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  • Question
  • The reovirus and influenza virus contain


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  • A. 10 different segments of dsRNA and 8 different segments of ssRNA respectively
  • B. 8 different segments of dsRNA and 10 different segments of ssRNA respectively
  • C. 5 different segments of dsRNA and 7 different segments of ssRNA respectively
  • D. 7 different segments of dsRNA and 5different segments of ssRNA respectively

  • Correct Answer
  • 10 different segments of dsRNA and 8 different segments of ssRNA respectively 


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    • 1. What does the positive strand in double stranded RNA viruses stands for?

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    • A. rRNA
    • B. tRNA
    • C. mRNA
    • D. None of these
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    • 2. The tissue structure deteriorates as the virus multiplies. This deterioration is called

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    • A. aneuploidy
    • B. protopathic effect
    • C. cytopathic effect
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Transfer of infection from cell to cell occurs mainly by direct transfer of virions via

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    • A. plasmodesmata
    • B. cytodesmata
    • C. protodesmata
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following virus is transmitted by the respiratory route?

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    • A. Rhinovirus
    • B. Coronavirus
    • C. Measles virus
    • D. All of these
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    • 5. Supercoiling refers to the extra turns in the structure of ds DNA due to the action of

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    • A. DNA gyrase
    • B. DNA pyrase
    • C. RNA gyrase
    • D. RNA pyrase
    • Discuss
    • 6. The structural abnormality of cells is termed as

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    • A. hyperplasia
    • B. anaplasia
    • C. metastasis
    • D. all of these
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    • 7. Which type of interferon is produced by virus-infected cells?

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    • A. ?
    • B. ?
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
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    • 8. What is the function of positive strand in double stranded RNA viruses?

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    • A. Synthesis of protein
    • B. Production of ribosomes
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Animal viruses with capsids displaying helical symmetry include

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    • A. measles and mumps
    • B. influenza
    • C. rabies
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Influenza virus undergoes antigenic shift resulting in major antigenic changes by which of the following mechanisms?

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    • A. Somatic recombination of heavy and light chains
    • B. Expression of several different capsule types
    • C. Changing the receptor binding canyon that docks with the host receptor
    • D. Reassortment of RNA segments from different influenza viruses
    • Discuss


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