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  • Question
  • A positive Mantoux test indicates an area of induration of


  • Options
  • A. 4-9 mm in diameter
  • B. 1-4 mm in diameter
  • C. 10 mm or more in diameter
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • 10 mm or more in diameter 


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    • 1. Which of the phage types of Mycobacterium tuberculosis occurs most frequently in India?

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    • A. Type A
    • B. Type B
    • C. Type C
    • D. Type I
    • Discuss
    • 2. Humans become infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis most frequently by

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    • A. inhalation
    • B. ingestion
    • C. contact
    • D. inoculation
    • Discuss
    • 3. The bacteria which is microaerophilic on primary isolation, is

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    • A. M fortuitum
    • B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • C. M bovis
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following bacteria is susceptible to thiophen-2-carboxylic acid hydrazide?

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    • A. M bovis
    • B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • C. M chelonei
    • D. M fortuitum
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following bacteria is sensitive to pyrazinamide?

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    • A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • B. M bovis
    • C. M fortuitum
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. False negative Mantoux test is observed in

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    • A. early tuberculosis
    • B. Advanced tuberculosis
    • C. Severe malnutrition
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Bipolar staining is characteristic of

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    • A. Yersinia pestis
    • B. Proteus mirabilis
    • C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Salmonellae can also be killed by

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    • A. pasteurisation
    • B. chlorination
    • C. boiling
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following property(ies), shown by the organisms belong(s) to the family Enterobacteriaceae?

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    • A. They are catalase-positive
    • B. They are oxidase-negative
    • C. They ferment glucose
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pestis can be differentiated on the basis of which of the following tests?

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    • A. Decarboxylation of ornithine
    • B. Fermentation of sucrose and cellobiose
    • C. Motility at 22°C
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss


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