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1. What is a vector?

 
 
 
 

2. Smallpox is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

6. Virion refers to:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

11. 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:

 
 
 
 

12. Infective part of virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

14. Bacteriophages have been used as:

 
 
 
 

15. Kuru, a human disease is caused by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

17. 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:

 
 
 
 

18. Genetic material of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

19. Viruses are commonly transmitted in plants through:

 
 
 
 

20. The truncated cone of HIV consists of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

22. TMV was isolated in crystalline form by:

 
 
 
 

23. The lambda phase is a:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

25. In a bacteriophage, DNA is present in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

27. Who among the following discovered virus?

 
 
 
 

28. Which of the following is true for viruses?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

30. Longest known virus is:

 
 
 
 

31. Who named prion?

 
 
 
 

32. The genetic material of poxvirus is:

 
 
 
 

33. First animal pathogenic virus was discovered by:

 
 
 
 

34. Detailed study of bacteriophage was made by:

 
 
 
 

35. Which is an exception to cell theory?

 
 
 
 

36. Bacteria differ from viruses in being sensitive to:

 
 
 
 

37. Bacteriophage consists of:

 
 
 
 

38. Number of capsomeres forming capsid of TMV is:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

40. Virus and bacteriophage are made-up of:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

43. Interferon is a:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

45. In Herpes virus DNA is:

 
 
 
 

46. Viruses are considered to be:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

48. Cyanophage is a virus that attacks:

 
 
 
 

49. Viroids have:

 
 
 
 

50. Who discovered cyanophages?

 
 
 
 

51. Enzymes are absent in:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

53. Viruses have:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

57. The first to isolate a plant virus was:

 
 
 
 


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