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  • Question
  • Which of the following items could be sterilized by dry heat sterilization?


  • Options
  • A. Intravenous (IV) solution
  • B. Plastic IV bags
  • C. Glass pipettes
  • D. rubber gloves

  • Correct Answer
  • Glass pipettes 


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    • 1. The time required to kill 90% of the microorganisms in a sample at a specific temperature is the

    • Options
    • A. decimal reduction time
    • B. thermal death point
    • C. F value
    • D. D value
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following has most heat resistant spores?

    • Options
    • A. Clostridium histolyticum
    • B. Clostridium perfringens
    • C. Bacillus stearothermophilus
    • D. Bacillus cereus
    • Discuss
    • 3. Preservation of foods by using salts and sugars works by

    • Options
    • A. raising pH
    • B. lowering osmotic pressure
    • C. creating a hypertonic environment
    • D. creating a hypotonic environment
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following substances can sterilize?

    • Options
    • A. Alcohol
    • B. Cetylpyridinium chloride
    • C. Ethylene oxide
    • D. Chlorine
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following process can be efficiently carried out by incineration?

    • Options
    • A. Sterilization of scalpel blades and needles
    • B. Sterilization of all glass syringes
    • C. Sterilization of points of forceps
    • D. Destruction of contaminated materials
    • Discuss
    • 6. Microbes can be removed from a liquid solution by the process of

    • Options
    • A. filtration
    • B. freeze-drying
    • C. osmosis
    • D. desiccation
    • Discuss
    • 7. The time in minutes at a specific temperature needed to kill a population of cells is the

    • Options
    • A. decimal reduction time
    • B. thermal death point
    • C. thermal death temperature
    • D. F value
    • Discuss
    • 8. Milk is pasteurized in batch method by keeping it at

    • Options
    • A. 63°C for 30 minutes
    • B. 72°C for 60 seconds
    • C. 73°C for 30 minutes
    • D. 72°C for 6 minutes
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following does not kill endospores?

    • Options
    • A. Autoclave
    • B. Incineration
    • C. Hot air sterilization
    • D. Pasteurization
    • Discuss
    • 10. Iodophores are mixture of

    • Options
    • A. iodine and aldehydes
    • B. iodine and surface active agents
    • C. iodine and alcohols
    • D. iodine and phenols
    • Discuss


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