Solve Microbiology AIIMS 2018 1. Human herpesvirus 8 is associated with all except Castleman's disease Kaposi sarcoma Primary effusion lymphoma Adult T-cell leukemia None 2. Identify the condenser in the following image. Above the objective lenses Near the eyepiece Above the stage Below the stage None 3. The following image depicts: Cell lines for viral culture Production of monoclonal antibodies Vaccine synthesis Process of genetic engineering None 4. The following test is positive for the identification of Candida tropicalis Candida glabrata Candida parapsilosis Candida albicans None 5. Choose the correct statement regarding CMV. Commonest manifestation of CMV-associated disease is watery diarrhea CMV can be cultured in vitro in any mammalian cell Ganciclovir resistance is due to a mutation in the UL97 phosphotransferase gene UL54 mutated CMV strains do not show cross-resistance to Foscarnet None 6. Solvent/Detergent (SD) plasma destroys lipid-enveloped viruses. So, on SD plasma transfusion, which of the following infection is likely to occur? Hepatitis C Virus Hepatitis B Virus Hepatitis A Virus Human Immunodeficiency Virus None 7. A patient complained of fever with chills. A throat examination reveals swollen glands and a thick, whitish membrane over his tonsils. Albert staining is to be done. What are the constituents of Albert's stain? Carbol fuschin and methylene blue Toluidine and methylene blue Toluidine and malachite green Carbol fuschin and malachite green None 8. Plasma sterilization makes use of UV rays Gamma rays Ethylene oxide Hydrogen peroxide None 9. Which of the following infection presents with mucus in stools and abdominal pain? Giardia Campylobacter Entamoeba Staphylococcus aureus None 10. Identify the organism shown below, which causes effacement and attachment of intestinal cells. EIEC ETEC EPEC EAEC None 11. A patient's plasma has high levels of interferon beta. He most likely has an infection due to Bacteria Fungi Mycoplasma Virus None 12. Which of the following organisms is represented by the given form of replication? Hepatitis virus HIV Herpes virus Influenza virus None 13. Which of the following is the most potent stimulator of naive T-cells? Follicular dendritic cells Mature dendritic cells B lymphocytes NK cells None 14. Which method of diagnosis is shown in the image? Darkfield microscopy Phase contrast microscopy Fluorescent microscopy Electron microscopy None 15. Bone marrow aspirate of a patient shows the following features. Which of the following is true? It is an obligate extracellular parasite Buffy coat is used to diagnose the parasite Stibogluconate is the first line of treatment in India. It is transmitted from sheep None 16. Identify the helminth from the life cycle given below. Ancylostoma duodenale Strongyloides stercoralis Enterobius vermicularis Ascaris lumbricoides None 17. A cook prepares sandwiches for 10 people going for a picnic. Eight out of them develop severe gastroenteritis within 4-6 hrs of consumption of the sandwiches. It is likely that on investigations the cook is found to be the carrier of: Salmonella typhi Entamoeba histolytica Vibrio cholera Staphylococcus aureus None 18. Northern blotting is used for detection of which of the following? RNA DNA Proteins None None 19. A kinyoun-positive oocyst (25 μm) was isolated from an HIV patient with diarrhea. Identify the organism Cryptosporidium Cyclospora Cystoisospora Microspora None 20. Which of the following drugs is not used for typhoid fever in adults? Amikacin Azithromycin Ceftriaxone Ciprofloxacin None 21. which of the following is immunologically privileged site that can tolerate antigen without activating immune response? Area Postrema Optic Nerve Seminiferous Tubules Loop OG Henle None 22. The test shown below, which uses a bacitracin disk, is useful in identifying. Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pyogenes Clostridium botulinum Bacillus None 23. What is the incubation period of lymphogranuloma venereum? 30-60 days 7-10 days 1-5 days 10-30 days None 24. Which is the agent used to treat the infection caused by the cestode egg in the image? Praziquantel Ivermectin Albendazole Diethylcarbamazine None 1 out of 24 Time's up
