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1. The virus responsible for AIDS is an example of a (an):

 
 
 
 

2. Name the scientist who called viruses as “Contagium vivum fluidum”:

 
 
 
 

3. Infective portion of a virus is nucleic acid, this was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

4. Yellow vein Mosaic of Bhindi Virus (Hibiscus Virus-I) is transmitted through:

 
 
 
 

5. RNA particle causing symptoms like that of a virus disease are known as:

 
 
 
 

6. Viruses are considered to be:

 
 
 
 

7. Which is an exception to cell theory?

 
 
 
 

8. Kuru, a human disease is caused by:

 
 
 
 

9. Viruses have:

 
 
 
 

10. Genetic material of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

11. In which of the following, RNA is double stranded:

 
 
 
 

12. Which of the following is true for viruses?

 
 
 
 

13. Certain enzymes like reverse transcriptase, integrase and protease are found in:

 
 
 
 

14. What is a vector?

 
 
 
 

15. Bacteriophage consists of:

 
 
 
 

16. Viruses are commonly transmitted in plants through:

 
 
 
 

17. Group of viruses, which attack members of Myxophyceae are termed as:

 
 
 
 

18. A substance (a low molecular weight protein) produced by host cells in response to viral infection, that protects other cells against further viral infection is:

 
 
 
 

19. The lambda phase is a:

 
 
 
 

20. Infective part of virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

21. The fact that best supports the concept that viruses are living is that viruses:

 
 
 
 

22. Virus and bacteriophage are made-up of:

 
 
 
 

23. In a bacteriophage, DNA is present in:

 
 
 
 

24. Smallpox is caused by:

 
 
 
 

25. Chrysanthemum stunt disease and potato spindle tuber disease are caused by:

 
 
 
 

26. Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV? (NEET 2016)

 
 
 
 

27. An infectious agent associated with certain mammalian degenerative disease that is composed solely of protein, is known as:

 
 
 
 

28. Infective nature of Tobacco mosaic disease was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

29. D.C. Gajdusek was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovery of prion based diseases in:

 
 
 
 

30. Which of the following disease is caused by virus?

 
 
 
 

31. The first to isolate a plant virus was:

 
 
 
 

32. Enzymes are absent in:

 
 
 
 

33. The site where the protein coat of virus is synthesized is:

 
 
 
 

34. First animal pathogenic virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

35. Bacteria differ from viruses in being sensitive to:

 
 
 
 

36. The capsid of TMV is made-up of nearly:

 
 
 
 

37. The truncated cone of HIV consists of:

 
 
 
 

38. Who named prion?

 
 
 
 

39. In which of the following, RNA is the genetic material?

 
 
 
 

40. The smallest known agent of a plant disease is:

 
 
 
 

41. Who discovered cyanophages?

 
 
 
 

42. Who among the following discovered virus?

 
 
 
 

43. Prions are pathogens that are thought to consist solely of:

 
 
 
 

44. In order to label the coat alone but not the nucleic acid the bacteriophage should be grown on E. coli cells previously cultured on a medium containing:

 
 
 
 

45. Detailed study of bacteriophage was made by:

 
 
 
 

46. Cyanophage is a virus that attacks:

 
 
 
 

47. Interferon is a:

 
 
 
 

48. Bacteriophages have been used as:

 
 
 
 

49. TMV was isolated in crystalline form by:

 
 
 
 

50. Which of the following protein is associated with prion disease?

 
 
 
 

51. In Herpes virus DNA is:

 
 
 
 

52. Number of capsomeres forming capsid of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

53. Virion refers to:

 
 
 
 

54. Viroids have:

 
 
 
 

55. Longest known virus is:

 
 
 
 

56. The genetic material of poxvirus is:

 
 
 
 

57. AIDS (= Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by:

 
 
 
 


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