC. PoliomyelitisD. Both B and C.

The term virus was coined byA. IvanowskiB. BeijerinkC. PasteurD. Loeffler and Frosch.

Smallest virut isA. Foot and Mouth virusB. Alfalfa Mosaic virusC. Pseudomonoas PfD. TMV.

Who discovered virus to be nucleoprotein entity ?A. CausiusB. PasteurC. IvanowskiD. Bawden and Piria.

Virus was discovered by whomA. StanleyB. IvanowskiC. HerelleD. Bejjerinck.

A virion is aA. Virus in stage of multiplicationB. Virus attached to host cell nucleusC. Virus inside cytoplasm of host cellD. Virus in cell free environment .

Enzymes are not found inA. FungiB. CyanobacteriaC. VirusD. Algae.

Animal viruses mostiy containA. RNAB. RNA and DNAC. DNAD. None of the above.

Which is absent in virus ?A. Genetic materialB. Protein coverC. ProtoplasmD. Both A and B.

Which one is absent in virusesA. ReplicationB. MutationC. Protein synthesisD. Energy liberation.

Match the lists and find the correct option A. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c )-(iv), (d)-(iii)B. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c )-(iv), (d)-(ii)C. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c )-(v), (d)-(i)D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c )-(v), (d)-(i)

A characteristic of viruses isA. Without independent metabolismB. With independent metabolismC. Multplication outside living cells.D. Culture in cell free medium.

Which one is caused by virusA. MalariaB. PolioC. PlagueD. Tuberculosis