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  • Question
  • Most reliable test for detection of hepatitis E infection is


  • Options
  • A. ELISA test for IgM anti-HEV
  • B. Western blot assay for IgM anti-HEV
  • C. Polymerase chain reaction for detection of HEV RNA
  • D. ELISA test for IgG anti-HEV

  • Correct Answer
  • Polymerase chain reaction for detection of HEV RNA 


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    • 1. Crystal violet blood agar is a selective medium for

    • Options
    • A. ?-haemolytic streptococci
    • B. Staphylococcus aureus
    • C. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
    • D. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is bactericidal?

    • Options
    • A. Membrane filtration
    • B. Ionizing radiation
    • C. Freeze-drying
    • D. Deep freezing
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine?

    • Options
    • A. The possession of a segmented RNA genome
    • B. A limited number of capsule types
    • C. The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings
    • D. The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster
    • Discuss
    • 4. In the human disease cholera, what is it that actually ends up killing the victim?

    • Options
    • A. Faulty carrier proteins
    • B. Dehydration and loss of nutrients
    • C. Too little water in the food stream
    • D. the toxin produced by the bacterium
    • Discuss
    • 5. Non bacterial ropiness or sliminess in milk and milk products may be due to the

    • Options
    • A. stringiness caused by mastitis and in particular by fibrin and leucocytes from the cow's blood.
    • B. sliminess resulting from the thickness of the cream
    • C. stringiness due to thin films of casein or lactalbumin during cooling
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is commonly used as Gram's decolouriser?

    • Options
    • A. Ethyl alcohol
    • B. Methyl alcohol
    • C. Acetone
    • D. A mixture of ethyl alcohol and acetone
    • Discuss
    • 7. Canned poultry is more often spoiled by

    • Options
    • A. putrefactive than by Saccharolytic Clostridia
    • B. Saccharolytic Clostridia than by putrefactive
    • C. Saccharomyces species
    • D. Micrococcus species
    • Discuss
    • 8. The phenomenon of commensalism refers to a relationship between organisms in which

    • Options
    • A. one species of a pair benefits
    • B. both the species of a pair benefit
    • C. one species of a pair is more benefited
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. The bread mold Rhizopus stolonifer belongs to which of the following fungal divisions?

    • Options
    • A. Ascomycota
    • B. Deuteromycota
    • C. Oomycota
    • D. Zygomycota
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following structure is absent in eukaryotic cells?

    • Options
    • A. Mitochondria
    • B. Chloroplasts
    • C. Golgi structure
    • D. Mesosome
    • Discuss


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