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1. Virus and bacteriophage are made-up of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

4. Viruses have:

 
 
 
 

5. What is a vector?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

7. Longest known virus is:

 
 
 
 

8. The first to isolate a plant virus was:

 
 
 
 

9. Bacteria differ from viruses in being sensitive to:

 
 
 
 

10. Who named prion?

 
 
 
 

11. Viruses are commonly transmitted in plants through:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

16. Bacteriophage consists of:

 
 
 
 

17. Who among the following discovered virus?

 
 
 
 

18. Who discovered cyanophages?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

22. Genetic material of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

23. Infective part of virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

24. In a bacteriophage, DNA is present in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

26. Cyanophage is a virus that attacks:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

28. First animal pathogenic virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

29. Which is an exception to cell theory?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

32. Smallpox is caused by:

 
 
 
 

33. Viruses are considered to be:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

35. Enzymes are absent in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

37. Which of the following is true for viruses?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

39. 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:

 
 
 
 

40. Kuru, a human disease is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

42. TMV was isolated in crystalline form by:

 
 
 
 

43. Virion refers to:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

46. The genetic material of poxvirus is:

 
 
 
 

47. Viroids have:

 
 
 
 

48. Number of capsomeres forming capsid of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

49. In Herpes virus DNA is:

 
 
 
 

50. Detailed study of bacteriophage was made by:

 
 
 
 

51. The truncated cone of HIV consists of:

 
 
 
 

52. 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:

 
 
 
 

53. Interferon is a:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

55. Bacteriophages have been used as:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

57. The lambda phase is a:

 
 
 
 


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